Thanks for news of Cathy. She was one sick women. Keep us posted on her recovery as we continue to remember her in our prayers. Lois

I was going to write a post asking how Cathy was doing, and here's the answer waiting for me. Thank God for good news! Let's continue to pray for her for full recovery.

Also praying for the others too.

Prayer changes things. !!

Praise the Lord! Thanks for letting us know. I will continue to pray for her continued recovery.

Thank you prayer warriors for your prayers for Cathy. She is home from the hospital now! Praise God! She will need to continue weekly treatment going back to the hospital. There is a window of possibility of a full recovery without any need for a kidney transplant. How about that? Isn't it just wonderful to have that kind of hope after such a scary ordeal? So happy for her and her husband. Al will be coming back to work at UPS tomorrow. Would appreciate prayer for him as well as continued prayer for Cathy as she is in treatment. What a pleasure to be able to share such good news with you all. Praying matters, friends
Blessings,
Jane

drj2athome wrote:
Dear Jan;

More power to you! Follow those motherly instincts; I swear they are always correct!! My daughter called me about my Granddaughter & possible allergic food reactions; and I asked her what do you feel/think & she said she felt she had severe allergies, I told her to listen to her instincts and keep her away from the foods she thought she was allergic to. Well, long story short, the allergist gave my daughter a lecture about how unusual it is for young children to have several food allergies but he would go ahead and test her.(he added it would take 20 mins for a reaction); five mins. later the Dr was back in the room going Ohhhhhhh, look at this! The Dr. then told my daughter to keep an epi-pen with her at all times as well as benadryl. He gave her another prescription for an epi-pen and said make sure she had several around! Yep, multiple allergies to what she told him she was allergic to! Mother's know best

Please, be keeping all our TQS friends and families living in tornado country in thoughts and prayers....
Many severe storms and suffering happening today..tonight...tomorrow...

Praying for Maria. I am a general dentist. I would suggest ask if she can take any pain meds before the surgery and be ready to get her home and get her prescription for strong pain meds on board, if she needs them. My son is 17 and he needs his out and it will cost us 1400$ out of pocket. I might send him to someone I know better. I have a funny feeling about it. He's going to wait until school is out, so he doesn't miss any days. Also praying for Teresa and Cathy, and Pam and Ruth. Jan

Hope Maria isn't too scared! My oldest daughter had a bad experience with a dentist when she was young and to this day she still has issues emotionally. Teresa, please remind us again closer to the date of her oral surgery. In the meantime, I will be praying that she doesn't get stressed over it.

Poor darling. I hope the procedure goes well and that it is not too painful. I will remember Maria in my prayers. Lois

Thanks Karen.

I took Maria to the oral surgeon and she has an appointment to have her wisdom teeth out the end of March. He said that they don't normally take them out this young (she is 11) but it looks like cysts are forming around hers and they need to come out. Apparently the cysts can cause bone loss and he said you normally don't find it until you break your jaw because the bone is so thin. Hopefully this will take care of everything. I am thaking God that we seem to have found it early.

I'll continue to pray for your daughters, Teresa and Pam and have added Cathy as well.

Just wanted to mention Pam Day today. Since she is with her daughter, Ruth for an extended visit she didn't think she would be "checking in" . Let's remember Pam and her daughter in prayer. Sure miss seeing Pam's smiling face.
Blessings,
Jane

eileenkny wrote: I know where you are coming from. I,too, am an only child and my mother will be 98 next month. Less than a year and a half ago, we moved her in with us. It is hard when all they have to do is think about themselves. It is also difficult when the parent no longer has the energy or necessary strength to live independently. In essence the parent becomes the child and that is hard. I am fortunate that my mother has her faculties, although hearing is greatly diminished and not hearing aid suitable. Her joints are worn but she is still ambulatory and yes she is on an antidepressant. She shares pieces of history with me. Things that I would never have known if she were not living with me. I am blessed to have her with us. (Some times, I don't feel that way! Just need a reality check from husband.)
I will definitely pray that things work out for you and her.

My doctor told me that there are lots of cases of depression in the spring time. Don't know why but he said there is always an increase.