I saw J's mom at Mass on Saturday night. J is going to be starting dialysis this week. Please keep her in your prayers.
Frances

911kitchen wrote:
Nina had a really bad day on Friday, but is feeling a little better now. I think they start her treatment today. They did change her from every day for 6 weeks to once every 3 weeks. The medication is probably stronger, but it will be so much easier on them. Thank you for your continued prayers. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone's intentions.

Patti I'm so glad you're able to start back to work three days. Hopefully everything will continue to improve. You are in my prayers.
Karen

Just talked to my Social Security lawyer and he told me that the non medical part was to make sure that I worked long enough to qualify for Social Security. Lord knows I have done that. I have worked since I was 16 on the books and most of thse years I have worked 2 jobs. So I guess yes I have worked enough.
I hope everyone is on the mend today. How is the staph infection coming? Happy how is your son?

Rachel, glad to hear about the SS. Patti, congrats on going back to work. Prayers for all of you. WandaM

I forgot to mention about your friend with the staph infection. It iratates me to no end that it takes just 45 seconds to wash your hands prpoerly. while hand gel is good and in many cases better then hand washing (believe it or not). But there is no excuse for a staph infection in a hospital setting in my oppinion. Either someone is not cleaning machines properly or not washing hands properly. Especially if it is a site infection. Now there have been times when sterile items have been contaminated at the factory. I will be honest that has happened on more then one occassion. When I was a charge nurse if I caught an aide skipping out on washing hands there was no excuse. To me that was disgusting. So I feel for your friend I pray that it stays at staph and does not go any further then that. Rachel

Patti I am so glad that you are able to go back to work at least 3 days a week. Please take it slowly though. Nerve blocks are great but those nerves are there for a reson so don't over do.
Happy My sons lil girlfriend has a horrible case of mono right now. It took them forever to diagnose. There were several false negatives. I hope for your sons sake it is just that simple and some rest and antibiotics take care of it all.
I am so relieved that so many of you kept me in your prayers. Even when I wasn't going on line. I was thinking for awhile there that I was going to be able to cut out some of those meds. I guess not right now. Soon though there is hope.
I just thought I would pass along my smile for the day. It sounded like this "Ovew ugh ugh" ; in translation love you love bug. Told to me by a 18 month old over the phone. maricles do happen she's one.

Thanks for the update on Kevin and Philip girls. Rachel you are another one who comes to mind frequently for me which thru the years I've taken as a clue to pray. Glad to hear SS is progressing. I was so afraid of having to deal with that. I'm happy to report that the 4th shot has blocked the pain of the pinched nerve enough that I'm going back to work Mon-Wed-Fri starting tomorrow. And I'm hoping it is good enough to quickly get back to full time. I got the lift installed in my van on Friday so I'm a happy camper all way around. Thanks for the prayers all.

Philip is still from time to time running a fever but the 2 lumps on his neck has gone down and from time to time he tells me about joint pain Happy

mknavy90 wrote:
Amen to that Mary Kay.
My dear friend Nina needs more prayers, where they placed her feeding tube last week, she now has a staff infection. It makes me madder than a hornet. How does this happen in today's world of medicine? She has enough to deal with already, she doesn't need this on top of her cancer. All your prayers are so much appreciated. thank you

Hi Rachael. Glad you are finally getting results from SS. I have a 55 year old son who applied and just got a letter saying the same thing. We think it may be just some paper work from the local SS office but not sure. He has a bad back and can only walk for a short time and has to sit, then he can only sit for a short while and he has to stand and stretch. My husband has the same problem and is also on SSD. Hope you get word soon. I will keep you in my prayers. Nan

Hello everyone,
It has been a busy week. First figured out what one problem was the pharmacy cut one of my meds by half a dose but didn't tell me that it was half dose. I know I am a nurse I should read the bottle. I thought it was weird that so many pills were in the bottle. That was as far as the thought went though. Yes I am still grounded from Nancy Grace Mainly because the main story is about a missing Florida girl who is 2. I keep yelling at the TV. DH says I am not helpng them find her. I have had some good news this week. I was approved for the medical portion of Social Security. Now I have to be approved for the non-medical portion. : What ever that means. : Either way things are moving in forward.
To those of you who have loved ones suffering from post partum. Get them lots of sun light. Have them continue taking their pregnancy vitamins. Most of all though do not judge them for thier fears or thier desires. I have a friend that refused to go with her son on his 5th grade feild trip to Niagra Falls, because from the time he was born she wanted to throw him off a cliff. I was the only one she ever voiced this to. She was ashamed and embaraced. She loved her son very very much but just wanted to watch him fall for some reason. We talked about why she had these feelings. Got them out into the open and let her vent them so she could acknowlege them without judgement. After she let them out the desire wasn't so strong and she was able to laugh about it with out feeling guilty. Now he is 17 and a smart a** : I asked her the other day How that cliff was looking now. We both started laughing.

Kevin is doing about the same just scared to death. I still think of him as a kid even though he is 34 years old. He goes to the doctor tomorrow for tests and they won't start him on any medication until they are sure what they are dealing with.

Please add my friends Alan and Lois to your prayer lists. Lois just had a cancerous ovary removed and although the surrounding biopsies were negative she will start chemo therapy in a week or so. Alan has continuing problems with his feet and legs and will probably need surgery again on his feet. So being each other's caregivers has become even more of a challenge and their winter sojourn in Texas has been cancelled and they will spend another year in the cold north country. For us retirerees who love the warm weather that is enough challenge without the health issues. Thanks Prayers help. I know. Ann