RE: tree/its always something

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oh Cripes Donna , LOL I feel as if I should be on top O' the World now ! Hope you all feel better soon !! Tree :):) Tree/Its always something We always hear adversity builds character and what does not kill us makes us stronger and I must agree but I also must say, come on now...LOL..Yes, Tree it seems to be it is always something, especially where JRA and children are involved. Since my Dx of AHA (autoimmune hemolytic anemia) I have been dx'd with osteoporosis and as a result of a fall have been dealing with 3 dislocated fingers on one hand and a broke wrist on the other. However the break was not known until 3 weeks after the fall! I was not hurting or anything til then. Doc casted me but (kids dont read this) after a week of not being able to flex my elbow it was hollering so I just cut the darn thing off myself. This was not to my docs surprise tho, but he did give me a splint which I still wear...well sometimes! Then I learn he, my ortho of 30 years, is retiring! And my concern is not so much finding another doc but one so accepting to my pranks..LOL.. Anyway, one week after my fall is injured in basketball. Sprained his middle finger which was splinted and he thought was quite hilarious. Every time he would try to eat or anything his middle finger would be sticking straight up. of course I told him this is the only time he will get away with such! LOL. Then he decides its time to have not one but two asthma attacks, something he hasnt done to severley in 2 years! Got him through that and so far so good. Now as if that isnt enough I decide to take the boys out for an evening of fun and we go to the arenacross (dirt bike racing) and Matt falls down the steps (due to snowcone vendors negligence to clean his spills up) and breaks his arm! His break is pretty bad with concerns of rebreaking and resetting knocking on our door. And his pain meds have made him very sick so today he is home with me and here we sit in his cast and my splint looking for the humor in it all..yes, life for me with JRA and 2 boys is no doubt full of surprises but as always we find a way to laugh through it all and we just keep on Keeping on!!! Hugs and smiles to all! Donna and her wounded crew!

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In a message dated 1/27/04 8:44:09 AM Eastern Standard Time,

faces1999@... writes:

<< , life for me with JRA and 2 boys is no doubt full of surprises but as

always we find a way to laugh through it all and we just keep on Keeping

on!!! Hugs

and smiles to all! Donna and her wounded crew!

>>

Wow, Donna you certainly have had your run of it. I can see your sense of

humor shining through. I bet you would be a great person to sit down with over

a cup of coffee and just laugh:)

Take care and heal all those broken bones.

Patty

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Hi Donna,

Oh my goodness! I'm saving this post as , although very

empathetic, will almost certainly get a kick out of reading about

's broken finger. Not that he got hurt, of course, but that it

was his middle finger and the splint makes it stand out like that. When

it rains, it pours! How scary, about the asthma attacks recurring. And

you, not even noticing that your wrist was fractured! Talk about having

a high pain thresh hold! And then for Matt to fall and break his arm,

too!!! You guys are keeping the doctors and radiologists very busy! I

hope that it won't be too long before all of you begin to heal. And

isn't that junk, how someone else's carelessness can cause an unexpected

injury? When we were shopping last week for my daughter Kayla's birthday

cake (was going to order one at Costco but that didn't happen!) I myself

slipped on a puddle of water, that the bakery staff left after mopping.

No caution sign. No warning whatsoever. Fortunately, nothing was broken.

The side of my knee though, which slammed hard on the concrete floor, is

still bruised and very sore! You are so right about it always being

something.

Take Care,

Georgina

faces1999@... wrote:

> We always hear adversity builds character and what does not kill us

> makes us stronger and I must agree but I also must say, come on

> now...LOL..Yes, Tree it seems to be it is always something, especially

> where JRA and children are involved. Since my Dx of AHA (autoimmune

> hemolytic anemia) I have been dx'd with osteoporosis and as a result of

> a fall have been dealing with 3 dislocated fingers on one hand and a

> broke wrist on the other. However the break was not known until 3 weeks

> after the fall! I was not hurting or anything til then. Doc casted me

> but (kids dont read this) after a week of not being able to flex my

> elbow it was hollering so I just cut the darn thing off myself. This was

> not to my docs surprise tho, but he did give me a splint which I still

> wear...well sometimes! Then I learn he, my ortho of 30 years, is

> retiring! And my concern is not so much finding another doc but one so

> accepting to my pranks..LOL.. Anyway, one week after my fall is

> injured in basketball. Sprained his middle finger which was splinted and

> he thought was quite hilarious. Every time he would try to eat or

> anything his middle finger would be sticking straight up. of course I

> told him this is the only time he will get away with such! LOL. Then he

> decides its time to have not one but two asthma attacks, something he

> hasnt done to severley in 2 years! Got him through that and so far so

> good. Now as if that isnt enough I decide to take the boys out for an

> evening of fun and we go to the arenacross (dirt bike racing) and Matt

> falls down the steps (due to snowcone vendors negligence to clean his

> spills up) and breaks his arm! His break is pretty bad with concerns of

> rebreaking and resetting knocking on our door. And his pain meds have

> made him very sick so today he is home with me and here we sit in his

> cast and my splint looking for the humor in it all..yes, life for me

> with JRA and 2 boys is no doubt full of surprises but as always we find

> a way to laugh through it all and we just keep on Keeping on!!! Hugs and

> smiles to all! Donna and her wounded crew!

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Thanks Tree! actually we all feel pretty good. We just sit back and laugh. As many of you know I am the first to say if I didn't laugh I would cry.Just this evening, We had to get the critters in our personal zoo food, this meant a 25 lb bag of cat food and a 25 lb bag of dog food and the cat litter (which isn't too light...lol). The pet shop was generous and carried to the car but when we got home we opened the trunk of the car and first thing we did was laugh, we said okay and together with our good arms we got the stuff inside......

Regarding this post which I assume is concerning me...."she has the most joint damage which progressively and aggressively gets worse. Right now she really should be considering replacement of knees , both shoulders, at least one ankle and sundry finger joints. I really don't know what keeps her standing. Sheer determination, will and stubborness lol " LOL...Come on Tree, my knees are one of the few decent joints I have so please do not count them in the surgery list..LOL Hmmmm.....I got to thinking about this and have to come some conclusions.Do enjoy! LOL...... I guess denial (remember the I am OK syndrome) may play a huge part in how I deal with it all (LOL) because I have never quite considered myself to be the one with the most damage much less progressive and aggressive (denial, denial, lmbo). I have had this stuff for 30 years and yes it shows.LOL. Maybe I should check the mirror more often. But heck this is something I try to ignore..As for joint replacements, yes I am sure I could use a shoulder or two among other things but I have come to the conclusion that if it is not broke do not risk the side effects of surgery to fix it. My own doc has instilled this in me and even though we live in a world of vanity and shallowness I refuse to place my life in jeopardy to make myself look better. Sure I may function better but I function ok now and until I cannot use something I will keep what I have. I cannot function if I am not a living being. Yes, I most definitely contribute much of that to stubborness, will and sheer determination but better yet throw in a sense of humor, and a good attitude about life( in my opinion these are needed to get through the daily battles of JRA-so parents please instill these in your children).Facts like I have had trouble being put under for surgery not once but twice, with one of those attempts being my breathing and hearbeat stopping for a few minutes, also play a part. Having been diagnosed with AHA also makes surgery a major risk. My life means way too much to me and my boys so I just keep on keeping on as I am. So my fingers aint straight and I have a limp....its not so bad :-)

I believe being an active single mom helps too. I am always on the go, even if, of late its been to docs and ERs..lol..I mean if I do not do it (housework, homework help, ball game chaffeur, bowling league captain, the obnoxious mom in the cheering section, nurse at home, and the list goes on) it won't get done and my boys deserve the best and I do my darndest to provide for them.

I also must give much credit to my parents, who always encouraged me to do what I wanted (and believe me I did and again let your children self determine beyond a certain age what they may or may not be able to do, within reason of course), I was also reminded, "do or die" and well, I dont like the alternative. LOL.. I truly believe if I did not "keep on keeping on" I would lie back, get stiff, lose my zest for life and die a miserable death and this is something I will not do....Life is fun, life is precious and most noteably life is what you make of it...so make it great!!! Fight the fight! To all a great and hopefully warm day! Donna