Re: Just wanted to share a couple things

[Guest guest]

Jackie--

I am so sorry to hear about your friend. How terribly sad and

unnecessary. I will keep her family and yours in my thoughts and prayers.

Congratulations, too--good for you for getting your degree and now going

on for more!!

Thinking of you.

Jill

Mom to Mac (3.5) and Kit (14 weeks)

[Guest guest]

Jackie--

I am so sorry to hear about your friend. How terribly sad and

unnecessary. I will keep her family and yours in my thoughts and prayers.

Congratulations, too--good for you for getting your degree and now going

on for more!!

Thinking of you.

Jill

Mom to Mac (3.5) and Kit (14 weeks)

[Guest guest]

I am so happy for your degree and so sorry about the death of your

friend. I must tell you, this could have been . When he had his

second hip surgery (he was 15)after 8 to 10 hours in surgery, he was in

recovery and woke up and talked, went to sleep and stopped breathing.

Luckily, they were right there, but he had to be revived and they watched him

closely all night. My cousin's child with DS did something similar after

surgery so maybe it is a DS thing, but then my daughter had it happen after a

minor surgery, so maybe it's a family thing. I've never been sure. We

probably ought to bring this up when our kids have surgery, just in case. I

certainly will. Jessie

[Guest guest]

I am so happy for your degree and so sorry about the death of your

friend. I must tell you, this could have been . When he had his

second hip surgery (he was 15)after 8 to 10 hours in surgery, he was in

recovery and woke up and talked, went to sleep and stopped breathing.

Luckily, they were right there, but he had to be revived and they watched him

closely all night. My cousin's child with DS did something similar after

surgery so maybe it is a DS thing, but then my daughter had it happen after a

minor surgery, so maybe it's a family thing. I've never been sure. We

probably ought to bring this up when our kids have surgery, just in case. I

certainly will. Jessie

[Guest guest]

You know it might be a ds thing. I heard something like this before also. A

very young child (<2) had a second or third heart surgery in ton, SC.

THe child came through surgery fine, then died due to complications with

anesthesia (sp?) or pain meds. When Bridget had her tonsils and adenoid out, I

made the anestesiologist very much aware of this. It seems to occur with

multiple surgeries, but not in everyone.

mom to Bridget 8 ds

JB66111@... wrote: I am so happy for your degree and so sorry about

the death of your

friend. I must tell you, this could have been . When he had his

second hip surgery (he was 15)after 8 to 10 hours in surgery, he was in

recovery and woke up and talked, went to sleep and stopped breathing.

Luckily, they were right there, but he had to be revived and they watched him

closely all night. My cousin's child with DS did something similar after

surgery so maybe it is a DS thing, but then my daughter had it happen after a

minor surgery, so maybe it's a family thing. I've never been sure. We

probably ought to bring this up when our kids have surgery, just in case. I

certainly will. Jessie

[Guest guest]

You know it might be a ds thing. I heard something like this before also. A

very young child (<2) had a second or third heart surgery in ton, SC.

THe child came through surgery fine, then died due to complications with

anesthesia (sp?) or pain meds. When Bridget had her tonsils and adenoid out, I

made the anestesiologist very much aware of this. It seems to occur with

multiple surgeries, but not in everyone.

mom to Bridget 8 ds

JB66111@... wrote: I am so happy for your degree and so sorry about

the death of your

friend. I must tell you, this could have been . When he had his

second hip surgery (he was 15)after 8 to 10 hours in surgery, he was in

recovery and woke up and talked, went to sleep and stopped breathing.

Luckily, they were right there, but he had to be revived and they watched him

closely all night. My cousin's child with DS did something similar after

surgery so maybe it is a DS thing, but then my daughter had it happen after a

minor surgery, so maybe it's a family thing. I've never been sure. We

probably ought to bring this up when our kids have surgery, just in case. I

certainly will. Jessie

[Guest guest]

This is sooooooooo sad, she has been thought of today.

I felt so bad for her family, I can't even begin to imagine their grief.

Sherry (mom to Kendra 11ds, Alyssa 7, 6 autism)

Just wanted to share a couple things

>

> The list has been kinda quiet lately....busy time of year for everyone, I

> guess. I would like to share two things with you all tonight. First of

all,

> I finished earning my Associates Degree as of this evening......YIPPEE! I

> did it in two years and was extremely excited as I picked up my gown,

stole,

> and tassel tonight for commencement next Thursday. I have a degree to my

> name now! I am registered to start at Kutztown University in January to

> embark on the second part of earning my Bachelors Degree in Elementary Ed.

I

> cannot express how overwhelming this is for me...accomplishing something I

> was always afraid of doing....all at the age of 37!

>

> I must tell you, though, all my excitement......blaring the radio on the

> drive home and singing at the top of my lungs, anxious to open a beer in

> celebration (maybe even 4!) and share my happiness with my three boys and

> husband was quickly dashed away.

> My guys hadn't gotten home yet when I arrived, but the phone was ringing.

A

> close friend of mine, who has a daughter with DS called to tell me that

> another dear friend of ours, who also has a 14 yr. old with DS passed away

> tonight. Her name was Tara and she was 's very first friend and

> classmate at our local Easter Seals when they were just 9 mos. old.

>

> I cannot express my saddness sufficiently enough, except to say that my

> accomplishment and happiness suddenly meant nothing to me. Tara died

> unnecessarily. I am hoping to hear from her father very soon but was able

to

> talk to the grandmother. Seems as though Tara went in for some surgery on

> Monday at Dupont Hospital to correct a problem with her vertibrae and

> spine....evidently she developed, in the last couple weeks, an akward gait

> and her teachers were concerned she may have twisted her foot or

something.

> After some xrays it was determined to be something with the vertibrae and

> spine. Well, the surgery was successful and supposedly she was going to

have

> a body cast and the halo thing for her back (I'm waiting for more

details).

> Anyway, after the surgery they put her in a wheelchair to see how she

would

> do. She winced in pain, so they put her back in bed and decided it would

be

> okay to give her pain meds. They gave her morphine through her IV and she

> drifted off. Her father was in the room the whole time and thought she

was

> sleeping. 30 minutes later the nurse comes in to check her and calls a

Code.

> They had lost her already and declared her brain dead. Hooked her up to

> life support for a couple days and decided tonight that it was hopeless.

She

> passed away around 6 PM tonight when the machines were turned off. I

don't

> understand how this could have happened. My family is so deeply saddened

> tonight. Please mention her in your prayers tonight. She was a special

> young lady and who didn't deserve to die this young........

>

> Thanks for reading this far.....

> Jackie, Mom to 14ds, 11, and Bradley 7

>

>

> Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for

messages to go to the sender of the message.

>

>

[Guest guest]

This is sooooooooo sad, she has been thought of today.

I felt so bad for her family, I can't even begin to imagine their grief.

Sherry (mom to Kendra 11ds, Alyssa 7, 6 autism)

Just wanted to share a couple things

>

> The list has been kinda quiet lately....busy time of year for everyone, I

> guess. I would like to share two things with you all tonight. First of

all,

> I finished earning my Associates Degree as of this evening......YIPPEE! I

> did it in two years and was extremely excited as I picked up my gown,

stole,

> and tassel tonight for commencement next Thursday. I have a degree to my

> name now! I am registered to start at Kutztown University in January to

> embark on the second part of earning my Bachelors Degree in Elementary Ed.

I

> cannot express how overwhelming this is for me...accomplishing something I

> was always afraid of doing....all at the age of 37!

>

> I must tell you, though, all my excitement......blaring the radio on the

> drive home and singing at the top of my lungs, anxious to open a beer in

> celebration (maybe even 4!) and share my happiness with my three boys and

> husband was quickly dashed away.

> My guys hadn't gotten home yet when I arrived, but the phone was ringing.

A

> close friend of mine, who has a daughter with DS called to tell me that

> another dear friend of ours, who also has a 14 yr. old with DS passed away

> tonight. Her name was Tara and she was 's very first friend and

> classmate at our local Easter Seals when they were just 9 mos. old.

>

> I cannot express my saddness sufficiently enough, except to say that my

> accomplishment and happiness suddenly meant nothing to me. Tara died

> unnecessarily. I am hoping to hear from her father very soon but was able

to

> talk to the grandmother. Seems as though Tara went in for some surgery on

> Monday at Dupont Hospital to correct a problem with her vertibrae and

> spine....evidently she developed, in the last couple weeks, an akward gait

> and her teachers were concerned she may have twisted her foot or

something.

> After some xrays it was determined to be something with the vertibrae and

> spine. Well, the surgery was successful and supposedly she was going to

have

> a body cast and the halo thing for her back (I'm waiting for more

details).

> Anyway, after the surgery they put her in a wheelchair to see how she

would

> do. She winced in pain, so they put her back in bed and decided it would

be

> okay to give her pain meds. They gave her morphine through her IV and she

> drifted off. Her father was in the room the whole time and thought she

was

> sleeping. 30 minutes later the nurse comes in to check her and calls a

Code.

> They had lost her already and declared her brain dead. Hooked her up to

> life support for a couple days and decided tonight that it was hopeless.

She

> passed away around 6 PM tonight when the machines were turned off. I

don't

> understand how this could have happened. My family is so deeply saddened

> tonight. Please mention her in your prayers tonight. She was a special

> young lady and who didn't deserve to die this young........

>

> Thanks for reading this far.....

> Jackie, Mom to 14ds, 11, and Bradley 7

>

>

> Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for

messages to go to the sender of the message.

>

>