Introduction

September 10, 2002

Hi Misty,

Welcome

I'm new to making toiletries and aromatherapy dept and welcome any and all

advice you're willing to share. I've had a blast looking at web sites and

ideas of others and have been doing a lot of research before I jump in with

both feet. I do ask a lot of questions in the learning how to's but do take

notes, and absorb all I can. <G>

I'm glad to have you aboard. I've probably driven the others nuts with

my questions. They're probably glad to have another experienced here too.

Pam

September 10, 2002

What type of aromatherapy arrangements to do make?? I am also open to new

ideas!!

Aromasentials

introduction

> Hi Im Misty-and i just joined this group. I live in Mass. married 14

> years today,and have 2 terrific sons. I do my ownAromatherapy and silk

> floral arrangements at home and i sell quite abit ! Im hoping to make

> some new friends here and exchange recipes /help members here who would

> like to learn. I have much to offer so please dont hesitate to ask

> questions etc;!!! Hugs-Misty

>

September 11, 2002

HI Misty and welcome !!!! Everyone here is so helpful and friendly..I am

relatively new-only been doing this for about a year now and I have learned

SO much from the wonderful people on this site. I hope you enjoy it as much

as I do !!!

Vicki

September 11, 2002

thank you Vicki for the welcome. there is a problem my pposts that i

writeto the group are not showing up---only my introduction post has

shown up!!! Does anyone know why my posts arent being posted like the

rest of the groups???? This probably wont get posted either!!! Thanks

again Vicki ~Misty

http://community.webtv.net/mpw98/doc

http://community.webtv.net/mpw98/doc0

http://community.webtv.net/mpw98/ForeverYoursATouch

September 11, 2002

Hi Pam---thanks for the welcome---just remember one thing---you can

never ask too many questions---this is how we learn!!!! So ask away and

i'll do my best to answer yor questions Im so glad to be here---I think

im really going to like it here! Hugs~Misty

March 9, 2003

At 12:27 PM 3/9/03 +0000, you wrote:

> > Hi ...used to be very involved with this list a long time ago ...and just

> > couldn't stay away. So, I quietly came back. Glad to see a couple of

> > familiar names! (waving hi.)

what a treat to see your smiling typeface, Shoshana!

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April 2, 2003

Hi Carol, welcome to the list. I am fairly new to making toiletries and am just

about to jump into the soapmaking end of it. I am so pumped, just got to find

the time! I am sure that you will be contributing a lot of knowledge to this

list and I am looking forward to learning from you. I have learned soo much

from the incredible people here and am very gratefull to have found it. Have

fun! Oh yes, I love to sew and haven't had the time to do that either!

Leanna in Alberta.

April 5, 2003

Hi Leanna,

Thanks for the welcome. I remember back when I first started learning. I

was so excited and devoured every piece of information I could find. Still

do when I have the time to put into research. I'm a learning geek, which

presents a problem with my homeschooled stepson because he's the exact

opposite. *g* I haven't done any sewing since I was a teen, and had to do

it in high school Home Ec. I am not a sewer. My " masterpiece " for the

class was a full length skirt that somehow ended up with two waistbands, one

above the other. Won't mention how my coordinating vest turned out. LOL

I hope to be contributing more in the near future once I have my online shop

finished (or at least to a level where it isn't occupying so much of my

time). Most of the static pages are done or are under way, except for my

library section called the Herb Garden. I'm currently working on getting

Interchange set up for my catalog and cart, and it's taking up quite a bit

of my time and brain power because of the way it works and is organized.

Thankfully it's getting easier as I learn my way around it.

Again, thanks for the welcome. Hope you have a great weekend. It's raining

here. :-( But I think I'm going to take a brain break and play with M & P.

Carol

Dragon's Pearls

http://www.dragonspearls.com

> Hi Carol, welcome to the list. I am fairly new to making toiletries and

am just about to jump into the soapmaking end of it. I am so pumped, just

got to find the time! I am sure that you will be contributing a lot of

knowledge to this list and I am looking forward to learning from you. I

have learned soo much from the incredible people here and am very gratefull

to have found it. Have fun! Oh yes, I love to sew and haven't had the time

to do that either!

May 6, 2003

Hi , I'm in Alberta too, about 15 minutes south of Calgary. I've just

made my 3rd batch of soap, crockpot method, and I am so pumped about this! I

started with the bath salts, lip balms...lotions ...about a 1 1/2 years ago.

Only wish I had more time, money, energy, room...LOL! Anyway, it's nice that

you came out of lurkdom, I'm sure I can benefit from all of your knowledge.

Ain't this " spring " weather great?! I am getting depressed. Guess I need to

haul out my citrus e.o.'s! Have a great day.

Leanna in Alberta.

January 19, 2004

Dear Michele,

Glad to see you made it. I've been on this list (usually lurking) since the

mid-90's, and there is always something new and interesting on it.

You'll learn tons of stuff.

Tina

www.essentialherbal.com

January 21, 2004

> ....My name is Maya (female) and I suffer type 2, in my 22 year of living. I

am in a electric chair and other than that I use no support devices or

anything similar, never had surgery, but I do have back curvature...

Weakness in progress but has been on more-less same level for a time.

Right handed thus stronger on the whole right side. I can still function

pretty well considering... Economics technician by degree but do nothing

in the field. I spend time interacting with paper and pen or wood panel

and paint brush. Read, music keeps me sane, contemplate... I had an

older sister with SMA type 1 who died of lung disease at age 5. I am living

with parents who take care of me in the countryside, Serbia &

Montenegro (Yugoslavia).

>

> Maya

> http://www.brightdarkness.webpicturebook.com/

Welcome Maya,

Nice to see somebody from Serbia-Montenegro in the group. I used to be

in Belgrade often and I really feel like home in your country.

Your paintings are very beautiful and I think you could try to make a living

out of that :-) I envy you for your creativity.

I am from Holland and I am 37 years old. I have a lovely wife and a

beautiful son of 16 months. I have SMA type3.

Eddy

>

January 21, 2004

Zdravo Maya!

Welcome to the list! My name is Radmila and I live in Bosnia/Sarajevo. It's very

close to you. I'm 21 years old and I have SMA 2. I was diagnosed when I was 1

and a half. I have been a member of this community for about 3 years already,

though I don't post much. But this is a great group, very informative. I've

learnt so many things from it...

It's really great to see you joined the list, because I've never known anyone

with SMA from Serbia. I have many relatives living in Serbia. My aunt, uncle and

cousins live in Belgrade, and I have family in other parts of Serbia too. I went

once to Belgrade and once to Smederevo, but that was when I was very young

(about 2 years old), so, unfortunatelly, I don't rememeber much of that.

If you wish to talk you can e-mail me privately, off list, on this e-mail:

mrt@.... then we will talk in Serbian )

Radmila

January 21, 2004

Maya & Radmila!

How very cool to find close neighbors on this list. It seems hard for many

people outside the U.S. and Northern Europe to find others witth SMA around

them.

Glad you're both on the list!

Alana

Berkeley, California

February 12, 2004

-

Hey, welcome! I'm 33 and have SMA II too. I'm also married (13 years

this June) and have two daughters Emili (age 10) and Ravyn (age 6).

Jenn

Ronningen wrote:

> Greetings all,

>

> I'm new to this message service. My name is and I have Type II

> SMA. I'm 33 years old, married and enjoy playing chess. I just had

> my first child, my son named Ethan. Check out his website:

> http://home.mindspring.com/~boojiboy/

> <http://home.mindspring.com/%7Eboojiboy/>

>

> I've become much more involved with the SMA community once I learned

> that my niece Lindsey was diagnosed with SMA Type I. Her is her

> website: http://www.geocities.com/benefitlindsey/

>

June 14, 2004

Is there any information out there that shows when children typically

outgrow this Syndrome? Our daughter is five and we feel that this () is

what she has. Our pediatrician (God bless him) diagnosed this early. Believe

me, we can work through anything as long as we still have Maggie in our

lives.

Introduction

Hello Everyone,

For over 5 months our daughter, who turned 2 in April, has been having

regular fevers every 24-28 days which last for 3-5 days with fevers that

reach up to 105 degrees. In February, she had her first febrile seizure.

During the seizure she turned blue, stopped breathing and was foaming at the

mouth. Of course, I performed CPR and called 911. We thought then how

unfortunate it was for our family to have to be worried about this

eventhough the doctors told us not to worry. It wasn't until a few weeks

later when she had a another severe fever while our family was vacationing

in Antigua and we spent a night in the hospital that we started to realize

that her fevers were recurrent. Of course, our pediatrician kept telling us

it was viral. Each time they would treat her with antibiotics just in case

it wasn't viral. So all winter, my daughter has been on antibiotics once a

month...this cannot be good for her. Knowing that, my husband and I started

demanding this week that our pediatrician run blood tests and stop chalking

it up to unexplainable viral infections.

When my husband found this site it all sounded so familiar and started to

really come together in our heads that might very well be what our

daughter is experiencing. We have asked our pediatrician to consider this

and he has accepted this possibility. He would like us to track the

fevers...we are anticipating her next episode around July 4th. Based upon

the blood tests, she does not have cyclical neutropenia. The last two

episodes the doctors have noticed " ulcers " on the back of her throat near

her tonsils and thought that it was tonsillitis...I am now thinking they are

the " apthous ulcers " in . Her pediatrician says the only component that

doesn't really match is the swollen glands, he says he doesn't find her to

have swollen glands...hmmm?

If she does have , this site will prove to be a wonderful coping

tool. If she doesn't, I can still relate to all the parents who must

sacrifice sleep and personal space to make their children comfortable every

month. I truly feel for every single parent and child dealing with this.

Best Regards,

Phelps and Chip Hoag

Sandwich, New Hampshire

June 14, 2004