Guest guest Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 , I am sorry to hear of your gyn issues. I will be thinking of you. houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Dear : Sorry to read about your . I want to tell you that you are very lucky. I have no idea how old your is, but if she has thyroid cancer, it has been found pretty early in her life. I have a lot of personal experience with thyroid cancer. I have survived it. Back in 1982, I found some lumps in my throat. I went away on a vacation and came back several months later and the lumps were still there. I was assured by the Dr. that they don't panic anymore when they find lumps in one's throat. I was scheduled for a biopsy. The lump was thyroid cancer and two days later a surgeon removed my thyroid. After the first surgery, my husband was told, " I have good news and bad news for you. The bad news is that your wife has cancer. The good news is that it is the best form of cancer you can have. " I have taken Synthroid almost every day since my thyroid was removed. The only times I have been off of it, is when the Dr. needed to screen me for thyroid cancer cells. That has happened three times. Each time was difficult since it required that I go off of Synthroid, get it out of my system and three to four weeks later swallow some radioactive Iodine. I have had three radioactive treatments to kill thyroid cancer cells that were in my system. I'm still here and I think my endocrinologist would say that I am cured. If you are ever told that your needs to undergo a radioactive Iodine body scan, try to do it during the summer. It is quite debilitating and takes 6 to 8 weeks out of ones life from beginning to end. I wish you and your daughter good luck. Regards, Bea > > I feel like you all have been in on all of this stuff with my DD and her genetic disorder she was diagnosed with this summer. I just wanted to let you all know that they found a nodule in her thyroid on Friday and because of the increased flow to the area they feel there may be a malignancy. I am trying so hard to hold it together. I was doing better yesterday and today I am all tears which I am trying to choke down so the kids don't see. I know we all deal with a lot all of the time and we always end up finding the strength to do what we need to do. I just want you all to know that even though I don't post a lot I read everything every day and I gain knowledge and strength. Thanks, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Very belatedly, I send you and your precious daughter love and prayers. Thank you for keeping us posted. Melinda who has her own ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Oh, thank God! From the Mom of one to another, I am so relieved for you! Melinda **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Glad she was okay. Allie's been in the hospital so much she now asks to go, draws pics of the Children's Hospital symbol, etc. I think she has finally come to associate them with making her better. I just hops she never has to go again! Debi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 As you may recall, my son wasn't doing well post hospitalization in APril and we began to look into as a next step. Well, he was screened and accepted as a candidate for admission, but there was no bed there at the time. Then we found out that we have absolutely no insurance coverage for residential treatment and have tried without success to get coverage. It's going to cost us at the least $50K and that would be for the minimum average length of stay. 's meds are causing a lot of side effects right now and I think residential would cause Matt enough stress at this point that he'd likely be hospitalized in the middle of residential treatment (another cost). My husband won't do it at this point. He's lost faith in psychologists, hospitals, and psychiatrists to help us. I'm starting to agree. I found out last Wednesday that Matt hasn't been attending classes at school in over 6 weeks - put that with his hospitalization and symptoms before hospitalization and we have no grades to complete the 6th grade. was telling me that he was attending classes for at least part of the time. It turns out that he has not and has been pacing the hallways during all academic classes since before he was hospitalized. No one at his therapeutic school told me this!!! I asked for homework weeks ago and got no response. I assumed they were going light on him because of his anxiety and I thought that his incompletes on his report card were due to the fact that he had missed some classwork and needed to make it up. Matt said he took some tests recently (I helped him study), but I never saw a grade. His therapist at school corroborated this. He also has not been attending daily therapy and no one told me that either. I am furious. I called the district case manager and we will meet with the school this week. I am inclined to request a home tutor over the summer (and may seek an attorney if I need to) to get caught up. I am going to remove him from this so called " therapeutic school " . I have no where to put him next year and I honestly don't think there's a place that's right for him. By now, his avoidant behavior has been accommodated so long that I don't know who could address it without one on one all day intervention. I have made some headway at home with him. I would homeschool him, but I am worried about doing it because it feeds into his avoidant behavior and I know he'll be lonely and bored (not that he isn't now, but over a longer period of time, it could be worse). I have sent in paperwork to the Yale Child Study Team for a complete developmental, psychiatric, and academic workup for this summer. His doctor suggested intensive therapy over the summer as an outpatient. Yikes, I'm in a pickle! Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Hi Bonnie  You mentioned Yale-- are you in CT? I am also in CT and have never heard of ?? What is that.  My DD went through Yale Child Study for a work up --they are costly (they do not accept private insurance) but they do know what they are good Also what therapeutc school was he attending if it was CT? Subject: update To: Date: Monday, June 6, 2011, 9:14 AM  As you may recall, my son wasn't doing well post hospitalization in APril and we began to look into as a next step. Well, he was screened and accepted as a candidate for admission, but there was no bed there at the time. Then we found out that we have absolutely no insurance coverage for residential treatment and have tried without success to get coverage. It's going to cost us at the least $50K and that would be for the minimum average length of stay. 's meds are causing a lot of side effects right now and I think residential would cause Matt enough stress at this point that he'd likely be hospitalized in the middle of residential treatment (another cost). My husband won't do it at this point. He's lost faith in psychologists, hospitals, and psychiatrists to help us. I'm starting to agree. I found out last Wednesday that Matt hasn't been attending classes at school in over 6 weeks - put that with his hospitalization and symptoms before hospitalization and we have no grades to complete the 6th grade. was telling me that he was attending classes for at least part of the time. It turns out that he has not and has been pacing the hallways during all academic classes since before he was hospitalized. No one at his therapeutic school told me this!!! I asked for homework weeks ago and got no response. I assumed they were going light on him because of his anxiety and I thought that his incompletes on his report card were due to the fact that he had missed some classwork and needed to make it up. Matt said he took some tests recently (I helped him study), but I never saw a grade. His therapist at school corroborated this. He also has not been attending daily therapy and no one told me that either. I am furious. I called the district case manager and we will meet with the school this week. I am inclined to request a home tutor over the summer (and may seek an attorney if I need to) to get caught up. I am going to remove him from this so called " therapeutic school " . I have no where to put him next year and I honestly don't think there's a place that's right for him. By now, his avoidant behavior has been accommodated so long that I don't know who could address it without one on one all day intervention. I have made some headway at home with him. I would homeschool him, but I am worried about doing it because it feeds into his avoidant behavior and I know he'll be lonely and bored (not that he isn't now, but over a longer period of time, it could be worse). I have sent in paperwork to the Yale Child Study Team for a complete developmental, psychiatric, and academic workup for this summer. His doctor suggested intensive therapy over the summer as an outpatient. Yikes, I'm in a pickle! Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 I am in NJ (Metro NY area). Our psychiatrist recommended Yale Child Study. Memorial Hospital is a psych hospital in Wisconsin with an excellent reputation and it has programs for young kids as well as adolescents. They specialize in anxiety disorders. > > > > Subject: update > To: > Date: Monday, June 6, 2011, 9:14 AM > > >  > > > > As you may recall, my son wasn't doing well post hospitalization in APril and we began to look into as a next step. Well, he was screened and accepted as a candidate for admission, but there was no bed there at the time. Then we found out that we have absolutely no insurance coverage for residential treatment and have tried without success to get coverage. It's going to cost us at the least $50K and that would be for the minimum average length of stay. 's meds are causing a lot of side effects right now and I think residential would cause Matt enough stress at this point that he'd likely be hospitalized in the middle of residential treatment (another cost). My husband won't do it at this point. He's lost faith in psychologists, hospitals, and psychiatrists to help us. I'm starting to agree. > > I found out last Wednesday that Matt hasn't been attending classes at school in over 6 weeks - put that with his hospitalization and symptoms before hospitalization and we have no grades to complete the 6th grade. was telling me that he was attending classes for at least part of the time. It turns out that he has not and has been pacing the hallways during all academic classes since before he was hospitalized. No one at his therapeutic school told me this!!! I asked for homework weeks ago and got no response. I assumed they were going light on him because of his anxiety and I thought that his incompletes on his report card were due to the fact that he had missed some classwork and needed to make it up. Matt said he took some tests recently (I helped him study), but I never saw a grade. His therapist at school corroborated this. He also has not been attending daily therapy and no one told me that either. > > I am furious. I called the district case manager and we will meet with the school this week. I am inclined to request a home tutor over the summer (and may seek an attorney if I need to) to get caught up. I am going to remove him from this so called " therapeutic school " . I have no where to put him next year and I honestly don't think there's a place that's right for him. By now, his avoidant behavior has been accommodated so long that I don't know who could address it without one on one all day intervention. > > I have made some headway at home with him. I would homeschool him, but I am worried about doing it because it feeds into his avoidant behavior and I know he'll be lonely and bored (not that he isn't now, but over a longer period of time, it could be worse). I have sent in paperwork to the Yale Child Study Team for a complete developmental, psychiatric, and academic workup for this summer. His doctor suggested intensive therapy over the summer as an outpatient. > > Yikes, I'm in a pickle! > > Bonnie > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Good Luck with Yale...they are good..but I will warn you they are pretty expensive since they do not take private insurance. We utilized them for a 2nd opinion but did not stick with them for treatment because we could not afford it. Subject: Re: update To: Date: Monday, June 6, 2011, 10:11 AM  I am in NJ (Metro NY area). Our psychiatrist recommended Yale Child Study. Memorial Hospital is a psych hospital in Wisconsin with an excellent reputation and it has programs for young kids as well as adolescents. They specialize in anxiety disorders. > > > > Subject: update > To: > Date: Monday, June 6, 2011, 9:14 AM > > >  > > > > As you may recall, my son wasn't doing well post hospitalization in APril and we began to look into as a next step. Well, he was screened and accepted as a candidate for admission, but there was no bed there at the time. Then we found out that we have absolutely no insurance coverage for residential treatment and have tried without success to get coverage. It's going to cost us at the least $50K and that would be for the minimum average length of stay. 's meds are causing a lot of side effects right now and I think residential would cause Matt enough stress at this point that he'd likely be hospitalized in the middle of residential treatment (another cost). My husband won't do it at this point. He's lost faith in psychologists, hospitals, and psychiatrists to help us. I'm starting to agree. > > I found out last Wednesday that Matt hasn't been attending classes at school in over 6 weeks - put that with his hospitalization and symptoms before hospitalization and we have no grades to complete the 6th grade. was telling me that he was attending classes for at least part of the time. It turns out that he has not and has been pacing the hallways during all academic classes since before he was hospitalized. No one at his therapeutic school told me this!!! I asked for homework weeks ago and got no response. I assumed they were going light on him because of his anxiety and I thought that his incompletes on his report card were due to the fact that he had missed some classwork and needed to make it up. Matt said he took some tests recently (I helped him study), but I never saw a grade. His therapist at school corroborated this. He also has not been attending daily therapy and no one told me that either. > > I am furious. I called the district case manager and we will meet with the school this week. I am inclined to request a home tutor over the summer (and may seek an attorney if I need to) to get caught up. I am going to remove him from this so called " therapeutic school " . I have no where to put him next year and I honestly don't think there's a place that's right for him. By now, his avoidant behavior has been accommodated so long that I don't know who could address it without one on one all day intervention. > > I have made some headway at home with him. I would homeschool him, but I am worried about doing it because it feeds into his avoidant behavior and I know he'll be lonely and bored (not that he isn't now, but over a longer period of time, it could be worse). I have sent in paperwork to the Yale Child Study Team for a complete developmental, psychiatric, and academic workup for this summer. His doctor suggested intensive therapy over the summer as an outpatient. > > Yikes, I'm in a pickle! > > Bonnie > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Compared to what charges, Yale is nothing. WHat we're hoping to do is to get some of the same info would assess and then use good therapists on an intensive outpatient basis to follow through with the recommendations - the therapy would be a covered benefit as is partial cost of the testing. If nothing helped, we may still consider , but for now dh wants to keep it as a last resort because of it's cost and because we're not convinced enough that it'll help. Bonnie > > > > > > From: bhamelburg <bhamelburg@> > > Subject: update > > To: > > Date: Monday, June 6, 2011, 9:14 AM > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > As you may recall, my son wasn't doing well post hospitalization in APril and we began to look into as a next step. Well, he was screened and accepted as a candidate for admission, but there was no bed there at the time. Then we found out that we have absolutely no insurance coverage for residential treatment and have tried without success to get coverage. It's going to cost us at the least $50K and that would be for the minimum average length of stay. 's meds are causing a lot of side effects right now and I think residential would cause Matt enough stress at this point that he'd likely be hospitalized in the middle of residential treatment (another cost). My husband won't do it at this point. He's lost faith in psychologists, hospitals, and psychiatrists to help us. I'm starting to agree. > > > > I found out last Wednesday that Matt hasn't been attending classes at school in over 6 weeks - put that with his hospitalization and symptoms before hospitalization and we have no grades to complete the 6th grade. was telling me that he was attending classes for at least part of the time. It turns out that he has not and has been pacing the hallways during all academic classes since before he was hospitalized. No one at his therapeutic school told me this!!! I asked for homework weeks ago and got no response. I assumed they were going light on him because of his anxiety and I thought that his incompletes on his report card were due to the fact that he had missed some classwork and needed to make it up. Matt said he took some tests recently (I helped him study), but I never saw a grade. His therapist at school corroborated this. He also has not been attending daily therapy and no one told me that either. > > > > I am furious. I called the district case manager and we will meet with the school this week. I am inclined to request a home tutor over the summer (and may seek an attorney if I need to) to get caught up. I am going to remove him from this so called " therapeutic school " . I have no where to put him next year and I honestly don't think there's a place that's right for him. By now, his avoidant behavior has been accommodated so long that I don't know who could address it without one on one all day intervention. > > > > I have made some headway at home with him. I would homeschool him, but I am worried about doing it because it feeds into his avoidant behavior and I know he'll be lonely and bored (not that he isn't now, but over a longer period of time, it could be worse). I have sent in paperwork to the Yale Child Study Team for a complete developmental, psychiatric, and academic workup for this summer. His doctor suggested intensive therapy over the summer as an outpatient. > > > > Yikes, I'm in a pickle! > > > > Bonnie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Wow Bonnie, I'd be upset with that school too!!! Re homeschooling and getting out with others, have you looked at this before? I know others have mentioned local homeschooling groups/activities, or you could look around for programs for his age (even those for special kids) to help with this part. Hate that he was out pacing the hallways those last weeks, must have really been building up inside him! Hope it doesn't take long to get that Yale Study started! > > As you may recall, my son wasn't doing well post hospitalization in APril and we began to look into as a next step. Well, he was screened and accepted as a candidate for admission, but there was no bed there at the time. Then we found out that we have absolutely no insurance coverage for residential treatment and have tried without success to get coverage. It's going to cost us at the least $50K and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Wow, Bonnie! I would be ticked at that school too! I can't believe they completely dropped the ball like that. Shameful! I'm so sorry you don't have coverage for residential treatment. That's a lot of money if it's not covered. I don't know how anyone could afford that. Poor . . Pacing the halls all that time. ( We homeschooled for 11 years, and if you stay connected with other homeschoolers, they don't have time to be bored, lonely, nor avoid. We belonged to two homeschool groups, who had daily field trips to choose from. They also have science fairs, international fairs, state fairs, park days, dances, and get-togethers, just so the kids could hang out. There were also church activities to stay involved in, and we even did PE at the local YMCA. So, you can stay as active as you want with others. Plus Josh had friends in the neighborhood we lived in. His public schooled kids would say they wanted to be homeschooled when they heard of all the fun exciting things he got to participate in. Sometimes we were so busy, we car-schooled, rather than homeschooled. lol Not trying to talk you into it, but I know that many think that homeschooling means they have no social life. It doesn't have to be that way. Josh was avoiding at times, with his OCD and GAD, but I would talk him into participating in things I knew he would enjoy, and he would make a point of going because his curiosity would override his anxiety. I even set up field trips, for our groups, to places I knew Josh had an interest in. I hope the Yale Child Study works out! Keep us updated. Hugs, BJ > > As you may recall, my son wasn't doing well post hospitalization in APril and we began to look into as a next step. Well, he was screened and accepted as a candidate for admission, but there was no bed there at the time. Then we found out that we have absolutely no insurance coverage for residential treatment and have tried without success to get coverage. It's going to cost us at the least $50K and that would be for the minimum average length of stay. 's meds are causing a lot of side effects right now and I think residential would cause Matt enough stress at this point that he'd likely be hospitalized in the middle of residential treatment (another cost). My husband won't do it at this point. He's lost faith in psychologists, hospitals, and psychiatrists to help us. I'm starting to agree. > > I found out last Wednesday that Matt hasn't been attending classes at school in over 6 weeks - put that with his hospitalization and symptoms before hospitalization and we have no grades to complete the 6th grade. was telling me that he was attending classes for at least part of the time. It turns out that he has not and has been pacing the hallways during all academic classes since before he was hospitalized. No one at his therapeutic school told me this!!! I asked for homework weeks ago and got no response. I assumed they were going light on him because of his anxiety and I thought that his incompletes on his report card were due to the fact that he had missed some classwork and needed to make it up. Matt said he took some tests recently (I helped him study), but I never saw a grade. His therapist at school corroborated this. He also has not been attending daily therapy and no one told me that either. > > I am furious. I called the district case manager and we will meet with the school this week. I am inclined to request a home tutor over the summer (and may seek an attorney if I need to) to get caught up. I am going to remove him from this so called " therapeutic school " . I have no where to put him next year and I honestly don't think there's a place that's right for him. By now, his avoidant behavior has been accommodated so long that I don't know who could address it without one on one all day intervention. > > I have made some headway at home with him. I would homeschool him, but I am worried about doing it because it feeds into his avoidant behavior and I know he'll be lonely and bored (not that he isn't now, but over a longer period of time, it could be worse). I have sent in paperwork to the Yale Child Study Team for a complete developmental, psychiatric, and academic workup for this summer. His doctor suggested intensive therapy over the summer as an outpatient. > > Yikes, I'm in a pickle! > > Bonnie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Bonnie, my dd's intensive inpatient stay cost us $60,000 out of pocket and that was with insurance picking up some of the bill. Getting the meds finally right was one of the biggest benefits of my dd's inpatient. She saw a psychiatrist 7 days a week for all 60 days she was inpatient. I don't know if that is the same as since that is residential. It truly was life changing as well as life saving for my dd. I don't know if this would apply in your case but in the end my school district reimbursed us $38,000 of our out of pocket expense. Does your son receive homebound instruction now? My dd received those services for 3 years but they never allowed us to have them during the summer as they claimed they were only allowed during the school year. I don't know if that is technically true. I hope you are able to get them. I can't believe your school is considered a therapeutic school yet they didn't tell you any of those things! That is terrible! Just so you know, school avoidant behavior and everything that causes it was one of the things worked on during my dd's intensive inpatient stay. I don't know if that is true at as well. None of the girls in my dd's anxiety program were able to attend school when they arrived. They had a school on the premises and the psychologist worked with the teacher and the girls on this.I am sorry things are so complicated right now and hope you are able to get them straightened out soon. Stormy ________________________________ To: Sent: Mon, June 6, 2011 8:14:21 AM Subject: update As you may recall, my son wasn't doing well post hospitalization in APril and we began to look into as a next step. Well, he was screened and accepted as a candidate for admission, but there was no bed there at the time. Then we found out that we have absolutely no insurance coverage for residential treatment and have tried without success to get coverage. It's going to cost us at the least $50K and that would be for the minimum average length of stay. 's meds are causing a lot of side effects right now and I think residential would cause Matt enough stress at this point that he'd likely be hospitalized in the middle of residential treatment (another cost). My husband won't do it at this point. He's lost faith in psychologists, hospitals, and psychiatrists to help us. I'm starting to agree. I found out last Wednesday that Matt hasn't been attending classes at school in over 6 weeks - put that with his hospitalization and symptoms before hospitalization and we have no grades to complete the 6th grade. was telling me that he was attending classes for at least part of the time. It turns out that he has not and has been pacing the hallways during all academic classes since before he was hospitalized. No one at his therapeutic school told me this!!! I asked for homework weeks ago and got no response. I assumed they were going light on him because of his anxiety and I thought that his incompletes on his report card were due to the fact that he had missed some classwork and needed to make it up. Matt said he took some tests recently (I helped him study), but I never saw a grade. His therapist at school corroborated this. He also has not been attending daily therapy and no one told me that either. I am furious. I called the district case manager and we will meet with the school this week. I am inclined to request a home tutor over the summer (and may seek an attorney if I need to) to get caught up. I am going to remove him from this so called " therapeutic school " . I have no where to put him next year and I honestly don't think there's a place that's right for him. By now, his avoidant behavior has been accommodated so long that I don't know who could address it without one on one all day intervention. I have made some headway at home with him. I would homeschool him, but I am worried about doing it because it feeds into his avoidant behavior and I know he'll be lonely and bored (not that he isn't now, but over a longer period of time, it could be worse). I have sent in paperwork to the Yale Child Study Team for a complete developmental, psychiatric, and academic workup for this summer. His doctor suggested intensive therapy over the summer as an outpatient. Yikes, I'm in a pickle! Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 You have to make sure you are getting the proper norishment hon.I keep an eye on your posts but my husband has alzheimers real bad so I am busy 24/7 and don't have time for anything now.Take care hon and my prayers are with you.Gail To: hepatitiscsupportgroupfordummies Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 1:09:20 AM Subject: Update Hi Guys, Just thought I'd fill you in on what's going on with me these days . . . . To quote my Dad, "I'm sinking fast" (he's been sinking for the last thirty years) I've lost my sense of balance - I want to get a sign to wear around my neck that says "I am NOT drunk!" 'cause I don;t walk straight anymore I'm so slow these days - it''ll take me 5 minutes to walk two or three blocks. My memory is shot. Don't ask me what I said ten minutes ago 'cause I won't remember. I have to write everything down these days or I don't know what I'm doing, have done, whatever. . . .I don't get out much anymore, I just don't have the energy. My garden looks like hell, I keep meaning to do stuff but I never get around to doing it - if it wasn't foe the help of my housekeeper twice a week I'd be living in filth & thank the gods for frozen foods, it's all I eat. My nutritionist has suggested Meals on Wheels. I said Not yet. My housekeeper will cook for me if I ask her to. My parents are in better shape than I am & they're both 82!but I'm still here & nstill fighting this damned dragon!Love You All,SuZie & her new, totally insane cat Sascha.May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 so sorry to hear that Suzie i know that it has to be heard has some of the same problems with balance and remembering things and i worry sometimes about him being home a lone somedays he falls alot and broke his wrist last month but i'm going to be home with him come next month for awhile i'm having a total left knee replacement kat is she worse then Spyke To: hepatitiscsupportgroupfordummies Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 12:09 AMSubject: Update Hi Guys, Just thought I'd fill you in on what's going on with me these days . . . . To quote my Dad, "I'm sinking fast" (he's been sinking for the last thirty years) I've lost my sense of balance - I want to get a sign to wear around my neck that says "I am NOT drunk!" 'cause I don;t walk straight anymore I'm so slow these days - it''ll take me 5 minutes to walk two or three blocks. My memory is shot. Don't ask me what I said ten minutes ago 'cause I won't remember. I have to write everything down these days or I don't know what I'm doing, have done, whatever. . . .I don't get out much anymore, I just don't have the energy. My garden looks like hell, I keep meaning to do stuff but I never get around to doing it - if it wasn't foe the help of my housekeeper twice a week I'd be living in filth & thank the gods for frozen foods, it's all I eat. My nutritionist has suggested Meals on Wheels. I said Not yet. My housekeeper will cook for me if I ask her to. My parents are in better shape than I am & they're both 82!but I'm still here & nstill fighting this damned dragon!Love You All,SuZie & her new, totally insane cat Sascha.May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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