I AM HOME.............................FINALLY

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

Thank you for all your prayers and good wishes. I was finally given a pardon

on 2-4-03. While transferring from my bed to the wheelchair, I didn't feel

good, started to have tremors and finally passed out. I thought I was in the

process of dying. When I woke up, my head was on the pillow and I had an IV

running full wide open and oxygen running thru my nose, I had had a seizure

which they are now attributing to LUPUS. I apparently was having these

things while in the ICU and was given Dilantin, but things there got better

and it was decided to take me off the medication. Well, they still won't put

me on Dilantin unless I have another seizure, because I have so many

reactions to medications that in this case the medication doesn't warrant all

the possible side-effects. Right now I look like I have been abused from all

the hematomas I have on my body from where the nurses caught me and held me

down during the seizure, but I guess this shall pass also.

My husband and daughters are thrilled to have me home, 4 months is a LONG

time to be gone. These months that I have been sick, I caused me to look at

things VERY differently. Thank you so much for the those of you who wrote me

privately and called me, I am in the process of getting back to all of you.

The RN comes twice a week and the PT comes 3 times a week so I am still

pretty busy as I was in the hospital. Oh yes, my " free " time is filled up

with follow-up doctor appointments. We are also in the process of getting

the house ready to be sold.

The hallways are a little narrow and we are hoping to find something in Ft

Lauderdale proper which they are revitalizing as they are doing with many

major cities. I would still move back to Chicago in a heartbeat because I

feel that it is best to be close to family when something like this happens.

We are also seeking out the advice of an attorney to see if we have any

recourse.

So as you can see my plate is pretty full right now. Everyday I try to do

one more thing that I could not do the day before. This is the hardest work

I have ever done in my life. In addition to my own saga, I am also compiling

names of establishments where I have been denied service due to my

handicap.......which I thought was against the law. This started with my own

beauty salon!

I have missed and thought and prayed for each and every one of you. To those

of you who have called me or contacted me directly, please don't be mad, I

sleep a good part of my day and have to work whenever I have a little spark

of energy. Be assured, that I will get back to both of you. All I can say,

is that people truly surprise and sometimes disappointment you during times

like this. But I am a VERY fortunate woman and for that I will always be

grateful to GOD for.

My love and prayers to one and all and as always I remain ...................

Gentle, tender, angel hugs,

Debs