Guest guest Posted November 6, 2002 Report Share Posted November 6, 2002 I hope Don feels better soon! Take care of yourself! Peace, and may all be auspicious, Ohm Ma Ni Pad Me Hum " May all beings have freedom from suffering and the causes of suffering. " pneumonia HI ALL. I'M JUST GETTING CAUGHT UP ON THE MAIL. DON HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING AROUND THE LAST COUPLE DAYS. THOSE FEET JUST ARE NOT GOING TO MOVE ON THEIR OWN. THIS MORNING HE SPIKED A LITTLE FEVER. I ENDED UP TAKING HIM TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR EVAL. WELL THE LITTLE STINKER HAS COME DOWN WITH PNEUMONIA. THE KIDS ARE JUMPING IN TO HELP ME AND WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP HIM AT HOME. HOSPITAL SAID IT WAS MY CALL. THE ONLY THING THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT WAS IF I COULD MOVE HIM. IF THERE IS TWO OF US WE CAN GET HIM WHERE EVER WE WANT. HAD TO BRING HIM HOME, HE WAS THERE ONLY A FEW HOURS WHILE THEY GAVE HIM IV MEDS AND WORKED HIM UP FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. LITERALLY. THEY COMPLEMENTED ME ON HIS CARE AND THE GOOD CONDITION HIS SKIN IS IN. I CAN'T TAKE ALL THE CREDIT. WE HAVE WONDERFUL HOME HEALTH CARE FROM EASTER SEALS THROUGH PASSPORT HERE IN OHIO. HE GETS ROM TO ALL EXTREMITIES EVERYDAY AND AN AID TO BATH HIM AND GET HIM SET UP FOR THE DAY. THAT IS THE HARDEST PART OF THE DAY.. T HEY ARE STARTING TO PROVIDE HIM WITH AN HOUR AT NIGHT TO GIVE ME A HAND TO GET HIM INTO BED. THIS ORDERLY IS SO GOOD THAT HE PUT HIM IN THE CAR FOR ME AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH US TO GET HIM OUT OF THE CAR. OUR SON AND DAUGHTER ARE KICKING IN MORE TIME FOR HIM NOW. WE HAVE THE GRANDKIDS MORE OFTEN AND DON JUST LOVES THAT. OUR DAUGHTER NEEDS MORE HELP SINCE HER HUSBAND HAS TAKEN OFF AGAIN AND IS NOT GIVING HER ANY SUPPORT. THEY HAD BEEN MARRIED BEFORE, DIVORCED AND REMARRIED. THE FIRST TIME WAS A MISTAKE SO NOW SHE HAS TWO KIDS A HOUSE SHE CAN'T AFFORD SHUT OFF NOTICES AND EXPECT TO SEE THEM HERE WITH US AGAIN BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THE BABY WILL SOON BE 16 MONTHS AND INTO EVERYTHING. WE HAVE BABY GATES ALL OVER THE PLACE. WE ARE SO NASTY. WE BLOCK THE LIVING ROOM WITH THE PLAYPEN SO SHE CAN'T GET OUT AND I DON'T HAVE TO PLAY CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. SHE'S LUCKY THAT I ONLY OCCASIONALLY PUT HER IN THE PLAYPEN FOR A TIME OUT. ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE TELLS ME TO SHUT UP WHEN I GO TO GET HER OUT OF SOMETHING. REMEMBER SOMETIME AGO WHEN I TOLD YOU ABOUT THE MOTHER'S CURSE. " I HOPE YOU HAVE ONE JUST LIKE YOU " AND I DOUBLED IT ON MY DAUGHTER. WELL SHE DID. LOVE TO ALL BONNIE & DON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2002 Report Share Posted November 6, 2002 I hope Don feels better soon! Take care of yourself! Peace, and may all be auspicious, Ohm Ma Ni Pad Me Hum " May all beings have freedom from suffering and the causes of suffering. " pneumonia HI ALL. I'M JUST GETTING CAUGHT UP ON THE MAIL. DON HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING AROUND THE LAST COUPLE DAYS. THOSE FEET JUST ARE NOT GOING TO MOVE ON THEIR OWN. THIS MORNING HE SPIKED A LITTLE FEVER. I ENDED UP TAKING HIM TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR EVAL. WELL THE LITTLE STINKER HAS COME DOWN WITH PNEUMONIA. THE KIDS ARE JUMPING IN TO HELP ME AND WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP HIM AT HOME. HOSPITAL SAID IT WAS MY CALL. THE ONLY THING THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT WAS IF I COULD MOVE HIM. IF THERE IS TWO OF US WE CAN GET HIM WHERE EVER WE WANT. HAD TO BRING HIM HOME, HE WAS THERE ONLY A FEW HOURS WHILE THEY GAVE HIM IV MEDS AND WORKED HIM UP FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. LITERALLY. THEY COMPLEMENTED ME ON HIS CARE AND THE GOOD CONDITION HIS SKIN IS IN. I CAN'T TAKE ALL THE CREDIT. WE HAVE WONDERFUL HOME HEALTH CARE FROM EASTER SEALS THROUGH PASSPORT HERE IN OHIO. HE GETS ROM TO ALL EXTREMITIES EVERYDAY AND AN AID TO BATH HIM AND GET HIM SET UP FOR THE DAY. THAT IS THE HARDEST PART OF THE DAY.. T HEY ARE STARTING TO PROVIDE HIM WITH AN HOUR AT NIGHT TO GIVE ME A HAND TO GET HIM INTO BED. THIS ORDERLY IS SO GOOD THAT HE PUT HIM IN THE CAR FOR ME AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH US TO GET HIM OUT OF THE CAR. OUR SON AND DAUGHTER ARE KICKING IN MORE TIME FOR HIM NOW. WE HAVE THE GRANDKIDS MORE OFTEN AND DON JUST LOVES THAT. OUR DAUGHTER NEEDS MORE HELP SINCE HER HUSBAND HAS TAKEN OFF AGAIN AND IS NOT GIVING HER ANY SUPPORT. THEY HAD BEEN MARRIED BEFORE, DIVORCED AND REMARRIED. THE FIRST TIME WAS A MISTAKE SO NOW SHE HAS TWO KIDS A HOUSE SHE CAN'T AFFORD SHUT OFF NOTICES AND EXPECT TO SEE THEM HERE WITH US AGAIN BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THE BABY WILL SOON BE 16 MONTHS AND INTO EVERYTHING. WE HAVE BABY GATES ALL OVER THE PLACE. WE ARE SO NASTY. WE BLOCK THE LIVING ROOM WITH THE PLAYPEN SO SHE CAN'T GET OUT AND I DON'T HAVE TO PLAY CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. SHE'S LUCKY THAT I ONLY OCCASIONALLY PUT HER IN THE PLAYPEN FOR A TIME OUT. ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE TELLS ME TO SHUT UP WHEN I GO TO GET HER OUT OF SOMETHING. REMEMBER SOMETIME AGO WHEN I TOLD YOU ABOUT THE MOTHER'S CURSE. " I HOPE YOU HAVE ONE JUST LIKE YOU " AND I DOUBLED IT ON MY DAUGHTER. WELL SHE DID. LOVE TO ALL BONNIE & DON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2002 Report Share Posted November 7, 2002 When my mother (non PLSer) died of pneumonia I was told that it was the number 3 cause of death among the elderly in the United States. At the time I was of the opinion that it was a disease of the early 20th Century and antibiotics cured everything. I do not see how a dr/neuro can say that PLSer's die of it if so many non-PLSers also die of it. We all have to die of something. What I did learn from my mother is that you do not let a " cold " go on for any length of time. If you can't get well in 72 hrs. or so, you need to go to the dr. What do you nurses and medical people say/think? --Dollie >________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2002 Report Share Posted November 8, 2002 BONNIE; THEY SAY THE LORD DOESN'T GIVE US MORE THEN WE CAN HANDLE, BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I CAN BE A 'DOUBTING THOMAS " . YOUR LIFE. MAYBE WE SHOULD GET TOGETHER AND WRITE A BOOK, WE COULD CALL IT " MOTHER'S OF COURAGE " . HOPE DON IS DOING BETTER, THIS SOMETHING YOU BOTH DIDN'T NEED TO HAPPEN. BUT PNEUMONIA IS THE ONE THING WE ALL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF, HAS HE HAD THE PNEUMONIA SHOT? I AM SO GLAD TO HEAR YOU USING A PLAY PEN, I THOUGHT THEY WERE A THING OF THE PAST. I COULD NEVER HAVE SURVIVED WITHOUT ONE. MY KIDS WOULD PLAY FOR HOURS IN THEM. HANG TOUGH MY FRIEND. RITA Luv & Hugs! ************************************* Some people succeed in spite of their handicap. Others succeed because of them. Lord Keep Your Arm Around My Shoulder And Your Hand Over My Mouth When you worry it's like sitting in a rocking chair, it gives you a good ride, but it doesn't get you any where. ************************************* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2002 Report Share Posted November 8, 2002 BONNIE; THEY SAY THE LORD DOESN'T GIVE US MORE THEN WE CAN HANDLE, BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I CAN BE A 'DOUBTING THOMAS " . YOUR LIFE. MAYBE WE SHOULD GET TOGETHER AND WRITE A BOOK, WE COULD CALL IT " MOTHER'S OF COURAGE " . HOPE DON IS DOING BETTER, THIS SOMETHING YOU BOTH DIDN'T NEED TO HAPPEN. BUT PNEUMONIA IS THE ONE THING WE ALL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF, HAS HE HAD THE PNEUMONIA SHOT? I AM SO GLAD TO HEAR YOU USING A PLAY PEN, I THOUGHT THEY WERE A THING OF THE PAST. I COULD NEVER HAVE SURVIVED WITHOUT ONE. MY KIDS WOULD PLAY FOR HOURS IN THEM. HANG TOUGH MY FRIEND. RITA Luv & Hugs! ************************************* Some people succeed in spite of their handicap. Others succeed because of them. Lord Keep Your Arm Around My Shoulder And Your Hand Over My Mouth When you worry it's like sitting in a rocking chair, it gives you a good ride, but it doesn't get you any where. ************************************* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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