Re: & Laurie's family update

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Thanks for the update. Wish that both your mom and brother were doing better. Continuing to think of you and Laurie and praying for things to turn around soon. Hang in there.

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Dear and Laurie,

I am so sorry to hear all the bad things going on in your family. It certainly sounds like your plate is pretty near full. I will pray for your entire family to get through this very difficult time. You girls be sure and get your rest, it is very important for you two to stay as healthy as possible.

Prayers going out to you all,

Kathy, grandma to Audrey, 31 mos

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and Laurie,

Boy, it sounds like your family is having to deal with all kinds of

unpleasant situations right now.

I sure hope that your mother recovers! And the same goes for your brother!

And that your father can get a vehicle to go see your mother!

Best Wishes,

B

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and Laurie

I am keeping yu both anf your family in my prayers

Hugs Jan

& Laurie's family update

a and everyone else,Mom is about the same as last night when we left, except her BP was up kind of high this morning, so they put a nitro patch on her and I guess it was down to 160 / 70. Laurie said she doesn't seem as alert today as yesterday, but I'm guessing the BP would effect that too. She was also starting to retain fluids, so they had to cut back on the D5 rate. Poor Laurie has been with Mom all day by herself, as I planned to go visit with our brother since I am closest to him and Laurie is closest to Mom. Our Dad didn't make it at all today as his van decided to croak when he was driving to the nursing home. Being out in the sticks, he won't be able to get a rental until tomorrow. Our other brother is experiencing his first full blown mito crash we think, as he spent all day Friday doing plumbing in his house and hasn't been able to get out of bed since for all practical purposes. That is why Laurie didn't get a break today. I feel so bad for her. She did take a little break though and went out to lunch with her son Kent and his wife . Our other brother Al that is in the hospital still has no idea what is causing the bleeding. They did a colonoscpy and found one small polyp they removed, but no source of bleeding. They also did an EGD and didn't find any stomach bleed either. They plan to do another test with barium tomorrow, but they didn't really know what that was. He also has, what Al calls, a blood doctor, so I guess they are looking at if from multiple angles. I am making him some home made bread to take to him and a jar of peanut butter. If you knew Al, you would understand. I think that is about all I know right now. Thank you EVERYONE for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. It really means a lot! (Laurie too)a C Koch wrote:

and Laurie,

I will be keeping your mother, brother and your whole family in my thoughts and prayers. Keep us updated as you are able to.

Hugs,

a

On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 07:48:02 -0800 writes:

If any of you are so inclined, prayers and good thoughts for our family are really needed right now. Our Mom is in a nursing home and had a stroke this morning. She can't even open her eyes and the only response they have gotten from her is a weak squeeze of her right hand. Also, our brother Al was admitted to the hospital yesterday for massive blood transfusions. From what my sister-in-law was able to tell me, he is down to about only 1 1/2 units of blood in his body and they can't find the source of bleeding. So, now we can't tell my Mom about our brother and can't tell our brother about our Mom. My brother would try to rip out the line and try to get to my Mom we are afraid. That is just the way he is. The only reason we even know about our brother is because his wife told me when I tried to reach him to let him know about our Mom. He didn't want anyone to know.Sorry to ramble on, I guess I am a little stressed right now. I haven't been able to reach Laurie either, and I pray I get to talk to her before she reads about things here.Thanks everyone, you are a great great group of friends and we are very lucky to have you all in our lives.Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their physicians regarding changes in their own treatment.Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack.

Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their physicians regarding changes in their own treatment.Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack.Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their physicians regarding changes in their own treatment.Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack.

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and Laurie,

I'm so sorry for what you and your family are going through. You don't need this on top of all the other things. I hope your family is feeling better soon. We went through a similar situation with my family this past year. My grandma has congestive heart failure and had a stroke and several heart attacks. She wasn't doing well and wasn't expected to live long. At the same time my mom was diagnosed with a very aggressive breast cancer. Two days after diagnosis she had to have a full mastectomy to have a chance at beating it. Now 8 months later my mom is doing great with no more signs of cancer. My grandma has moved in with my mom and dad and is doing remarkably well for someone who has had congestive heart failure for 2 years. Our family has survived most of our ordeal for now and I wish the same for yours. We are all praying for you and understand what you are going through.

Hugs............