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December 14, 2003
Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and encourage to you spend some extra time with your loved ones. I lost several loved ones in 2003 and had a lifelong friendship end, so I realize even more how much it matters to make time for what is important. So put first things first and if there is anyone that doesn't know how much you care about them, let them know. They say you don't live to regret the things you do, you regret the things you don't do. So, share your feelings with those you care about and make sure they know how important they are to you this Christmas.
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December 13, 2004
Sorry I haven't updated this in a long time...I have been preoccupied with my Mom's health problems for over six months and have simply not had the time to keep any of my pages updated.
My Mom got very sick in June with Pancreatitis and was in the hospital for 70 days. It was a miracle that she was able to leave the hospital, the doctors had not given me a lot of hope because her illness was so progressive. She has been home with me since August 23rd and has had a very slow recovery. She actually has gone backwards instead of forward since mid October. She is very weak and continues to have falls, the worst of which on Thanksgiving left her with a fractured vertebrae that will be repaired at Pitt Memorial in the next few weeks. She has had problems with her eyes and is seeing a doctor from Duke who thinks she may also have Sarcoidosis in addition to everything else. She most recently developed a staph infection in her left arm along with a torn muscle and sprained wrist due to overexertion because of her back problems. It seems there is a "new diagnosis" for her every week. Right now we are also waiting for a bone biopsy because the bone scan that found the fractured vertebrae also had abnormal findings in her rib cage. She has been a trooper through all this...not to say she hasn't complained, but she is a fighter and that is why she is still here. I chose to pretty much put my life on "hold" since June 14th in order to take care of her. You see, she has done the same for me in the past and I am just returning the favor. I feel blessed to have the strength to take care of her, even though there are days that really are a struggle for me, I just push on and do what needs to be done somehow.
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My Daddy has also moved in with me to help with taking care of Mom. It has also helped me to have him here because he has his own health problems and it is easier with them both here. He was such a help to me this summer when Mom was in the hospital, he would stay with her so that I could get some much needed sleep, along with my Mom's friend, Sonny.....they took turns relieving me at least once a week. My Daddy is having Surgery at the VA Hospital in Durham tomorrow, so I would ask you to remember him in prayer. It is Gall Bladder surgery and hopefully they will be able to do the Laproscopic surgery so he will be home in a day or two. He has actually needed the surgery since last January, but when you deal with the VA things don't move very swiftly at all. We will be glad to get it over with and get back home for Christmas.
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My Mom's long time friend, Sonny, has had his own set of health problems this year as well. He has suffered from Rheumatiod Arthritis and Osteoarthritis for many years, and has had to stop taking the normal pain medication for arthritis because of Kidney damage a couple years back. He is also a trooper because he silently suffers in pain each and every day...I always know that when he complains that I'd better get him to a doctor because he very rarely complains at all. He has had some lung problems this year and also has had multiple mini-strokes due to blood clots. The strokes have affected his memory and concentration capabilities, and it is very sad because he has always been my "memory rock"...he never forgot anything and I could depend on him when I had memory lapses. My fibromyalgia causes me to have memory problems and he was so helpful to me. Again he never complains and takes all his health problems in stride...it is seldom you see him without a beaming smile on his face.
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The bright spot in my life right now, is, of course, Kelsey. She is having a great first year in high school, and is enjoying the Marching band tremendously. She has been so helpful to me in taking care of Mom too. She has pretty much taken over the laundry for me...and that is my "next to the most" dreaded household chore...the most dreaded being washing dishes....thank goodness for Westinghouse Dishwashers! LOL
She is 14 now and will soon be taking Drivers Ed.....where did the last 14 years go??? Seems like just yesterday that I was spending the best part of my day rocking her to sleep!!! Now the best part of my day is talking with her and keeping in touch with everything going on in her teen age life!
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Like I said....I have pretty much put my life on hold. I occaisionally go out to eat with friends to get a much needed break, and I did go to Myrtle Beach one weekend with one of my best friends....other than that I am camped out here at home taking care of everyone. I am thankful that my health has held out so that I could take care of everyone, in that way, I am truly blessed this Christmas.
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