WILL CATCH UP IN A FEW DAYS

MOMMA IS ILL RIGHT NOW SO I'VE BEEN BUSY HELPING DADDY & STAYING WITH HER WHEN HE HAS TO RUN ERRANDS. I'LL CATCH UP ON THE BOARD & EVERYONE'S E-MAILS IN A COUPLE DAYS ... MS SUUZ ... I GOT YOUR E-MAIL BUT AM RUNNING OUT OF HOURS IN THE DAY; I'LL BE SURE TO ANSWER THOUGH. GOT AN ANSWER BACK FROM DR BYRNE REGARDING MY EXHAUSTION & STALL ... HE THINKS MY HEART MEDS MAY BE THE CULPRIT & WANTS TO SEE ME AT CLINIC ON MONDAY(s). SO, I'LL CALL TOMORROW & SEE IF I CAN GET AN APPOINTMENT NEXT MONDAY. YESTERDAY, I STARTED THE NEW OPTISOURCE VITAMINS, UPPED MY PROTEIN & CALORIES ... FLUIDS ARE STILL A LITTLE LOW & NOT EXERCISING YET, BUT SHOULD SEE A DIFFERENCE IN ABOUT A WEEK, I WOULD THINK. GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

I am sorry to hear that Dawn. Take care and know I am praying for you Love you Deborah

Sorry to hear about your mother dawn. I was gonna say if you were close to spartanburg maybe i could help out....you know its always nice to have someone throw in that extra load of laundry you just cant seem to get to...If theres anything..please dont hesitate to let me know!! Thanks for the co-morbs list..it was so helpful..i think i checked about all of them. Let us know what the dr says....we need you up to par here!!

I THINK WE MAY BE TURNING A CORNER WITH MOMMA ... SHE'S IN FRAIL HEALTH SO ANYTHING SHE GETS IS VERY HARD ON HER. BUT, SHE SAID THAT SHE FEELS LIKE SHE CAN GO TO CHURCH WITH DADDY THIS EVENING TO THE LENTEN MISSION SERVICE. OTHER THAN TO THE DOCTOR'S THAT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME SHE HAS BEEN OUT OF THE HOUSE SINCE SHE GOT SICK. THERE IS ALSO GOING TO BE AN "ANNOINTING OF THE SICK" AS WELL, SO GUESS WHAT WE WANT MOMMA TO DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET IN LINE!!!!!!!!!!! WE'RE ALL GOING TO JOIN HER. WHAT A JEWEL YOU ARE, MS SHAUNA ... I TRULY DO APPRECIATE YOUR OFFER ... IF YOU SAW THE PILE OF LAUNDRY I HAVE WAITING, YOU WOULD RUN THE OTHER WAY. BUT, THAT WAS SO NICE OF YOU TO OFFER THAT IT REALLY GAVE ME A BIG SMILE & SUCH A LIFT! THANK YOU SWEET LADY! I LIVE IN SUMMERVILLE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY DOWN CHARLESTON WAY, SO I THINK IT WOULD BE A TAD BIT OF A LONG DRIVE FOR YOU TO COME DOWN HERE! I KNOW ... THAT LIST OF CO-MORBS SURPRISES ALMOST EVERYONE BECAUSE WE NEVER REALLY SEE OURSELVES AS BEING "SICK" ... ONLY "FAT" ... BUT, OUR BODIES REALLY DO TAKE A BEATING & WITH THE EXTRA WEIGHT, IT TAKES A HEAVY TOLL ON US. I HOPE THE LIST HELPS YOU GET AUTHORIZED FOR THE SURGERY & I PRAY THAT THIS IS JUST WHAT YOU NEED TO REGAIN YOUR HEALTH. GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

Dawn I'm so sorry that your mother is having health problems. Don't worry about responding to my email it really wasn't that important. Just take care of your mom & yourself and know that you & your family are in my prayers. God Bless Suuz & Brian

Just a note to let you know, you are in my thoughts, Dawn! I am missing you on the board. Let us know how your appt. went today and how you are doing?

THANK YOU MS JANET; I APPRECIATE YOUR SWEET WORDS ... I FEEL LIKE I'M "MISSING SOMETHING" WHEN I CAN'T GET ON THE BOARD & SEE HOW EVERYONE IS DOING. WE GET TO FEEL LIKE FAMILY, YA KNOW? GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

"THANK YOU" TO EVERYONE WHO POSTED & E-MAILED THEIR CONCERN & GOOD WISHES FOR MY MOTHER. SHE'S DOING A BIT BETTER, THANK GOD ... BUT, DOC IS CHANGING & INCREASING HER MEDS AS SHE SHOULD BE EVEN BETTER BY NOW. I GOT AN APPOINTMENT WITH DR BYRNE FOR NEXT MONDAY, THE 6th, REGARDING THE EXHAUSTION/STALL/SLOW WEIGHT LOSS SO WE WILL SEE WHAT WE WILL SEE. I AM FINALLY OUT OF THE 220s & AM HOVERING BETWEEN 218.40 - 219.20 WHICH IS A LOSS OF 60.60 - 61.40 #s. THE STALL LASTED 4 WEEKS & 5 DAYS, BUT NOW I SEEM TO BE STALLING AGAIN ALREADY. NICK MENTIONED THAT I'M NO LONGER USING MY CPAP MACHINE AT NIGHT & THAT MAY ALSO BE A FACTOR WITH THE EXHAUSTION ... I FEEL SO GOOD OTHERWISE THAT I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THE CPAP, SO WILL START THAT AGAIN & SEE IF THAT HELPS. I HAVE FELT A LITTLE MORE ENERGY NOW THAT I'M MAKING SURE MY PROTEIN IS INCREASED & SINCE INCREASING MY CALORIES. NICK'S BEEN IN OVERDRIVE AS WORK IS NON-STOP ... HE'S PUTTING IN 20 - 25 HOURS OVER TIME A WEEK. SO, BETWEEN HIS WORK SCHEDULE & HELPING THE FOLKS, WE'RE BUSY FROM MORNING TO NIGHT. AT LEAST WE'RE ABLE, THANK YOU LORD! WILL TRY TO CATCH UP A BIT ON POSTS & E-MAILS TOMORROW ... MISS Y'ALL ... WE'RE STILL PLANNING ON BEING IN COLUMBIA THIS SATURDAY FOR THE WLS GET TOGETHER THAT MS HEATHER HAS ORGANIZED ... HOPE TO MEET A LOT OF YOU THERE. GOD BLESS Y'ALL DAWN & NICK