Hello everybody!
I just wanted to post a message up for everyone and tell ya'll that the reason my mama has not be on in the past few days is because Tuesday Sept. 8th, she had a heart attack. She is doing better and she is expected to return home tomorrow around lunch time. The artery infront of her heart going down was at least 90% blocked. The doctors were able to insert a stint. She wants me to inform ya'll that she can't wait to come home a get back to her flowers and start chatting with ya'll again.(I sure can't wait either. I can't keep a plastic flower alive...lol). We are greatful for everyone's prayers and concerns.
Jessica
This message was edited Sep 11, 2009 8:17 AM
Message from Melanie's Youngest Daughter!
Melanie,
Sure hope you're feeling better soon. Getting back home and back to your plants will surely help. I know you will be in the thoughts and prayers of everyone here on the forum.
Take good care of yourself. Hope to hear from you soon.
Pat
Hey Jessica!
Thank you so much for letting us know about your Momma. Give her a big hug for us and let her know she is in our prayers. Glad to know she is better.
Connie
Oh. so sorry to hear that, Can't wait for her to get home & back to her ususal.I am sure her plants miss her too. You are wonderful for helping. She is in my prayers for a fast recovery.
mrsbonnie
Thanks for letting us know about your Mom,I'm glad she feeling well enough to come home.
You are in my prayers.I am so happy you are able to go home and will be back with the group soon!!
Dearest Melaine
I am so glad you are coming home , you will feel ever so much better being back among your family and your friends here :) we all wish you a speedy healing , I am sure your plants will cheer you and talking to your friends here will brighten your days of resting up , thank you Jessica for letting everyone know your mom is feeling better and coming home :)
Prayers of Healing Are Sent Your Way :)
Connie
I know you will be happy to have her home soon and she is going to be feeling so much better! Will say a prayer for her speedy recovery and lots of blooms to welcome her home!
Pat
I hope she will feel better very soon! Sending prayers for her!
I sent her a bingo prize box,if you take the strep leaves and put them in the fridge they will be fine till she can play with them,just put the violet leaves somewhere cool they should be fine too,im really sorry to hear about your mom
my best wishes for a speedy recovery
JIM
I just found this thread and I am heartsick about melanie.............I am so glad they were able to put a stint in. Give her my love and heartfelt wishes for a good recovery. We miss her..........please tell her.
gail
So glad everything is working out well. My best wishes are sent your way to recover soon.
tish
Hi Guys....I'm home!! Thank God!!!Still very weak. But I had to come and say thanks to all of you. It has been one scary week, that's for sure. I went from no meds to about 10 a day. I am still badly bruised and have burn marks on my chest from the paddles they had to use (I forget the name). I never had high blood pressure or anything that would indicate a heart problem.
You know you have it bad when everyone's running around like a chicken with their head cut off, (I was transported to Duke Hospital). When I got there, they had four doctors and five nurses waiting for me, I was checking out the little cups. My CC nurse stocked me up. LOL!! That's when you have it bad!!!
Oh my goodness! Your guardian angel must have been working overtime:) Your family must be so happy and relieved to have you home! Have a wonderful and peaceful weekend.
Pat
Jim, Jessica would have done you proud!! She had everything in the frige,watered just right. She is my awesome child. She knows how much these leaves meant to me. She even had a list made out so that I could see what I had.
Thanks so very much!!
GAIL!!!!!!!!!!
You have a very sweet and caring daughter. So glad you are back home and you are feeling better. You will be weak for a little while so don't rush yourself. Take care :)
Connie
Yes, I think you were blessed in so many ways!! So happy you are back but slow down and take good care of yourself......there is no such thing as a 'little heart attack' the doctor told my niece recently.
oh so glad your back, but take it slow so you can recover nicely,don't rush things,your so blessed with a wonderful daughter like that, i have 1 also like that & i thank my lucky stars every day, i often wonder why i got so lucky.lol
mrsbonnie
Oh Melanie, I'm just now reading this and I'm so sorry this happened to you! I just talked to you that morning. How terrifying that must have been for you. Praise the Lord you're okay! Take it easy and just do what you can. I'll keep you in my prayers.
Big hugs!
im glad your back too,tell jessica way to go for me,:) (course i could have resent them too
JIM
I am so happy you are back!! Take good care of yourself please.You are so lucky to have Jessica.
Melanie, how scary...glad to hear you are ok. Please continue to take good care of yourself!!
Hi, jmp!!
I almost ordered the black matting from John cook last week but stuck with the white Troy matting.............I know a lot of people who use the black one........your plants look great!!
How scary, Melanie....I 'don't know' you, but so happy to hear the outcome...many, many good wishes coming from me...! ( newish to AV's!)
bbon
Glad to see your home.Take care.
Gail, that isn't matting. It's Strathmore black pastel/charcoal artist grade paper. For drawing on. I found that my plants leaves were all turning down and trying to cup the sides of the pots....someone told me that the undersides of the leaves were trying to protect themselves from the reflective white surface of the countertop - that it was too much reflected light. They suggested I put something dark down and put the plants on top of that....since the paper was all I had at the time, I figured it would do. And it worked.
OK>>>>>>I thought you had bought this...............kinda wish I had bought this kind.......
VATTEX F CAPILLARY MATTING
forwatering African Violets and all indoorplants. Bottom drain pots placed on thematting will absorb water and nutrients.Synthetic fibers covered with blackperforated plastic 48" Wide; must bepurchased by the yard.
Less than ten yards - $5.50 per yard
This is from the Cape Cod catalog...............I use the Troy white......
Gail;
I bought some black cap. matt from charlie's greenhouse as they had it on sale,well it is nothing like the green matting i got from them before,the green is soft & absorbs water right away, the black is terrible, once it gets dry, it takes forever to get wet.Just be careful of what you buy.
mrsbonnie
I just use old acrylic blankets,
Thanks so much for telling me, Bonnie. I will stick to my soft white acrylic blanket I cut up plus my Troy felt like material from Cape Cod......I didn't want to order more than 10 yards from Cape Cod so I will still have to keep cutting on my Walmart blanket.
i really like my cap matting, & i can wash it & use it over & over again.I think i paid like 59 cents a yard from charlie's greenhouse & have had it for a few years noe. i just cut it to the size of my trays & thats it. it's really nice. here is a picture of a piece.
mrsbonnie
That doesn't even get fuzz like mine does that I get from Cape Cod...........I will have to look at Charlie's Greenhouse. I forget about him.............. Thanks so much1
So far all I have tried is an old yellow blanket.It seems to work fine.The main thing to remember is plants on white matting will receive more light.For lower light plants,like maybe Episcia,use a darker color to absorb the light or place them further away from the lights.
Lynn
Lynn...........I have always kept the episcias on the highest shelves without much light or in an east window where they don't get but 2 hours of morning light...............
I think that's good for just about all of them,although I think Cleopatra prefers a little more light (for me anyway).