Did Ya Miss Me?

Tell me it isn't so!

It isn't - yet. But she's already talking about it.

Oryanna is a beautiful baby, Celeste! "Oryanna and Sean sitting in a tree....." Remember that one??? Tee Hee

Good luck with the heart murmur, Celeste.....Sometimes they correct on their own.

DD(Mom of baby) was born with one too, they said it was pretty much healed up. however, when she got pregnant it got worse and test had to be run. So now they are just being safe.
We still haven't heard anything, but thats a sign of good news right?

Yes, Celeste. As they say ... 'no news is good news'.
I have / had a heart murmur too. It only gets in the way when I want to get dental work done.

oh - I worked as a Dental Assistant and know about having a heart murmur and antibiotics had to be taken before? Scanning the memory banks as the last time was 1983.

My son Justin has a V.N.S. in his chest so he has to take antibiotics before a cleaning. It has nothing to do with a heart mumur but it is a foreign object in the body and requires AB.

I was diagnosed with a mitral valve prolapse in 1984 and had to pre-medicate before dental visits or any procedures. After a echocardiagram a few years ago, I was told I did not have one! Seems they erred on the side of caution before they had the better imaging available.

Celeste, what is a V.N. S?

Louise,
It would be easier to just link you to the page that says it so beautifully than for me to mess it up with my backward-french/english! LOL
It is a Vegas Nerve Stimulator to help reduce the amount of seizures my son has per day. He also takes a mess of meds and has had brain surgery when he was younger.
http://www.vnstherapy.com/epilepsy/patient/About_Basics.asp

Holy cow!!

Nope, the holy cow didn't work so we went with the VNS.

*Smile*

Candyce, do you know how hard it is to acquire a Holy Cow??
LOL I have been doing this for 27 years and can find humor in it now. The first few years would of only been tears, but now we laugh. I know this will sound terrible but my other children also throw humor into stressful situations. Like when Tarsha came home from Fl. for the hloidays and was telling me a story about her co-worker. Justin had a seizure in the middle of it and we all stopped and attended him. After he was out of the seizure and smiling at all the concerned face surrounding him Tarsha's say's " Oh sure...Mom was paying attention to me and you couldn't deal with it so you have a seizure and the attention is all on you again!" "Can't I have 5 minutes of her time? Why does it always have to all about Justin!!??"
We all laughed, and Justin just grinned!

Glad to hear it's helping, Celeste. They should have come up with a different name though. I think something with that name might have a different application in Vegas!

Yes it helps Victor, but he still has no less than 3 seizures a day, sometimes more and they vary in type, strength and duration. I'd hate to see how many he would have without the 16 pills and VNS!

So many times in difficult situations, if you can't laugh, you'd be crying a lot. I felt that way about my Mom's alzheimer's. We had to laugh at times; otherwise, there would have been only tears for 10 long years.

Very true.

Celeste & Louise, I wish you strength!

dave

We all need it at one time or another....right, Dave? I lost my Mom almost 6 years ago, but I am lucky to be able to walk every morning by the trees and plants she planted in what was our yard. This is one tree that always makes me think of her, as I remember when she planted it. Thanks!

Thanks Dave, thats very sweet of you!
Louise, that is really a beautiful tree and the fact that your Mom planted it makes it even more beautiful! How lucky you are to still be able to enjoy it.

I agree, Pixie! When I look towards the house, I can still see my Dad and our Collie hanging out in the back yard. He designed and built the house. Many memories, some bittersweet, but I focus on the great childhood we had growing up on the River and in this neighborhood.

What a great way to leave a legacy.

The two of you are amazing individuals. Strong and talented.

One of my best friend's mother just died. She did not recognize her daughter for about the past 5 years. Dementia is tough. (Ironically, she remembered her Son-in-law and asked who the nice woman he was with)

What a lovely thing to say, Dave. I feel for your friend. Dementia is so painful for the loved ones. I lost my Mom years before she died. The saddest part of Alzheimer's is the paranoia and suspicion that comes with putting something somewhere and then having no memory of doing it. The tendency is to blame the person(s) closest to you, and that is terribly frustrating and hurtful to those who are blamed. In our case, it was my younger sister and her children. They bore the brunt of my Mom's accusations, and it was just so sad.

It must be so hard to deal with.

My friend's Mom did not have Alzheimer's. She remained as cheerful as ever. But even that can't be easy.

You are right, Dave. Any type of dementia is very difficult for everyone. I get a bit nervous when I can't immediately come up with someone's name or the name of a tree or other things that I think I should be able to pull right up.

Welcome to my world! I now consider it that I'm in a constant trivia game with myself! Best yet is when you get 2 or 3 middle aged people playing together. (Who was that actor? Begins with a "B") And then you feel like you won a contest when you remember it!

But you can easily cheat now with the web. The web helps with the cobwebs.

That makes me feel better.

At the speed I keyboard, it's almost as slow as waiting for the right synapse to fire.

I know that I know stuff - I just can't find it. Once I do find it - I try to use it everyday for awhile - just to keep it near the top of the pile.

Good strategy, Cat! I'll have to work on that one!

Me too!

Louise and Celeste ... you are both so strong and much admired - by me!

Thank you Candyce(blushing) admired is not a word im accustomed too! LOL

Count me in! A strong woman who can also do splits - what more can you ask for?!

Victor ~ don't you know that only strong women do splits?

This is news to me! LOL

You are so kind, Candyce. Is it our former ability to do splits (a common heritage for me and Celeste!) that you find admirable? LOL!! In my case, that was a different body that had all that flexibility and strength! Maybe in my next decade I'll see about getting back into such foolishness! HA HA HA!

Isn't that what retirement is for?!!