Thank you Gloria...I know...a lot of people are worse off then I am...I just
hope things stay quiet and calm for my family for a while...it's starting to
take it's toll~~~and thank you very much for the prayers!~~~Sharon
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From: G Chase
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 11:08 PM
Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] The reason I was off line
My goodness, Sharon...You have been thru alot, and you are not the only one!
It has been an attack of the enemy - I have had major deaths in the family
and close friends, and issues with my mom too...laid off from a job - but being
sustained by the Grace of God.
I will be fervently praying for you and your family - HE will not stop the
storms in life,
but HE will bring us thru it! Glad you are back!
Many hugs and blessings,
Gloria C
"For I know the plans I have for you",
declares the LORD, "plans to give
you hope and a future".
Jeremiah 29:11
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To: [email protected]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:07:07 -0400
Subject: [Chihuahuas] The reason I was off line
The reason I was off line
Hi everyone...I sure did miss you all! I was off line for over a month...so I
wanted to take a few minutes and let everyone know what's been going on. I just
got back on line last week. A lot of you knew about my daughter almost dying in
March...she was on life support and in ICU because of her diabetes...she's
doing...then in May...my father in law passed away...June and July were
ok....Then in August (16th) my dad had a very bad stroke...we stayed at the
hospital (University Hospital) in Cleveland while he was there..the spot in his
brain where it bled...was a little bigger than the bottom of a pop can! He also
had some bleeding outside of that area...and there is a "canal" going through
your brain that was also filled with blood. We took him to the local hospital
and they couldn't do anything...they said he probably wouldn't make it. We
started the prayer chain right away...and he was flown to Cleveland...Thank God
for his healing and the doctors at University Hospitals! Then he was
transferred to a local nursing home...it was so sad...my dad has always been a
very strong person...clear up to the day that he had his stroke....and to see
him in the nursing home crying to come home was very hard...it broke my heart.
So for a while I was at the hospital or nursing home all day...and part of the
night. My mom and I and sometimes my one sister...would go to his therapy with
him. He did very well. He was finally released from all of his doctors except
his family doctor...at the end of last month. Believe it or not...he is almost
back to normal. He walks...sometimes he uses his cane...just in case...he talks
fine...he takes care of himself....we had so many doctors and nurses tell us
that he is a miracle...they said with his condition...they never thought he
would make it...he was only home from the hospital about 5 days...and his sugar
crashed....(he's a bad diabetic) I thought he was going to die...I've never
been around anyone when that happened...we called an ambulance and they knew
what to do. I tested his sugar before they got here and it was 22....when they
tested it...it was only 20...they gave him and IV and had us get him something
to eat after he came out of it...it was terrible!...My computer crashed right
around the time my dad has his stroke..so I didn't even have a computer for a
month. Then Early last month...the first week of September...my husband lost
his job...what a shock! Oh yeah...life has been a living hell for the last two
years for my entire family...THEN...our 8 year old grand-daughter got hit by a
piece of a falling tree...she was taken to a different hospital in
Cleveland...she was put on life support...she has a severe skull fracture...her
ankle is broken in two places...and she has a nasty cut on her leg...and lots
of scratches and bruises. She is now at home recovering...but in a wheel
chair...she can't put any weight on her ankle...she has a cast on it too. The
skull fracture is healing ok...but still pretty big. The cut on her leg is very
nasty...they keep cutting "dead skin" off of it. She will be in the wheel chair
for at least 2 more weeks....then they're hoping her ankle is healed enough to
put a walking cast on it. Poor kid. She's doing good and improving every
day...so...if there is ANY good out of any of this...it's that we didn't lose
anyone! Oh...yeah...forgot...my brother in law tried to commit suicide on
Mothers Day...then he had a heart attack...in June...so earlier when I said
June was ok...it wasn't...ahhhh....I'm hoping and praying that the worst is
behind us for a while...my whole family is stressed. My husband did get another
job...about 2 weeks ago....he works for the city ....it doesn't pay much right
now...and we lost our insurance...which really worries me...I have liver
problems and diabetes...I'm supposed to go to the doctor this month for my 3
month check up....If we can just hold on till spring...we'll be ok...my
husbands boss (and the big supervisor) are very impressed with my husbands work
and the fact that he can run all the equipment...that they said they are going
to hire him full time..but can't do it till spring...after that if everything
goes ok he'll make good money and have very good benefits...So...in
closing...thank you all for your friendship and prayers over the months...and
please continue to remember me and my family in your prayers...Thanks
everyone~~~Sharon.....I'm so glad to be back!
