Oh Sharon, You certainly were tested! I willkeep all in my thoughts and prayers!
Elizabeth --- On Sat, 10/11/08, Sharon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Sharon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] The reason I was off line > To: "Chihuahuas" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008, 6:07 PM > 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! ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! 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