Hi Group, I've been in and out, up and down this very hectic summer. My mother broke her hip at a family reunion in the suburbs of Little Rock, Arkansas in June and Andrew and I flew out to be with her while she underwent surgery and acute rehabilitation. She is home now in California and doing quite well. I want to especially thank Rob and his contacts in Little Rock for locating a perfect hotel for us. I took my 10 year-old son, Andrew, with me on this trip, much to the delight of his grandmother.
However, while I was gone, my husband, Mark, had further heart problems. His defibrillator went off and I received an emergency call on my cell phone from my Episcopal minister who was in the hospital's emergency room with Mark. Mark is fine now, but it was extra drama that we did not need. When I finally got home I had a bad fall that resulted in a sprained knee and a series of MRIs. Some of the old-timers know that ten years-ago I had stereotactic brain surgery to insert a cyst catheter into my mid-brain to drain an (apparent) congenital arachnoid cyst that had grown quite large. The surgery was rife with complications, and the catheter is still in my brain. When I fell this summer I apparently jarred the catheter and I'm still having trouble with dizziness and balance issues. My neurologist recommended some vestibular compensation exercises with the hope that they will help me with this near-constant vertigo. On the positive side, I had a PB-PCR performed at UCLA in June that came back PCRU. I asked them how many cells were tested and they told me that they tested one million cells. So, that was good news. I would really love to help plan a West Coast Beach Blast, but I fear that I'm just not up to that level of activity right now. I would love to attend a CML get together on the West Coast. So, if Mary or anyone is up to planning, count me in! Sending warm regards, Kristin ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/8zSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New! Sign up for local CML support group meetings in your local community at http://cml.meetup.com Apply for Commercial Real Estate loans online and submit your deal to dozens of hungry lenders in just minutes. Loan programs for all types of business and commercial real estate. Apply anytime at http://realestatezoo.com CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Support List) --------------------------------- Post Message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To No Mail/Web: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CML Web Site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML CML Chatroom: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML/chat Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
