Hey, I just got a phone call that a dear dear friend of mine just had a stroke last night.

She is only 39 and is in relatively good health. I was and am so shocked to hear of the stroke. The early reports are that she is doing well and can speak but has problems writing. That is all I know.

Keep her in your prayers, chants, send white lights, etc. I can't even begin to tell you guys how this affects me. I am just so devastated by it all. Just such a surprise.

Now that I have permission to post the name of this friend it is Christina (Illsucceed).

I just got off the phone with her and she sounds great actually. It was a stroke of superficial infarction in the cerebellum.

She wanted me to let you all know she is doing well.

I am going to call her back later tonight.

The following is an email I received from her older sister Lisa.

Penni - Christina has had a minor stroke on Monday. She is in the

hospital and doing pretty well. She still has some problems with some words and writing skills but is getting better every hour. She will be in the hospital for a few days so they can run several tests to try and figure out why this happened. Unfortunately strokes do run in our family, both our father and grandfathers died fairly young from strokes.

Thank you for any prayers in her behalf.

Lisa (her older sister)

She can be reached at

William Beaumont Hospital

3601 W 13 Mile Rd

Royal Oak, MI 48073

OMG ~ I did not know it was our Christina ~ I need to read up on how she is doing.. Oh please let her know that I am praying that she is on the road to recovery and ok...

Mary

This is so surprising to me. I don't come here very often anymore so I missed this. Christina and I were banded around the same time and we are the same age. We have a lot in common and were "PMing" buddies for a while. We tried to encourage each other through phone calls and PMs.

Please tell her Tricia in Henderson, NV sends her love and best wishes. I will also pray for her. She is such a sweet person and has a great personality. God Bless You Christina........

Tricia H

Penni any update on Christina? She has been on my mind.

I'm late seeing this thread too, I got goose bumps all over when I read it was one of our girls.

Hope you have a quick recovery Christina...Hugs!

We miss you Christina. Get better soon!

OMG, I can't believe I didn't see this until now. Any updates?

... I do have paypal. Send it to penni@pemerridesigns.com

(I gave you guys the wrong paypal email. The above one is the correct address.) ...

Absolutely, I'll PayPal something over right away! The flowers were so pretty, I bet that was a nice 'brighten-up' for the drab hospital. :clap2: You're so considerate.

Is there an amount everyone is sending? Also you probably pay merchant fees, so should we send a bit extra to cover that?

Best wishes for Happy Healing for her.

Hey Penni - just checking for an update!

Well, I'm sitting here in complete shock. I was gone for a week and didn't know anything about this. Penni, how's she doing now? Is she home? Please tell her that I send big hugs and prayers for a complete and speedy recovery. Bless her heart.

I'm praying for a quick recovery with minimal damage. Please keep us posted. God Bless You.

Checking for an update??? My Prayers Christina

Sorry with all my family here and today being HIgh School graduation things have gotten really hectic.

I did speak to Christina yesterday. She is home and doing better. She is still as nuts as before and has that fighting spirit. I am sure she will get online and give us a full run down of all that has been going on. She got tired when I was on the phone with her and she did have to search for a word or two but all in all she is doing pretty well considering.

Thank You Penni for taking the time to post. We are all worried...

Enjoy your family

Christina,

I am SO SO sorry to hear of this. I truly hope that you are on the road to recovery and that recovery is complete and total. I totally understand the issue of clotting problems and I am very sorry you are having to go through that. Fortunately, those can be managed with drugs, as much as we hate to have to take them.

Stroke is a very tragic event:( . I just brought my mother home from the hospital yesterday. She had a stroke on the 11th and now, 5 CT Scans later, she has been released with only speech, mostly expressive, but some receptive problems. We're not sure how long it will take to recover, but the docs feel she will make a complete recovery. We all just have to pray that the meds work to help prevent any further complications, as with you. God bless you and I am praying for your complete recovery. I am so thankful you are home and with time, all will be well. Good luck to you!

Man !!!! I just got wind of this thread too.

Christina, I'm so sorry but I'm so relieved that you are home and getting better by the day. Wholey crap girl !!!!!

Get better FAST ~~~~~~ Okay.

It is not the same without you SARGE!!!!!

I was so depressed, I ate ice cream! No, I guess I can't blame that on you... LOL always looking for someone to blame, but me!

Get better and come back to us!