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Heather,

I am glad you are alright and feeling better today. Reading your posting kinda scared me because sometime I don't think we know all of what could happen. I'm on my 3rd fill in a few weeks and I'm just hoping it will jump start me. I lost five pounds right after my 2nd fill and now nothing in 2 weeks. Sometime I wonder what am I doing wrong or is something wrong.

I am just so glad that everything seems to be okay and you are taking one day at a time.

Hope to see you on Saturday. Finally, I'm not doing anything, and I don't have my grandkids.

Darla

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Darla, you sell your self short (no pun intended) you are doing great. You look beautiful and are moving right along. You are my inspiration. Before you know it we will be Lap band post children!!!!! Good job friend.

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Hi friends. I need some prayers for me and my mom in the next few days as it looks like her husband of 13 years (2nd marriage after losing her first husband after 35 years) is going to pass away this weekend. I knew this was an inevitable thing because he's had heart disease, Alzheimers, and other problems for a long time and my mom has been doing 24 hour a day care for him at home. Its a sad story about how many senior citizens can't afford to put a loved one in a nursing home due to the cost and Medicare not covering it (Medicaid actually) unless you turn over all financial assets you have (burn through all savings) to pay medical bills before Medicaid will help out. Anyway, I've been her emotional support through all of this and his death will definitely hit her hard. I feel close to him but he wasn't my dad and I've just tried to be really good to him myself due to my mom. Unbelievable as it sounds, he has two daughters in their 50s that are never around, don't visit, don't ever offer to help my mom with anything, etc. They will be the ones mourning and wailing the loudest at the funeral home (ugh...) but they haven't been there for him.

Okay, I know this is a depressing little post but its on my heart today as I think this could be his last and I had trouble sleeping last night. Just say a prayer for me today in the upcoming days to be strong, eat right, and not use grief as an excuse to eat the wrong things. My mom can be a person who really drains all the energy from me for her needs when its a crisis so I know I need to stay strong.

Thanks for listening.

:)

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You and your family is in my thoughts prayers as well! Stay strong for your mom. She needs you close.

We're here for you!

~Carol

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Kathy--My heart goes out to you and your family! I will be praying for all of your needs. Please feel free to let me know if there is anything more I can do! Love and Hugs!

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Kathy, I am sorry for this difficult time. I pray the Lord blesses you with peace and unity at this intense transition. We are here.

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Hi friends. Just a quick but sad note to let you know my stepdad did pass away yesterday (Saturday) while I was there with my Mom and I've now experienced probably what so many of you nurses and folks that work in the medical field have but its very emotionally draining. I stayed with my Mom overnight and took her to confirm the funeral arrangents today. At this point I'm running on 36 hours without sleep and I'm going to go crash now. The funeral calling hours will be Tuesday and funeral Wedsnesday so I will covet your prayers and good wishes for my family and my Mom (Ellen).

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Kathy,

Please accept my sympathies for you and your mother. I know these next days, weeks and months will be challenging for you both. Please come here and ask for any support you think we might be able to offer.

You are in my thoughts.

Juli

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Hi friends. Just a quick but sad note to let you know my stepdad did pass away yesterday (Saturday) while I was there with my Mom and I've now experienced probably what so many of you nurses and folks that work in the medical field have but its very emotionally draining. I stayed with my Mom overnight and took her to confirm the funeral arrangents today. At this point I'm running on 36 hours without sleep and I'm going to go crash now. The funeral calling hours will be Tuesday and funeral Wedsnesday so I will covet your prayers and good wishes for my family and my Mom (Ellen).

Kathy,

I am so sorry, I never got notification of this message and missed it. Please know that my sympathies are with you and your mom. Please let me know if I can do anything... I truly mean that my friend.

{{{HUGS}}}

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