Stacey

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Stacey,

How are YOU doing, sweetie? I know that you have been having a tough time

since your surgery. Any news on that front? I just know that we haven't

seen much of your posts lately and you ARE missed.

I have started my third series of epidural injections in an attempt to hold

off my back surgery. Had the first injection on Thursday. I have had

minimal relief but had heart trouble during the procedure. I go for my next

one, which usually does produce more noticeable results on Tuesday. Even the

anesthesiologist who has taken care of me in the past said this was the last

series I could have and I would be having back surgery in the very near

future. Well, I still have to give this one last try.

I will hang in there and keep on plugging along. We are having a swim

party/picnic for the girls and their friends on the 4th. Ron has an Uncle

Sam hat and I am Betsy Ross....anything for giggles!!!!!! Hope you and your

son have a safe and very happy holiday. Try to spend the day with those you

love. Please take care of YOU.

Gentle, tender, patriotic angel hugs,

Debs in FL

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Hope things start getting much better for you soon, Stacey. I really

wish you could get your treatment straightened out. It sounds like you

really need some relief ASAP.

Re: [ ] Debs

> Hi Debs

> My back is doing fine so far. Today was a bad day. I couldn't use my

hands

> hardly at all because of the swelling and pain. My sister had a

picnic and I

> went for a while then I came home for rest and meds and then went

back. My

> mother had to fix a plate for me and she hovered, but I was there and

enjoyed

> myself later in the evening. They shot off some fireworks and one

went off

> on the ground and almost got all of us. A couple of the guys got

burned but

> not that bad. We ran into my ex-sister-in-law this morning at Walmart

and

> she said that she was also having a picnic. Wyatt begged me to let

him go

> with them, so I let him. He's spending the night and I will pick him

up in

> the am. It was nice to see good friends and family together again. I

had a

> nice time talking and keeping up on the gossip. I am going to call

rheumy in

> the am for a possible med change. He put me on indomethacin and its

not

> doing a thing for me. I'm still waiting for word on the Prosorba

Column. It

> goes through the blood bank and the local one is short staffed and

they don't

> have a tech that does the treatments. I told them that it would be

too hard

> on me to travel to Pittsburgh. So they are trying to find a closer

place for

> me to go. My insurance has already approved the treatment, but we

just have

> to find a place to get it. Meanwhile I'm flaring a little more each

day.

> The weather has been really hard on me. It has been extremely hot and

humid

> lately. I must be getting old because I used to love this kind of

weather.

> lol. I have been reading the posts, but just haven't been feeling

well,

> physically or mentally. I really appreciate your concern. It makes

me feel

> a little better to know that there is someone out there. Gonna go

now.

> Hands are giving out. Will write more later.

> Love and Hugs

> Stacey in PA

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Stacey;

You sound like such a good " mommy " . This post of yours brought back

old memories as to when my 4 girls were little. I too did similar activities

when mine were at that age. We always took yearly trips to " OpryLand " before it

closed down and the local Wave pool was their favorite.

Wyatt might be young now....But when he grows up he'll love and appreciate you

even more for all the loving things you did for him raising him as a single

parent.

I missed out on having a son of my own, But I'm blessed with 4 grandsons now (

and 3 granddaughters) So I'm finally getting to see what I had been missing with

the little boys. I feel especially close to them.

Keep up the good work...You're already blessed but the biggest blessing is

seeing Wyatt turn out to the kind of adult you taught him to be.

God Bless you both

Gail

Re: [ ] Carol

Hi Carol,

Thanks for asking about Wyatt. He is doing great. It is hard to keep up

with him sometimes. I just got him to bed. I spent the evening teaching him

to fart with his armpit. LOL. Well, someone has to teach him these things.

He's a tough guy now that he is sleeping on the top bunk of the bunk bed. I

worried so much the first night that he was up there, but there are rails all

around and he did fine. We are starting to get ready for back to school.

He'll be in first grade this year. Just picking up a few things like a

backpack, lunchbox, folders, etc. I like to get them early to make sure he

gets to pick what he wants. Of course the backpack is Spiderman and the

folders are Pokemon and the lunchbox is red (his fave color). It's lots of

fun. But then we try to make fun out of everything we do. We have a busy

week coming up. We are going to a Pirates game on Tuesday and to Idlewild

park on Sunday. Idlewild is a family oriented amusement park. It is mostly

for smaller children. They have Storybook Forest and you can ride through

Mister Neighborhood on the trolley. They also have a water park that

is really nice for the kids. I plan on taking the wheelchair because of the

amount of walking. I want to have a good time and not have to worry about my

legs giving me fits. Wyatt also wants to go to see The Crocodile Hunter

movie, but I told him that we already have enough to do this week, that we

may have to wait. He tries really hard to understand, but he is a kid and

knows no limitations due to pain. He is pretty good about it though. He

knows that we always do things, but some things take longer to get done than

others. He is learning patience the hard way, unfortunately. But he really

is good about it. He surprises me sometimes. I can't remember what my life

was like without him. I thank God every day for this blessing. I guess I

should stop. I could talk about how wonderful Wyatt is all day long. He is

truly my pride and joy.

Love and Hugs

Stacey in PA

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enjoy it stacey, it goes by so fast. i can't believe my son will be 19 very

soon. he has really evolved into a very nice man. kathy in il