Re: thanks for prayers Judi

[Guest guest]

And good luck with husband's surgery and your research procedures.

take care.

Ebony

>

> Judi,

>

> I have been thinking about you so much lately. Though I hardly

ever post I

> feel such a bond and connection to you. I was worried that things

may not

> be going so well when their was a lapse. I am glad to hear that

things

> could be looking up for Ron. Thanks for keeping us posted and good

luck to

> you on your upcoming surgeries. You certainly have had your share.

>

> Terri

> [ ] Hi group

>

>

> >

> > Hi everyone!

> >

> > I know I have been awol a long time. It has been a stressful

time,

> > getting our daughter moved (she now lives in Georgia with her

kids) and

> > dealing with her ex-husband and his attitude.

> >

> > Meanwhile, Ron was accepted as a volunteer in a study group on

> > Parkinson's through St. Hospital in Indy. He is going to

have

> > the deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery sometime in June. Their

> > feeling is that by doing it earlier in the course of the disease,

it

> > might actually reverse the brain damage. They've told him he

will see

> > at least a 50% return of normal movement, and he is thrilled!

> >

> > I am going to have some minor surgery mid-May to remove some

troublesome

> > lipomas (for those of you who don't know me, I have Dercum's

Disease) to

> > send to a doctor who is now doing research on Dercum's. The very

large

> > ones in my right arm are causing unending problems and seriously

> > interfering with my 2 favorite hobbies--quilting and gardening.

The

> > other large tumor above my right knee will come out a week after

the

> > arm. Those of us with DD are thrilled that someone is finally

doing

> > research!

> >

> > I keep you all in my prayers, knowing that everything we all have

to

> > deal with might not be insurmountable challenges, and with

appreciation

> > for all the support I have always found here (even though I don't

have

> > RA!)

> >

> > Judi

> >

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