Guest guest Posted May 12, 2000 Report Share Posted May 12, 2000 Thanks for sharing. It is all a matter of perspective and you put in beautifully into words. I am still trying to learn and accept that joy but am finding myself closer each day. It is hard to give up those dreams that you had as you carried that baby for 9 months, never expecting to have a baby that would be unhealthy or have special needs. But in every corner these days, I find myself being thankful for my daughter and what I am learning thru this experience. God is so wonderful and merciful. Thank goodness that he is so patient too. Thanks for letting me jump on your band wagon. B. mom to Mackenzie( 16 months ) and 10yrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2000 Report Share Posted May 13, 2000 > Thanks for sharing. It is all a matter of perspective and you put in > beautifully into words. I am still trying to learn and accept that joy but > am finding myself closer each day. The dreams are hard to give up, and when your child is so small there are still so many questions unanswered and so many things to be still determined that it isn't time to revel in it just yet. I remember being involved in the politics of disability when it was " Part H " for services and things for children birth to 3. There is so much emphasis on services and therapies that we tend to forget that normal litle ones pretty much scoot around home at that age. Not too many of our typical kids are getting music lessons or dance lessons, etc. at 2 or 3 and even 4 or 5. Preschool is the first real opportunity for average kids to get out and about. Instead we are assessing, and taking our little ones to therapy and pointing out all those things that need assistance and sometimes it's hard even just to enjoy much less accept and then later rejoice in them. I felt an urgency when my daughter's age was counted in months (when does that change exactly?) to discover what was there and not there and time was truly my enemy. Then the need to " help her be all she could be " came next and I sought answers and therapies and ideas to work with her. It's only in the last year or two that I have really come to enjoy being with her, and I still have far to go to just accepting her just as she is. Actually, I have a son nearly 30 (very typical except he's a Libertarian and running for state senate this year) who I have just come to accept for who he is in the last two or three years. And I have two other sons 28 and 23 who are =still= needing some effort! I guess it takes me longer than most moms!!! <smile> Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2000 Report Share Posted June 9, 2000 Hi everyone, I went to Dr. Randalls yesterday and have lost a total of 8#s since first visit with him. I was estatic because I was having such a hard time w ith losing. When I said *WOW*, he looked up and said Its only 8 #s " I laughed and told him that it was a hard fought 8#S! " Let me say that he did NOT say this in any negative manner at all!! I do like him so much and my dh met him too and liked him. I was glad to know that I will not (hopefully) have an NG tube when I wake up and should not have a drain in my tummy either. An eerie calm has come over me. I feel really good and am staying away from anyone who is slightly sick!!!!! have waited too long to get cancelled for a cold!! , I call myself fat, not as a judgement, but as a statement of fact. It is what I am, not who I am. I got over words along time ago. Especially when I was waiting for *insurance approval*, call me anything, but approve me!! LOL (as it was I was in the " extreme morbid obesity " scale. OH well, my last weekend in this life, glad to be soon getting on with my new life. Love to all Sandy Anzalone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2000 Report Share Posted August 26, 2000 , Dr. Thayer kept my initial weight which he took about 2 months before surgery. I think I gained 6 or 7 pounds after that. I'll have to make sure he adjusts it at my next visit! - Alice A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2000 Report Share Posted August 26, 2000 , I never thought I'd feel calm, but on the day of surgery, I was much better than expected. Your only job is to go to sleep... not too much to worry about. The rest is out of your hands ;-) - Alice A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2000 Report Share Posted August 27, 2000 Don! Congratulations on reaching the other side - I can't wait to join you!! Jan ???/298/130 11/28/00 Dr. Sheldon Randall LMH Medford, MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2000 Report Share Posted August 27, 2000 Jan, I'm sorry if I put fear into you or anyone else, that wasn't my intention. But to be blunt, no I did not have a good experience there and it will be a long time before I go there again. Don't get me wrong, Dr. Randall and the operating staff were absolutely wonderful and did a great job. Not only did I come back (more discomfort than anything) with hardly any pain but they also helped quite a bit easing my fears. My problem was with the nursing staff. There were a couple of them who were very good but I found most of them to be incompetent. They never listened to anything I said, granted that I'm not a big expert or anything like that but when you try to tell them that you know something is not going to work and they ignore you and you're proven right, over and over again it kinds ticks you off. I think the staff was just understaffed and worked too hard. But my major complaint is that they never kept me informed. The words I dreaded hearing was " I'll be right back " because they would disappear with no explanation. Again, I don't mean to scare you but it was very frustrating. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2000 Report Share Posted August 27, 2000 Bananna SF CIB? Never tried those, but sound revolting to me! No problem, as always, that's what the cool people do for one another! Dawn Re: Thoughts Thank you Dawn for your list of foods. It's funny, I love the Carnation Breakfasts except for the banana one. Was not good at all. The ones they gave me in the hospital made me gag. I'm getting down with no problem so I might be doing better than I think. Thanks again Don (the really cool one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.