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July 8, 2007

Hi everyone,

This is your invisible other Owner speaking! :-)

Just kidding......Hello to all the " old " members and

Hello and Welcome to all the " new " members. For those

of you who do not know, I have been very ill for the past

15 months or so and was in the hospital for nearly 3 months

last summer. This whole past 15 months has really been an

eye opener and a learning experience. I was in Critical Care

for 3 months and on ventilator twice -- once was 10 days and

the other time was a couple of days. They called the family

in 4 times because they did not think I would make it. I had

been starting my Remicade and had 3 sessions when I had a sarc

attack and was so sick that my immune system could not do anything

and I was hit with histoplasmosis. This can be deadly and I

almost did not make it. My specialists said they had never seen

anyone as sick as I was that survived the illness. I had lots

and lots of prayers going for me all across the US, Canada, and

some overseas..........I had exceptional support from my family

and never would have dreamed they would react as they did. When I

came out of the coma (10 days), all my children, their spouses,

grandchildren, sister and her husband, were all there! When I first

woke up I saw them all and thought I had died....really. My 5

children all took turns staying with me and I was never alone at

night.... they also kept a daily journal of ALL that went on with

me -- even Doctor visits, meds, illness, etc. It was scary but

wonderful reading all that........and one of my son-in-laws had it

printed into a paperback book for me. The hard part is when I first

awoke, all I could move was my eyes.........I had to learn to talk,

walk, lift my arms, move my body, move my hands, write, eat, drink,

etc. I could do NOTHING except move my eyes. It was very hard, and

it hurt a lot, but it was worth it. I am not fully recovered, but

the Doctors said it would take at least a year or so. I still have

trouble with my legs and my arms and fingers. I have trouble getting

up from a low seat or the floor also. But......hey, I am 67, so I

will never be like a 20 year old again.

I am sorry this is so long, just wanted to tell you all about

my loooooonnnnngggg year! I also want to tell you all how grateful

that I am to have such a super co-owner and all the great moderators!

Tracie, Debbie, Rose, Theresa........they ALL Did great and continue

to do so. I am proud of them and proud to be part of this " family " .

I do have one sad thing to report.......my son and his wife

have waited 13 long years for a baby and they are expecting one in

November........(WHICH IS WONDERFUL!!!!) but they had an MRI done

and it seems our little girl has a hole in her heart. I would ask

that everyone say a little prayer that she is healed before birth

or shortly after. They are both 37 so their Doctors have been doing

lots of tests on them.

Hugs,

Darlene

no longer the " missing " Co-Owner/Moderator :-)

July 8, 2007

Darlene Wonderful to hear from you! I'm glad you're recovering. You, your family and the baby to be are in my prayers.grannylunatic@...

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July 9, 2007

It's so nice to hear that you are doing better. God is good. we will be praying for your little granddaughter.....Take care connieDarlene wrote: Hi everyone,This is your invisible other Owner speaking! :-)Just kidding......Hello to all the "old" members and Hello and Welcome to all the "new" members. For thoseof you who do not know, I have been very ill for the past15 months or so and was in the hospital for nearly 3 monthslast summer. This whole past 15 months has really

been an eye opener and a learning experience. I was in Critical Care for 3 months and on ventilator twice -- once was 10 days and the other time was a couple of days. They called the familyin 4 times because they did not think I would make it. I hadbeen starting my Remicade and had 3 sessions when I had a sarcattack and was so sick that my immune system could not do anythingand I was hit with histoplasmosis. This can be deadly and I almost did not make it. My specialists said they had never seenanyone as sick as I was that survived the illness. I had lots and lots of prayers going for me all across the US, Canada, and some overseas..........I had exceptional support from my familyand never would have dreamed they would react as they did. When Icame out of the coma (10 days), all my children, their spouses, grandchildren, sister and her husband, were all there! When I firstwoke up I saw them all and thought I

had died....really. My 5 children all took turns staying with me and I was never alone atnight.... they also kept a daily journal of ALL that went on withme -- even Doctor visits, meds, illness, etc. It was scary but wonderful reading all that........and one of my son-in-laws had itprinted into a paperback book for me. The hard part is when I firstawoke, all I could move was my eyes.........I had to learn to talk,walk, lift my arms, move my body, move my hands, write, eat, drink,etc. I could do NOTHING except move my eyes. It was very hard, andit hurt a lot, but it was worth it. I am not fully recovered, but the Doctors said it would take at least a year or so. I still have trouble with my legs and my arms and fingers. I have trouble gettingup from a low seat or the floor also. But......hey, I am 67, so I will never be like a 20 year old again.I am sorry this is so long, just wanted to tell you all about

my loooooonnnnngggg year! I also want to tell you all how gratefulthat I am to have such a super co-owner and all the great moderators!Tracie, Debbie, Rose, Theresa........they ALL Did great and continueto do so. I am proud of them and proud to be part of this "family".I do have one sad thing to report.......my son and his wife have waited 13 long years for a baby and they are expecting one inNovember........(WHICH IS WONDERFUL!!!!) but they had an MRI done and it seems our little girl has a hole in her heart. I would askthat everyone say a little prayer that she is healed before birthor shortly after. They are both 37 so their Doctors have been doinglots of tests on them.Hugs,Darleneno longer the "missing" Co-Owner/Moderator :-)

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July 9, 2007

God Bless you Darlene. You and your son and daughter-in-law will be in my prayers. I don't post as much as I used to b/c have not been doing well. There is so much great support here and I do try to read as much as possible. I'm glad that you are back with us and that you have such wonderful family support. I will pray for your grandbaby...God is great in all ways.Blessings,BeckyDarlene wrote: Hi everyone, This is your invisible other Owner speaking! :-) Just kidding......Hello to all the "old"

members and Hello and Welcome to all the "new" members. For those of you who do not know, I have been very ill for the past 15 months or so and was in the hospital for nearly 3 months last summer. This whole past 15 months has really been an eye opener and a learning experience. I was in Critical Care for 3 months and on ventilator twice -- once was 10 days and the other time was a couple of days. They called the family in 4 times because they did not think I would make it. I had been starting my Remicade and had 3 sessions when I had a sarc attack and was so sick that my immune system could not do anything and I was hit with histoplasmosis. This can be deadly and I almost did not make it. My specialists said they had never seen anyone as sick as I was that survived the illness. I had lots and lots of prayers going for me all across the US, Canada, and some overseas..........I had exceptional

support from my family and never would have dreamed they would react as they did. When I came out of the coma (10 days), all my children, their spouses, grandchildren, sister and her husband, were all there! When I first woke up I saw them all and thought I had died....really. My 5 children all took turns staying with me and I was never alone at night.... they also kept a daily journal of ALL that went on with me -- even Doctor visits, meds, illness, etc. It was scary but wonderful reading all that........and one of my son-in-laws had it printed into a paperback book for me. The hard part is when I first awoke, all I could move was my eyes.........I had to learn to talk, walk, lift my arms, move my body, move my hands, write, eat, drink, etc. I could do NOTHING except move my eyes. It was very hard, and it hurt a lot, but it was worth it. I am not fully recovered, but the Doctors said it would

take at least a year or so. I still have trouble with my legs and my arms and fingers. I have trouble getting up from a low seat or the floor also. But......hey, I am 67, so I will never be like a 20 year old again. I am sorry this is so long, just wanted to tell you all about my loooooonnnnngggg year! I also want to tell you all how grateful that I am to have such a super co-owner and all the great moderators! Tracie, Debbie, Rose, Theresa........they ALL Did great and continue to do so. I am proud of them and proud to be part of this "family". I do have one sad thing to report.......my son and his wife have waited 13 long years for a baby and they are expecting one in November........(WHICH IS WONDERFUL!!!!) but they had an MRI done and it seems our little girl has a hole in her heart. I would ask that everyone say a little prayer that she is healed before birth or shortly

after. They are both 37 so their Doctors have been doing lots of tests on them. Hugs, Darlene no longer the "missing" Co-Owner/Moderator :-)

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July 9, 2007

Hi Darlene:

Just wanted to say that your daughter and her baby will be in our

daily prayers, Liz and I had a little girl almost 18 years ago with

the same problem, unfortunatly she did not make it, but we feel lucky

to have our littlist angel walking with us every day. I hope things

turn out the very best!

>

> Hi everyone,

> This is your invisible other Owner speaking! :-)

> Just kidding......Hello to all the " old " members and

> Hello and Welcome to all the " new " members. For those

> of you who do not know, I have been very ill for the past

> 15 months or so and was in the hospital for nearly 3 months

> last summer. This whole past 15 months has really been an

> eye opener and a learning experience. I was in Critical Care

> for 3 months and on ventilator twice -- once was 10 days and

> the other time was a couple of days. They called the family

> in 4 times because they did not think I would make it. I had

> been starting my Remicade and had 3 sessions when I had a sarc

> attack and was so sick that my immune system could not do anything

> and I was hit with histoplasmosis. This can be deadly and I

> almost did not make it. My specialists said they had never seen

> anyone as sick as I was that survived the illness. I had lots

> and lots of prayers going for me all across the US, Canada, and

> some overseas..........I had exceptional support from my family

> and never would have dreamed they would react as they did. When I

> came out of the coma (10 days), all my children, their spouses,

> grandchildren, sister and her husband, were all there! When I first

> woke up I saw them all and thought I had died....really. My 5

> children all took turns staying with me and I was never alone at

> night.... they also kept a daily journal of ALL that went on with

> me -- even Doctor visits, meds, illness, etc. It was scary but

> wonderful reading all that........and one of my son-in-laws had it

> printed into a paperback book for me. The hard part is when I first

> awoke, all I could move was my eyes.........I had to learn to talk,

> walk, lift my arms, move my body, move my hands, write, eat, drink,

> etc. I could do NOTHING except move my eyes. It was very hard, and

> it hurt a lot, but it was worth it. I am not fully recovered, but

> the Doctors said it would take at least a year or so. I still have

> trouble with my legs and my arms and fingers. I have trouble getting

> up from a low seat or the floor also. But......hey, I am 67, so I

> will never be like a 20 year old again.

>

> I am sorry this is so long, just wanted to tell you all about

> my loooooonnnnngggg year! I also want to tell you all how grateful

> that I am to have such a super co-owner and all the great moderators!

> Tracie, Debbie, Rose, Theresa........they ALL Did great and continue

> to do so. I am proud of them and proud to be part of this " family " .

>

> I do have one sad thing to report.......my son and his wife

> have waited 13 long years for a baby and they are expecting one in

> November........(WHICH IS WONDERFUL!!!!) but they had an MRI done

> and it seems our little girl has a hole in her heart. I would ask

> that everyone say a little prayer that she is healed before birth

> or shortly after. They are both 37 so their Doctors have been doing

> lots of tests on them.

>

> Hugs,

> Darlene

> no longer the " missing " Co-Owner/Moderator :-)

>

July 10, 2007

Dear Darlene,

Wow what a story. I'm still thinking of you. It's good to hear from

you. I don't check the mail from the ns-group everyday but I cannot

without the group...already for more than 5 years now. When I have the

time and mood to read and write I'll send you and all the other

ns-friends my big hugs from the Netherlands.

Darlene, be strong, you are! Take Care and Carpe Diem!

A very big special hug from the Netherlands over the big ocean to you

from Yvonne