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Hi all!

After being sick in bed with a bad attack this week, I had to go to my

doctor's this afternoon. My cell phone is in the car, and when I

turned it on, there was a message from telling me that

Chrissy was back in the hospital. Thanks, Cath, for letting me know.

I had talked to Chrissy on Sunday morning and she sounded good, they

were out in the field picking blackberries to make a cobbler, so it

was a surprise to hear that she was stricken with pain so suddenly

that evening. I was able to talk to Chrissy late this afternoon and

she was feeling much better. Her spirits were better than last time

post-op, as said, and she was very relieved that they caught

her problems early enough to avoid more complications.

Unfortunately, Dr. has gone and won't be returning until Monday,

so it appears that Chrissy's beach plans have gone afoul.....it's

supposed to rain down here, anyway! I told her that I thought she

shouldn't try to buck the release date, that perhaps it was better

that she stayed longer than last time, as perhaps they released her

too soon last time and this may have been caught if they'd kept her in

longer. She agreed that perhaps that had some validity....

So she will be in the hospital over the weekend, and I'm sure would

love to have a phone call or two. She said that Fliss had called, and

that her call really made her day!! That was so nice of you, Fliss, to

call from overseas, I know it meant a lot to Chrissy.

I'm going up to visit with her tomorrow. I can't stay overnight so

that I could visit on Saturday, too, as my daughter's house is already

full with weekend guests and I have to be home on Saturday to pick up

my favorite grandchild at the airport...Austin! He's coming home for

the summer and I can't wait to see him. He turned 13 two weeks ago

and is anxious to get back to Bluffton to see his old friends and go

to summer camp in the SC mountains for 2 weeks. It will be wonderful

to have him back with us, and I will enjoy having a young one around

the house again.

I'll update on Chrissy's progress when I return tomorrow night.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

www.pancassociation.org/anthology#Heidi.html

Bluffton, SC

SC State & SE Regional Representative

Pancreatitis Association, International

www.health.groups.yahoo.com/group/pancreatitis/

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and should

not be substituted for professional medical consultation.