update on Kristy

[Guest guest]

Hi, everyone its been a long time since I posted and I thought that

some of you might be interested on how my daughter Kristy is doing

since her TP\ICT . She started out on a sliding scale on insulin and

15 units of lantus at night before bed.And now she doesn't take any

sliding scale insulin ( and hasn't in 2 1/2 months ) and she is down

to 6 units at bedtime ! She has gained her weight back and is

looking healthy again (like before, ..before all the problems with

the pancreas) She doesn't have pain anymore and hasn't had in almost

3 months and only meds she takes is her lantus and pancreatic

enzymes to help with the digestion. She has some bad days when her

sugar is too low and she uses the bathroom ALL THE TIME but we can

handle that. lol. And sometimes she gets nauseated but we just call

them our bad days and look forward to the next day and it usually is

alot better.People in our town can't believe it when they see her

because she looks so much better her cheeks are filling out and

their not sunk in from all the weight loss. They usually have to

look twice when they see her. But one thing never changed and that

is her smile. Even when she was in so much pain she would still

manage to smile when someone would come and see her. I have no doubt

in my mind that if it were'nt for the surgery we would not have our

Kristy now. She was looking and feeling as if she lost the

battle.You know we were so afraid when she was sick, but as soon as

we got to Minnesota the fear left us and we were so at ease with the

whole idea of having this surgery. Kristy would say lets get the

show on the road and never showed any fear at all.Usually when one

of my kids would have any type of surgery I would be all tied up in

knots and wouldn't be able to get myself together but for some

reason I was very calm and so was the rest of the family. I'm sure

the man upstairs had everything to do with that. But with everyone's

prayers she is here to tell her story. She says she wouldn't change

a thing.She would make the decision to have the surgery again if she

had to go back.Well we hope everyone is having a good day and a

painless day . And if there is anything we can do for anyone PLEASE

let us know we would love to help if we can in any way. Thanks deedee

[Guest guest]

> Deedee,

>

> I have been wondering about Kristy. I am so happy to hear how well

> she is doing. I too am still doing well. How are the wedding

plans?

>

> Crystal

Hi Crystal, glad to hear that you are also doing good. Kristy is

beginning to look like she did before all this happened. The wedding

plans are still looking like Dec. 2005 . There had been an accident

with her future father in-law and that has put alot on hold right

now. Three days after Kristy's surgery(21st of Feb.) we got a phone

call that said that Richie's (her fiance) dad had a horse accident

and he had a severe neck injury. He had broke his neck and he is

still in the hospita now as we speek ,He is the football coach in

our small town and missed very much right now.He took our boys to

win the State Championship in 2004. He can feel his legs but not his

arms and he can stand with someone helping him but he can't walk as

of right now. A big change for him he is not used to not being able

to do things for himself. He can't feed himself or scratch his nose

for that matter. When he had the accident Richie was with Kristy in

Minnesota and was torn between the two of them. His dad did not want

him to leave Kristy but we made him .For Kristy was on the recovery

side and he done all he could do there and we were there so she

would not be alone so he needed to be with his dad.But the good news

is that they gave him a date to come home from the hospital for good

and that is in 2 weeks! He always helped Kristy when she was in and

out of hospitals and when he couldn't see her he would call her to

see how she was feeling. Now she will get to help him recover and

show the grattitude that she has for everything he has done for

her.We know that without everyone's prayers we probably wouldn't

have Kristy with us right now. So now we need the prayers for his

recovery .They have one thing in common for sure they are both

fighters!And we know that with everyone's prayers things will get

better. I didn't mean for this to go on and on and on so I will let

you go for now. It is so good to hear from you . How is your ankle?

And are you going to school now and if so how much longer do you

have? Well , tell your parents hi for us . We will talk to you

soon.

Big hugs

DeeDee Hubbard

[Guest guest]

Hi Deedee!

I'm so glad that your daughter is doing so much better. I don't have

kids myself, but I cannot imagine what it was like for you when she

was sick. I hope she is doing well and getting stronger every day!

Brigitte

[Guest guest]

DeeDee,

It warms my heart to hear the continuing good news about Kristy. You must

be so thankful and feel so blessed to have your daughter back, if you know

what I mean. As one mother to another, both of whom have daughters, I know

that if my had gone through the agony, pain, weight loss and

declining health as your Kristy did, I would have done the same. The joy and

relief you must feel now is surely overwhelming.

I truly believe that Kristy did the best thing by not waiting any longer, not

accepting other types of surgery with only temporary relief, and jumping on

the wagon when she did.

Send Kristy our love, and give yourself a hug, too! Please keep us updated

periodically, as you have, to let us know how she's doing. It's always

uplifting

to hear success stories, and our newer members can always learn from these

updates.

Thanks, DeeDee, for passing along this good news.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

www.pancassociation.org/anthology#Heidi.html

Bluffton, SC

SC State & SE Regional Rep

Pancreatitis Association, International

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and should not be

substituted for professional medical consultation.