Barb, I pray they don't make you all take the 30 days off or cancel the summer classes. I posted something I heard from a state rep that you may find interesting.

greetings ....

with everything going on with the doctors ... I forgot to mention that on Thursday - the lawyer called to tell me that he's received a letter from the 'Appeals' board about my case ... and he also received the letter from my neurologist regarding my new issues, including the liver ..

his message was sorta apologetic from dumping on me the doom and gloom he gave me a week ago Friday that I may not hear anything for possibly another 6 months to a year yet ...

so, receiving this letter has really caught him off guard and he apologized ... but stated that there still isn't a hearing date as of yet - and it may not be in the next month ... but closer than the 6 months he originally figured ...

all in all - thoughts and prayers are working ... and I believe that there is a higher power at work ... and it's not Uncle Sam!!! :yahoo:

Morning all. I am having a bit on anxiety about mom coming to live with me. I know that's normal. I just don't want to take away from Jim or anything. The good news is my cousin said they would bring mom up here for me so we didn't have to drive down there and back. That would be so great for Jim. Mom, of course, is nervous and thought we'd come but we think she'll be OK. They even offered to hitch a Uhaul trailer up to carry some of her personal stuff back. Of course we'd pay for that and it's a lot cheaper than renting a hotel room, buying gas and food.

Mom seemed better yesterday but repeated herself or asked questions about things we weren't talking about. We wont know what the doctor thinks until the 30th when she sees the neuro. I asked my sister to explain my situation and talk with the doctor about what his medical opinion is on mom coming here to Illinois.

:hug: to everyone! Thank you again for your support through all this. :hug:

Good morning friends.

barb...I hope this does not come to pass.:hug::hug:

Sandy...big hugs to you my friend...YOU are an amazing woman.:hug:j

fin....spending time with friends is lovely, I hope you enjoyed your visit.

vonn...Thinkin of you.:)

debd...hawaii sounds delicious.:D

Kelly, Tricia, holly, sarah, moo, pam, weav, Wiz, all of you big hugs to you!

Its a lovely day here in New England...November has been very kind
in the weather dept.:)

I am feeling a bit better today. This weekend I was sick, sick sick!:(
I was the last one to get this nasty h1n1 so it should be gone, gone,
gone from our house. At least we got it over with , right?:)

Im just puttering and resting today as it is my first day up since Friday.

Everyone go out and have a great day.:grouphug::hug::hug:

Sox, I'm glad you're feeling better. Spray your house down with Lysol!!!

Sandy, I agree with Sox.....you are amazing! It's totally normal to be anxious about such a major change. Maybe once your Mom is there and settled into a daily routine with you it will be easier. It's so hard to determine how someone is really doing with scattered phone calls. Her being there with you and interacting with you and your family will give you a chance to see how she truly is functioning.

I've been to the grocery for a few things already today so I'm in for the day. I made a meatloaf for dinner. All I have to do is bake it. It seems to taste better if it sits in the refrigerator for the day before cooking. I guess the flavors have time to bind together.

DS and I went to the oldest DS and GF's apartment for dinner last night. We got to see their new furniture and how they had fixed the place up. It looked so nice. DS even cooked!! We had spaghetti....it was very good. It was good to see him again....I miss having him around.

What's everyone doing for Thanksgiving this year? Oldest DS has to work that day so we'll probably have ours on Saturday. Younger DS has to work on Friday. :rolleyes: I'd love to just be able to go out somewhere but we love the leftovers too much! :o

Everybody have a wonderful Monday. :grouphug: for everyone!

Hi Everyone!

Sandy - Such hard decisions! I know you will make the right one when the time comes. Keeping you all in my prayers.

Sox - Glad to hear you are starting to feel better.

Vonn - Can they put on you the fast track due to all that is going on? Keeping you in my prayers.

Sarah - Hope your hubby had a nice birthday.

Barb - That really stinks!!!! I hope they get things resolved soon.

Hi everyone else! Thinking of you all as well.

Today I am going to put the finishing touches/varnish medium on my nieces painting. It is basically done I just need to touch up a few spots (tremors decided the line should be crooked. LOL). Phew!!! It's done.

Have a great day everyone!:hug::grouphug:

Morning all! :grouphug:

I leave for an Excel exam in ten minutes, pray for me to get a passing grade!! :eek: I've studied and ready as I'll ever be.

Wiz, hope the test goes ok.

Vonn, glad to hear that things might be picking up speed with the lawyer. It's nice to hear he also apologized for the news he previously gave you.

Sox, glad you're feeling better.

Sandy, hope everything works out for your mom. Totally agree with Kelly that she may be doing better than the phone calls are showing. Still praying for you all.

Everyone, :grouphug::grouphug:

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Got a pleasant surprise this afternoon. The fundraising program that sells art on tshirts got a mention in my NMSS chapter's newsletter. The artist they linked to was me. :) I feel totally flabbergasted and honored that they would take the extra time to do that.

Now off to do more mundane things like fending of the laundry monster, LOL. :D

Take care everyone!

Wiz....good luck today on the exam!!!!!:hug::hug:

Here lies the problem. Today she is mad about coming here. She is mad at me because my cousin offered to bring her here. She is showing no empathy for Jim which she used to do and said we are supposed to come and get her. I explained how much easier it would be on Jim if she let her cousin bring her and she didn't get that and is thinking only of herself. The same thing happened when her 3 year old granddaughter ran a 101 fever the other day and my sister couldn't come and see her. She didn't care that Olivia was sick and said my sister should have came anyway. She would never have said that before. This is a part of the brain damage and something we are just noticing. I have a call into the admissions/social worker to get some answers. The last time we asked if she could come to Illinois her old doctor said no so they may not even let her travel. We need to know this. If she has lost all empathy for others and cannot socialize this is damage we didn't see earlier when she was out of it. :-(

PS: Good luck on the test Wiz!

UPDATE: Just talked to the social worker and she's going to have therapy call me. She said since we don't see mom hours on hours like they do it may just be mom is wanting to go home and taking it out on us. They will look into what our concerns are and try to work on that with her. I told them I just want her to get the therapy she needs and not take her here too soon. They understood completely. Oh, and when I mentioned the nursing supervisor telling me I'd need a security system, Naomi said she didn't think that would necessary and probably shouldn't have been said to us in that way. Something tells me that nurse is going to be talked to.