Dr T Posted May 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 High/Low for 5/26 Low: Wasn't feeling too hot today. High: Got to catch a nap and a great BBQ lamb and pork chops. Finger licken good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted May 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 High/Low for 5/27 Low: Spine kills High: Today I saw a 3 foot snake, a skunk, a million deer, squirrels, baby cows, horses, cats, dogs, goats, lambs, and Spider-Man 3 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryFields Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Dr. T, What's going on with your health? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted May 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 I'm not sure how much you know about M.S. but I've been diagnosed with it for almost two years. It's a disease where the immune system attacks the central nervous system (brain and spine), eating away the myelin sheat that surrounds nerves/neurons. The theory is it the body thinks the myelin is bad and eats it away. Myelin is a fatty substance that surrounds nerves/neurons that make movements smooth. After eating it, it sometimes damages the nerves. I have lots of scares on my neck and brain. I used to be very articulate and clear but that's changing (as you can read in my posts) Recently it's been attacking my spine and it really hurts. I can still walk and stand up, work, play with my kids and all of that, so it's not too bad yet. I went to my neurologist last week. Every time I see him he says, "You look 100% better than when I first saw you" and "I can't even tell you have M.S.-you look normal." It goes in phases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharrard_family Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Dr. T- I am so sorry you have M.S. My daughter... Well she isn't mine anymore; I adopted her out when I was young. Anyway She has Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 2. And I know kind of how you feel just by what I read in her letters. Sorry you don't always feel good and I will keep you in my prayers that you will get better as time goes by. -Kortney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted May 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Thank you Kortney. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharrard_family Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 You are welcome Dr. T :) As long as I make someone smile today I will have a good day too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted May 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 You made me smile. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharrard_family Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 WAHOO!! I guess I am having a good day then!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted May 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 High/Low for 5/28 High: Catching pollywogs and newts with my kids Low: While walking through the marsh, scaring a rattle snake, (thankfully it slithered the other way) subsequently scaring me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessed Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 High: Had a fabulous camping trip & participated in a Greenpeace "save the whales" rally and got my picture on the backpage of the newspaper!!! Low: More laundry that smells like one too many campfire and looks like one too many smores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanilla Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 I'm not sure how much you know about M.S. but I've been diagnosed with it for almost two years... Recently it's been attacking my spine and it really hurts....Every time I see him he says, "You look 100% better than when I first saw you" and "I can't even tell you have M.S.-you look normal." It goes in phases.Sorry to hear that it is causing you so much pain Dr. T. My mother's youngest sister was diagnosed in the late 70's and my father's youngest brother was diagnosed with it in the mid-80s, so I have seen MS up close and personal. It does sound promising that your neurologist says that (you look 100% better) when you see him, I hope that your "normal" days far out-number your days spent in pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted May 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Thank you for that Nilla. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrsS Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 High: I was able to get the rest of the 10"X24" shelves, longer bolts, personal shower (the other one broke), two more plants for my office w/beautiful pots to sit in. Got my book shelves up in our home 'Puter room. Got three boxes of books put up and the huge stack of books that was leaning against the book case.Low-Low-Low: Husbands youngest brother who is a Meth addict is in the hospital. His wife and his daughters called here demanding that I call his brother (my husband) at work, and tell him. I asked S.I.L. what did she expect older brother to do? She called me a derogatory name, so I hung up. Let me back up here 3 years, when I came into this family. Youngest son was living with Mom, with his wife, his three daughters and wifes son. The kids were in their early teens then. Youngest son has been a drug addict since he was 13 years old. His latest drug of choice has been meth. He prostituted out his teen daughters so he could get money for his meth. His wife is the one who suggested it - put them to work, let them "earn" their keep. He also taught them all how to pick pockets, steal credit & debit cards, and to take credit card mail out of others mail boxes. He had the girls do the dirty work, because they are minors. He also introduced them to Meth, now they are hooked on it too!Mother-in-law has Alzheimers - to date she is in the severe stages of it. Wears a diaper, thinks she is a teenager, can not remember how to cut up her food, or even what utensil to use with ice cream, pudding, etc. If you put a knife, fork and spoon next to her plate, she is confused over which to use. Thus she is given only one appropriate utensil. Youngest son and wife knew this - and took advantage of it. He stole her SSA# and sold it, he applied for credit cards in her name and with her good credit and racked up $1,000's of dollars. In just a 1 1/2 year time frame from M.I.L.'s checking account - he has stolen over $80K!! He took anything and everything of value that was in her home and sold it! EVERYTHING including her wedding ring, and her late husbands - his father- wedding ring!Husband takes me to meet his mother and we are both alarmed at the condition of the house - hasn't been cleaned in years. Mice, dog and cat crap all over every where. The stench is almost unbearable. M.I.L. hasn't bathed in months- nor has the clothes she is wearing been laundered. She is barefoot and her toenails are so long they are curling under and over the other toes! She has no sheets or blankets - her mattress is dog poop brown and stinks. Really stinks! After about a year, we finally take M.I.L. to the Dr. Her Alzheimers is way worse than when the Dr last saw her 4 years earlier, she is suffering from malnutrition, scabies, head & body lice, fleas, she has SEVERE fungus on her feet and toes. Dr tells us that if we return her to her home, he will have our hides. (he is LDS)We take her home and promptly call middle brother in a different state - oldest and middle brother form a plan. We keep M.I.L. for two weeks, in which I clean her up, purchase her some thrift store clothes, and then we fly her to middle brother, way out of state - far, far away from youngest son.It takes us 1 year to get youngest son, wife and tribe out of M.I.L.'s home. In the meantime, there is no water and no gas. We do pay the electric so they won't have to use candles and possibly burn the house down.Youngest brother has had numerous run ins with the law. Driving uninsured, no registration, no drivers license. He spent 32 days in jail for possession. He is 50 years old and he looks older than his 85 year old mother. He has no teeth - just black infected gums. He is in the hospital, unconscious, on life support. His drugged out/drugged up family now want Brother/Uncle to make it all better. Why can't they just dry up and blow away???? They are such leeches on us, and society. I am meeting my Husband at the gas station right off of the interstate so that WE can go to the Hospital together tonight when he gets off work at 11pm. I will not let him go through this alone. What I really want to do is against the law, and it is against Gods law - but I want to just pull the plug on the little bustard and let it all end!!!Heaven help my soul and the little bustards too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted June 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Sorry for your low-low-lows MrsS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 My high today. My 17 year old daughter broke up with her boyfriend of the last year. Hoorayyyyy!!!!! No low today because that high makes up for any lows I might possibly have today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted June 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 What's the deal with her ex-boyfriend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Extremely controlling. She has to report every move as to how, when, why, with who and what time. Gets upset if she wants to do "family things." He wants to know why he's not invited since he is "part of the family." She can't participate in any of her high school activities. He expects all her free time to be spent with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted June 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 High/Low for 6/3 Low: That sick cat, remember, we fixed it's eyes (well, eye) and nose, bottle fed it, etc. As I said, it was not going to be our cat. We gave it away on Saturday. Today when we saw the new owners they told us the cat was killed by a dog. I was not attached. The sad part was my wife was/is really sad about it. High: Identified a nice piece of land start begin building a home on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 High/Low for 6/3Low: That sick cat, remember, we fixed it's eyes (well, eye) and nose, bottle fed it, etc. As I said, it was not going to be our cat. We gave it away on Saturday. Today when we saw the new owners they told us the cat was killed by a dog. I was not attached. The sad part was my wife was/is really sad about it.High: Identified a nice piece of land start begin building a home on.I told you that you should have kept the cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted June 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 My wife probably thought the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 My wife probably thought the same thing.Had to tease you. I am sorry about the cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushka Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Awww..Dr. T...that's soo sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted June 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 They are considering taking that dog to the pound now too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Because of the cat issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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