pushka Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Oh dear!! A sad time...Animal Heaven will be popular this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanilla Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 High: Spending time with my sister who is visiting from out of state. Low: Finding out one of my oldest friends has stage two breast cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessed Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 High: Took my kids to see Shrek 3 today and it was funny Low: Tried to mow my yard and a wheel fell off my mower. (I like to mow) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted June 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 High/Low 6/6/07 Low: My son, Ethan, had blood in his urine today. I'm praying that it is from a bladder infection at the worst. High: Kissing all my children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yediyd Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 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!WOW! What a trip! Don't believe I will be doing any complaining any time soon after reading that! God help his soul...and those poor girls!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushka Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 High/Low 6/6/07Low: My son, Ethan, had blood in his urine today. I'm praying that it is from a bladder infection at the worst.High: Kissing all my children.Dr. T. I had a urine test last week and had the same, blood in it for no apparent reason. I'm hoping the same as you are, tho I haven't had any obvious symptoms of any infection...Oh well, I'm sure it's just my body trying to get me worried about another health problem and then it's gonna turn round and say 'Haha, worrying again, the old hypochondriac!' At least I hope that's what's gonna be the result...nothing! Good Luck Doc.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted June 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Thank you. He started screaming in pain. My wife went to check on him and saw blood. He started complaining that's how we knew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanilla Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Thank you. He started screaming in pain. My wife went to check on him and saw blood. He started complaining that's how we knew.Might also be kidney stones, (very painful). Hope all is back to normal with him very soon!For 06/06/07High: FINALLY got two more positions at work approved for our overworked department!SUPER HIGH: GREAT nephew number 28 made a spectacular entrance into this life after only 20 minutes of labor on his mother's part!LOW: Due to the incredible highs of today, the lows have been cancelled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushka Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Dr. T. I hope your son feels better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Thank you Thank you. Nilla, those are GREAT highs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted June 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 High Got ultrasound back of my son's bladder. It looks clean (no tumor visible). Praise God! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushka Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 Yeay!! Dr. T. Well Done...I'm still waiting for the results of my test, I have to have another test done, so hopefully I will then find out if I've got anything or nothing going on. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldsrebel Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 High: Camp Tommorow! Low: Sooooo much to do.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjahobbit8 Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 High: Camp Tommorow!Low: Sooooo much to do....high: CAMP IN ANOTHER WEEK!!!! YAY!!!!low: ycl training left me tired *yawn* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldsrebel Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 <div class='quotemain'>High: Camp Tommorow!Low: Sooooo much to do....high: CAMP IN ANOTHER WEEK!!!! YAY!!!!low: ycl training left me tired *yawn*Ha-ha...I get to go to camp Tommorow :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrsS Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Ha-ha...I get to go to camp Tommorow :) On Sunday??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted June 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Have fun at camp. I'm going to New Mexico for a week starting tomorrow. Might not post much in the next week. C U all when I get back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushka Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Hope you have a happy holiday Doc! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted June 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Thank you Push. I wish it was a holiday. Planing on going camping in the red woods this summer though. That seems fun. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryFields Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 High- My FIL made it to rehab!!! Low- I am so tired a don't want to get up to get into bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted June 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Great news Berry. See to it that the family gets involved in aftercare too. Don't allow things to be exactly the same as when he went in. My High/Low for today (as many of you already know): Low: Lost some money High: Found that money :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryFields Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Great news Berry. See to it that the family gets involved in aftercare too. Don't allow things to be exactly the same as when he went in.Thanks Dr. T. I did this three years ago with my then 17 year old son who has a brain injury. Rehab helped bring him back to me. It's a great place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushka Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 SF, all the best to you and our FIL. High today: Raised £63 on our Lets stall, towards day trips! Low, since January!!: Pain, pain, and more pain!!! My arms feel like they wanna drop off!! Wish I'd never heard of Tennis Elbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryFields Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Pushka, Sorry about the pain. I used a elastic wrap when I had tennis elbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushka Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 I have thought of using something like that SF..did you just keep it on during the day, whilst you had to use your arm? Also, did the pain ever go away completely, after you'd finished having to use pain killers? (if you did have to use them, that is!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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