So for a while now I've been wondering if there was something going on with my 3 yr old daughters hearing. But in the winter/early spring, she had a few colds and so I thought maybe her ears were a bit plugged. But over the last few weeks, its been noticeable. And way beyond a three year old loving to say the word What? What? What? She's now coming closer or leaning in to hear me and says Pardon Me (or What) about a hundred times.
so, even though i'm not particularly good at asking for help or prayers, i'm being inspired by Serena to just post here and ask for a good outcome from tomorrow's cardiologist appointment - stress test to begin and then talk about what's going on. i've already had a blood workup and they'll determine tomorrow whether i need an MRI, etc.
I got some good news today. My mother's condition has been deteriorating very rapidly over the past 2 weeks and we thought for sure it was because the tumor was growing, but we got the results from her MRI and the tumor has actually shrunk. The deterioration has been caused by the water retention that is a side effect of the steriods that she is on. They cut the steriods by one pill a day for this week and will be reducing them by half a pill a week until they find a balance between the side effects and the benefits. She cannot have another course of chemo unti
Three years ago, I retired. I had led a busy life - teaching, radio twice a day, TV, public talks fifty or sixty a year. I looked forward to doing things I had never had timem for - a family tree, some reading... Instead, I find I'm always tired an spiritless. Two months ago, I spent time in hospital being checked for an irregular heart beat. I have little energy.
This is my attempt to respond to Pilgrims' Progress' request for an essay (she's an Aussie teacher, eh?) on how my health issue has altered my "perception on life." (I hope I pass)
This is, of course, a personal reflection. I offer it FWIW.
I wanted to start a thread on the current situation regarding the Influenza outbreak in Mexico.
I am concerned about a recent CNN report that stated that the virus was shown to have DNA from the Swine, Human, and Avian Influenza viruses. I am concerned that we may experience another pandemic and that our governments are not giving us enough information and the information we are getting is "toned down" for our benefit.
Ok, this is the first day I could post a thread myself. It was not one I wanted to ask someone to start for me.
The wife's recent surgery was a reductive mammaplasty, a breast reduction. Her oversized breasts had plagued her with health problems for decades. The problems included neck and back pain, skeletal problems and serious skin irritations, all of which we were aware of and have required medical care for years.
