From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V10 #209 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Sunday, November 6 2005 Volume 10 : Number 209 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Re: OT [] RE: Re: OT ["Steve O'Hearn" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 9:08:41 -0500 From: Subject: Re: Re: OT > It sux getting old(er)! Everyone else is too. :( > From: "Leslie O." > Date: 2005/11/04 Fri PM 08:50:19 EST > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: Re: OT > > > Man. I'll be sending some of that energy right back to > you-- I hope everything will be OK. > > Something is seriously up with the cosmos or > something. It seems like I know a whole boatload of > people dealing with similar stuff as we are right > now...what is going on!? > > Gotta get my ticket back to the D, but I won't be > offline-- my husband bought me a laptop. ^_^ I'm so > lucky. > So, remember those live dates and send me any more > that anyone can remember (I need the diversion, LOL!) > > --Leslie O. > > > --- Barry wrote: > > > > > WOW!! Positive energy heading your way (and your > > mom's) from Missouri. > > > > I've been out of touch the past week with my own > > drama. My grandmother > > (wife's actually, but mine are long gone so she's > > mine now too) was taken to > > the ER last week with chest pains. She's had stents > > put in before, she got > > a third one last week. They've been trying to use > > the least invasive > > procedures possible, partially because she's 80. > > They put in a newer, more > > "high tech" stent this time. Then this week she had > > to be taken to the ER > > by helicopter (she lives an hour away from a good > > hospital). This time they > > discovered she has a condition that is usually only > > seen in infants. It's > > called duodenal stenosis. The duodenum (where the > > small intestine connects > > to the stomach) isn't as open as it should be. They > > can do an outpatient > > procedure to fix it, but they have to wait a few > > months. She's on some > > medication because of the stent and can't stop > > taking it now. She'll have > > to be off of it for a week before they can do this > > procedure. So for now > > she'll have to eat everything pureed or in some way > > soft enough to easily > > digest. > > > > We HOPE that's all for now. She went back home > > today and is moving in with > > her daughter and son-in-law after this. Their next > > goal is to move back > > closer to St. Louis. Long story but they're not > > where they're at now by > > choice. They hope to correct that within the next > > year. > > > > Let's hope everyone gets healthy soon. It sounds > > like we all need a break. > > > > Barry > > > > > > "Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead > > where there is no path and > > leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 10:11:30 -0500 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: Re: OT > It sux getting old(er)! Everyone else is too. :( It's better than the alternative. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > jffiii@cox.net > Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 9:09 AM > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: Re: Re: OT > > > > > It sux getting old(er)! Everyone else is too. :( > > > From: "Leslie O." > > Date: 2005/11/04 Fri PM 08:50:19 EST > > To: basia@smoe.org > > Subject: Re: OT > > > > > > Man. I'll be sending some of that energy right back to > > you-- I hope everything will be OK. > > > > Something is seriously up with the cosmos or > > something. It seems like I know a whole boatload of > > people dealing with similar stuff as we are right > > now...what is going on!? > > > > Gotta get my ticket back to the D, but I won't be > > offline-- my husband bought me a laptop. ^_^ I'm so > > lucky. > > So, remember those live dates and send me any more > > that anyone can remember (I need the diversion, LOL!) > > > > --Leslie O. > > > > > > --- Barry wrote: > > > > > > > > WOW!! Positive energy heading your way (and your > > > mom's) from Missouri. > > > > > > I've been out of touch the past week with my own > > > drama. My grandmother > > > (wife's actually, but mine are long gone so she's > > > mine now too) was taken to > > > the ER last week with chest pains. She's had stents > > > put in before, she got > > > a third one last week. They've been trying to use > > > the least invasive > > > procedures possible, partially because she's 80. > > > They put in a newer, more > > > "high tech" stent this time. Then this week she had > > > to be taken to the ER > > > by helicopter (she lives an hour away from a good > > > hospital). This time they > > > discovered she has a condition that is usually only > > > seen in infants. It's > > > called duodenal stenosis. The duodenum (where the > > > small intestine connects > > > to the stomach) isn't as open as it should be. They > > > can do an outpatient > > > procedure to fix it, but they have to wait a few > > > months. She's on some > > > medication because of the stent and can't stop > > > taking it now. She'll have > > > to be off of it for a week before they can do this > > > procedure. So for now > > > she'll have to eat everything pureed or in some way > > > soft enough to easily > > > digest. > > > > > > We HOPE that's all for now. She went back home > > > today and is moving in with > > > her daughter and son-in-law after this. Their next > > > goal is to move back > > > closer to St. Louis. Long story but they're not > > > where they're at now by > > > choice. They hope to correct that within the next > > > year. > > > > > > Let's hope everyone gets healthy soon. It sounds > > > like we all need a break. > > > > > > Barry > > > > > > > > > "Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead > > > where there is no path and > > > leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V10 #209 ****************************