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trustedfaith

Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 3369 Location: My own little world...
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:29 am Post subject: Leave Of Absence |
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Dear Sinfest:
First off, I would like to thank the many of you that gave me the warm thoughts, wishes, and hugs. For keeping my mom in your prayers, and for every thoughtful thing said.
I am heading out to the hospital in about a half an hour to go see my mom. I'm waiting for her to come back from testing. I just got off the phone with her and after finding out this news, I think I won't be in any cheery mood to play on the boards for awhile.
My mom said that they won't allow her to have the surgery. Her pulmonary doctor told her, her lungs can't handle it. I'm not sure what alternative treatments they do for broken vertebrae when they don't fix it surgically.
However, that being said -- the pulmonary doctor told my mom that she is in the last stages of COPD (bad lungs she has asthma and emphesemia), and that the steroids they have her on are killing her. She has the choice of letting the steroids kill her, or let COPD take it's course, and kill her.
I'm hoping my mom made it sound worse because she's depressed. But I'm really devastated. And I think I just need some time and space to deal with all this.
I will be on MSN and IRC intermittenly, if anyone needs to get a hold of me.
Again, thanks for the kind things you've said and done guys.
Love,
Jen _________________ I'm doing the twitter thing; you should stalk/follow me: http://twitter.com/sillygurlroo |
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andrew
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 4495
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:32 am Post subject: |
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<3
In my thoughts, Jen. |
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sporko

Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 2900
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:33 am Post subject: |
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<3 <3 mine too _________________
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MsFrisby

Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 3966 Location: a quiet little corner of crazy
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:39 am Post subject: |
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I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. Here's hoping it's not as serious as she has said. *HUGHUGHUG* Take as much time as you need, but know that we're thinking about you and are here if you need us. _________________ A person's character is their destiny. |
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Jinx

Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 3656 Location: America, fuck yeah!
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:48 am Post subject: |
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=( _________________ The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.
- Charles Darwin |
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maniac_wolfman

Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 628
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:48 am Post subject: |
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My god I'm so sorry faith.
My heart goes out to you and your family. You just have to believe your mother is strong enough to come through this. |
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Guccipiggy
Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 2003
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:58 am Post subject: |
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Oh wow jen I'm so sorry. I'm here for whenever you want, please know that. <3 <3 <3 |
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Uncle Benny

Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 8129
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:12 am Post subject: |
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I'm sorry to hear that, jenjen. *hug* |
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Dro

Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 3911
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:19 am Post subject: |
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Take care. I'll be thinking of you and your mother. |
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Yorick

Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 12257 Location: Lagrangia
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:19 am Post subject: |
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*hug*
hope you come back soon! |
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ZiGz

Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 79 Location: Great White North
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:24 am Post subject: |
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Wishing you and yours well and keeping your mom in our prayers. _________________ Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a night. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
****adopted by Halfpint**** |
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Bart

Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 1572
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:32 am Post subject: |
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Sorry to hear that, hoping for all the best. |
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Kilgore

Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 2834 Location: The Marine Corps
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:40 am Post subject: |
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I'm so sorry Jen. _________________ "Whatever afflicts thee, their asses I shall kick"
-Slick |
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kame
Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 2580 Location: Alba Nuadh
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:43 am Post subject: |
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There are no words, or advice I can give, but you will come out the other side of this ... *hugs* _________________ bi-chromaticism is the extraordinary belief that there exists only two options
each polar opposite to each other
where one is completely superior to the other. |
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mouse

Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 21162 Location: under the bed
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:24 am Post subject: |
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what jinx said.
i am so sorry, jen. take the time you need, make sure you take care of yourself, too. i will be thinking about you and your mom.
good luck. _________________ aka: neverscared!
a flux of vibrant matter |
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