Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/31511/journal Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:38:47 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/31511/1213247096.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/31511 http://dailystrength.org/people/31511/journal/1112250 I just couldn't do it.  The CIO method.  Apparently I am more of an attachemnt parent than I thought.  The girls went to bed at 8 last night and praise the lord!  They stayed asleep until 4am!  Ifelt like singing!  I had to get them up to feed them, Olivia probably ... Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:24:19 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/31511/journal/1036351 You are all such amazing women.  I am so thankful I found you.  I love our family.Thank you all for your offers.  We don't really need any help financially.  I just ended up in that funny hole where the paycheck and the bills cross and you end up with nothing for 1 day. ... Wed, 07 May 2008 21:41:56 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/31511/journal/1034919 I feel like all I do is come here and complain. They were able to stay in Gainesville for Brookes surgery.  Just have to pay more for out of network crap. Abby has double ear infections and reactive Airway disease.  So I am the proud new owner of a nebulizer to give her breathing... Wed, 07 May 2008 10:38:11 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/31511/journal/1032848 They were getting ready to transfer Brooke to Gainesville, FL where they do the transplants when we found out.  Insurance won't cover a heart transplant.  The only place that they will cover it is at Duke or Vanderbilt.  That's a long way from home in Orlando.  We are now... Tue, 06 May 2008 14:00:12 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/31511/journal/1030334 Brooke is now officially on the list for a donor heart. is it selfish to pray for a heart to become available?  It means someone else must die so that Brooke can live.  I am still praying for a good strong heart.  I pray that it comes quickly.  Statistically 20% of patients ... Mon, 05 May 2008 14:09:15 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/31511/journal/1028771 Brooke started vomiting again.  Even with the strongest anti nausea meds.  Her liver has been compromised too.  Her chest x rays = lungs look worse, heart rate isup in th 170's.  She had a blood transfusion today. She is lightly sedated now and getting iv nutrients.  She... Sun, 04 May 2008 20:53:53 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/31511/journal/1026619 Brooke is resting in the pediatric cardiac unit right now.  The staff doesn't really want family in with her, but her mom refuses to leaver her (as would I)  Her heart rate is for the most part remaining in the 140's.  it did for a while go down to 113.  Basically right n... Sat, 03 May 2008 20:27:42 +0100