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    About Me

    I am 55 and disabled since 1992. I love to read. I have been married 35 years and I have a daughter age 33, and three sons, 29, 27, 23 and one little son in heaven. I have a 9 year old granddaughter.

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    • Tuesday evening

      Mood March 18, 2008 10:33pm

      I ramble a lot and sometimes about  nothing.  I have not update so thought I would.  I think spring is finally coming to Iowa.  …

    • I am wore down and can't get back up...to tired

      Mood March 1, 2008 10:52pm

      Well we found out my mother is worse then we all thought.  This oncologist she has didn't it was our concern to know more about her cancer …
    • Journal Entry for February 20, 2008

      Mood February 20, 2008 12:11am

      As always it is cold here in Iowa.  I hope all that I have emailed with are doing okay.  I went to my new cardio doctor and really liked …

    • Journal Entry for February 14, 2008

      Mood February 14, 2008 11:33pm

      Happy Valentines everyone out there.  I made it through another Valetine's Day.  My son would of been 28 years old.  I wished him …

    • Journal Entry for February 12, 2008

      Mood February 12, 2008 11:45pm

      Well we had more snow and I think okay spring is coming really it is! I get really depressed more so around this time. On Valentine's Day my son …

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      From slow8 June 5

      my prayer to you.

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      From happychick99 May 9

      hi again how are you ??????? havent heard from you in a while ??? i do hope you are ok ???? here for you xx happy:)

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      From happychick99 March 31

      hi honey how are you?? im looooads better just i line to see how you are ??? wishing you well happy:)

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      From aingeal March 28

      Friendly Friday Hug, hope you have a good weekend!

    • Good Luck

      From happychick99 March 18

      good luck well it was st pat`s day yesterday 1st one iv missed in years but my friend needed me xx oh to be sure to be sure[that was my imprestion ! at been irish haha ]

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    • Close Heart Attack

      On Sept 28 I was not feeling well all night kinda funny like. I am a diabetic too. When I woke again in am I knew something was not right. I felt like I had indigestion but more so in my back and then I had a sweat outbreak and my sugar was not low. I went to hospital and I had no major pain or snything. They gave me things and a specialist happen to be there and said I was having a heart attack and need angioplasty. I had clogged arteries.

      Treatments

      Angiogram Working / Worked
      hope it is still working. I think the doctor was hash
      Aspirin Working / Worked
      they gave to me right away. I feel it worked well
      Oxygen Considering
      using at night till sleep study.
      Stents Too Soon to Tell
      I hope it is working. I have three of them in me.
    • Close Back Pain

      my son who is 26 has suffered back problems for while now. He has degenerative disc disease and they found recenly old schuerrman's disease. He has also suffers from chronic migraines.

      Treatments

      Bedrest Working / Worked
      it helps
      Flexeril Working / Worked
      it works the best when muscles hurt so bad and lock up
      Heat Working / Worked
      do when needed
      Physical Therapy Working / Worked
      does give some relief
    • Open Diabetes Type 1

      I have been diabetic for 27 years. I is doing better recently for it was out of control. Plus have had heart attack.

      Treatments

      Diabetic Diet Working / Worked
      just getting back to it. It is hard when you are low income and groceries are hard to buy
      Humalog Somewhat Helpful
      not to fond of it
      Insulin (Regular and NPH) Working / Worked
      does what it should i guess
      Insulin Pump Considering
      we are thinking about doing this
      Lantus Not Working
      Did not work at all on me. I reacted to it.
      Levemir Not Working
      back as lantus
      NovoLog Somewhat Helpful
      not to fond of it but do have some on had
    • Open Migraine Headaches

      I had migraines till I got pregnant for the first time. My daughter did to until her first pregnant as did my mother and my grandmother who had them. My 26 year old son has them so bad I cry for him. He has tried so many meds and nothing works. He hopes for sleep after taking some pain meds. They have suggested many things. We recently redid an MRI (last one was 2005) and they show normal pressure hydrocephalis this scares me we see a neurosurgeon next week.

      Treatments

      Excedrin Working / Worked
      the migraines one works the best
      Relpax Not Working
      once it showed a possiblity
      Topamax Not Working
      made his headaches worse
    • Open Sleep Apnea

      I have sleep apena and just getting started on treatments

      Treatments

      CPAP Working / Worked
      will start it
      Lose Weight Working / Worked
      working on it
    • Open Degenerative Disc Disease

      My husband and 27 yr old son have DDD our son's being much worse then his dad's. I wish I could take his pain away. His is been fast in hitting and my husbands has taken time and he has learn to deal with it well. His pain is not as bad.

    • Open Degenerative Joint Disease

      I have had DJD for years now and it is getting worse on a daily bases. I need some joint replace in the knees but since having had a heart attack not possible for awhile. I am in constant pain and I stay home alot.

    • Open Menopause

      at the age of44 I had to have surgery and everything was removed. So i was forced into menopause by means of surgery and to this day (55yrs old) I have suffer from ups and downs. I gained so much weight. Mood swings and even cravings stay come.

      Treatments

      Estrogen Patch Working / Worked
      the patch has helped me more then any pill did if I can remember to change it when needed.
    • Open Anger Management

      My 27 year old son has anger issues from numerous health reasons and just life in general. He hurts 24/7 and it scares me how angry he can get and now my 29 year has anger issues from a head truama he suffered last may. He has had memory loss and numerous other things but anger which he never had is scaring me to. My two gentle young men are so angry at everything!

    • Open Restless Legs Syndrome

      I always assumed that I had RLS but I also have neuropathy of the legs and feet so was hard to tell. It takes forever to get my legs to settle down at night. Pain is terrible. While I had my sleep study they found the RLS.

      Treatments

      Counseling Working / Worked
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