Good Thoughts Needed

[Barb]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Tina Nelson <tina21209 at y...> wrote:
> Planning a memorial service is an awesome
> responsibility, but she thinks so much of you that she
> entrusts you with this honor. That's special.
> Hopefully you won't have to take that packet out for a
> good long time. I'm sending lots of positive thoughts
> your way. Hang in there.
 
Thanks to everyone who's sent comforting messages of encouragement.  
I just returned from visiting with my mother-in-law, and I'm much 
more optimistic now.  A slew of friends from church also came by, 
including our pastor, who gave me a ride home.  She was alert and 
cheerful, very talkative (raving about the fabulous hospital food!) 
and should hopefully be discharged tomorrow or the day after at the 
latest.  The new schedule puts the MRI tomorrow, to give the doctors 
more specific information to go on.  She says she has a mild seizure 
disorder and will probably be given medication for it.  One concern 
is that the medication can cause liver problems, but they are able 
to tweak the dosage should that occur.  (They're obliged to give 
info on any possible complications to avoid lawsuits.)

So, I'm breathing a sigh of relief, as are my husband and father-in-
law.  She's sad to be missing her tutoring session tomorrow, as she 
says her student is doing quite well and may soon be ready to take 
her GED (a 52-year-old woman who's been on welfare for years and 
finally decided to join a program to learn to read).  She also 
misses her daily walks, which she needs to keep her bones healthy, 
as she is at risk for osteoporosis.  But we're hopeful that she'll 
soon be her old previously-active self, playing with her grandkids, 
teaching adults to read and a regular fixture in the neighborhood 
while taking her daily promenade.  I just hope I'm as upbeat and 
active as her when I'm 71.

Thanks again for everyone's good thoughts.

--Barb