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Comments on: http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:55:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: mel http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-30845 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:42:40 +0000 http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-30845 UPDATE LORI! She's doing quite a bit better these days. She knows how to do things. She's still depressed but not nearly as bad. UPDATE LORI! She’s doing quite a bit better these days. She knows how to do things. She’s still depressed but not nearly as bad.

]]> by: Lori Ann http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-30819 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:54:35 +0000 http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-30819 I am sorry to hear that about your mother I hope its not what they think it is!Yall are in my prayers and I hope she gets better! :( I am sorry to hear that about your mother I hope its not what they think it is!Yall are in my prayers and I hope she gets better! (

]]> by: Boris http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-19397 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:33:52 +0000 http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-19397 Dear Mel, It all looks so similar what my mum was passing trough. She's still alive but not more than almost plant, this whole summer my sister and I have committed to her. It started all with forgetting things, who we where, not eating and after that body functions stopped, she cant walk eat nor talk, yet the smile on her face each morning when we where there to take over from our father who with one nurse is caring for her for the rest of the year was overwhelming. I do not know it looks very sad from outside but being there it makes it all OK. Dear Mel, It all looks so similar what my mum was passing trough. She’s still alive but not more than almost plant, this whole summer my sister and I have committed to her.
It started all with forgetting things, who we where, not eating and after that body functions stopped, she cant walk eat nor talk, yet the smile on her face each morning when we where there to take over from our father who with one nurse is caring for her for the rest of the year was overwhelming. I do not know it looks very sad from outside but being there it makes it all OK.

]]> by: Diane http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-19185 Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:17:10 +0000 http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-19185 Well I'd hate to think that's what it was but it's an option- not a good option but something they should look at I'd think. Well I’d hate to think that’s what it was but it’s an option- not a good option but something they should look at I’d think.

]]> by: mel http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-19181 Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:35:20 +0000 http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-19181 HMMMMM, wow thanks, Diane. That's one possibility that didn't even cross my mind. HMMMMM, wow thanks, Diane. That’s one possibility that didn’t even cross my mind.

]]> by: Diane http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-19163 Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:18:04 +0000 http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-19163 Sounds to me Mel like an MRI or CAT is in order. Not to scare you but you're scared already- "The signs and symptoms of a brain tumor depend on its size, location and rate of growth. A brain tumor — primary or secondary — can cause a variety of signs and symptoms because it can directly press on or invade brain tissue. This can damage or destroy areas responsible for sight, movement, balance, speech, hearing, memory or behavior. Pressure from a brain tumor can also cause surrounding brain tissue to swell (edema), further increasing pressure and symptoms. Signs and symptoms can include the following: * New onset or change in pattern of headaches * Headaches that gradually become more frequent and more severe * Unexplained nausea or vomiting * Vision problems, such as blurred vision, double vision or loss of peripheral vision * Gradual loss of sensation or movement in an arm or a leg * Difficulty with balance * Speech difficulties * Confusion in everyday matters * Personality or behavior changes * Seizures, especially in someone who doesn't have a history of seizures — as with epilepsy, for example * Hearing problems * Hormonal (endocrine) disorders" Sounds to me Mel like an MRI or CAT is in order. Not to scare you but you’re scared already-

“The signs and symptoms of a brain tumor depend on its size, location and rate of growth.

A brain tumor — primary or secondary — can cause a variety of signs and symptoms because it can directly press on or invade brain tissue. This can damage or destroy areas responsible for sight, movement, balance, speech, hearing, memory or behavior. Pressure from a brain tumor can also cause surrounding brain tissue to swell (edema), further increasing pressure and symptoms.

Signs and symptoms can include the following:

* New onset or change in pattern of headaches
* Headaches that gradually become more frequent and more severe
* Unexplained nausea or vomiting
* Vision problems, such as blurred vision, double vision or loss of peripheral vision
* Gradual loss of sensation or movement in an arm or a leg
* Difficulty with balance
* Speech difficulties
* Confusion in everyday matters
* Personality or behavior changes
* Seizures, especially in someone who doesn’t have a history of seizures — as with epilepsy, for example
* Hearing problems
* Hormonal (endocrine) disorders”

]]> by: mel http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-18674 Sat, 09 Sep 2006 10:24:33 +0000 http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-18674 That's REALLY freaky, DL! That’s REALLY freaky, DL!

]]> by: DragonLady http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-18353 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 13:58:43 +0000 http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-18353 I'm really sorry to hear that. One of my aunts had something somewhat similar only she "forgot" how to talk. The doctor first thought she might have had a stroke, but could find no evidence of it. For a long time she could answer questions as long as she didn't think about it first. She would mostly just laugh a lot. Eventually, she got to where she couldn't talk at all. The doctors never could figure out what happened. It wasn't alzeimers, and wasn't really dementia either. Just like a part of her brain just shut down for no apparent reason. I hope you all can get her to the doctor with her boyfriend and that the doc can figure it out. I’m really sorry to hear that. One of my aunts had something somewhat similar only she “forgot” how to talk. The doctor first thought she might have had a stroke, but could find no evidence of it. For a long time she could answer questions as long as she didn’t think about it first. She would mostly just laugh a lot. Eventually, she got to where she couldn’t talk at all. The doctors never could figure out what happened. It wasn’t alzeimers, and wasn’t really dementia either. Just like a part of her brain just shut down for no apparent reason. I hope you all can get her to the doctor with her boyfriend and that the doc can figure it out.

]]> by: MacBros http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-18346 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:46:50 +0000 http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-18346 Wow! That's really gotta suck. I wouldn't know what I would do if it were my Mom in that state. I was thinking the same as Skye, so maybe while she's off them meds maybe she'll come around. Wow! That’s really gotta suck. I wouldn’t know what I would do if it were my Mom in that state.

I was thinking the same as Skye, so maybe while she’s off them meds maybe she’ll come around.

]]> by: mel http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-18336 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:45:03 +0000 http://finelineweb.com/blog/mel/2006/09/07/im-so-sad/#comment-18336 Brian, WOW. Your wife sounds a little different than my mom though, in that my mom just seems to have forgotten how to do minor tasks. I've heard of fugue before and it sounds just terrible. It must be very hard on both of you. Thanks for sharing. Skye, yeah she's actually been off everything for about a month now, they weren't helping so he (the boyfriend) quit making her take it. Thanks for your prayers. Brian, WOW. Your wife sounds a little different than my mom though, in that my mom just seems to have forgotten how to do minor tasks. I’ve heard of fugue before and it sounds just terrible. It must be very hard on both of you. Thanks for sharing.

Skye, yeah she’s actually been off everything for about a month now, they weren’t helping so he (the boyfriend) quit making her take it. Thanks for your prayers.

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