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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2005more purrs for humans, please
I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than the last .... Well, two things. DH's grandmother is once again in the hospital for complications to pneumonia. She is far gone with Alzheimer's and doesn't remember anyone, and the only words she recalls are "I love you" (not bad words to keep around). She has been in a hospice multiple times, only to miraculously pull through. Well, last night, it looked pretty grim, but she's stabilized now. Still, purrs for her would be appreciated, and for her family, who call her Baba. I'm sure that any of you who've been in this kind of situation can imagine the conflicting emotions everyone is experiencing. Secondly, I got an email from a friend in Pennsylvania today. She's been having vision problems recently, and apparently they've finally discovered the cause: MS. She says she's not freaking out and is just happy to know what's going on, but I think she would still appreciate some purrs.  Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* > I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than the last > .... [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > cause: MS. She says she's not freaking out and is just happy to know what's > going on, but I think she would still appreciate some purrs. Purrs and healing thoughts and wishes going out for DH's Baba and your friend in Pennsylvania from all of us here. Pam, Rob, and the Fayetteville Five + Calvin, Sonya, and Speedy the d-thing Purrs and purr-ayers are on the way. Donna, Captain, and Stanley > I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than the last > .... [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > cause: MS. She says she's not freaking out and is just happy to know what's > going on, but I think she would still appreciate some purrs. Purrs for both Grandmother and your friend in PA. What rotten situations. Sending rumblies for both. Multiple purrs rumbling on their way. If I could only remember three words, "I love you" would be the ones I would choose. Hugs, CatNipped > I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than the last > .... [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* Monique wrote: >I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than the last ---------------------<snip>---------------------- I promised myself that too. Knock wood! So far so good, just a little bronchitis. Purrs for your DH's grandmother and more for your friend. I know you can't help worrying about them, but be sure to take care of yourself (and DH and Oscar). Hugs! Regards and Purrs, O J >I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than the last >.... [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >cause: MS. She says she's not freaking out and is just happy to know what's >going on, but I think she would still appreciate some purrs. Purrs on the way for both. Ginger-lyn > I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than the last > ..... [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > cause: MS. She says she's not freaking out and is just happy to know what's > going on, but I think she would still appreciate some purrs. Healing purrs for grandma and your friend on the way SignatureElise (supervised by Gossamer & Jeeves) pics: http://photos.yahoo.com/dragonandthistle@snet.net > I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than > the last .... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > been having vision problems recently, and apparently they've finally > discovered the cause: MS. Purrs for both and I'm lighting two candles, one for each. Jill Lots and lots of purrs, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than the last > .... [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > cause: MS. She says she's not freaking out and is just happy to know what's > going on, but I think she would still appreciate some purrs. >I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than the last > .... [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > what's > going on, but I think she would still appreciate some purrs. Purrs on the way for DH's grandmother and your friend. Sam Purrs for your husband's family and grandmother; what a difficult situation. And I'm sorry to hear about your friend's illness. I don't know if it might be of use to her but there's a neurology forum I read from Massachusetts General Hospital that covers every neurological condition from A to Z. I believe the url is http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/ hth, Christine > I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than the last > .... [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > cause: MS. She says she's not freaking out and is just happy to know what's > going on, but I think she would still appreciate some purrs. Purrs for DH's Baba and for your friend coming over. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than the last > .... (snipped) Loads of purrs are heading out for your friend and your DH's grandmother from our four furries. ------ Krista > I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than > the last .... [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > just happy to know what's going on, but I think she would still > appreciate some purrs. Purrs for your DH's grandmother and your friend in Pennsylvania. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. Healing purrs for both the Hoomins with problems Gordon & the TT > DH's grandmother is once again in the hospital for complications to > pneumonia. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > discovered the > cause: MS. Purrs fory our DH's mother, and for your friend, I hope they can still lead happy lives in spite of their illnesses Hugs for you too JeanP. > I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than the last > .... [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* > I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than the > last [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > what's > going on, but I think she would still appreciate some purrs. Purrs for both. Hopefully, I can also try to offer some reassurance for your friend. Progress in MS treatment is accelerating rapidly. There's no cure, but there are more and more drugs that definitely can reduce symptoms and cause remissions. Some of the current research is very promising in possibly identifying the mechanism by which the nerves become damage. Once that is understood, whole new families of treatment can be defined. There may be more than one mechanism--one of the ones that's recently been identified occurs in other diseases, but in different kinds of tissue. The point is that the drugs used in those diseases may also be helpful in MS. There's very, very early work that even suggests a vaccine might someday be possible. > I promised myself this year would be less fraught with upsets than the last > .... [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > cause: MS. She says she's not freaking out and is just happy to know what's > going on, but I think she would still appreciate some purrs. Lots of purrs and gentle headbutts for your grandmother-in-law as well as your friend. Julie and The Pride of Stone Mountain |
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