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Old 02-01-2004, 10:15 PM
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Thanks, honeychile!

I'll be praying for your mama!

It's so difficult to see our parents go through these types of trials & sickness. Here's some advice I've learned when dealing with my parents' illnesses (I know you didn't ask for it, so just ignore it if you want!)

*Write everything down- statistics (blood pressure, amnt of medication, etc.), next appts, etc. It's such an emotional time and that makes it hard to remember things, even very important things.

* Be an advocate for your parent- if you don't agree with the doctor/situation/whatever, speak up! It's kind of role reversal- you kind of take a parental role for a while. If you can't make headway, ask to speak to the Patient Advocate at the hospital. They can often help with scheduling dilemmas and such.

*Get a 2nd opinion!

*The Mayo Clinic ROCKS for diagnosis, surgery, advice, and support.

We love you and of course your mama, too! Please let us know how she's doing!
L&L,
WeLiveForEachOther

PS- THANKS for taking care of our sensitive subject here. I am sure you did not need that on top of everything else.
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