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« on: August 20, 2013, 01:28:32 PM »
I'm with her right now at the hospital.  She is much, much better.   She seems to be back to her normal self.   Hurrah!

The doctors finally have taken our concerns seriously and have really have taken good care of her her. 

Thanks for all of your good thoughts and prayers. 
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« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2013, 01:37:57 PM »
Wonderful news! Tell her we are rooting for her!  :2thumbsup; :yahoo;

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« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2013, 02:02:15 PM »
I've just been in the fortunate position of having a chat with our Kitz on Skype!...

Wonderful to see her!... Great to chat....

Thank God for her recovery!....

Love to all....

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« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2013, 02:48:46 PM »
Oh gosh, what a relief!  This is the best news I've had in days!  I'm really excited.  :yahoo;
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« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2013, 04:45:46 PM »
Please tell her Hello and hugs from Rerun!

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« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2013, 05:51:53 PM »
 :bandance; :clap; Great news!!  :flower;
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« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2013, 06:06:55 PM »
Good to hear some great news!  Prayers she gets to go home soon and they get that low BP under control!   :clap;
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« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2013, 06:58:18 PM »
 :clap; :clap; :clap; :bandance; :bandance; :bandance;  Wonderful news!
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« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2013, 07:27:56 PM »
That's awesome.  I was so worried about her
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« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2013, 09:27:27 PM »
So pleased! :cheer:
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« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2013, 11:15:15 PM »
Thank you, this made my day!  :yahoo;
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« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2013, 03:41:09 AM »
awesome- had me worried too!  :bandance;
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« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2013, 03:44:07 AM »
 :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: That is so good to hear.
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« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2013, 05:42:14 AM »
Thank you so much for this update! I now have a cousin who is fighting for her life in ICU due to a surgical complication from a routine surgery - and bad bad attention to detail on more than one dr's parts. Seeing news like this is encouraging and gives me hope for her.

Let's hear it for strong women!!!

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« Reply #14 on: August 21, 2013, 07:13:27 AM »
 :cheer: :clap; :beer1; :bandance; :2thumbsup; :laugh:
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« Reply #15 on: August 21, 2013, 07:32:41 AM »
That is good news and hope she can get out soon. The hospital food could kill us both! :sarcasm;
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« Reply #16 on: August 21, 2013, 09:55:03 AM »
Yea!!! Been following saga on Facebook.  Glad to hear things are much better.
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« Reply #17 on: August 21, 2013, 12:03:32 PM »
Great!!!!!!!!! :yahoo; :clap;
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« Reply #18 on: August 21, 2013, 03:00:15 PM »
so glad you are doing better  :2thumbsup;
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« Reply #19 on: August 22, 2013, 05:20:07 AM »
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 :thx; Awwwright KK, get this behind you!!! You got a lot of good times ahead of you  :cheer:
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« Reply #20 on: August 22, 2013, 07:12:38 AM »
Love you, Kit!!  Keep fighting the good fight.  We need you sense of humor back here!!     :rofl;    :cuddle;
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« Reply #21 on: August 22, 2013, 07:48:11 AM »
 :flower; UPDATE  :flower;

I really really really don't want to post this.....not after all of those wonderful messages but....

Christy called me at 7:30 this morning with an update. 

Bad news: They think that KK may have had a small heart attack really early this morning.  As a result, she may not be getting enough blood through her heart. They plan to run tests this AM to get more information about her heart health.  BOO!

Good news: She's awake and talking and doing well, except for some chest pains.  She doesn't remember too much of the last week or so but is talking "sanely" again.  Yah!

Please keep up the prayers and happy thoughts - they are helping!

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« Reply #22 on: August 22, 2013, 08:59:30 AM »
If it ain't one thing, its another.  My prayer goes out to KitKatz. 
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Dailysis patient for since 1999 and still kicking it strong.  I was called for a transplant but could not get it due to damage veins from extremely high blood pressure.  Have it under control now, on NxStage System but will receive dailysis for the rest of my life.  Does life sucks because of this.  ABOLUTELY NOT!  Life is what you make it good, bad, sick, or healthy.  Praise God I'm still functioning as a normal person just have to take extra steps.
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« Reply #23 on: August 22, 2013, 09:29:01 AM »
Quote from: cdwbrooklyn on August 22, 2013, 08:59:30 AM
If it ain't one thing, its another.  My prayer goes out to KitKatz.

Amen! 

She's been sick for 6 weeks now and the common pattern is "get better" --> "get sick" --> "get better" --> "get sick" .... rinse and repeat.  This process is hard on us all but doubly difficult for KK, who is facing setback after setback with the family "stubbornness".  Brave?  Crazy?  The jury is still out.

I know I personally hate getting everyone's hopes up and then dashing them to the ground when her BP tanks again or something else happens that sends her health spiral down again. As I told a family friend, "I know....I know...I only call with bad news.  Sorry."  ;-)

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« Reply #24 on: August 22, 2013, 10:34:37 AM »
Oh no!!!!!!....

And I was SO confident after our Skype chat!...

Fingers crossed it's minor, and if she DOES turn out to have heart problems, better know now rather than when she's left hospital....

Please give her all my love, and tell her I said do NOT pay the bill for Cardiac services unless they prove that the big chunk of granite in her chest is actually a heart!... LOL....

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