NEONATAL -NICU

YOU'RE PREGNANT,,GETTING ALONG IN MONTHS AND THEY REALIZE SOMTHINGS WRONG WITH YOUR BABY.THIS CHILD'S DIAPHRAGM ISN'T DEVELOPED,,HIS ORGANS ARE NOT WHERE THEY SHOULD BE,HE WON'T BE ABLE TO BREATHE ON HIS OWN.DO YOU TERMINATE THE PREGNANCY?DO YOU GIVE BIRTH WHEN YOU KNOW THIS CHILD WILL HAVE SO MANY OBSTACLES JUST TO SURVIVE?HE WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO BREATHE ON HIS OWN.ARE YOU PLAYING GOD TO SUBJECT THIS LITTLE TYKE TO NUMEROUS SURGERIES,HAVING A MACHINE BREATHE FOR HIM,,HOPEING ONE DAY A MIRACLE WILL OCCUR?WE ALL ARE NOT PROMISED TOMORROW,,THIS LITTLE BOY,,MAYBE NOT TODAY.LITTLE CHARLIE.WHO'S TO SAY,,WHO KNOWS?MIRACLES DO HAPPEN.I'LL PRAY FOR LITTLE CHARLIE,,FOR HE IS BORN,,ON A VENTILATOR FOR MONTHS,,MANY,MANY SURGERIES.WE NEVER KNOW,,BEST WISHES TO CHARLIE'S PARENTS AND LOVED ONES.PRAYERS FOR LITTLE CHARLIE.

ME,MY BODY AND I

ok,now ive had 2 injections.it hurt like hell and i haven't gotten much relief.well,some,,but not enough.it's funny,when we are young,we feel so strong,invincible really.i always was small,strong and athletic.shyt,shyt, and shyt,,now i'm lazy,overweight and sickly.ya'll youngsters take care of yourself.you nonly have one body,,make it last.well,we'll see,,maybe i'll ride a scooter chair! he he

ME,MY BODY AND I

WHEN I WAS YOUNG,I JUST KNEW I'D LIVE TO BE 90 OR 105 AND STILL JAZZY.HA.MY BODY SAYS DIFFERENT AND I'M NOT EVEN HALF WAY THERE.I HURT MY BACK AT WORK,THEN WAS IN A CARWRECK.AND LET ME TELL YOU,WHEN YOU SEE A TREE COMING AT YOU POSTHASTE,HEADON,WELL,IT'S A TRIP TO SAY THE LEAST.I WAS PASSENGER IN MY FRIENDS CAR WHO NEVER DROVE A DAY IN HER LIFE TILL LAST YEAR WHEN SHE WAS 50.SURPRISINGLY,SHE DRIVES LIKE SHE'S BEEN DOING IT ALL HER LIFE.EXCEPT FOR WHEN WE HIT THE TREE.WHEN WE CRASHED,I JUST KNEW WE WERE GOING TO DIE OR BE SEVERLY FUCKED UP.WE WRECK,MY FRIEND GETS OUT,CRYING HYSTERICALLY,RUNNING AROUND THE CAR LIKE A MADWOMAN.MY LEG WAS INSTANTLY SWOLLEN.VERY SWOLLEN.I DIDN'T EVEN GET OUT.JUST TURNED MY LEGS OUT THE DOOR AND SAT THERE,IN SHOCK.THE AMBULANCE GUYS TOLD ME MY LEG WAS BROKE,DON'T TRY TO STAND.THEY CUT OFF ME MY FAVORITE PAIR OF PANTS.NO BREAK,JUST BAD BLOOD CLOT.ANYWAY A FEW MONTHS LATER,I STARTED HAVING SEVERE BURNING PAINS RUN DOWN MY LEG.MY BACK KILLS ME WHEN I WALK OR STAND.A TRIP TO THE DOC'S,HOSPITAL AND THE NEUROSURGEON,TELLS ME,A BONE HAS SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE IN MY SPINE AND I HAVE A PINCHED NERVE.BESIDES THE DEGENERATIVE DISK DISEASE,STENOSIS,AND ARTHRITIS I HAVE,,THAT'S WHERE THE PAIN IS COMING FROM.GREAT!!GUESS I WON'T BE THAT 90 OR 100 YR. OLD JAZZY AND ALL.DOC SAYS YOU NEED SERIOUS SURGERY,GO IN AND SCREW BONE BACK IN PLACE.I'M THINKING,EVERYONE I KNOW THAT'S HAD BACK SURGERY,HAS HAD TO BE CUT OPEN NUMEROUS TIMES AND ARE STILL IN PAIN.PLUS I'VE NEVER HAD SURGEY IN MY LIFE FOR ANYTHING.SO I OPT FOR TRYING STEROID INJECTIONS IN MY SPINE,WHICH THEY DON'T THINK WILL HELP.YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST INJECTION.YEEHA.WHILE THE DOC WAS TRYING TO INSERT THE NEEDLE,I'M HOLDING MY BREATH AND CLINCHING MY HANDS,,HE ASKS,,DO YOU HAVE A BELLY BUTTON RING? WHO ME,,NO.WHAT'S THAT HEART HE ASKS?HE TOLD ME TO LOOK AT X-RAY MACHINE.THERE WAS A HEART DANGLING BETWWEN MY BONES!OH,,I FORGOT.IT WAS A LITTLE GOLD HEART ON MY UNDIES.HA HA OK MY NEICE IS HERE WANTING TO USE MY PUTER SO I'LL FINISH THIS POST TOMORROW.TILL THEN,,,,,,,,,

MIRACLE,,NOT,,MISCOMMUNICATION

OMG!!!!! MY EARLIER POST IS NULL AND VOID.THE 12 MINERS FOUND ALIVE WAS A TERRIBLE MISCOMMUNICATION.RESCUERS CAME UP AND SAID,THERE ARE 12 SURVIVORS.THE FAMILIES I IMAGINE WERE OVERWHELMED WITH HAPPINESS.NOW THEY ARE GRIEF STRICKEN.THEY TOLD THEM THEY WERE COMING TO THE CHURCH INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE HOSPITAL.THEY WERE PARTYING AND WAITING.THEY WERE TOLD THEY WOULD BE THERE IN 1 HOUR.CAN YOU IMAGINE THE RANGE OF EMOTION THEY HAVE HAD?ANGER,SORROW,GUT WRENCHING SADNESS.THEN ELATION,HAPPINESS.TO BE KICKED IN THE GUT,TOLD THEY WERE MISTAKEN.THE INITIAL REPORT THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE SURVIVORS WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION.NOW THE REPORT IS ONE SURVIVOR,,THE REST,,DECEASED.WHAT A HORRIFIC LOSS,TO LOSE BROTHERS,SONS,HUSBANDS,FATHERS.TJHE FAMILIES FEEL THEY WERE LIED TO.WHAT A HEARTWRENCHING DAY IN WEST VIRGINIA.GOD BLESS THESE FAMILIES AND HELP THEM HEAL.

MINERS FOUND

WOW,,SOME SAME DIVINE INTERVENTION!? WHO'S TO SAY? I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT THEY CAME OUT ALIVE.YEEHOO!THIS IS A SMALL MINING TOWN WHERE THE MENIN FAMILIES WORK THE MINES FOR GENERATIONS,IT'S A STANDING TRADITION HERE.EVEN THO THEY ARE DEEP IN THE GROUND,WORK IN SOMETIMES IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS,WHERE THEY KNOW IT'S DANGEROUS,IT'S THEIR LIFE.IT'S A SMALL GOD FEARING,CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY.FAMILIES WERE LITERALLY CAMPED OUT AT THE CHURCH FOR 2 DAYS,HOLDING THEIR BREATH,PRAYING,KEEPING VIGIL.WHERE THEY WENT THRU UNBELIEVABLE GRIEF AND ALSO UNBELIEVABLE JOY.THEY SAY,GOD IS GOOD.TWELVE MEN SURVIVED,ONE DIED.THERE WAS A MASSIVE EXPLOSION WHICH WAS FELT 5 MILES UP THE ROAD.THE MEN WERE GOING IN TO START FIRST SHIFT.SOME MEN GOT OUT THEN,THE MEN IN THE FIRST CAR DIDN'T.FAMILIES,NEWS,COPS,THE WORLD,WAITED,WATCHED AND PRAYED FOR THEIR SAFE RESCUE.HOUR AFTER HOUR SPIRITS STARTED TO FAIL.SURELY THEY COULDN'T SURVIVE THAT LONG.THEY DRILLED 260 FT. DOWN,3 DIFFERENT HOLES.THEY THEN POUNDED ON THE DRILL BIT,WAITING TO HEAR ANY SIGNS OF LIFE.THEY WOULD PAUSE 10 MIN. THEN TAP AGAIN.NO SIGNS.THE READINGS OF THE GAS LEVELS WERE DISHEARTNING.AFTER THAT,TIME WAS OF THE ESSENCE.THE PEOPLES FAITH AND STRENGTH OF HUMAN SPIRIT WAS AMAZING.41 HOURS DOWN,TRAPPED UNDER GROUND,SPIRITS STARTED TO LAG.IT HAD BEEN TO MANY HOURS.LOW AND BEHOLD,THEY FOUND THEM ALIVE AND WELL.YEEHOO.AFTER HOPE FADES AND YOU STILL CLING TO A SLIVER OF IT,,LIKE THEY SAY"GOD IS GOOD" I ALSO DIDN'T KNOW COAL MINERS MADE THAT MUCH CASHOLA.50-70 GRAND A YEAR! IS IT WORTH ALL THE PITFALLS?I'M TREMENDOUSLY HAPPY THEY CAME OUT ALIVE.WHAT A START TO THE NEW YEAR HUH!?

MINERS FOUND

WOW,,SOME SAME DIVINE INTERVENTION!? WHO'S TO SAY? I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT THEY CAME OUT ALIVE.YEEHOO!THIS IS A SMALL MINING TOWN WHERE THE MENIN FAMILIES WORK THE MINES FOR GENERATIONS,IT'S A STANDING TRADITION HERE.EVEN THO THEY ARE DEEP IN THE GROUND,WORK IN SOMETIMES IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS,WHERE THEY KNOW IT'S DANGEROUS,IT'S THEIR LIFE.IT'S A SMALL GOD FEARING,CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY.FAMILIES WERE LITERALLY CAMPED OUT AT THE CHURCH FOR 2 DAYS,HOLDING THEIR BREATH,PRAYING,KEEPING VIGIL.WHERE THEY WENT THRU UNBELIEVABLE GRIEF AND ALSO UNBELIEVABLE JOY.THEY SAY,GOD IS GOOD.TWELVE MEN SURVIVED,ONE DIED.THERE WAS A MASSIVE EXPLOSION WHICH WAS FELT 5 MILES UP THE ROAD.THE MEN WERE GOING IN TO START FIRST SHIFT.SOME MEN GOT OUT THEN,THE MEN IN THE FIRST CAR DIDN'T.FAMILIES,NEWS,COPS,THE WORLD,WAITED,WATCHED AND PRAYED FOR THEIR SAFE RESCUE.HOUR AFTER HOUR SPIRITS STARTED TO FAIL.SURELY THEY COULDN'T SURVIVE THAT LONG.THEY DRILLED 260 FT. DOWN,3 DIFFERENT HOLES.THEY THEN POUNDED ON THE DRILL BIT,WAITING TO HEAR ANY SIGNS OF LIFE.THEY WOULD PAUSE 10 MIN. THEN TAP AGAIN.NO SIGNS.THE READINGS OF THE GAS LEVELS WERE DISHEARTNING.AFTER THAT,TIME WAS OF THE ESSENCE.THE PEOPLES FAITH AND STRENGTH OF HUMAN SPIRIT WAS AMAZING.41 HOURS DOWN,TRAPPED UNDER GROUND,SPIRITS STARTED TO LAG.IT HAD BEEN TO MANY HOURS.LOW AND BEHOLD,THEY FOUND THEM ALIVE AND WELL.YEEHOO.AFTER HOPE FADES AND YOU STILL CLING TO A SLIVER OF IT,,LIKE THEY SAY"GOD IS GOOD" I ALSO DIDN'T KNOW COAL MINERS MADE THAT MUCH CASHOLA.50-70 GRAND A YEAR! IS IT WORTH ALL THE PITFALLS?I'M TREMENDOUSLY HAPPY THEY CAME OUT ALIVE.WHAT A START TO THE NEW YEAR HUH!?

HELL NO

I JUST SAT HERE AND WROTE FOR 40 MIN AND MY PUTER WENT BLANK!DAMN,,SO,I'LL START AGAIN LATER.GOOD DAY.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL,,,WELL,HERE IT IS NEW YEARS ALREADY.WHERE DID THE YEAR GO?WHEN YOU LOOK BACK THRU THE YEAR,,MUCH AHS HAPPENED.A LOT OF DEVASTATING EVENTS FOR OUR PEOPLES.I LOOK AT MY LOVED ONES,I AM SO HAPPY ALL ARE WELL,I'M HAPPY MY SON IS BACK FROM IRAQ IN ONE PIECE,I'M THANKFUL FOR THE GOOD FRIENDS I HAVE,I'M JUST HAPPY WE ALL MADE IT ANOTHER YEAR W/NO TERRIBLE MISHAPS.I'M PRAYING FOR OUR SOLDIERS AND HOPING WE GET CLOSURE SOON.I'M LOVING MY SON,,AND THANKING HIM FOR THIS GREAT PUTER WHICH I LOVE.;) THEN I LOOK AT MY GRANDKIDS,,WHO ARE BY THE WAY,,HERE W/GRANDMA,,AND THINK HOW BLESSED I AM.ANYWAY,,WHEN DID I GET SO OLD THAT I CARE NOT ABOUT GOING OUT ON NEW YEARS AND INSTEAD STAY HOME AND BABYSIT!I'M ALSO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE FRIENDS IVE MADE ON THE PUTER.THEY ARE GREAT.SO,I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEARS EVE.SEE YA NEXT YEAR.

HOMEWARD BOUND

LONG TIME FOR AN ENTRY.WELL,MY SON IS HOME FROM IRAQ FOR GOOD,WHICH MAKES ME EXTREMLY HAPPY.I HAVE LIVED A FEW DIFFERENT PLACES BUT ALWAYS CAME BACK HOME.EVEN NOT NECCESSARILY WANTING TO.LOTTA TIMES WE COME BACK,,JUST CUZ IT'S HOME.WELL,IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS AND DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT.SO,SOME POWER SHOPPING AND SOME BAKING OTTA DO IT.WASN'T IT NICE HAVING A MOM DO ALL THAT?! NOW I'M THE MOM DOING IT.REMEBER BEING A KID AND HOPING AND PRAYING FOR SNOW FOR CHRISTMAS? HA HA,,NO MORE OF THAT,,ALTHO,,WAKE UP ON CHRISTMAS DAY,,EARLY,,REAL EARLY,,WAKE THE BABY UP,,IMPATIENTLY WAITING FOR THE PARENTS TO GET UP,,BUT NOT WANTING TO JUST RUN IN AT 5 AM AND SAY HO HO HO.LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND A BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL,CLEAN,BLINDINGLY BRIGHT SNOW HAS FALLEN,COOL ICECICLES HANGING OFF ROOFS AND TREES,,REALLY LOOKING LIKE A WINTER WONDERLAND AND IT WAS QUITE BEAUTIFUL AND SERENE.I CAN REME,MBER AND IT'S GREAT BUT YOU GET OLD ;) AND FORGET THE SNOW ,,IT
'S TOO COLD.MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND PRAY FOR OUR FORCES.