Good luck ! Enjoy thought of all those smelly nappies ! My mother missed TWO meals while in labour & never quite forgave me :) Quoting angela hamon <[log in to unmask]>: > Thanks to all of you who have encouraged me over the past 4 years. > > > > My daughter, Margaret, age 21, is FINALLY getting her medicaid card in July. > She was at the hospital last week, and they noticed the tremors, and > observed bradykinesia, etc. They are discusssing disability or working from > home, for her to do after the baby. > > > > We thought she was miscarrying but she was feeling movement so i fed her a > heavy meal and took her to the hospital. they never allow you to eat in labor > because it interferes with the contractions, not because of obvious nausea. > > > > and she was 26 weeks pregnant!!!! They are taking excellent care of her and > of course stopped the labor and slated her for a C section in August. she has > been without medicine most of the time which is miracle because what little > medicine I was able to get for her did NOt harm my grandchild in any way. > > > > The hospital has waived the fees on those surgeries caused by their own > negligence and referred her to social services, where she will continue to > receive medical assistance and get back to work. They noted the Parkinson's > symproms and had a *FRESH* and new consult. It was agreed that the injuries > she received to her head and neck are consistent with juvenile parkinsons, > there is nothing wrong with the baby, and she has gained a whopping 15 > pounds. So she is barely showing. Nothing like a baby to finally get their > attention! I was so thankful to see the beautiful ultrasound, hear the > heartbeat, call the dad at 2 am, and have a stack of referrals for her to get > the care we have waited so long for. One of those is for some birth control > that might work better than the pills she was on, LOL. Once they took her > into the back area I thought they were going to keep her for a year. It was > so so nice to see her finally get assessed and feeling better! > > > > I know many of you have been so kind and understanding when I took out my > frustrations here, and I cannot thank you enough for all your kind words, > while I quietly imported meds from Canada and camped out doctor's offices. It > is never a mom's desire to get a child diagnosed with such a horrible > disease, but once they are, living without care is a nightmare. > > > > We have so much to be thankful for and SO MUCH stuff to buy :Smiles!!! > > Angela in NC > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Microsoft brings you a new way to search the web. Try Bing™ now > http://www.bing.com? form=MFEHPG&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MFEHPG_Core_tagline_try_bing_1x1 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn