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164 From: "Nancy"
Date: Wed Mar 8, 2006 0:54am
Subject: She's out of Surgery! pams_sis_nancy
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YAY!

My sister Susie just called and let us know that Pam is out of
surgery, and doing great! She's in the ICU, and will be for a few
days, I believe... She's sounding great, and we are very very
hopeful...

Thank you all for your prayers, and thoughts - they mean
more to Pam, and to us then you will ever know.

Keepin' the faith...

Nancy




(Pam's sister lives in a different state....)

Link: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/updateonpam/messages

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  Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:33:31 -0000
  From: "Nancy" <nancy_sanders@cox.net>
Subject: March 6th

Hi everyone...

I just got back from picking up Mom in California. Nick came home from
Hawaii, and Pam's angel of a neighbor came home from her vacation, Mom
knew that Pam would not be alone, and she needed to come home. This
has been very hard on everyone, and I think Mom was close to, if not
*in* a major mental meltdown.

So, on Feb 26th, my sister Linda picked Mom up from Pam's house, and
took her to the town where she lives, and where I picked her up from
yesterday.

On Saturday, Pam's neighbor was over at Pam's, and Pam began to have a
seizure. The neighbor called 911, and Pam was taken to the hospital.
They did a brain scan of some type, and they found two brain tumors
that were not there during her last scan. One of the tumors is either
small enough, or in such a position that they feel that radiation is
the best approach. The other tumor is much larger, and, as I
understand it, is what has been affecting Pam's ability to communicate
- It wasn't just Chemo Brain as we had thought. Pam knows what she
wants to say, but she can't find the right words in her head, and she
is very very frustrated.   They have decided that they need to perform
brain surgery ASAP. She was originally scheduled to go in today, but
they have postponed it until tomorrow.

When Pam was in the ER, they found that she was severely dehydrated,
and down to 82lbs. She has been gaining weight every day since she's
been in the hospital, and I'm glad they're waiting another day for the
surgery, so she can be as strong as possible.

I spoke with Pam on the phone yesterday, and she's doing the best that
she can to keep her spirits up - she says that they tell her that
there is a very high chance of success for the surgery. I pray to God
that they're right... I know she's scared out of her mind, and we are
as well.

I will post as soon as I knowanything else. As soon as I can.

Nancy




Father God I pray that You hold Pam in the palm of Your hand and whisper to her heart all the things she needs to hear today.  Guide the surgeon's hands and deliver them a perfect healing of her brain.

Amen.

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Vince and Theresa have exuded class in their farewells by eloquently posting their souls.  I wrote a poem for the first AOL anniversary and that is how I want to close my journals here, with the same love and respect I was always talking about.  At first I was feeling petulant and was planning on deleting these journals....but I won't, I will only redirect my energy.  Please come visit me from time to time at my new place.

Fierce word warriors

linger in written passages

hungry for the

communion of souls.....

Dancing in virtual streets

wearing only grins

of love and acknowledgment.

Poets, writers and dreamers

form a bond of strength

with invisible walls of grace.

Celebrating community and

the passage of time.

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The best news I have ever shared  at my blogspot journal
I think I am going to register my screen name at www.godaddy.com
What do you think?  Since I have had it for ten years....it's mine.
Tell all of us where you are going, if you are going.  The Great Exodus
And laugh about all the ad stuff here with the Sheetguy .

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To Whom it May Concern:  

We are eloquent and educated consumers.  When I have needs I know how to get mine met, one of them is an outlet for my writing.   

I write about God a lot.  

This means that wanton consumer marketing will often fly in the face of what I have to say. 

 It will directly conflict with My Thoughts, My Blog.  

I do not care about Skin Cream.  

I do not care about Banks.  

I care about people and growing.....  

I care about feelings and love.          

I pay to be here at AOL.  

I PAY.   

I pay for AOL ckays1967@aol.com and am being charged for broadband that I do not use because I have highspeed COX internet.  I can not connect using the AOL icon and have NEVER been able to get AOL to load on my home computer correctly and have always just used the web browser and www.aol.com. 

The only reason I have stayed is for my journal....ten years of my money.  I have e-mail with my highspeed internet....  

http://myjourneywithms.blogspot.com/  

With Blogspots, if I choose to have ads, I could choose ones that would relate to my journal and I WOULD EARN MONEY FROM THEM it is called ADsense. 

But I stayed with my AOL journal out of loyality to AOL. 

I  paid extra to stay.  

 Dumb consumer.  

You have the power to fix this.   I have been told it was simple to put the ads in overnight. 

It would be simple to take them out over night too.  

Businesses fail by making mistakes. 

They fail by pissing off their customer base.  

Christina K. Brown
Office Manager
xxxxxxxx Service Center
xxx xxxxx Blvd.
xxxxxx, WA xxxxx
(xxx) xxx-xxxx

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"A tiny comfort is that since the ad infrastructure was already in place, it required very little work to turn them on.





I almost ruined my computer spitting my coffee out with this line.....

it is priceless I tell ya....
Comment from ckays1967 - 11/15/05 1:39 PM"

I feel so warm and fuzzy don't you?

I have been thinking about moving over here:

http://myjourneywithms.blogspot.com/

but loyalty and community has stopped me.....hummmm 

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You didn't day what kind of product I would advertise...

Yep.  The whole thing sucks.

Lisa  :-]  http://journals.aol.com/mlraminiak/ComingtotermswithMiddleAge/
Comment from lisaram1955 - 11/15/05 6:40 PM

Lisa.....I am so sorry when I was mad I just could not come up with anything witty to post for your journal....and I try not to have to put that big Politics word in mine.  But after much thought today, I figured out something you could easily advertise in your journal, that would be completely relevant:

Bumper sticker glue for covering up all their right wing stickers in town.

It doesn't mean I love you any less my friend.  Really.

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Anne....  The ads are now on top of our journals like bandits stealing our space.  Someone said dial up customers are not seeing them.

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at the top right is YOUR screen name

click it

a box should pop up

type in your password

you should get in

type away

complain away

TELL them within TOS < ~~~~~~

hurry

Wait until you see the spell check feature....it is kind of cool.

Just told me I was perfect.

Bravo for that AOL.........Now get rid of the ADS.

Today's Quote

The person who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

-Anonymous

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