Thank you everybody & PSA
Topic 172 · 17 responses · archived october 2000
~LauraMM
Thu, Feb 27, 1997 (14:29)
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Just wanted to let you know that my sister is doing okay. They were able to release her from the hospital. It turned out that she had a severe reaction to a new anti-seizure medicine. Well so much for new drugs. Just to let you know that the Meryl Streep movie that was on the same night as Emma was NOT a disease of the week flick. I taped it and it was the most important movie I have ever seen. Althought my sister is NOT an epileptic, her seizures stem from a bicycle accident at the age of 7, long t
me before children were required to wear helmuts. I have taped the Meryl Streep movie and will lend it to anyone who would like to watch. It should be very important for mothers and fathers to watch.
I cannot stress how important it is to make sure your child wears a well fitting helmut when the ride their bike, rollerblade, snowmobile, even skiing.
Now back to our regular scheduled program
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~kendall
Thu, Feb 27, 1997 (15:03)
#1
Laura - I am glad your sister is doing better. You have had a stressful time. My paryers are with you.
~elder
Thu, Feb 27, 1997 (15:08)
#2
Laura, I did not know about this, but my prayers are going out for your entire family. God bless all of you, and give you a sense of peace & healing.
~elder
Thu, Feb 27, 1997 (15:08)
#3
Laura, I did not know about this before, but my prayers are now going out for your entire family. God bless all of you, and give you a sense of peace & healing.
~Inko
Thu, Feb 27, 1997 (15:54)
#4
Laura, I didn't know about this either. I'm glad your sister is all right, and I hope she will continue stable for a long time to come. My thoughts are with you and your family.
~Amy
Thu, Feb 27, 1997 (16:00)
#5
Oh good, I am glad she is out. Laura, would you be interested in working with me on a safety page that has first-person testimonials? My oldest son was hit by a car when he was seven, while walking, and I am quite an evangelist about a few things, too (mostly drivers in a hurry ). There is something about standing on your porch seeing your baby motionless in the middle of the street that sticks with a person.
~Karen
Thu, Feb 27, 1997 (17:11)
#6
Laura, I'm glad to hear your sister is doing better. My prayers will be with you and your family. If I want to see this movie, how should I contact you?
~Linda409
Thu, Feb 27, 1997 (17:17)
#7
So glad that your sister is better. I have a friend who has seizures, they can be scary. I am sending up a prayer that she will continue to improve.
Linda
~bernhard
Thu, Feb 27, 1997 (20:26)
#8
Laura, my wishes are certainly with you and your family! May He continue to hold you in his arms and comfort you.
Amy, I understand what you mean about seeing your child in danger! My pet cause is trying to get dangerous animals out of our neighborhoods. My son has some scars on his scalp, forehead, and psyche from an incident when our neighbor's Rottweiler/pit bull mix decided who would win the boys' touch football (American) game. Luckily, all of his scars have faded as to be so indistinct. We am so thankful for the way it has turned out.
~JohanneD
Thu, Feb 27, 1997 (21:54)
#9
Laura, it caught me totally by surprise when you first talked about it at our little gattering at the Ritz and frankly wasn't sure if I understood well enough, a few conversion taking place at the same time. I too am very glad she's out of danger and be assure my thoughts are with you.
Child safety of any sort is my first priority when I write my day-care newsletter. Would appreciate your comments, any references and links. If I can be of any help as well, do not hesitate to let me know. Our children are much too often the victims and through caring and awareness will we be able to change some things.
~candace
Thu, Feb 27, 1997 (23:10)
#10
Laura -- I am so glad that your sister is out of danger. My thoughts are with you.
~Susan
Fri, Feb 28, 1997 (00:42)
#11
Great news, Laura.
~Ann2
Fri, Feb 28, 1997 (05:56)
#12
Laura, you must have had a dreadful time. I know what it's like to have someone near on hospital and to be in doubt of the outcome.Hope she recovers well.
~LauraMM
Fri, Feb 28, 1997 (07:56)
#13
Amy I know what you mean, my younger brother was hit by a car when he was 9, luckily the car was not going fast, my mother made a joke that my brother actually walked into the moving car and the car had more damage than my brother.
I would definitely help you with your awareness page. I see what happened to my sister and it is totally preventable. My sister is now 26 y.o. and she can no longer work. She probably will never have children because of all the medicine she is on. Well enough of this horrible subject.
For those who would like to borrow my tape, my sister has not seen the movie so I promised her first, just email me and I will snail mail it to you. It does have commercials, but just fast forward. This movie was very good.
~PaulaLovejoy
Fri, Feb 28, 1997 (18:14)
#14
Very glad to hear the good news! Thanks for letting us know it all came out so well. These things are really scary.
One note of hope -- it sounds like new medications are being developed to treat your sister's condition. Even though this one didn't work out, they are probably working on others, and hopefully will find one that may help her more in the future. My brother, who has epilepsy, is now on a new medication that's much better with far fewer side effects than dilantin, which he took for 15 years!
All the best, Paula
PS: Did you check out our pictures in the Austen Boston area? Cool!!
~JohanneD
Fri, Feb 28, 1997 (20:18)
#15
Glad you like it Paula ;)
~Yeago
Wed, Mar 5, 1997 (08:02)
#16
I always feel a bit over protective when I make my sons wear their helmets. Many of our neighbors don't feel it necessary. Even my husband and I wear them. Laura, we wish you and your sister well. God Bless
~Kali
Tue, Mar 11, 1997 (03:51)
#17
Good news, Laura...best wishes and heartfelt prayers for your family and others in the same situation.