Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 4 months ago
Lisa, good news - Lisa is finally out of ICU and in a regular room!!! I would love to see her home for Christmas.   Vicki is about the same but showing some signs of improvement.

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 4 months ago
Updates on Lisa and Vicki - OK Lisa got her trach out and can now talk and sing!(a huge relief for her) She can do 2 loops around the floor now. The biggest hurdle now is her tummy healing, it needs to hea...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 4 months ago
Happy Lisa - Lisa is no longer in ICU and got her hair washed today so she is a happy camper!!! She is walking and talking slowly and carefully (she still has the trach but has learned to ta...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 4 months ago
Vicki update - Vicki's situation is very similar to what Lisa went thru except that Vicki developed a severe infection in her colon and being stubborn she wouldn't go to the doctor or hospital...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 4 months ago
Vicki Browning "Insurance Guru" - I don't know how many of you remember Vicki she was here for quite a long time and helped with insurance issues. She is very ill as is her husband, if no one remembers her I won...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 4 months ago
Our awesome Lisa! - Lisa is able to talk now and has called a few people, she even sent a text! She also walked 200 feet. She is slowly realizing what she has been thru, which is probably for the b...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 4 months ago
Lisa, more good news - Dian saw Lisa today and she was resting after a 10 step walk when she got there. She still can't talk but they wrote and gestured and had a nice visit. She's already bored with ...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 4 months ago
Lisa report - Lisa's friend Tamara ran in a marathon before visiting Lisa and showed her the medal she'd gotten. Lisa grabbed it, held on for awhile and then said wow! Tamara told her she'd d...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 4 months ago
More good Lisa news - Lisa's friend visited today and said she got a kiss hello and goodbye from her! She still can't talk because of thje trach but they are hoping to replace that with something les...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 4 months ago
Lisa report - Boy do I love using that smiley face! Lisa is doing so much better still a long way to go but has come so far since this all started. According to her friend her swelling is gon...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 5 months ago
Lisa update - Yep that's a smiley you see, things are looking a tiny bit better. She went 2 hrs without the ventilator yesterday and squeezed the nurse's hand when asked to. It may sound insi...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 5 months ago
Lisa update - Well for the first time there is a tiny bit of good news, Lisa is pretty much breathing on her own with some help from the ventilator. Altho the more alert she gets the more agi...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 5 months ago
Lisa O from lap band forum - Any of you who know Lisa may want to hop over to the lapband forum and read about her condition. I'm not too computer savy so don't know how to cross post but she is in very ser...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 5 months ago
Lisa O - I hope I'm not out of line with posting this but I know many of you here know and love Lisa O. She is always kind and has excellent information for all. Anyway she is in grave c...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 6 months ago
I need all the prayer warriors! - I have COPD and was doing ok until April when I got pneumonia and since then I have had to be on oxygen 24/7. Before that I only used it at night. According to a recent CT scan ...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 8 months ago
Praise - Sweet hubby was diagnosed with prostate cancer a few months back and had his second follow up (they decided to just monitor as it wasn't too bad). Well his PSA droppped and that...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 10 months ago
Me again - I'm back asking for prayer again for my funky lungs, they are just making me crazy, feel like crud and don't want to have to go to the hospital again. I did call my pulmonary do...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 11 months ago
Yummmmm - I'm not one to give praise to products but dang I just tried Click protein powder yesterday (got some samples) and it is the bombdiggity! I never did find one I liked after my s...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 10 years, 12 months ago
Unwanted opinions - I think the majority of us have been very clear about not being interested in Mr. Simpson's opinions, so I suggest rather than engaging him and pumping up OH's new attempt at re...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 11 years ago
I'm home! - I'm home at last! Flunked my breathing test so got portable O2 to come home on. I'm feeling much better and stronger just getting back here so tomorrow it's start walking around...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 11 years ago
Pnuemonia - Well I ended up in the ER last night, came in by ambulance and was diagnosed with pneumonia. No wonder I felt so awful. Anyway doing better now that I'm on antibiotics and IV pr...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 11 years ago
My turn - I have a prayer request too, I have COPD and my lungs are all congested. I just started on some prednisone and sent in a sputum sample for culture. I'm just so tired of being si...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 11 years ago
Friend had a fire! - Asking for prayer for my friend and cleaning lady who had a fire in her home Fri. in the middle of the night. Thankfully her dogs woke her up and she stumbled out in the snow wi...

Hislady posted a discussion topic 11 years, 3 months ago
Broken foot - Prayers for Trish she managed to break her foot right before her big move! I'm sure she can use all we can send her way!!!  

Hislady posted a discussion topic 11 years, 3 months ago
Good news - Well good news daughter and kids back in their apt., it's still smokey smelling but not too bad. They made cookies for the fire fighters and sheriffs dept for all their help and...
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