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Positive Thoughts For Saturday

Bellabutterfly — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 03:53:06 GMT

Blessings and Hugs!

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Bellabutterfly — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 03:55:19 GMT

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3suwm5 — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 04:56:13 GMT

Hello ladies -- so nice to hear from you today.

@Bellabutterfly Love the pics. Hope you are feeling better.

I talked with my girlfriend tonight. She's the gal that needs to look into the hospice center. She isn't doing well at all. To top it all off, she now has shingles. That poor thing; I'm just sick to my stomach about the whole situation. She is in a great deal of pain and that was before shingles. I'm so upset and frustrated for her.

Your positive thoughts are just what I needed tonight. Thank you so much, sweet bella!

Ladies - have a wonderful weekend. Our weather is still in the 70s. That's warm for November here. I'm thrilled and loving the longer fall weather.

God bless you all. Prayers go out to you Bella and my dear friend. Also I pray for comfort and peace; for the sick and lonely.

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Bellabutterfly — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 05:34:41 GMT

Hi @3suwm5!

I am so very sorry for your friend, for you and for her family.

She is very very stressed, poor thing. I know she must feel like the world is crushing down on her. She is just trying to cope, but is dealing with all the issues and the thoughts that she is dying. I feel her pain. A million things are going through your friends head right now. She is thinking who is going to take care of her family, her kids?

Maybe you can arrange for her to have a gently and relaxing massage. Many hospice centers know of "Masseuse" are trained to handle hospice patients.

I think this would be a lovely gift to give her to try to relax and be calm. As her friend just be there for her. Even if it is to just hold onto your hand.

I personally, had shingles years ago, They are very, very

painful. I contacted the shingles during a time in my life that I was under an extreme amount of stress.

Dear 3suwm5...Just be there for her. That is the greatest gift you can give her at this time. Ask her if there is anything you can do for her.

Maybe, she might want to write a good bye note to a daughter or son or husband. But maybe she is in too weak and in to much pain to even be able to do it...Ask her if you could assist her. She can dedicate to you want she wants to say and you can write it for her.

3suwm5, my prayers are with you my dear and your friend and her family.

The greatest gift you can give her, is your friendship to her and her family.

Just be there for her...

Blessings and Hugs!

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nj — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 07:15:44 GMT

Prayers for your friend and that she gains strength from her family and friends. What an awful time in her life and her stress must be so hard. Be there for her and we will hold her in our hearts.

Hope everyone has a blessed weekend and embrace each moment. Peace to all.

Nancy

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Ruby Laine — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 12:18:39 GMT

@Bellabutterfly, you are such a wise, special person. I pray for you daily.

@3suwm5, I have your friend on my prayer list.

@nj, I hope your school year is going great! It will be Christmas break before you know it.

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meallen616 — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 13:01:01 GMT

Hi everybody,

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cherry — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 13:23:26 GMT

Tonight I will attend mass and say a prayer for all here who needs it

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SleeplessinSD — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 14:11:07 GMT

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3suwm5 — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 17:06:56 GMT

Ladies - thank you all so very much for your thoughtful notes. The suggestions are so very helpful. I really appreciate it.

God bless you, wonderful souls!!

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nj — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 18:27:46 GMT

Ruby, school year is going well and just so much fun. I adore the kids and teachers! Been tutoring a girl who was to graduate almost 2 years ago but due to migraines and severe anxiety could not finish school. She just completed her literature online class. 2 more classes to finish and she will have her high school diploma. She has come so far in the past year and to see her gain so much confidence has been the best. I am so proud of her.

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend. Be well and peace,nancy

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meallen616 — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 20:02:59 GMT

Hi everybody, don't forget ,

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3suwm5 — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 21:35:17 GMT

@nj wrote:
Ruby, school year is going well and just so much fun. I adore the kids and teachers! Been tutoring a girl who was to graduate almost 2 years ago but due to migraines and severe anxiety could not finish school. She just completed her literature online class. 2 more classes to finish and she will have her high school diploma. She has come so far in the past year and to see her gain so much confidence has been the best. I am so proud of her.

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend. Be well and peace,nancy

@nj - that is wonderful to hear. I always loved watching the students progress in any way, knowing my help was doing something. Good for you, too.@nj - that is wonderful to hear. I always loved watching the students progress in any way, knowing my help was doing something. Good for you, too.

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Bellabutterfly — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 05:40:59 GMT

@3suwm5 wrote:
Hello ladies -- so nice to hear from you today.

@Bellabutterfly Love the pics. Hope you are feeling better.

I talked with my girlfriend tonight. She's the gal that needs to look into the hospice center. She isn't doing well at all. To top it all off, she now has shingles. That poor thing; I'm just sick to my stomach about the whole situation. She is in a great deal of pain and that was before shingles. I'm so upset and frustrated for her.

Your positive thoughts are just what I needed tonight. Thank you so much, sweet bella!

Ladies - have a wonderful weekend. Our weather is still in the 70s. That's warm for November here. I'm thrilled and loving the longer fall weather.

God bless you all. Prayers go out to you Bella and my dear friend. Also I pray for comfort and peace; for the sick and lonely.

Hi @3suwm5 !

3suwm5 honey, I wanted to ask you...Have you every experienced anyone that had to go into hospice? Before your friend? Is this the first time for you to experience this? I am asking because it would be very beneficial and very informative for you to talk with a hospice counsels.

They are wonderful. My experience with hospice happened in 2001 when my Mother-In-Law fell and hit her head and needed stitches. My husband was with her at the hospital and I asked my husband "Did they do an x-ray on her"? He said, "No they did not". I told my husband, "Tell the doctors, she is not leaving this hospital without having an x-ray' of her head done? We kept tell her doctor that something is wrong? She went in for a hip replacement and here as she was recovering in a rehab center. Here they got her up and out of bed and she goes , "I am dizzy and she passed out the nurse dropped her on the floor and rebroke her hip that was just replaced. Yes, unreal! So then she has another hip replacement and we keep saying something is terrible wrong with her no one listened to us her doctor said she is going to be fine.

Well, long story short. That day she hit her head and needed stitches she said "She got dizzy and that is all she remembered because she got knocked out." Well my husband said to the doctor, "My wife wants to talk to you". I told him she is not leaving that ER until she gets and Head X-ray. Well, here they take the head X-ray and now they are rushing her to have a CT Head scan with contrast. The doctor comes out and says to my husband, "I am so sorry to tell you this but you mother has advanced brain cancer and it is in 3/4 of her brain". It was like we were hit in the face... I said, "Dam this medical system". We the family new something was very wrong.

She was diagnosed on October 26th, (my birthday), she immediately went into a hospice center. We took her out after 3 days, we were so disgusted with the care.

We took her home to die. All the family chipped in taking turns staying with her 24 hours a day and hospice came to us at home. My Mother-In-Law died on Christmas Morning. (9 weeks from her diagnosis).

But 3suwm5, the hospice counsel who came to the house was wonderful. They were there anytime we needed them. There are so many stages, a person goes thou when dying. gave us to read and explained the counselors went over everything and any questions we had they were they. They were wonderful. When we called the hospice and told her Mom passed over she dropped everything on Christmas Day and came over to the house and sat with us and waited with us until the the coroner.

So, that is why I would like you to talk to a hospice counselor to know what to expect. They are wonderful.

Love, Blessings and Hugs!

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3suwm5 — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 17:40:23 GMT

@Bellabutterfly wrote:
@3suwm5 wrote:
Hello ladies -- so nice to hear from you today.

@Bellabutterfly Love the pics. Hope you are feeling better.

I talked with my girlfriend tonight. She's the gal that needs to look into the hospice center. She isn't doing well at all. To top it all off, she now has shingles. That poor thing; I'm just sick to my stomach about the whole situation. She is in a great deal of pain and that was before shingles. I'm so upset and frustrated for her.

Your positive thoughts are just what I needed tonight. Thank you so much, sweet bella!

Ladies - have a wonderful weekend. Our weather is still in the 70s. That's warm for November here. I'm thrilled and loving the longer fall weather.

God bless you all. Prayers go out to you Bella and my dear friend. Also I pray for comfort and peace; for the sick and lonely.

Hi @3suwm5 !

3suwm5 honey, I wanted to ask you...Have you every experienced anyone that had to go into hospice? Before your friend? Is this the first time for you to experience this? I am asking because it would be very beneficial and very informative for you to talk with a hospice counsels.

They are wonderful. My experience with hospice happened in 2001 when my Mother-In-Law fell and hit her head and needed stitches. My husband was with her at the hospital and I asked my husband "Did they do an x-ray on her"? He said, "No they did not". I told my husband, "Tell the doctors, she is not leaving this hospital without having an x-ray' of her head done? We kept tell her doctor that something is wrong? She went in for a hip replacement and here as she was recovering in a rehab center. Here they got her up and out of bed and she goes , "I am dizzy and she passed out the nurse dropped her on the floor and rebroke her hip that was just replaced. Yes, unreal! So then she has another hip replacement and we keep saying something is terrible wrong with her no one listened to us her doctor said she is going to be fine.

Well, long story short. That day she hit her head and needed stitches she said "She got dizzy and that is all she remembered because she got knocked out." Well my husband said to the doctor, "My wife wants to talk to you". I told him she is not leaving that ER until she gets and Head X-ray. Well, here they take the head X-ray and now they are rushing her to have a CT Head scan with contrast. The doctor comes out and says to my husband, "I am so sorry to tell you this but you mother has advanced brain cancer and it is in 3/4 of her brain". It was like we were hit in the face... I said, "Dam this medical system". We the family new something was very wrong.

She was diagnosed on October 26th, (my birthday), she immediately went into a hospice center. We took her out after 3 days, we were so disgusted with the care.

We took her home to die. All the family chipped in taking turns staying with her 24 hours a day and hospice came to us at home. My Mother-In-Law died on Christmas Morning. (9 weeks from her diagnosis).

But 3suwm5, the hospice counsel who came to the house was wonderful. They were there anytime we needed them. There are so many stages, a person goes thou when dying. gave us to read and explained the counselors went over everything and any questions we had they were they. They were wonderful. When we called the hospice and told her Mom passed over she dropped everything on Christmas Day and came over to the house and sat with us and waited with us until the the coroner.

So, that is why I would like you to talk to a hospice counselor to know what to expect. They are wonderful.

Love, Blessings and Hugs!

@Bellabutterfly Thank you so much. That is very valuable information for me.

@Bellabutterfly I hit the wrong button last night and posted before I was ready. Sweet Bella, I wanted to say I am so sorry about your dear MIL having suffered from her cancer. Diagnosed on your birthday, how sad. I remember my Father passing over on our youngest's birthday, it was a hard day to celebrate, but he was only 9 at the time. God Bless your family for traveling that path.