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Ladies my daughter was admitted to the hospital today for her depression. She is only 15 leaving her there was the hardest thing I have ever done... worse than my own bc diagnosis.. I havent stopped crying. please keep her in your prayers... thank you all for all the prayers you have been saying
Love you all'Maria
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Kay..............I was born and raised in Philly, but isn't it funny how we still refer to ourselves as Philly gals when we talk............My friends and I have a saying......You can take the girl out of Philly, but you can't take Philly out of the girl"............and that is so true...........
I lived in Philly my whole childhood, and remained after I was married in 1956.....I moved to Yeadon, Pa. in 1974. My husband died in 1991, and after my youngest was married I moved to Springfield, Pa. in 1998.........Made another move in 2005 when I decided to rent from my son. He purchased a home behind his house, and re-did the entire place, gorgerous........then in 2010 was forced to sell that property because of the real estate market, and I now live in Drexel Hill, Pa.in a home I bought, and my sons (builders) completely renovated from the floor to the ceiling, every room.........It is a ranch (who knew at the time that was going to be what I needed), and as I said completely renovated......the neighbors can't believe when they come inside that it is the same house as they live in..........all the walls were taken down, and it is what they call "an open floor plan" My kids (6) are funny when it was done they said "hey Mom if anything happens to you I get first dibs on buying this house and moving in"......So yes I am truely a Philly girl even after all those moves...............Glad to have someone nearby. Hugs.
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Maria,
My heart breaks for both your daughter and you. The deepest hurt is when our children hurt for we are wounded along with them. My prayers are with you and your daughter and your entire family today and every day until she recovers.
I pray Our Lord, The Blessed Mother, and All the Saints comfort her and heal her totally and completely so she may return home very soon.
Hugs
Sandy
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Maria - that must have been really difficult and I'm so proud of you. It says so much about your relationship with your daughter. Too many times parents/teachers don't see or ignore/brush off the pain young people are feeling. If only more parents or teachers were in tune with their children as you obviously are they could get the help they need. I will send many prayers for her and for you.
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Maria
I have tears in my eyes right now for you! I am just imagining what it feels like as a Mother-
If I can give any words of comfort, I will say you are doing the right thing I am involved with an organization here called notMYkid (you can google it) and it looks at teen issues one of them being depression. They have many experts involved and they always say getting help early on makes a huge difference. So many parents don't want to believe their kids have issues and they do, just like us. They ignore the issues don't communicate then real problems arise.
I lost my Mom at a very young age and suffered anxiety and depression due to the trauma of her death, I started in anxiety programs right out of college and have more tools than my peers to deal with adulthood, so if your daughter gets good help now she will have a better foot into adulthood.
I am dedicating my prayers to your family today.
Michelle
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Paula...
Prayers for you and your mom....
Hugs to you...
Tori
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Maria ~ asking the Lord to send His healing hands to your daughter, to comfort her in this troubled time, and to hold her in His arms and rock her back to healing. I pray for you and your family that you have God's grace to let Him be in control and His love and mercy to keep you all in His sacred heart.
Todays responsorial Psalm: 102 first verse:
R. (2) O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come to you.
O LORD, hear my prayer,
and let my cry come to you.
Hide not your face from me
in the day of my distress.
Incline your ear to me;
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Paula---so sorry about your mom, but she is lucky to be in such a supportive Catholic facilty and to have 5 daughters at her beside watching out for her is a blessing, hard but a blessing. You are such a prayerful person and brought so many of them here , let them give you peace now.. Soon I would suggest that all the sisters gather around the bedside with prayer. Then talk each in turn, about what you remember most about your mom. It will surprise you what each remembers. This will bring all closer in this last gathering, and bind you even closer for the future. Love sheila
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Tink---so sorry I'll pm you
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Maria, My prayers are with you and your DD. I am so sorry you and your DD are going though this. Please trust in the Lord, he will help. As a mother I know what your going though.
Paula, my prayers are with you and your mom.
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Ladies,
Wanted to say thank you again for all of your good advice and compassion. If you would please say a prayer or two for my mom as she undergoes surgery for her ovarian cancer on April 28, that would be wonderful. Strange as it seems, my surgery for breast cancer (right mastectomy) was four years ago on April 27, and it was also in April one year from the date of my diagnoses that my husband had a massive heart attack. Seems April isn't a good month for us. And on top of everything else, my father in law just told us tonight that he's going to a treatment facility for alcholism (which is really quite a blessing).
When it rains, it pours. I feel like Job must have felt, although, not having near the trials Job did.
Thanks again, ladies for your caring.
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Gracie --noted you already have it on the intentions site----pray girl. whatever way comforts you best. Namaste sheila
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It is with great sadness that my mother, Terry had passed away last night at 9:01pm EST (Tues, April 12th). My sister and I left the nursing home at 9 a.m. in the morning and got home for about half an hour and we were called back. Then we stayed till about 6pm and took a taxi home because of exhaustion. We again got a phone call from the other sister to go back, we arrived 15 minutes too late. Sheila, we all did say our good-byes individually on Monday afternoon. We prayed many Chaplets of Divine Mercy for her.
I was the one who removed her oxygen tube, hugged and kissed her on her forehead. I sat and held her hands numerous times, I watched the 2 nurse assistants shroud her, luckily, if not the bag might have created a mark on her face. It iwas gut wrenching to watch her labored breathing for several days. I just wished I was there when she took her last breath.I am going to take a couple of sleeping pills and rest, we are all exhausted.
Thank you for your prayers!
Love & Hugs
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Paula , so sorry. She was blessed to have all of you and she was in all our prayer with you. Hope that you all can get some solid sleep before the wake. Namaste! sheila
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Paula I am so sorry for your loss. I am glad that you were able to be there with your mom as I am sure you provided much comfort. You and your family will be in our prayers... rest and remember to take care of yourself as well ... much love andprayers coming your way...
Love Maria
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Thank you all for your prayers and kind words. I was able to talk with her for a fw minutes last night. I wasnt sure if that was going to happen as when we left she was very angry and told us not to call... I was very happy when she sounded happy to hear from us....than of course the I want to come home I am fine now starting and the crying... but then she asked if I could bring life savers when we went to visit Thurs as it is the only candy we are allowed to bring in.. I laughed and said sure I didnt know you like those... she said eh they"ll do.... thank you all for embracing us and praying for us I am so glad I have a safe place to go and share .
Love to you all!
Maria
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Gracie, Paula, and Maria, I am lifting you all up in prayer right now. There is a song we used to sing in elementary school that I fall back on in overwhelming times. It's simple, put so meaningful. God's got this, let Him care for you all right now.
Do not worry over what to eat,
what to wear or put upon your feet.
Trust and Pray, go do your best today,
then leave it in the hands of the Lord,
leave it in the hands of the Lord.
1. The lilies of the field,
they do not spin or weave,
yet solomon was not
arrayed like one of these.
The birds of the air,
they do not sow or reap,
but God tends to them,
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Paula,
My heart aches for you and your family today. Losing a parent is just the hardest thing for the world suddenly seems quite out of balance. I am so happy you and your sisters were able to spend time with her before her passing. It is time you will always cherish.
You are in my prayers today.
Hugs
Sandy
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Paula,
I am wishing you much peace in your mother's passing. What a gift to have been able to be there with your family. Losing a mother is a very deep loss, and so hard to let go. Her work here is finished, and she is now in the most glorious realm, with love all around her and in perfect body and spirit. Take care of you Paula, and you will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Traci
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Sisters,
Good Morning
I am a bit more with it today...it has been rough and I think one of the antibiotics (Cipro) was giving me some serious dizziness, out of head/body feeling, and that with the bactrim has me reaching for my Zofran. I have been hunkered down trying to get through it all. I am healing well all things considered, the radiation side is holding, and that side always takes a bit longer than my prophylactic side. Twice a day dressing changes...and sometimes I bring my arms up at night and yell out in pain. It will be important to rehab some of this in the pool, but I won't be cleared for a few weeks. So thanks for listening to my story, and I am seeing that...Tori, YOU DID IT!! Congratulations...what a journey. You are courageous my friend. I have been wondering how your shingles are...I am so sorry you had to deal with that.
Janet,
Please excuse my lateness in coming to understand (via you
that you are dealing with a seroma. I had one with my mx. that was ongoing....if you need any info, I am here. It WILL get better, and again, sorry I am just acknowledging your trials with this today. My brain is back in my head. Sandy, wishing you ongoing healing and recovery from your surgery.
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Paula, I am so very sorry for your loss. You and your mother and family are in my prayers. Hope you like this poem;
Mother was tired and weary,
Weary with tears and pain;
Into sweet rest she has entered,
No more to sorrow again.
Over her bed the green grasses,
Soon will so lovingly creep;
Out ‘mid the daisies and clover,
Mother has fallen asleep.
Rest the worn now forever,
Dear wrinkled hands are so still;
Pulselesss is the heart that no longer
Sorrow can quicken or thrill.
Years will glide over her gently,
facing the shadow and deep;
Drive back the tears, would you wake her?
Mother has fallen asleep.
Oh, beautiful for the weary,
Beautiful rest for the true;
Laying so peacefully ever,
Under the sunlight and dew.
Floats through our hearts strings a
quiver, Like death a whisper so sweet;
He giveth to his beloved,
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Paula - my sincere condolences. No matter how old we get, we are never ready to lose our mothers, but she lives on in you. Kay's poem was beautiful. I hope that brings you & your family peace in the days to come.
Gina - lilies of the field --one of my favorites.
Maria - I think that conversation was a good sign! Kids are a lot more resilient than we are! She will come through this stronger and with tools to better able to cope with life.
Traci - sounds like you're coming along & I keep forgetting - CONGRATS on quitting smoking! That's huge! Back tomorrow for another aspiration - I can tell it is finally slowing down. Just want it GONE.
Gracie - any luck in rounding up some help? There are all sorts of possibilities besides local churches (and it doesn't matter what denomination!) - local government human services should have elder care assistance for example, or Am. Cancer Society. Even local hospital should have social services assistance to navigate who could do what to help. Any little relief would help you a lot - and no reason why it couldn't be a combination of resources. Keep us posted.
God bless all.
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Hi sisters
Paula I am so sorry about the loss of your mother. I know how much it hurts. Sagina, the poem brought tears to my eyes. Gracie, Maria, ALL my sisters, God bless you always.
Please pray for me tonight--I will be presenting to a bc support group on "the emotional and psychological aspect of breast cancer". Two years ago, I did not think I would ever get strong enough to do this. I am so grateful to our dear Jesus and Blessed Mother. They saved me and now I am so grateful to give back to our fellow sisters. I will let you know how it goes! xo
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Lmfsm--good luck one tip on presenting --if you're not used to lecturing. Try and do it from behind a podium. Then you have something to hold on to, don't wear bracelets --you could be tempted to roll them. Number the tops of your pages in case they get dropped yo----you can quickly put them back together. If you are doing power point-----haven't got a clue---i was lecturing when we had the old slide trays. You will do awesome.
Kay and Gina the poems ---wonderful
Janet--the seroma I had one also on theLND side, it took months to resolve because they wouldn't aspirate---just a different approach, but a great excuse to limit housework because even using the other arm can aggravate it. I hate housework, it was a great excuse for me. It feels like a third foob. Found the greatest comfort in sleeping in a wonder bra.
Theresa Thanks for the editing great job
Paula just another short post. It's hard as Janet said about loosing your Mom, but I just pretend she's still here. She's the only one I do that with. Not even Greg. Don't know why , but it works, My brother made arrangements for the closing of the grave while we were still there. I was able to get a rock that was overturned as they were doing this. Dirty old rock. Put it through the dishwasher-----beautiful pink quartz. Just a small treasure.
Tink we will talk again soon. mate
Squid so glad to see you again, but I think I have been absent too. Everypart of me wishes you well. Is Kiddo behaving? do you still have help with his walking? I suppose you still have that young person doing it. L&H&Ps
I changed the Aromasin back to nights---so maybe I'll go back to sleeping right
If I missed anyone sorry, bless you all Namaste ! sheila
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Sheila,
You are most certainly in my thoughts...our numbers are increasing (I believe) so it's not for having forgotten any part of you
Insomnia is rough on the body, you are such a great writer, maybe you could write a book. (I know that's not good for "sleep hygiene," but I would love to see you being interviewed on Good Morning America!Janet..I forgot to mention that my PS used my bi-weekly? TE fills and this was helpful in getting the seroma to be reabsorbed. It took up until the last fill, and she was setting me up for a D!
yes, you read that right D's hee! I am very tall and not as thin as I used to be (sigh) so she wanted to have me look in proportion. Thanks on the cheer regarding the nicorette. I kept the "quit smoking" aid companies in business for a LONG TIME. and I understand Obama chewed the gum as well.
LMFSM-I have no doubts that you will/have already given a great lecture.
Theresa, I did not yet say Congratulations!!! I know this is still in the works, and you may not take the job when it gets in place, but it sounds like this may even help you in your current position. Nice to know you got skills right? (of course you do)
Maria,
I think I mentioned before, but it merits re-sharing. Helping your daughter with her depression, mental health issues brought a few tears to my eyes. When I was a teenager, and needed help, there was none to be had due to the stigma that my mother associated with mental health. And how we all could have used it. So I spent many more years in destructive behaviors, dealing with severe depression and a host of other issues. So keep up the excellent mothering. From what I am told, it is THE HARDEST JOB one can have.
and one more thing, well two, Gracie I am going to need to look back and see what kind of help you are needing,
and
for Friday prayers can we have some room set aside for Paula's mom? Does the Catholic Church have a special way of honoring the loss of one's parent?
and of course a warm hello to everyone.
I was wondering
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Paula, I am so sorry for your loss, Prayers for you and your family. I know how hard it is to lose your mother. She is with the Lord now.
Traci, Glad your on the mend. It takes time, so be good to yourself.
Marie, Prayers for your daughter and your family.
LMFSM, Good for you, Good Luck tomarrow, You have my prayers.
Janet, I also had a sermoa, its the pits having it aspirated all the time. It finally got infected and broke open so I had to have it packed everyday. Sometimes they don't want to aspirated it. They want your body to absorb it and let it heal that way. I hope yours heals on it own, its so uncomfortable.
Well ladies our little Ava Marie is 2 1/2 weeks old now and is just a joy. Its so nice to have a baby around again. Prayers for all tonight.
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Betty I had missed the babies name---beautiful, and there is always a story as to why they chose it--please share.
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Paula,
Please know that I offer your prayers to our Lord...
I pray for your family during this most difficult time...I know the pain you are experiencing and pray that the beautiful memories of your mom comfort you right now...
xoxo
Tori
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tori are you okay honey ---you usually aren't up this late
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Hi All
Sheila wanted to get back to you and say thanks so much for your PM I will call the company have been in SF on business and no time to call. Will get to it next week.
Blessings to all of you!
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