Hi everyone, haven't done this for awhile. This past week or so has been a rough one. My late husband's mom, who has been mom to me since the age of 18 is terminally ill and is quite a distance from us. My daughter left this morning to go see her and say her goodbyes. I wish with all my heart I had been able to go with her to see mom one more time...

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Good morning all. The winter weather is here and my migraines are really kicking into high gear this year. Yesterday's headache got bad enough to take what I call a "demon pill". {I hate those things}. Last summer I started experiencing numbness in my arms and hands from the neck down usually when sleeping. I would wake up and they would be completly without feeling. I at first thought it was from the way I...

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Yvonne and Sheilah, either of you look to me like you need a makeover, you both look beautiful already. I thought about sending in a pic but don't know if the contest applies to us Canucks up here lol. But more importantly if the pic made it through to their computers without crashing the entire system, they would take one look at it and say " Good Lord,  where would we start???" lol

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Well I made through my MRI yesterday!! I know that sounds dramatic but for me it was quite a task. I have undergone countless tests and procedures in my lifetime but because of my severe claustraphobia this test is the worst for me. I took one of the ativan my doctor prescribed while I was still at home, then just before we reached the hospital I took another. {it is a 2 hr dr.} I...

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I have an MRI on my neck scheduled for Sunday and I am totally claustraphobic {hope that is spelled right}lol I really need to get it done because both arms have started to go completly dead at times and they also think that it is linked to my migraines. I had one done 2 yr.s ago on the brain because of the migraines and by the time I got to the hospital {2 hrs away}...

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Just recieved some bad news.  We went to a wonderful Aunt's birthday party on Saturday evening to celebrate not just her birthday but the fact that she is here to enjoy it since she was very ill this past year. She told me how great she was feeling and we joked and talked for a long time. A few minutes ago my sister in law called and told me she passed away at 3am this...

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