Do any of you have prayer requests??

[Karen]

More violence and unrest is erupting as I type this - and it's the day of the funeral of Freddie Gray. I'm watching a Baltimore station - and it's crazy and a lot of the city is already shutting down before it even gets dark and even more difficult to keep the masses of rioters under control. I believe that all this is just an excuse for the hoodlums to get out and do what they do best - create more havoc. They are accomplishing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, and just making matters worse. So damn sad...........

It is, and you know the law-abiding citizens of Baltimore are the ones who will pay the price, in terms of the city's reputation, damage to businesses ...

Pomtzu, how are you? Did you get any results from those tests, etc?

[pomtzu]

It is, and you know the law-abiding citizens of Baltimore are the ones who will pay the price, in terms of the city's reputation, damage to businesses ...

Pomtzu, how are you? Did you get any results from those tests, etc?

Yes - Baltimore normally is one of the calmer and more relaxed and hospitable of the big cities. It's a shame that they are being dragged down by relatively few trouble makers.

No - nothing on the MRI's yet. The CT scan I had before these, detected some major issues and prompted my doctor to order the MRI's, since the MRI's are much more precise and exacting, and can further visualize what the CT can't. And in the meantime, last week I also started my 5 week i.v. iron infusion to combat the dangerously severe anemia that is plaguing me. I go to the infusion lab at the hospital once each week for an i.v., and about 3 weeks after I have the last one, then more lab to check my iron level. Hopefully it will be up and stay up. I had this once before about 5 years ago, and it worked wonders. Hoping for the same results this time. Now to get other issues resolved!!!! Several different ones all smacked me down at the same time - around mid-December. I'm just so darn weak and tired -feel like I have the strength of a newborn kitten............

Thanks for asking, Karen.

[phesina]

Dear Ellie, we're sending loads of good wishes and love and prayers for you with all that's going on. I hope the iron infusion will work as well as the one you had before, and the MRI results will be promising.

from Pat and cats

[cassiesmom]

Dear Ellie, we're sending loads of good wishes and love and prayers for you with all that's going on. I hope the iron infusion will work as well as the one you had before, and the MRI results will be promising.

from Pat and cats

Same goes for me! I hope the iron treatments will be very helpful and the MRI results will help move your care forward.

And prayers for Catty1's mom, too.

[Karen]

Anemia is no fun, hopefully these treatments will do the trick. We are glad you have the Wolfman to keep you going, and give you some much-needed grins!

[pomtzu]

Anemia is no fun, hopefully these treatments will do the trick. We are glad you have the Wolfman to keep you going, and give you some much-needed grins!

No - no fun at all. And if it wasn't for the Wolfman/TwinkleToes/PinkBelly, I don't know where I'd be. Many a day, he has been the only reason I get out of bed, and I wouldn't if I didn't have him to take care of. I have to get up, take him out to potty, and then get him his breakfast. Of course, many has been the time that I'm just so exhausted, that I go back to bed after taking care of this. He's such a little gem, that he comes right back to bed with me, and doesn't mind in the least. He knows Mom isn't feeling too great, and he is determined to try to make me feel better. A dog's 6th sense absolutely amazes me.

My doctor called this a.m. - she wants me in her office tomorrow at 10 to "discuss" the results of the MRI's. Feeling somewhat apprehensive, but the issues won't just go away if I don't think about them...................

[Karen]

No - no fun at all. And if it wasn't for the Wolfman/TwinkleToes/PinkBelly, I don't know where I'd be. Many a day, he has been the only reason I get out of bed, and I wouldn't if I didn't have him to take care of. I have to get up, take him out to potty, and then get him his breakfast. Of course, many has been the time that I'm just so exhausted, that I go back to bed after taking care of this. He's such a little gem, that he comes right back to bed with me, and doesn't mind in the least. He knows Mom isn't feeling too great, and he is determined to try to make me feel better. A dog's 6th sense absolutely amazes me.

My doctor called this a.m. - she wants me in her office tomorrow at 10 to "discuss" the results of the MRI's. Feeling somewhat apprehensive, but the issues won't just go away if I don't think about them...................

Yes, there is nothing like a cold wet nose and a "But mooooooom, I gotta gooooooooo ..." to get one out of bed in the morning, is there? At least she will discuss results with you - that's more than we get sometimes with Paul!