Prayers for teabbfan's mom

This post is copied from Jackie's BB blog and is from teabbfan.

...I dont know if I am supposed to do this but MOM isnt eating refuses to go to dr can yall pray or send good thawts to her I am so worried ..Yall are just starting to feel like real to me as u talk about ur outside lives.

Please keep MOM in your prayers.

Plantar fasciitis - not a snack food!

With so many of us dealing with this foot problem I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread about it. Maybe we can help each other out!

I'm not currently having any symptoms but they can flare up at any time. I had never heard of it before I was diagnosed many years ago. My doctor at the time told me to wear shoes with some cushion, not to go barefoot (in San Diego!) and to roll a can around with that foot. Also, I think she had me take Ibuprofen for inflammation but I could be wrong about that. All those things did help. I do still go barefoot around the house, but I buy good shoes and do stretches with my foot. No flare up for a couple of years. *knock on wood*

A stretch that my physical therapist suggested just for general strength around that area is to put my leg out and write the alphabet with my foot, making sure I come back to having my toes up between each letter. I have to say it is helping my foot/ankle strength in general and is easy to do.

Please pray for Meb

Meb's daughter posted the following information on Jackie's blog. I wanted to post it here, too, in case anyone misses it there:

I'm MEB's daughter:Mom has been in the hospital since Friday. She was at the doctors and her heart started racing so they took her over to the ER. Praise God, because when this has happened in the past at home she wouldn't go. As a result they discovered her blood count was 5 when it should have been 12 - 14. (after 4 blood transfusions she is at 11) To figure out why this has happened they ran some tests and say she has a blockage in her colon. They are conducting more tests and feel they will have to go in and remove part of her colon. I say, they don't have the final word!! So please get some prayers going and lets watch God get the glory. You are all so special to Mom and she appreciates her prayers. God Bless you all and I am excited to see God's mighty power working in this situation. KLB

I'll continue to cross-post any information I see on Jackie's blog. If I miss something, please let me know.

Meanwhile please be praying for her and for those who are caring for her!

++++++++++++++++++New info from MEB's daughter++++++++++++++++
KLB here for MEB. Thank you all so much for your kind words and prayers. I copied and printed all comments and took it to her today. She was blessed. In the last two days they have found a second blockage in her colon so at 12noon Tuesday, they will be removing 85% of her colon. She is in good spirits and at peace with it and I know will feel 100% better when recovered. They anticipate anywhere from 3 to 7 days in the hospital. Boy will she have a lot of BB10 taped to watch and a ton of blog to read. Please continue to pray. God is our strength and peace. I will let you all know how she's doing tomorrow evening.
7/21/2008 6:57 PM

July in the Neighborhood

What says July better than sunflowers in full bloom? This plant is full of bees which warms my heart since they are in short supply these days. Luckily, bees don't scare me!

The 4th was nice here on our little Jackie's Town cul de sac, with the flags flying and the food cooking. The fireworks were magnificent and nobody got hurt! My favorite was the vanilla ice cream hand cranked by everyone who wanted to share in the bounty later.

Now it's time to put all that away and get into the realy business of summer. What is it like in your real life? How do you feel about summer?

My Aplolgies

My apologies for not keeping up on this blog. As you know, it was created with the intention of keeping up a community while Jackie was laid up. I fully intended to do my part of keeping things going.

Sadly, I lost my momentum after returning from our cruise. Real life and some health problems got in the way of me being online very much, and when I was it was to keep my forum going. Anyway, it looks like Jackie is back and things are going strong on her forum.

I'll leave this up for a couple of weeks and then close up the blog. If someone else wants to take it over, I'd be happy to have that happen.

Again, my apologies for flaking out on all of you. I certainly didn't intend for that to happen.
Laurie

Alaska Pictures!

Greetings everyone! I have some of my pictures loaded and wanted to share them with you. I'm not finished yet, but you can see me on a glacier, Terry on a zip line, and Butchart Gardens in Victoria BC Canada. I will get more loaded up later tonight or later this week.
To see what's up so far, go to www.snapfish.com.
Username: lauriegayle@gmail.com
Password: sassy
I have videos of a few things, too. You can get to those by going to www.youtube.com/lauriegayle
Enjoy!

What's News?

Bon Voyage Terry and Laurie!  By this time they must be on the ship, having gotten to Seattle I guess... I am piecing together that they flew up there to catch the ship then cruise to Alaska from there, otherwise Nana in the NW would not have been telling them what the weather's like where she is (Tacoma).  We hope they check in with us and give us an update soon!

Well, Jackie is back and has put up her first post, complete with a pic of her knee, which looks remarkably unswollen and not at all bruised. Click the link on the side of this page to see... after commenting here.

On TV season finales abound and a few are just starting up. Temperatures have been wacky all over the country. Places that are usually mild, like LA, Seattle and Portland have been in triple digits and places like Houston has been humidity free and even a little chilly at times.  And in places where people have had a looong winter they are not seeing the warming that is due to come by now.  I thought global warming meant just that... it got warmer everywhere.  

This is the time of year for season finales and summer shows to start up on TV, to pack away winter clothes and pull out the summer ones, to plan for vacations or anticipate summer movies. Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner.  What will you be doing for your long weekend?