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To my friends at the TMIC list,
I hope that this family gains as much from=
all
of you as I have. Thank you. Mandy
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Date: 21 Mar 99 06:31:28 EST
From: Mandy Feka <5yearitch(AT)netscape.net>
To: Daretowin(AT)aol.com
Subject: Re: [New member]
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Dear Debbie, =
Hi!!!! Welcome to the list !! My name is Mandy, I a=
m 33
years old, wife, homemaker, and mother of four great kids. I was diagnose=
d
with TM in August 1994. I am not the smartest person here, nor do I have =
all
of the answers, but I would be more than happy to answer any questions th=
at
you or your mom and family have. If I don't know the answer, I will help =
you
find it, if I can. I have never found as much information anywhere, or fe=
lt
that my true feelings about TM were more understood, than I do here. Most=
of
the questions you post will bring a variety of experiences, from a variet=
y of
people, all offering something. Some will send you a laugh, some a prayer=
,
some a kind word, some advice, some their thoughts on the subject, and so=
me
are dictionaries of medical documentation about or related to TM. I welc=
ome
you to share your questions and thoughts with the people here, and hope t=
o
hear more about your mom soon. Please feel free to personally E-mail me
anytime if you feel the need. I will keep you all in my prayers.
Mandy
Daretowin(AT)aol.com wrote:
My mother, Pat Tompkins has TM, she was diagnose Dec. 98. The end of Nov=
=2E We
were all at my house cooking a hog (pig pickin) for Thanksgiving, moma sa=
id
her arms felt heavy and the back of her neck hurt a little. That was wede=
sday,
thursday she was saying her left leg was heavy and her arms still heavy s=
he
didn't eat much just sat around. Friday we called her Doctor told him wha=
t was
going on, he said come in Monday am. Saturday she couldn't walk without h=
elp
and her bladder was licking, Again we called Dr. Lowder ( Family doctor) =
come
in monday morning. Sunday around 2:00pm we call an Ambulance, at the hosp=
ital,
the ER doctor thought maybe a stroke, he called Dr. Lowder and he inform =
ER
doc to send her home and tell her to come in Monday. (Lowder was on call =
this
weedend) and No we didn't see him Monday we haven't seen him since. We ca=
lled
A family friend also a doctor that lives about 45 miles out of town, he P=
ut
mom in the hospital and call neuros, and the test begain. Many, Many test=
, you
all know. Hospital stay was Nov 28 to Dec 11 then to Rehab Dec 11 to Dec =
21.
Pat is 60 years old, She lives in Sumter, South Carolina She was every a=
ctive
until TM. Nov 9th she went on Holiday to England and Belgium had planned =
to
leave 21st of March to vist Holand. =
Today, she is home she had one set back, the doc said to much Bacifen. Af=
ter 6
day hospital stay they gave her a bacifen pump, It seems to help alot!!! =
=
She is paralyzed, left hand,(fingers will not move), waist down. has no b=
owel
or bladder control, She's had a cather since Nov 30th. Very good sprit an=
d
would like to get e-mail from you all.
I have been reading your e-mail about a week, and print some moma really
enjoys it. so what I'd like to ask is will some of you write her. The fa=
mily
(4 daugthers) are going to get her a computer. I think you all are great=
!!
I would like to ask one more thing, where did you go for rehab and how l=
ong
were you there? =
Thanks,
Debbie #2 daughter
South Carolina
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