But I am posting this at the request of the parents to get Leigh's story out in hopes that anothe
Posted By: Cybil's Aunt on 2009-01-20
In Reply to: As transcriptionists and nurses, I would think - Jen
Jen, I felt strange too but the parents requested it. Thank you for reading the post. Hopefully we can help them in some small way by passing the word.
Mary
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Please read Leigh's story
Please read Leigh's story for her parents, & everyone you know!
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Today at 5:30am
This is a very sad story and I don't usually talk to much about my work because for most hearing stories about critically ill babies is not kosher conversation. But I am posting this at the request of the parents to get Leigh's story out in hopes that another baby can be saved, because for Leigh, it is sadly too late. Leigh was born 3 weeks ago a healthy beautiful baby girl. Her proud parents took her home with no complaints, except for one. The mother had developed a cold sore while in the hospital and was nursing some mild mouth pain, but oh well she had a baby and she was happy. When Leigh was about a week old she spiked a temp and her parents took her to the ER. She was admitted for an infection work-up. As time went on she deteriorated quickly and was sent to my ICU. When the results of the work-up came in, we had our answer. Leigh was infected with Herpes simplex I (this is the oral strain that causes cold sores). Treatment was started immediately but it was too late. Her kidneys and liver had taken a hit and she now required dialyisis in addition to the ventilator and medications sustaining her. Within days she was in overwhelming sepsis and her brain liver and kidneys cannot function anymore. I see infections do this to babies frequently at my job but never have I seen a baby die of an infection from her mothers kiss. Leigh contracted HSVI from just that, a mother's kiss. pregnant women are tested for HSVII but never HSVI. Why, Because around 90% of the world's population is already infected with HSVI with nothing more than an occasional cold sore. But to a baby with an immature immune systen this infection can be deadly. From a medical standpoint working to reducing the transmission rate is an excercise in futility but to these parents, awareness is key. They want to make sure thats Leigh's story makes people think twice before coming near newborns when they have a cold sore. Keep in mind, the viral load of HSV is actually highest just before symptoms appear so no cold sore is not enough to say your clean. Please excercise caution and judgment around newborns. As I sit at Leigh's beside and wonder if the eminent will happen in the next few hours, I can help but think this could have been my child and with all my medical training, I would have been not more aware than these parents of the consequences of that kiss. Please tell everyone you know about the dangers of HSVI for Leigh's family because through all of their pain right now, they are thinking of as many ways as possible to make sure this does not happen to another child. And pray for Leigh, as of this moment she is still here but it will take true divine intervention to change her course.
Love,
Cybil
Just was posting a news story that I
thought some people might be interested in. Believe me, I do not care about him one bit. Cannot stand him. Yes, quite ironic especially since "his book" is out today. Do not plan on reading that either, even though $$ is going to the Goldman Family/Brown Family and/or the children. Not really sure on that one.
Have to share a funny story about my parents sm
My parents are vacationing in Florida right now and yesterday while laying by the pool the saw a duck swimming in the pool. The pool area had a fence around it and they didn't want the duck to get stuck in the area. My mom described how ridiculous they must have looked chasing this duck around the area and trying to shoo it out the gate. Finally a man on an upper balcony said "Sir, you realize that duck can fly don't you?". I swear my parents are a hoot! Chop this one up for dumb and dumber. 
Anothe cat video - this is way too cute
This is so cute - I want these cats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3U0udLH974&feature=related
I am in hopes to call CPS
It is family and if they find out what I did there will be a big to do. I hate standing by watching kids and the handicapped get treated so shamefully and it has taken a tole on them over the years. The 12 yo and 9 yo definitelly has psychiatric problems. I hope it can be undone. I hope the 2 yo can get out of it before it grows up with so many problems. Bad part is, it is the parents that are paying for the crap that aunt has done. They even admitted that it was aunt that messed up the 12 year old.
As someone who hopes to adopt some day..
Thank you for the great ideas!
Boy, I bet DH hopes it's the yard work! LOL
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Yes, dad has the same hopes as you. Ah yes, Mother raised us right.
Too bad all women are not as perfect as she (rest her soul), nor as fortunate to have had such a loving and dedicated, albeit rough-around-the edges, husband.
Don't want to get your hopes up in case I am wrong
but I am almost positive I read that Friday Night Lights will return next season but probably not until October or later. I too love this show!
she could have put big ticket items on there in hopes some would pool their resources together. sm
that's how my family does it. we will have several go in together to get an important big item. also, i think when doing registeries a lot of people home and kinda like a shopping spree. they know they will or will not get items, but what's the hurt to put the items on there just in case.
I have an odd request.
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Request it, you just never know...sm
I have been Freecycling for about a year. It can be fun. Just be prepared to work kind of fast if you have something someone wants (and you want to get rid of). Someone requested a mini trampoline, which I offered to her, and she said she had 8 offers within an hour. Believe me, you will have no trouble getting rid of your unwanteds. As for those 10 Magic Fingers...
Request for Advice
Hi,
First time here. I was reading through your posts and thought I could get some none biased advice on my current situation.
I am married for almost three years now, we dated for 4 years prior to our marriage, 27 years old and no children.
Here is my little excerpt on my situation:
During the end of our first year of marriage my husband’s drinking began to be an issue in our marriage, and has progressively gotten worse. At the worst point he would get drunk and pass out at his friends house, received a DUI, he would lie about his drinking, spent two nights in jail, passed out on the floor of the house and in the bathroom, we would fight constantly and of course his addiction cost a small fortune (not including the DUI fees). We went to counseling for about six months straight and all the while he was resistant. I left for a week in October, and came back under the impression that he was going to stop drinking (at least work on it). Things, supposedly, were getting better. He has gotten “drunk” twice, started going to AA meetings, reading the AA book and is thinking about getting a mentor to help him through this process. Well tonight he told me that since I came back (in October as stated above) he has been stopping at the liquor store every day after work and any chance he could on the weekend.
My first reaction (as I have had in the past) is I have to leave, and for much longer then a week.
My dilemma is that he will be alone and depressed, and I will be the same. I just started at a great firm with many people who have their lives “together”, and may not understand if this results in a divorce. I am 27 and could be divorced by the age of 28, and who would be interested. I am religious, and the terms of divorce is pretty much accepted for adultery. He mentioned that the reason that he told me that he has been lying to me is because he is taking the first step which is being honest, but he had just drank so he was loaded.
Sorry for the length and I am sorry if anything I have written above is offensive to anyone, that was not my intension I just thought I would express my feeling on the matter, and I am also a little confused right now.
Thank you and any advice would be appreciated.
You could just request a diamond solitaire
That's how my husband and I did it. We picked out a nice diamond together, but if your man wants to surprise you you could just tell him what kind of cut you want etc., and he could pick it up himself.
Is that what the prayer request board is for?
nm
It was a prayer request; put it on PR board, please. NM
Goldbird
She can request emergency leave.
My husband is active duty Air Force, so I know a little bit about the military. As far as I know, she can request emergency leave because of the situation with her infant. Also, I do not think they just give military mom's a year off because they had a baby. I know several women that are active duty military that have had children, and they are given the same amount of maternity leave as a civilian.
We have a Prayer Request board - it belonged there. NM
Cher/Moderator
they always request more to cover what others don't send - plus what their budget won't buy -
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A child's prayer request from our kid's choir last night....sm
Matthew, age 6, during our children's choir prayer time last night asked for us to pray for his dad, who was just arrested. When I told him that hopefully his dad would get out of jail soon as I'm sure he missed him, his response was "I don't think so. My dad goes to jail a lot." He wasn't sad when he said this - just said it matter-of-factly. All I could do was tell him that he's not the only child who has a parent in jail and that we'd pray for both of them and his mom.
that doesn't sound normal to me at all. i would request transfer to another facility that has be
i got CT scans in the ER. why the need to wait? assuming they had to wait on orders. does he have a PCP? i'd call the PCP if so and explain the situation and what has transpired and see what he recommends, i.e. jump someones tail or transfer. their should be neurologist on call for this reason. they should make rounds daily whether it is the weekend or not. i'd definitely be there waiting on that neurology consult and fill his ear full and find out what his future plans are if you don't transfer to another facility.
call back and request an appt sooner. Since you are paying for it, they should have no problem
s
BTW make absolutely certain that correct contact info is on the request for IEP meeting....nm
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A prayer chain has begun on the Prayer Request board. Feel free to
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READ: Prayer requests go on Prayer Request board only. NM
Goldbird
I specifically request the same info as you did, but I rarely (and I mean rarely) SM
get a response as to when the item will be shipped. I've probably done about 100 transactions and only once did I not receive the item and had to dispute it.
I'd just keep trying and be very persistent. Maybe you will get a response
Thank you very much for posting that.
I felt like I was making fun of obese people in having the opinion that obesity is a choice. But, I still stand behind the fact that it certainly is a CHOICE, and until one who is obese owns up to their lifestyle habits and stop blaming others, they will never lose that weight, but simply live each day thinking they have an "excuse".
This could be me posting...
I go through the same thing every year. In fact, when I first got married I had no idea what these baskets were. I had not even heard of them. I was using one that has a plastic insert liner for my sponges by my sink when MIL got a little offended and told me how expensive they are.
I have only been married six years, so far only six baskets, that I keep in the cupboard above my fridge. Don't know what I will do when I run out room up there. I don't mind the baskets, I just don't know what to do with them. About the only time I use them is when I have company for dinner and I use them for the rolls.
Thank you for posting this!
I checked out the website - www.steppables.com. We have a stone path down a slope in our back yard and I want to plant fragrant ground cover in the spaces between the stones. That is a great site!
Thanks for posting this....
I was not aware of this case. It is good to get the information out there. I pray for her safe return.
Oh wow...thanks for posting that...
we have a 10-week-old boxer and have been picking up toys here and there for him...thanks for letting me know what NOT to get...that is scary...poor thing!!
Thanks to all of you for posting
I really appreciate it!
Could someone help with posting a pic, please
Every time I have tried to do this by clicking on 'Click here to Upload Image!', a javascript error occurs, with javascript:void(0); in the bar at the bottom of my screen.
I thought I had uploaded a pic with no problems here before, but cannot seem to do it today. I finally was able to get my son to take a couple of pictures of my recliner with footpedal setup and was all geared up to post them 
TIA for any advice/assistance!
Thank you for posting...
I haven't seen the previous discussion about IQ, but I can understand the sentiment in your post. I also think that others' expectations of "the smart one" can weigh heavily on you. I still feel guilty for not being as "successful" as other people expected me to be at this point in my life. At times I think everyday life would have been a little happier if I had been a little more average or if I had realized that the only person I have to make happy right now is myself :)
Thank you for posting...sm
I looked at the link, and it made me all teary eyed. Those poor dogs have been through so much too. I have read about some of those pits that were rehabilitated, and honestly the way they have managed to still love after what they have gone through is just amazing. Thanks again.
Thank you so much for posting this!! - nm
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You might try posting
On the main board about this. If find that I get more help about equipment and IT issues over there.
I would say find a used computer store. Some times they only charge $50 an hour to look at it for you and if they can fix it in that hour there are no additional charges. I would definitely work on it before it goes out completely on you.
Thanks for posting this......... sm
This shows what happens when people care about other people. What started out as something to help herself over the holiday became a wonderful outpouring of love and friendship. 
thanks for posting
I can't believe I thought I was the only one who went through this. I actually feel better now.
Seems like the lesson to learn from all of this is that women need to learn to be kinder to one another, we can cause each other a lot of pain by using children against each other.
I'm only posting this
so that you know that your notion of the uncircumcised penis as "gross" is so juvenile & ethnocentric that it doesn't even warrant an answer.
Remind yourself never to go to Europe.
This is a different than what you were posting
You asked people to divulge 8 things about themselves other people would not want to know about. I read it and thought if you don't want to know about it why are you asking.
This post is inquiring about the frequency people have with their "encounters". I would imagine wanting to know if there is "normalcy", which I have wondered too whether or not I need to be taking something to increase my libido or is it normal that other people have sex less frequently than I do.
Maybe your post below should have been 8 things about me that would surprise you or something like that, and just keep out the really gross things (eating habits). The having "delicious" sex part didn't offend me but the other items you listed made me a little queezy, but people generally get turned off by unpleasant things about other people.
In looking at your posting I see where you said
you asked about fish oil and then when someone said not FDA approved, you did not give? To me if you do not overdo it, what in the world could be the matter with fish oil? As a mother, do you have to ask each and every little thing you might possibly give your child. What about an aspirin, Tylenol, the same? I think common sense might play into some of this. If I had read fish oil was good for depression, I would never have to ask anyone for a second opinion, be it a physician or my next door neighbor.
Thanks so much for posting ...
I am such a sap it brought a tear to my eye.
Update since the last posting...sm
We saw the doctor yesterday and he wasn't concerned about the ultrasound results. The beta HCG drawn on Monday came back as being strong and consistent with a 6-8 week pregnancy. We'll know the results of today's tests tomorrow but it looks like we're ok. Whew!
what's PH? Posting Handle?????
posting handle!!! lol
ok, said I wasn't posting again, but...
 BRAVO...excellent post...I was practically jumping outta my seat reading your post...THANK YOU..and thank your daughter personally from me for giving so much of herself and caring so much for the otherwise unfortunate children out there. Her students are blessed beyond measure and she will surely be richly rewarded for her hard work and dedication to these children...again........... to you and your daughter (you are undoubtedly an AWESOME mother!)
I was just thinking of posting for those in CA
wondering if any of you are close. My brother is supposed to be taking a team to a robotic car competition in Colton and from what I can tell that is a little too close.
Posting Picture.
Instead of posting a Quick Reply. Click the Button after follow ups "Post Reply to This Message", see the form there and you will find a box at the bottom -> Image:, where you can directly put your http:// link to image.
Holy Cow! Thanks for posting.
Hey, thanks for posting that link - I definitely
recognize the reindeer! I have no idea what must have happened to ours...
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