Happy Fourth of July, everyone&#33;<br />
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I just want to let you all know how much I appreciate all your prayers for me and mom.  Mom is doing really well and has told me today how much she appreciates the prayers.  I can&#39;t begin to tell you all how much I appreciate them.  I have not wanted to come on and chat since I always seemed to have something negative to say and didn&#39;t want to sound like a whiner and crier.  It has been a really tough year with Marc&#39;s parents both dying and him handling the estate and with me having the clot/s since January and then with it going to the Deep Vein and having to go on a blood thinner...the same one that killed my step-dad...it was scary for me to go on it, but, I didn&#39;t have much choice.  <br />
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I was thrilled when they said the clot was going down and was getting away from the Deep Vein and then devastated on the last ultrasound when they said it was growing again...and on a blood thinner.  I don&#39;t know what to make of all this...on top of that it&#39;s been six-weeks of the vertigo.  I can&#39;t get off the meds or the room is spinning.  And then trying to take care of mom...I haven&#39;t had any time to go and spend with my DD and the new baby, but thank heavens her husband is home for the summer and can help her...he&#39;s a teacher.<br />
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I was so thrilled yesterday that mom is wanting to get outside in her wheelchair and is working hard on her exercises so she can go home soon.  She is doing really well.<br />
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I know tomorrow I&#39;ll probably wish I hadn&#39;t written this since it sounds like all I do is complain or talk of my ailments, so please accept my apology.  It has just been wearing thin on me.  I have been a bit down in the dumps for a couple of days, but, that is rare for me, and I will be back in fighting form soon.<br />
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I&#39;m sorry if I haven&#39;t replied to everyone.  I can&#39;t be on the computer for long periods of time so I try to jump in when I can, but sometimes it&#39;s hard to catch up.  Maria...no they don&#39;t know what caused the clot but I have been having some blood tests done.  I think it was from a fall I took last Thanksgiving, but maybe not.  Not sure.<br />
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Hope you are all having a wonderful summer&#33;<br />
Have a great Fourth of July holiday&#33;  <br />
God Bless&#33;  Hugs&#33;&#33;