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Name: Dana
Country: United States
Gender: Female
Interests: My husband, Jake, my daughter, Ivy, spending time with friends and family... cooking, eating good food, listening to music, watching movies... etc
Occupation: Stay at home mom
Industry: Homemaking
Message: message me
Website: visit my website
Member Since:
5/26/2005
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| I know that some people are getting emails from my parents and others
as to what is going on with my health, etc. So I would actually like to
clear up some of the confusion, because I know my mom is hard to
understand... if you are getting her emails, I am sure you know what I
mean.
What I have is called optic neuritis. It is an inflamation of the optic
nerve, which causes partial sight loss/irritation of the eye. Mine
happens to be the right eye. It began last Saturday when Jake, Ivy and
I were heading up to IL to spend Christmas with family. I noticed that
I couldn't see correctly out of the my right eye- that there was
something like a blurry spot in the middle. I didn't think too much of
it at the time, and just thought it would clear up on its own. However,
it didn't.
I was able to get in to see an optometrist on the 26th. He did a bunch
of tests and finally determined that I had some swelling or bleeding
going on somewhere behind the retina and that was what was causing the
sight loss. But because he wasn't quite sure, he referred me to a
retina specialist- thankfully we were able to get in that next morning
at 8:30am.
Once again, a lot more tests were done. This specialists determined
that I did not have any maculra degeneration going on (which is what
the optometrist had originally thought). However, he told me that I
needed to have an MRI done on my brain to see if there were any
spots/lesions that could be causing the swelling behind my retina. So,
we were scheduled for an MRI that afternoon.
The MRI results showed that I did have a couple of small lesions on my
brain. Meaning? Meaning that I am at a higher risk of getting Multiple
Sclerosis in the future than people that don't have any spots/lesions
on their brain. Therefore, I need to start steroid treatment asap to
reduce the risk of getting MS. The steroids will also help my eyesight
get back to normal within a week or two.
So, no, I don't have MS. I am going in for steroid treatment on
Wednesday, and it will last for five days. I am at a higher risk of
getting MS because of the lesions, but it is only about 30% chance that
I will, and it will be between 5-15 years from now.
I hope I have cleared up any confusion- you know how fast news travels,
and I just wanted to personally tell all of you what is really going
on. I'll post updates as time goes by. Hopefully by this time next
week, I will have my sight back in my right eye. It sure is a pain
living without it :) Let me know if you have any questions! I would
appreciate your prayers as well, it's kind of a weird/scary thing to
deal with right now- especially while having to take care of a 9 month
old.
Speaking of which, if you want to see some newer pics of my precious little girl, go here- http://flickr.com/photos/7458616@N06/
Happy New Years!
Dana | | |
| 1) Where did you begin 2007?
With Ju young and Kris in OKC- I believe we played dominoes until early morning, and my back was in so much pain because I was 7 months pregnant
2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
happily married
3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
no, thank goodness
4) How did you earn your money?
hard workin' hubby
5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
a couple of times
6) Did you have any encounters with the police?
yes- going 65 in a 45 zone- that's the nice thing about having a baby in the backseat- police officers seem to love them :)
7) Where did you go on vacation?
nowhere
8) What did you purchase that was over $1000?
a baby
9) Did you know anybody who got married?
a couple
10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
great uncle
12) Did you move anywhere?
no
14) What concerts/shows did you go to?
a couple of corny Branson shows
15) Are you registered to vote?
yes
16) Who did you want to win Big Brother?
never watch it
17) Where do you live now?
Branson, MO
18) Describe your birthday?
just a regular day, then out to dinner with my husband and daughter
19) What's one thing you thought you'd never do but did in 2007?
i don't know
20) What has been your favorite moment?
seeing my daughter for the first time
21) What's something you learned about yourself?
lots of things, too many to list
22) Any new additions to your family?
yes
23.) What was your best month?
A lot of them were good
24.) What music will you remember 2007 by?
lullaby worship cd
25) Who has been your best drinking buddy?
don't drink a whole lot, but when I do it's usually just with my husband :)
26) Made new friends?
mmm, not really, just kept good old ones
27) New best friend?
no
28) Favorite Night out?
don't know
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| So... Thanksgiving was alright. Jake's dad built us a new railing for our staircase so that Ivy won't fall through. We played Dominoes-Mexican Train for hours. We watched "Hairspray"- which was alright, but definitely not a movie I would watch again. We ate lots of turkey, sweet potato casserole, green beans... the usual Thanksgiving food.
And now I am not in the mood to decorate for Christmas. It just feels weird this year, like Christmas shouldn't be here quite yet. I don't know. I think we're going to put up the tree this afternoon, and maybe a couple of other things as well, we'll just have too see what kind of mood we are in when we get home from church later on.
I'm helping with childcare this morning at church. Never done that before, so it'll be challenging, I am sure.
Ivy's been doing good. She got her flu shot last week, so hopefully she won't get any nasty flu bugs this season. She's definitely not fitting into any of her 6-9 month old clothes anymore.
Gotta go to church. | | |
| I have been asking myself this question over the past couple of days... I am my parents. I am spanking! I am saying "no" a thousand times a day, and I am wondering if I am doing anything right. Oh my, I guess I never really thought that there would come a day when Ivy would actually INTENTIONALLY do "bad" things to get my attention, or to show off her own independent-hood. I guess the fun is all just beginning now :) If anyone has any parenting skills to share with me, please do.
Our parent-teacher educator just left and I have put Ivy down for a much-needed nap. It was an interesting meeting this morning because... well, I have two conflicting views of parenting that are intertwining in my life. I am right in the middle of reading and doing a Bible study on Dr.James Dobson's book "Dare to Discipline" (a swat on the butt is called for when a child is intentionally denouncing/not listening to what you are trying to teach) and then my parent-teacher educator is a strong "Love and Logic" advocate- saying that I need to let Ivy scream and be mad because she needs to learn how to express her emotions. So, it will be fun over the next year or so, to see how Ivy turns out. Maybe she'll be super misguided... agh.
In other news- I can't believe Thanksgiving is a week from today! I love love love Thanksgiving, and I look forward to it as much as I do to Christmas. It's about being with family and dwelling on everything that we have to be thankful for. I praise God for the opportunity to live in a country where more freedoms abound than in any other country in the world, I praise him for my little family that He has created to be perfect just for me, I praise Him for being able to be content where I am and see the good things in life that are so abundant everywhere I look, for faithful friends, supportive, loving parents and in-laws... the list could go on and on. When I got married, Alysa Clark (an old teacher-friend) from high school, gave Jake and I a Thanksgiving booklet. It was a journal of sorts- every night before bed, we write in it and thank God for different things that come to mind. Then, at Thanksgiving, we review the booklet, for all the things over the past year (s) that we have been thankful for. It's awesome, because it's so easy to forget how God is been so great to us.
I need to paint our bedroom and bathroom. I bought the paint the week I found out I was pregnant, last June, and STILL have not painted anything. And Kat, you just need to set a date and let Trina and I know so we can get all your painting done too. January might be good? Let us know :)
Well, I am off to the bank and grocery store... after Ivy wakes up. But I've just run out of things to say for now. Happy Thanksgiving, if I don't get on here before then.
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| 1. Who eats more?
I think we're pretty equal, but Jake might win by a little.
2. Who said "I love you first?
Jake
3. Who weighs more?
Jake finally began to weigh more than me last year... after 7 years of being together.
4. Who sings better?
Jake
5. Who’s older?
Me- by a year and 3 mths
6. Who’s smarter?
Definitely Jake
7. Who’s temper is worse?
Yeah, mine
8. Who does the laundry?
Me
9. Who does the dishes?
Me
10. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
Me
11. Who’s feet are bigger?
Jake's- 12!
12. Who’s hair is longer?
Mine
13. Who’s better with the computer?
Jake. He's a programmer. 'Nough said.
14. Do you have pets?
2 cats, 2 dogs
15. Who pays the bills?
Me
16. Who cooks dinner?
Me
17. Who drives when you are together?
Jake
18. Who pays when you go out to dinner?
Jake
19. Who’s the most stubborn?
I am
20. Who is the first one to admit when they’re wrong?
Definitely Jake
21. Who’s parents do you see more?
Jake's
22. Who named your pet?
Jake has named all of them
23. Who kissed who first?
He kissed me.
24. Who asked who out?
Jake told me he liked me and then about 8 mths later, we actually started dating... by becoming friends and just hanging out.
26. Who’s more sensitive?
Definitely Jake
27. Who’s taller?
Jake
28. Who has more friends?
I do.
29. Who has more siblings?
He does
30. Who wears the pants in the relationship?
Yeah... um, I try to let him... but I think I have the last say.
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