i posted a prayer request for my aunt Dawn yesterday (well, yesterday originally - lumped in with another post - then i separated it & made it it's own post today).....anyway, here's the email i just received from my aunt cindy, with an update...
"Dawn just called, she saw her Nurse Practitioner and she told Dawn not to panic that it may not be MS. Her spinal tap is on Sept 25th and she can call to get the results from that the following Monday. What that will show is if her immune system is under attack which is what MS does. If there isn’t anything wrong from that test then they will look closer to whether it is mini strokes or possible Alzheimer’s disease (BIG FROWN). We are pulling for the mini strokes.
Dawn sounds in good spirits. She just received chocolate/bear and balloons but doesn’t know who sent them……I should have taken credit but didn’t….dang it!
Love ya, Cindy"
my mom's father (& Dawn's) is already experiencing some Alzheimer's-like memory loss, but since they can't say for sure that is it Alzheimer's - they call it dementia or short term memory loss....so that's why the big frown :0(
again, please keep my family in your prayers - luv u guys! thx for all the support!
~sharon
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I hate the waiting for answers time. I know the cliche...that it grows your faith...and while that's true...it doesn't make the waiting any less scarey or stressful! I'll be smothering you & Dawn in prayers this weekend!
...danielle
Hope all goes well. We will continue to pray for her.
Wow, how scary! I just read both of your posts about your Aunt. I'll keep all of you in my prayers! I hope that she will get some good news after her spinal tap. It has go be so hard, not knowing!
Gosh I hope it's nothing serious. I hate the waiting.
Did you know ACTH is used to treat MS? Hope it's not MS and ACTH is not the drug she needs. I hate to think of another person "screwed" by Questcor!
i know jen, wouldn't that b the worst?!
my mom talked to dawn on saturday when i was there visiting....she's feeling a lot better now, after talking to some more friends & people in the medical field....she's just playing the waiting game until her spinal tap this week - and we're all playing the praying game ;0)
thx for ur support guys!!!
sharon
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