Ask Me Help Desk - Our poor Starby

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Originally Posted by HistorianChick

Woo-hoo!!!! I have another blob!!!! :D

YAY!!! :)

The bright green blobs are fun.

Congrats Chicky.

I'm a little under 100 away to my next one.

After the 6th (I believe) it's 200 per square. Yup, harder, but worth it. :)

Awww... but we love you, Sir Stringer! :)

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Originally Posted by HistorianChick

Awww.... but we love ya, Sir Stringer! :)

That is worth much more... thanks... but...

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Originally Posted by Stringer

I only have...3 (and one of those was 'free') :(

Sweetie, it's just a green square. In the long run, it really doesn't mean that much.

We love you, tons and tons. :)

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There :D

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Originally Posted by Altenweg

Sweetie, it's just a green square. In the long run, it really doesn't mean that much.

We love you, tons and tons. :)

Thanks... me too... but...

If they don't mean that much, then... why are ya'all jumping around so much... :p

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Originally Posted by HistorianChick

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There :D

Now that is one that I will treasure hon :D... can you move it under my avy??

I only have one stringer. So don't feel bad.

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Originally Posted by jenniepepsi

i only have one stringer. so dont feel bad.

Thanks, but I have been here for two years... :(

Bye for a while... going to sulk... (not really)

No sulking allowed.

Go have fun.

Smile, it makes people wonder what you're thinking. :)

Hi, alty, I know everyone here is giving positve assumptions, but no one really knows what's going on. And I for one am perturbed at that because am in healthcare and everything is black or white and no grey areas. This all grey.

So, love, give us some positive information, I know we all offer hugs, kisses and loved starby to death because of her attitude but giving your all is somewhat overdone.

I have taken care of many many palliative clients, some with DNR orders on them, so when it gets down to the nity grity, I am the one who can't adminster CPR because the DNR order says NO! so I make them comfortable and administer ice to lips and change bedlinnen, luvvy. So just where is starby now, is she in my area of my expertise or is she getting better, or don't you know.

Sorry, but I am a realist and always will be because that is what I have to be for palliative clients I care for.

Annie

Hi Annie,

Starby is in Medicine Hat, in the hospital.

Her liver is no longer functioning and one of her kidney's has completely shut down.

Her parents have signed a DNR and the doctors are not hopeful that she'll survive more then 4 weeks.

When I talked to her she sounded okay, not great, but to me it was music to my ears. I thought she sounded pretty level headed and coherent, until I talked to her Aunt and realized that everything she said to me was way off.

I haven't heard from her since last week. Her Aunt writes me when she has news, but it seems that Starby's parents and siblings are keeping the rest of the family out of the loop as much as they can.

Even if she did survive this she'd be in hospital or a home for the rest of her life. Her bones are basically ash. The injury she received to her leg will not heal, or so the doctors have said. She'd be in a wheel chair for the rest of her days and she lives alone, she wouldn't be able to do it on her own.

Also, she would have to survive for the next 6 months without a functioning liver and only one working kidney before she's even be considered for a transplant. Right now she wouldn't survive the surgery, also, because her liver was damaged due to alcoholism she's not even eligible for the transplant list until she's been clean for at least 6 months.

It's a tough spot, it seems to be lose/lose no matter what.

On the bright side, she's allowed to make trips outside every day now. Her friend Sally goes to the hospital whenever she can and she tells Starby how much we love her and miss her.

Sadly, even though I have hope, I don't think she's going to survive this.

I've had a lot of experience with liver failure and I know that this is a death sentence, it's just a matter of time.

It truly would be a miracle if she survived.

Hugs Tickle. Sorry that this is bad news.

So much for upbeat Friday. We can still hope!

There is always room for hope

Hope springs eternal.

I'm still hoping, but I can't help but be realistic.

The odds aren't in her favor, not at all.

Hope is all we have left.

Was it Will Rogers that said "Plan for the worst, then everything that happens is gravy" or Mark Twain?

I stiil want to get just one more greenie from her, or give one.

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Originally Posted by Altenweg

Hi Annie,

Starby is in Medicine Hat, in the hospital.

Her liver is no longer functioning and one of her kidney's has completely shut down.

Her parents have signed a DNR and the doctors are not hopeful that she'll survive more then 4 weeks.

When I talked to her she sounded okay, not great, but to me it was music to my ears. I thought she sounded pretty level headed and coherent, until I talked to her Aunt and realized that everything she said to me was way off.

I haven't heard from her since last week. Her Aunt writes me when she has news, but it seems that Starby's parents and siblings are keeping the rest of the family out of the loop as much as they can.

Even if she did survive this she'd be in hospital or a home for the rest of her life. Her bones are basically ash. The injury she received to her leg will not heal, or so the doctors have said. She'd be in a wheel chair for the rest of her days and she lives alone, she wouldn't be able to do it on her own.

Also, she would have to survive for the next 6 months without a functioning liver and only one working kidney before she's even be considered for a transplant. Right now she wouldn't survive the surgery, also, because her liver was damaged due to alcoholism she's not even eligible for the transplant list until she's been clean for at least 6 months.

It's a tough spot, it seems to be lose/lose no matter what.

On the bright side, she's allowed to make trips outside every day now. Her friend Sally goes to the hospital whenever she can and she tells Starby how much we love her and miss her.

Sadly, even though I have hope, I don't think she's going to survive this.

I've had alot of experience with liver failure and I know that this is a death sentence, it's just a matter of time.

It truly would be a miracle if she survived.

Hugs Tickle. Sorry that this is bad news.

Damn.

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Originally Posted by Catsmine

Was it Will Rogers that said "Plan for the worst, then everything that happens is gravy" or Mark Twain?

I stiil wanna get just one more greenie from her, or give one.

You can give one but getting one won't be easy.

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Originally Posted by Altenweg

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It's close.