Yesterday I made another foray to the big city with the intention of
picking up my custom made shoes. Nope. They still are not suitable. My
toes on my right foot fall right off the side. These are sandals and
my toes are badly deviated to the side. Basically I think he needs to

On May 10th I woke to a very good low pain day. Cooked myself bacon and
eggs for breakfast and settled into my recliner to watch Martha Stewart
at 11am.  I started getting stomach cramps and thinking I had to go to
the bathroom, tried that.  Nothing. I broke out into a ...

So very sorry to hear of Sarah's accident!!!   Wow, that sounds so
painful.
Sending prayers for the both of you!!!
Hope after all of that, that Sears didn't give Sarah a hard time and

The dialogue with you makes me fully aware of the origin and the nature
of some dreadful phenomena  of the modern mentality:  the
dissatisfaction, the uncertainty, the rebellion, the intimate
unhappiness of the contemporary human beings.

From Jesse -
"Well here we go again. Arlene is off the respirator and awake. Her
breathing is nearly normal and there doesn't appear to be a lot of damage to
her lungs. Her oxygen assimilation is near normal. She is still on some

Hey SJ, thanks so much for the box of books you sent me.   That was so
totally sweet and thoughtful of you!   Haven't had a chance yet to
really get into any of the books, but I will.
You are such a blessing to so many, and I hope you realize what a truly

Spent all damn day at the ER for no reason at all. They did nothing, nothing
at all. Told me to take the antib the dentist gave me and that I was find.
All they did was run a urine test.
So I am too tired to fight anymore. I give up. Thats it. Whatever happens

Talked to Diane yesterday.  She can walk 50 feet with her walker but still
can't stand on her own.  Needs to be able to stand.  She can transfer from
wheelchair to bed with a transfer board.  She is doing 4 iv antibiotics a
day though and that is taking time away from rehab.  The ...

Any suggestions about things that help?
I have gotten a couple of "gopher" reachers and those are great, i don't have
to bend down to pick up everything or climb a stool and reach up for stuff!
Also, a long-handled pruner has given me back the ability to do a little light

Hello everybody! We had occasion to try out the VNS tonight. This is a good
thing and a bad thing, of course. But mainly good, because it WORKED!! Gah!
Rach bonked herself on the head (which happens more often than you would
think), and I grabbed the magnet and ran it over the VNS ...

I saw this article on the Scientific American website.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa004&articleID=0006ED18-FBC3...
Here is the text of the article.
July 03, 2006

From Arlene's husband:
"Well now it looks like I have been crying "Wolf". Arlene's condition has
taken a dramatic turn for the better. She is still on the respirator and
dialysis, but she has improved her breathing and her kidneys are responding.

We have been blessed.
Jim got paid and he got more than we were expecting. It was one of the
checks that they never paid him in April. So that was added money we didn't
know we would have.

Rose, what is the fire situation in your area?  Firehouse.com had a
story this
morning but I couldn't tell how far or near the flames and evacuations
were to you.

I would like to know if anyone in this group has had any luck with  low
inflammatory diets or other that have
reduced the pain and stiffness associated with  Arthritis?
Sincerely