Thread: + vibes please.....

Positive vibes to you and your family.
Be well.

d.

Pu,
Positive vibes sent. Keep us updated.
-dg

vibes sent mang. hope everything is OK.

best wishes, poon!

I hope everything ends up ok. Good thoughts headed your way.

BobMc

+++++++++++

Peace Be with you and yours poon

Just saw this, bad news SP, hope it turns out OK.
Let me know if there's anything I can do for you while you're out here.

++++++positive vibes your way++++++

also if you need anything like other people have said, let me know.

Thanks guys and gals....you don't know how much this means to me.

I arrived at NYU Hospital at 4pm and spoke with the neurosurgeon. He gave us an update- there was a double hemmorhage, but they sealed off the aneurysm. If they hadn't relieved the pressure on the brain last night, she wouldn't be here with us today.

The worst is over, but she's not out of the woods yet....will keep you guys posted. She's sedated for the next 2 days and is on critical watch for 7-10 days. Docs say today's operation went well, and they will keep a close eye to make sure that the recovery is good (ie..prevent stroke, etc.).

Mom's 59 going on 40, and healthy as can be. Kinda sketched out-it's a congenital disorder in my mom's family- my grandpa died from this in '95, and my uncle died in the 70s from the same thing. It was so surreal and emotionally stirring to see her all hooked up on all sorts of machines, screens and a million plastic tubes attached to her.

Thanks for all the positive stoke, thoughts and prayers. I feel it really makes a difference.


(NYC mags- I'm booted out of the Neuro ICU at 9:30pm, so if ya wanna grab some beers and spread some more stoke you know where to get a hold of me. Staying at my sister's pad on 74th and 1st... Will be here indefinitely)

Please please please do me a favor and call your mom often. I caught her last 2 voicemails from the weekend before it went down..and am kicking myself for not calling her more often.

Thanks...will keep you magnions posted.....


Punani

Glad to hear. More good vibes sent to ya.

Originally posted by Punani

Please please please do me a favor and call your mom often...am kicking myself for not calling her more often.

My mom died last september, this is the best advice you will ever get in your whole fucking life, DO IT NOW, wake her up.

She might be pissed for a minute but she will go to sleep witha smile on her face.

Originally posted by Punani
Please please please do me a favor and call your mom often. I caught her last 2 voicemails from the weekend before it went down..and am kicking myself for not calling her more often.
Punani

Just got off the phone with my mom, called after reading this. Just as ice wrote, I woke her up, but she was happy as hell to hear from me. I think most of us need to connect with our loved ones more often than we do.
I hope your mom recovers well over these next few days.
If you need any help deciphering any medical jargon/advice/stuff, PM me, I'm pretty good on that shit.

Originally posted by Punani
Staying at my sister's pad on 74th and 1st... Punani

Finally, he gives up the secret info.

Originally posted by splat
Finally, he gives up the secret info.

I will hurt you, Splat


Mother P. in better times.... (Just so you guys know where I inherited my perpetual smile )

Stay strong Punani. Everybody here is thinking about you and your family and hoping for the best.

Thinking about you, D. You don't even know how close to home this is (lph knows). I talk to mom more than ever, and always end the phone call with an "I Love You." Damn straight that you just don't know which phone call is going to be your last.

Bet she's mighty glad to have you there, even if she's out of it.

Feel free - seriously - to give me a call if you feel like chatting. We've dealt with a lot of parental illness issues in the last couple of years, and I know what you're feeling.

Take care, and don't forget to take care of yourself during these tough times. People often forget how important that is.

Thoughts still with you.

Originally posted by Punani
I will hurt you, Splat

If I made you so much as cringe or laugh for just one second, I am happy.

Went round for dinner with Mum last night, she was in bed asleep so I microwaved some dinner and watched tv at her place after she let me in and said goodnight.

SP - hoping everything works out mate.

+ vibes sent your way. I wish you and your family the best of outcomes.

best wishes sent

Don't worry about a thing
Cause every little thing is gonna be alright
Don't worry about a thing
Every little thing is gonna be alright

Rise up this morning
Smiled with the rising sun
Three little birds
Pitch by my door step
Singing sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true
Saying, this is my message to you:

Don't worry about a thing

good to hear it punani.

i wish your mom the best of luck

had the same thing happen last year, never really talked to my dad, even though we lived in same house. then he was diagnosed with malignant brain tumor, and yeah it sucked.

incidents like this show you how precision life is, and you shouldnt take it forgranted.

good vibes your way.

Sorry I didn't see this until now. May she come out of this healthy and strong. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Punani, I'm taking all of the smiles and sweet vibes I have from my SA trip and sending them your way. Hang in there mang. It's good they caught it early. My dad died from an abdominal aortic aneurism almost 4 years ago. It had been leaking for a couple of days before it ruptured. From what I understand, the whole process is a lot better if you can catch this shit early.

(Cut n paste from friend/family e-mail)


Hi everyone,

Here's the update when we left the hospital today.

Mom's active and restless. She scratches her stomach and moves her arms, legs and side to side. We reassure her and tell her to relaxand she seems to respond. We're worried that she might accidentally pull out the IV tubes but the nurse says that won't happen.

This morning she was responding to us- she squeezes our hands when we ask her to do so, and also makes an effort to open her eyes. This afternoon she was trying to speak. Her lips were moving and she would mumble or groan unintelligible words. They removed the ventilator around 3 and she can breathe on her own.

We spoke to the doctors in the late afternoon- the aneurysm has been clipped. The next step is to perform an angiogram, where they will monitor how the clip is holding up, and how the arteries are doing. High blood pressure is maintained to prevent the arteries from shrinking or collapsing, which could lead to stroke. The angiogram will take place around the 5th day (Friday), and this will determine whether an Angioplasty is required- this is where they will insert a catheter to keep the arteries open. The doctors said that her condition is still "guarded" but that she's doing "relatively well", and will be in the Neurosurgical ICU for a week.

When we left at 9:30 she was resting, with a steady heart rate and induced high blood pressure.

Will keep you posted tomorrow. Thanks for all your thoughts, support and prayers.