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    Husband fulfilling a dream on coumadin

    My husband left last Friday for a 7 day, 1700 mile Harley trip with 7 of his friends. They started out in Georgia where we live. They rode the whole Blue Ridge Parkway to the end. They have been in N.C., S.C., and Virginia and will return tomorrow or Friday. They are having a ball and guess what...
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    Great Grandson Born

    I had my first great grandson born this morning and he was born on my son whe died last years birthday. This would have been his great-nephew. Mothers day was hard and I was really dreading having to make it through today and I had to be at work because my trainee for my job starts today(i am...
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    Sign from Above Thanksgiving

    My son who died in the boating accident in September loved the Holidays more than anything. He always had a real tree and lots of decorations. We have had an artificial tree since our kids all moved out. We had the whole family at our house for the whole week of Thanksgiiving. My five...
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    Sluggish Heart?

    My husband just called me with the results of his echo from last week. He had his AVR eight years ago. The doctor said the valve is working fine with trace leakage but the heart was sluggish. He has scheduled him for the 2 part treadmill test in 2 weeks. Has anyone been told they have a sluggish...
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    Husbands 8 Year Anniversary

    Because of my sons death and burial last week we almost forgot it was my husbands 8th anniversary of his AVR on Friday. Thank God he was here to help our family through this tragic time.
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    Lots of Prayers and Love Needed

    My oldest son died in a boating accident in Tenn on Saturday the 5th of September. He was 41 and married with three daughters. We went to Tenn. and had his body returned to Georgia to be buried. All of our hearts are broken. How do we ever recover from this? I am back at work today but I am...
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    Personal Prayers

    Our 16 year old granddaughter ran away Monday night. She did not want to go to school anymore. She lives in Tenn. and the police says they think she is with a known gang. We are in shock, she is a sweet girl and this is her senior year. The police say if they are able to get her out she will...
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    Hubby rode Harley around Atlanta Race Track

    My hubby, who is on coumadin and just got a Harley about 6 weeks ago,did a charity run for Muscular Distrophy on Saturday. There were over 100 bikes and they had a police escort to the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The pace car led them around the track for 12 laps. He said he got up to 98 miles per...
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    Husband bought a harley this weekend

    After a few years of his wanting one and me being scared to death of him riding one while on coumadin Hubby got a too good to be true deal on one this weekend and bought it with my blessing. I am not sure I will ever ride it and I am scared to death for him to, but he is so excited about it...
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    Husbands Semi Annual Cardio Visit-Question?

    My husabnd had his AVR 7 1/2 years ago and went for his semi-annual cardio visit. I went with him and everything was fine. They did a EKG and said it looked perfect. Before we left his cardio told him to add a 81 mg. aspirin every other day to his meds. I don't think he needs this and don't want...
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    Merry Christmas

    Sitting here at work wondering if anyone else is working on Christmas Eve. I feel like I am all alone here. I have been here 23 years and this is the first time I have not had the day off or gotten to go home early. We have a new Supervisor and his policy is no-one goes home early. He left at...
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    Husbands Colonoscopy Results

    In spite of our house fire and other stress factures last week my husband still had his colonoscopy on Tuesday. He had already gotten his INR to 2.5 and we were getting it done no matter what was going on. He had 5 polyps removed from the lower colon. We are waiting for the test results but the...
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    Please pray for my Family

    What a last few weeks. On the 21st the house my daughter rents was broken into and they stole her bed(yes bed,all the kids DVDs,Cds and jewelry. We told her and the kids to come stay with us. We went to bed about midnight and were awoken at 2 A.M. by our fire alarms. Our wooding burning stove...
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    Husbands Appt. about Colonoscopy

    I met my husband at the doctors office this morning to discuss the prep for his colonoscopy. I was prepared with all the ammunition I needed to fight to keep him on coumadin during procedure. We didn't need any of it. He will do the procedure at 2.5 with him on coumadin in the hospital with a IV...
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    Husbands Seven Year Anniversary Today

    Seven years ago this morning I set in the Cardiac Surgery waiting room while my husband of nearly 34 years was in surgery to replace his bicuspid aortic valve with a mechanical one. I sat with my daughter,son and very pregnant daughter-in-law. I was mindlessly watching tv when the first plane...
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    Funny(?) letter from ATS

    Wasn't sure where to put this. My husband got a letter from ATS this week. My heart dropped at first thinking it was a recall on his aortic valve. I usually don't open his mail but he was still at work and I couldn't wait. It was a form type letter wanting to know if he still had his valve and...
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    Nervous-Husbands Annual Echo Today

    My husband has his annual echo at 9 A.M. and meets with the cardio to go over it at 10:30. Last year it was leaking a little more than the year before and he failed his breathing test at work to wear a respirator mask in dangerous work areas this year. He has had his ATS mechanical valve for 5...
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    Granbonny Is it snowing at your house?

    I was so hoping for some snow at our house but we are only getting lots of rain. It was 33 and pouring down rain my whole drive to work. I know you must have snow where you are. I heard they were closing schools up that way.
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    Are we Crazy?

    My husband and I are taking 2 of our granddaughters and 3 of their friends to the Rascal Flatts concert here in Georgia Sunday night. We are even riding the Marta Train which we have never done. Then, the five girls,ages 6-12,are all spending the night with us. I took Monday off. My husband...
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    Doctors Office Getting Protime

    I went to the doctor for my Fasting Glucose test and to pick up my Diabetic home tester and my doctor said to let my husband know they had gotten in a new Protime Checker and they were testing on using it now. We both love our doctors and nurses at our PCPS office but have been very unhappy with...
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