The Pacific Northwest has been hit with a bad windstorm (and cold weather!) We have had multiple power outages as a result. My family has been hit with a bit a one, two punch as well. On Tuesday my Father-in-law was admitted to the hospital. He is 91 and his heart is just giving out. My husband has been having to get is Mom back and forth to the hospital over in Seattle. He will most likely go in to a nursing home within the next few days. Yesterday morning, my Mom fell and was having trouble standing unaided, so off to the ER we went. After over 6 hours there (loooong story), I was able to bring her home. She will be staying with us until her surgery next week and after as well. My daughter continues to battle migraines (for those who fight migraines, she is now get the aura component along with the pain….this kid can’t catch a break!) and we are off to the doctor again today, next up will be a Neurologist. When it rains it pours! All of this is having an impact on my schedule.
I was planning to get a big chunk of the Turn the Page Videos up Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday, our power was out and I wasn’t able to upload as a result. Yesterday was spent at the ER with my Mom. I will be working to get those videos up today, but with our schools starting 2 hours late, Sarah’s afternoon Dr. appointment, and my mom being here needing assistance, it may take me most of the day. I will continue to work to get everything up as quickly as I am able. The vast majority of you are very patient and understanding. For those of you frustrated by the delay, I apologize.
I will be moving the Southern Belle House to the Thanksgiving weekend also as a result. There just aren’t enough hours in the to get it ready to start this weekend. I know some are planning this as a holiday decoration and/or gift, so I won’t delay it further. Please check the schedule for dates and times (to see the time, click on the date on the calendar and the time will be shown). We will still have a class on Friday,as I need to take the time for that for my own sanity. I will work on a Turn the Page Mini that I already had in the works. Since I already had kits planned for it as well, I will go ahead and put them up later today. Leilani will be able to get those shipped out. Thank goodness for Lani, she has allowed me to focus on my family through this without my business being completely ignored. What a relief!
As I seem to say with too much frequency….Thank you all for you words of support and love, and once again, thank you for your patience! You all are the best!
Laura
Prayers to you and your family Laura.
You and your family are in my prayers.
Laura, Just wanted to tell you not to forget to BREATH! Take care of your family and don’t forget to take care of you! We’ll are be here for you when your done! Haven’t been able to watch classes in a while but we’ll be here and support you and fam!
Sending hugs and lots of prayers for you and your family. Been there myself but without the stress
of trying to run a business also. Take care of your family first. Everyone else can wait.
Please….the most important things now are your families! All of the “other” stuff can wait…..not near as important! I am sending prayers your way Laura….
If it helps, I also have been plagued by migraines with both pain, auras, and nausea. They have morphed into what they call “painless” migraines. 90% of the time I only have the auras now that last 20 minutes to an hour. Take 800 mg of ibuprofen and all is well. Hope your daughter can get there! I’ll take the auras any day over the pain!
Yes, family first. I take care of my Mom and son and you need time for yourself to unwind from it all or it builds up before you know it.
Laura sorry to hear about all the health problems, I do understand as we are going through it also. Not able to plan a thing just have to go moment by moment. Our weather isn’t as bad as yours just getting real cold.
Love and prayers for all coming your way
Prayers for your family Laura! Please slow down for the holidays. Take time to be with your family. Work on the Southern Belle House and let the rest wait. We all understand, most of us anyway. I know you can’t please everyone, so focus on what is important for you. HUGS
Laura take your time and take care of your family, our greatest treasure! We will be here for you always!
Hugs
Boy when it rains it pours. I’m so sorry to hear about your family’s health issues. I understand your concern with the Southern Belle House, but as for upcoming projects; you can only do what you can do. I’ll be praying for you and your family. Thank you for all you do for us. We now try to do for you.
Do what you need to do for your family first. Prayers are with you and the family. Certainally doesn’t help that the holidays are here on top of everything else.
So hard when your children have any kind of chronic health problems. Two out of my three children have been plagued with migraines since adolescence . Everytime you hear them in the bathroom vomiting, your heart just sinks. Daughter is now in her 40’s and son in his 30’s and they still are plagued. But they have found that as soon as they start to see the “lights” or “auras” if they take their medication (which now is over the counter, used to be prescription) and find a quiet place, they can usually beat it down pretty quickly. For them, immediate action is the key. They both ended up going to a neurologist to get right diagnosis of their type of migraines and find causes and proper meds. Found that several things set off their migraines off, hope Sara can find one or two common denominators and can maybe help curb her episodes by trying to avoid the causes.
Again, family first. I would never be able to even begin to keep up with all that you do and accomplish, you’re awesome. Love and Hugs go out to you.
Oh Laura, prayers for both you and your husband’s family members. Family should always come first although we don’t always do so. It’s nice you have room for your mom and I’m sure she is grateful for that. Take care of yourself as you care for your family. Poor Sarah. Hope she can find relief. Remember, most of us have projects squirreled away that we need to get caught up on anyway.
Take care of what you can thats all you can do.I have lots to keep me busy tell you are back.
Love prayers and reiki to you and yours, Laura.
Hugs and prayers to the entire family. We’ll see you when you have time to breath again. I do understand about needing to do the Friday class as a way to center yourself. Work has done that for me when everything else has been in turmoil. The need to concentrate on something else for a specific time can give your mind a rest, allowing you to go back to the other worries and probably better able to deal with them.
I’ll be praying for you and your family and please take care of your/their needs first!!! After being sent to a headache specialist my daughter found her migraines were caused by gluten. We have since found out that so many are that’s one of the first things they cut out now to see if it’s the culprit. Anytime she ‘tests the waters’ by having gluten she has migraines again! It’s a pain, but well worth the trouble if it brings relief!
Hugs and prayers Laura to you and your family. So so sorry to hear this. Your family is being hit hard. Have been in your shoes more times then I wish to remember. Elderly parents are so hard to look after, especially when you are dealing with health issues within your immediate family as well. Not to worry about us Laura – your family comes first always. If there is anything that we can do from the sidelines, all you have to do is ask.
Hugs,
Marcie
Oh, Laura, you and your family are in my prayers!
The ‘family/friends health issues’ thing is going around this year… Try not to get overwhelmed with all of it. Even those that show frustration understand that family comes first, period!
As for your daughter and the dreaded migraines… I have dealt with what i call ‘puking migraines’ since i was a pre-teen. Light and sound sensitivity, vomiting and the halos which started showing up in my late teens. I grew out of the frequency at least… now i only get them a small percentage of the year… maybe 5 or so total. That being said, the dr’s decided that is must have been the teen-hormones that were causing the frequency, and allergies causing the ones i still get. I hope for her sake that she grows out of them too… they really suck.
As always, just keep swimming! Sending you best wishes for all your family, may they all soon be back to full health. x
Prayers going out to you and your family. Just try to keep swimming. We all love you!
Oh Laura, I’m sorry to hear this. Oh God be with you and your family. Don’t worry about us, you know we will be here when you get the chance to get back. Everything seems to happen at once. God doesn’t give us anymore than we can handle even when there are times like this that we wonder. Pray and God will bring you through these trying times. Keep the faith.
You are right – When It Rains, It Pours! Understandable and you do what you need to do first. Family is sooooo important, Laura. Thoughts and prayers to you and the family
Laura….Many thoughts and prayers and get well wishes to you and your family. Its time to focus on the home front for you so no worries here, we can wait for videos etc. You have enough stress going on without paper doodles pressuring you, so NO PRESSURE here. Get the crafty things done after the family is taken care of. Happy to wait.
LOTS OF HUGS, Artsychik Jeanne
So sorry to hear your news. My prayers are flying your way. Family always comes first!
The health and well-being of family is of prime importance. Your family is lucky to have you! Prayers are with you and your family.
Oh Laura, please take care of yourself first, in times like these if you do, you can handle the rest with a clear head, love and energy. If you get too tired and stressed you could get sick making it next to impossible to care for the family as you would like to.
I am sure we all have plenty of unfinished or not started projects that we could be doing. I know I sure do.
Prayers and Peaceful moments to you and the family. You are important to us. Hugs
Arvita
Laura,
So sorry to hear of your family’s problems……prayers are on the way…….Kk
Breath.
Family always comes first. Lately, I have missed several uStreams because I have been taking care of my mom. So, I TOTALLY understand. Family will always come first.
The last 3 years I have been on a nutrition information quest. It started out with trying to take care of personal health problems and being tired of the standard health treatment. Unfortunately, healthcare has become sick care. Doctors just want to give you pills to take care of a problem. Heartburn . . here is a pill. Arthritis . . here is a pill. Headache . . here is a pill. This comes from a big drug pusher like myself, an ICU nurse. Other than an oncology nurse I probably give some of the most toxic medications around. My suggestion for Sarah’s problems is to take her to a Functional Health or Naturopathic doctor in your area. They will take the time to see what is causing the problems. I suspect Sarah will benefit from dietary changes. Just a thought. God Bless. See you on the web.
Laura
I was going to email you to wish your mom be ok but i read what is going on with you and your family i hope every will be ok prayers are on the way for all of you, its more important the healt and well,mom she come home from the hospital she get collin cancer, she went five years with brast canser,now this hospice care they will come to our house and help with what she need and help me taking care of her, we don’t know how long she will be living,i am missing work when we have some and i don’t know what we will do when the time comes, her wish is to put to reast in Chicago with my uncl and ante but i don’t have the mony i pray to god just make her not in pain and we can show her nothink i can cray its inside of me its killing me and my son he will finsh college in the first two weeks of Dec. And he need mony to finsh, i don’t know what to do i can say more becuase my english and spilling, i told you this not to bather you put to see you are in butter way it will be ok just take care of your self and your family its more important so you can face this and be strong you need it now,i am traying its not easy there is nothink i can do but pray for you and your family and mine, see you when you are ready for us god bless you and your family.
take care laura, sending cyber hugs and best wishes to all your family. hoping things improve for all of you soon.
Dear Laura,
I am so sorry about your family. Hugs and Prayers are on your way.
Take care and God Bless!
Taking care of yourself and your family definitely needs to come first – you’re all in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless!
I know just what it is like for you at the moment Laura. The past 15 months have been just the same for me and things don’t look like improving no time soon. Just when you think nothing else can possibly happen it does. Chin up girl. Just keep saying, “there are many people worse off then me” and hope for the best. LOL. Of course family always comes first and if anyone doesn’t like that then too bad for them. Take care and I hope things improve for you soon.
best wishes
Debbie Smith (craftiemum)
Laura,
Family first. Having spent 9 months dealing with my father’s dying and death, God bless.
I’ll be in the Seattle area for Thanksgiving — through Sunday. Unfortunately, my Sarah has to fly home Thursday night because she’s in retail, but DH and DS will be be with me as well as DS’s GF if you have time for coffee I could use the escape! Love you!
Mary
Oh, Laura! I totally sympathize!!! I’m SO very sorry for all that is hitting you at once!! Migraines are horrible, as Joy and I can attest!! At least, there are some very good meds available now, once they figure out her situation medically. You certainly have your plate full to overflowing!! I so look forward to things calming down for you and for me and getting back into the swing of your class schedule. I so miss my crafty friends and that wonderful time on Friday evenings. I will keep you and yours in my prayers, as always!!
Blessings and hugs!
Linda
Hi Laura,
I feel you’r in need of a BIG hug, here it comes sweety: —> HUG<—
Take care and I wish you and your loved ones all the best.
Laura,
may God Bless You and Your Family. I will be praying for all of you.
I hope and pray that things start going well for all of you.
Pam
Laura,
I started getting migraines when I was in my 30’s. They were horrible. Sick to my stomach, excruciating and debilitating. I’d be in bed all day and when they pain finally broke, I’d still have hints of pain. I was weak for another day after. My migraines usually occurred when I woke up in the mornings. I tried a maintenance medication at one time called Topomax. I had good success with it but I had to stop it because one of the rare side effects of the drug was it caused kidney stones and I started to develop them. I then tried a drug called Maxalt. This drug I’d take when I started to feel the onset of a migraine. It comes in tablets that dissolve in your mouth. If I woke up with a headache, I’d take a Maxalt right away. It didn’t ALWAYS take away the pain but it definitely lessened the duration and helped with the nauseousness. I used to carry it with me all the time. I could usually tell a migraine was on the horizon because of the white lights I’d see. My father got migraines so I knew I must’ve inherited the problem from him – or just made me more susceptible to them. The migraines finally subsided when I was in my late 40’s. During that time, I taught myself how to live a less stressful life and what “triggers” would cause the onset of a migraine. There are certain things I won’t do anymore just to keep my life more stable and less hectic…i.e. I won’t schedule too much in one week or make back to back appts., I try to walk as much as possible, and so on. It’s definitely difficult at times especially when I’m the main caregiver for my 96 yr. old father who is losing his memory. My sister is the main caregiver for my mom who suffers from memory loss as well. It makes for a emotional roller coaster at times. I hope your daughter finds relief soon.