I'm not one to usually ask for prayers but...

[mswizard]

My family could sure use some strong ones right about now. Last night my sister in law Kelly came down stairs and told my brother she didn't feel good then started throwing up and passed out on the kitchen floor. My brother took her to the hospital where they did an MRI and shipped her to a trauma hospital about 40 mins away. They found an aneurysm on Kelly's brain that had started to leak. She was rushed into the OR last night to drain the blood off her brain and again this morning to put some coil thing in her brain. She is holding her own but is in critical condition. When she woke up at the first hospital she told my brother she wanted to go home, it was just a headache and the doctors told her if she had gone home and taken headache meds she would have been dead in a minute. My poor brother is still shaking. So if ya can...please pray that Kelly pulls through this ok. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

~Liz~

[Marion]

Consider it done.

(got me worried now, I have been having headaches and been dizzy lately. I have no time to be sick, have company coming from Europe in less then 2 weeks)

[pkdoll]

Oh Wiz, so sorry to hear about your sister-in-law. My sister-in-law in Oklahoma had a brain aneurysm too. She was at a friends house for a prayer meeting when she was talking to one of the girls there and just passed out. She has been through a lot since than. I will pray for your sister-in-law and you and all your family. Hoping that things go okay for her.

[crops2dawn]

Oh Wiz, count me in on those prayers for Kelly, man, ya just never know any more what can happen! I pray to God she will be okay!! And Marion get your butt to the Doctor!!!! I dont want to be hearing that something has happened to you!!!!!!!

[wolvsie35]

Wiz, you have been thru so much lately, I'm here for ya and praying my butt off...and hoping she pulls thru....Send her my best...and keep the faith....All of our prayers should do something...

[jazzieal]

Consider it done Wiz..I believe in the power of prayer.. we have all seen them at work here when we join together and pray..

[rosana brito]

Oh! My! God! Wiz, that sadder thing, this annoys me very, but it is in peace, we will be praying very for Kelly, it soon it returns for house, ok

God always hears the girls of this place, all he has good heart,

A great kiss

ro

[Manatee25]

So sorry to hear this news Wiz. We will be praying for Kelly. Such scary things can happen so fast. But at least we have modern medicine on our side. And of course prayer on our side too. Keep us posted

[wolvsie35]

Any news Wiz? This is the same reason why I tell people not to take life for granted...and live everyday like it is your last one here...I have been on my death bed several times, and know the meaning of cherishing life...Anything can happen at any second...and you can't prepare yourself for it...I hope she is doing better...I'm still praying for her...

[srussell]

My sister-in-law died from a brain aneurysm about 5 years ago. Same sort of thing occured... It happened very fast.

Keep us posted and all my prayers. :o

[MaggieMae]

Consider it done! So many prayers are going up for your sister-in-law, your brother and you and your whole family!

[wildstorm]

You are in my thoughts as well as Kelly. The family needs strenght as well as the person who is ill. My Aunt died from a brain aneurysm on Mothers day many years ago. Kelly is blessed to have your brother.

[NanaC95565]

You and family are in my thoughts an prayers. My hubby has had a headache for 2 weeks and his Dr. told him it's normal when you start getting old. He's 43. That it is like a muscle spams in the brain. I never heard of such a thing has anyone else? Eye,Onie you nurses any insight?

In my prayers,

[mswizard]

Headaches are NEVER normal nana, there is always a reason for them be it something small like stress or something huge like a tumor. I would get a second opinion.
My sister in law had been seeing Doctors for a while because she was having stroke like symptoms and look what happened to her! They never found this thing till it started leaking...It's probably something small but better safe than sorry I say!

[wolvsie35]

Since we are on the subject....Have your husband get a second opinion...If any doctor tells you something is normal, its cause they dont know what the problem is...You wouldn't be seeeing a doc in the first place if it was normal, right?

I have had alot of medical issues, second opinions etc...Its not fun, but it might save your life or someone elses...I have been a Diabetic since I was 15 and at the age of 28 I had a heart attack...Docs blamed it on the diabetis and birth control..Maybe so, but a couple years later, my Diabetic doctor put me on a pill named Avandia as an insulin sumpliment...Well, 4 weekes later, I almost died...All my arteries shut down...Had a five bypass...Come to find out, is was cause of that darn pill...Heart surgeon said patients with diabetes and heart problems should not be on that pill!!!!!!! DUH- shouldn't my doctor have known that? Second opinions can count for something...My life has changed drastically cause of a pill... Sad isn't it?

Wiz, how is she doing? and how is your brother?

[Granny]

So sorry to hear about this Whiz!!! We just hear Friday that my mom has a small anurism in her legs.

I hope your sister in law will come out allright. Glad she got to the doctor in time.

[eye]

Prayers are at your her bedside. What a shame. One of the young R.N.'S who was preg. had a headache and had the same thing. It took her awhile but she is back in emerg. working.

[ma2joshua]

Aneurysms are very scaring things. Never know when they might occur. I have seen to many in my nursing career. I am praying for your sister-in-law and your whole family.

Headaches should never be ignored. Especially if they are accompanied by nausea, vomitting, vision changes, or dizziness. Any doctor that tells you they are "normal", just might not know what he is talking about. They may be "common", but never "normal". Pain is always an indicator of something. THat is why God gave us pain receptors. Take care and God Bless.

[AmeliasMuma]

Prayers coming your way from our family to yours. We'll be thinking of you all.

[mswizard]

Well Kelly had to have another operation yesterday, the drain they put in her brain stopped working so they had to do another one. She is doing as well as can be expected. They had done all the motor skills tests and stuff and the only thing she has lost is her short term memory, which really sux but It's a whole lot better than losing ALL of her motor skills or even her speech!

[crops2dawn]

Ohhh Wiz, thanks for keepin us updated! My prayers are with Kelly and your family.

[OnieRN]

I'm sooooooo sorrrrrrry!!!!!!! Wiz, somehow I missed this entire thread! I'm so sorry to hear about your sister-in-law. My goodness, and here you had an incident with Ian too! Sweetie, you and your family have all my prayers!

[eye]

Thanks for the updates Wiz.I hope she has a speedy recovery. Keep us posted xo xo

[pkdoll]

The short term memory can be a big deal. When my sister-in-law had her anuryseum she lost her short term memory as well and my brother has to do all the cooking. Because the last time he let her cook she dropped a spoon in a kettle of hot water, and without thinking about it she went to just pluck it out of the water~~she could have been severely burned. But if everything else is working you can get around that. Your whole family is still in my prayers wiz!

[jazzieal]

Thanks wiz for the update..will keep praying for kellie and her family..hope she will improve as each day pass's..love and hugs..

[mswizard]

I talked to my mom today, Kelly is still in the ICU where she will remain for at least another 10 days her condition is still critical they are watching her very closely for strokes and stuff she has had 4 operations so far and we hope no more but she is in good spirits and cant remember the punch lines of her own jokes and tells the same thing over and over again but the docs have high hopes this will improve also.

thanks for the prayers, I'm beginning to believe they really work!:)

[pkdoll]

Keeping her in my prayers! Recovery may seem slow, but it will progress. You and your whole family are being prayed for daily. Hoping for a full recovery-

[crops2dawn]

Thanks Wiz for the update!! I sure hope and pray this is last surgery for her and she can finally get on the road to recovery. My thoughts and prayers are with ya!!!

[*eng*]

Have only just seen this. I pray things will improve. My brother in law's sister had a headache a few days ago and is now in hospital in isolation with meningitis and pneumonia.
I'm glad progress is being made and hope she continues to do so.

[wolvsie35]

My dear friend WIZ, I'm glad to hear she still has her sense of humor, thats always a good sign..How is your brother holding up? I know its easier said then done, but try not to get too stressed out from everything going on right now in your life, or you will end up causing some damage on yourself as well...Breathe, count to 10, and relax as long as you can...You owe it to yourself...I'm thinking of ya...xo

[autisticwonder]

My thoughts and prayers are with you WIZ..so sorry to hear about this..and Marion..you getting dizzy spells?? Need to follow up on that one!!

WIZZ..BIGGGGGGG HUGGSSS!! Take care of yourself!! Stress is a killer!!