mlc1451 - All Comments

Re: Visiting a G.I. Specialist

bonniethesurvivor — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:54:32 GMT

My experience is that not all GI specialists are alike (of course. . .) What you are describing sounds like it would be best handled by someone who is experienced in MOTILITY--which is the movement of food or the sensation of the movement of food. Some GI specialists do colonoscopies, looking for cancer in the colon, others do diabetes; they are NOT the same. As someone who has been through the mill, with paralyzed intestines and severe esophogeal issues, I would go with the trouble and see the one who was recommended. [just one opinion]. My very best wishes. bonnie

Re: Searching for Answers

mlc1451 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:45:29 GMT

Thanks for the kind words. I hope you and your family are doing well, thanks again for your support!

Re: Searching for Answers

Deaf Mom — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:43:41 GMT

Hope this leads to something promising too!

Re: Laugh Along With Me Because McCain Can’t Be Serious

Reba Linn — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:17:52 GMT

I feel that it is time for Americans to take women seriously. Running for the second highest office in this country should not be taken lightly. Talking about a womans looks, etc. is very irritating. No matter what party you belong to, this is an insult to all women and should be stopped.

Re: What can we believe about Sarah Pallin?

mlc1451 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:50:48 GMT

thanks for your comment! I shudder to think if she becomes VP, what a nightmare! Hope all is well :-)

Re: What can we believe about Sarah Pallin?

KaraSwims — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:18:46 GMT

Actually Palin didn't say she promised to be a friend to "the disabled community"-she said PARENTS of KIDS with "special needs" which to me is a little different and shows she's thinking more from her perspective about us (as a mom of one of those kids) and not about our needs as a group-and mostly an adult one at that! I agree though-there are so many accusations flying around about her I don't know what to believe anymore!

Re: Hey Sarah, Want to Change your Mind About Sex Ed?

PerfectlyImperfect — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:26:23 GMT

It really bugs me how so many think that no teenager or young person can make the decision to have self-control. I am 19 years old and I made the decision several years ago I wouldn't have sex until I was married. So many people just non-chalantly say that young people are sex-crazed, we need birth control and other contraceptives, ect. Well not all of us are like that. Some of us have that true respect for our bodies that we want to do what is morally right and save sex for love and marriage. I think if it was truly pushed for young people and teens to stay abstinent, more might just do it. Now so much of society just expects us to have sex. Perhaps if the rest of you altered your way of thinking, and truly believed that we could do it, more would. And some of this falls onto the media. Tv shows and movies and songs promote sex and it is becoming socially acceptable as a result. We need to revert back to a way of thinking where it's not ok for kids to play adult games. That's essentially what teens having sex are doing. They are taking something that should have meaning and love attached to it, and turning it into a playful game. They don't understand how to cherish sex. There is no mystery and exciteness left to marriage when they have played house for years before 'deciding' to get married. And why should they even get married? By the time they have lived together, had kids together, shared finances, ect., what is the point in them getting married? All it's going to do is make it a little more difficult when they split up. Because studies show that people who live together before they are married are more likely to get divorced. Society doesn't respect marriage as an institution anymore. It really scares me to think about what kind of world my children will live in. Girls are getting pregnant at 14 years old these days. And so often it is just acceptable for those girls to just have an abortion to solve their 'problem'. I went to high school with some girls who had at least one, sometimes 2, abortions by the time they graduated. How sad is that? That shows a lot of the problem with teaching sex ed. Even though you teach it, so many kids just have sex unprotected anyways. So why not teach it to them from the time they are old enough sex is sacred and the best birth control is not having sex at all until they are married. It's not something you can teach to kids who 'choose' it. No, teach it to all of them. But I really don't know how much good it would do now. We would have to completely change the way our society thinks as a whole and that is a tough job. I really wish it would work though.

Re: Hey Sarah, Want to Change your Mind About Sex Ed?

kbear — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:02:41 GMT

Sounds like the only thing you're teaching the kids is that they have no self-control. That and teaching them how to have sex puts their lives at risk from AIDS and other STD's. Abstinence education provides tools our kids need for self-control, to reject pressures and sexual advances, and to have health relationships. Nothing may ever go as planned as was the case is Sarah's family, but this unplanned pregnancy will not lead to abortion. By the way, is abortion an option you teach in your Life Skills class?

Re: My Bird Has What??

mlc1451 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:58:33 GMT

Dusty is doing much better now, thanks for your best wishes!

Re: My Bird Has What??

ecrowley — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:36:43 GMT

Hope Dusty makes a full recovery quickly!

Re: Lets not get carted away!!

mlc1451 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:17:22 GMT

Hi Everyone, Thanks for all your comments and support! I really appreciate the kind words. Hope you are all enjoying the summer as it creeps closer to labor day. Thanks again and I hope you continue reading my entries! Marcy

Re: Lets not get carted away!!

ecrowley — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:31:39 GMT

I'm glad you were able to figure out what was wrong, and hopefully you and Jay can find the best option for him for treatment. Best of luck!

Re: Lets not get carted away!!

sandyfreytag — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:09:35 GMT

I am glad you now know why he was having the pains he was having. I don't think places like Hospitals and Doctors Offices have people that communicate with each other. I'm sorry you had to go through that. I hope everything is going better for Jay. Take Care and God Bless You and Your Son. Sandy

Re: Lets not get carted away!!

pambe — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:45:45 GMT

Hi mic, Sorry to hear about Jay's painful condition. It's good you know what it is and that you have options. I hope the options are good ones! Doesn't it seem like we are seeing this kind of ineptitude more and more?! You'ld think in a hospital they would have it a bit more together! It seems like it's everywhere though. bblessed, pambe

Re: Lets not get carted away!!

Norma Carroll — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:49:51 GMT

It's hard......when you think you've made yourself clear.......you think everythings set.....and whammmo..........it's like you've spoken to noone.......about anything !.....Sorry for the diagnosis.....I hope Jay finds the right medication to help him with this painful condition............peace an love......Norma