Re: update on DF's daughter

Not sure- but thought it was more like 16ish

Theresa

Donna wrote:

>I am not so sure about that Theresa. What is the age requirement? Thinking
>Michelle has to be 19-20 yrs old by now......
>
>Donna
>
>  
>
>>I could be wrong, but I assume she is at Lucile Packard (part of
>>Stanford that specializes in kids)  the address is :
>>
>>Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
>>725 Welch Road
>>Palo Alto, California 94304
>>(650) 497-8000
>>
>>Stanford's address is :
>>
>>Stanford Hospital & Clinics | 300 Pasteur Drive | Stanford, California
>>94305 | (650) 723-4000
>>
>>Unfortunately, with the new HIPAA regulations, the hospital cannot tell
>>you where a patient is, or even confirm that they have any knowledge of
>>a patient.  So, hopefully, my first guess is correct and your card can
>>get to her.
>>
>>
>>Theresa
>>
>>Melody wrote:
>>
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>>
>>>Theresa: Would this be Stanford University Medical Center? Do you
>>>suppose we could send a card to her there if we wanted to? I work in a
>>>very large University hospital and patients' mail always makes it to
>>>them without a specific room/unit address...just their name and the
>>>hospital name/address is all you really need. I'd like this
>>>extraordinary young woman and DF and his family to have some tangible
>>>measure of love and support. I've been in the hospital plenty and I
>>>can't tell you how important cards become to you...like a lifeline to
>>>the real world that exists outside those stupid walls, a pleasant
>>>diversion from sterility and boredom.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Melody
>>>Hills, IA
>>>
>>>"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
>>>--Albert Einstein
>>>
>>>--- On Fri 03/18, A A HODGES < hodgesaa@earthlink.net > wrote:
>>>From: A A HODGES [mailto: hodgesaa@earthlink.net]
>>>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>>Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:37:46 -0500
>>>Subject: RE: [CHAT] update on DF's daughter
>>>
>>>Yes she does. I'll be praying too. This family has been through SO much.
>>>I<br>just wish there was something else to be done. <br>A<br><br><br>>
>>>Subject: RE: [CHAT] update on DF's daughter<br>><br>> Thanks for letting
>>>us know Theresa. I am going to pray for a miracle,<br>cause<br>>
>>>Michelle really needs and deserves one!<br>><br>> Donna<br>><br>> >
>>><br>> > FYI to the rest of the list. Thought you'd all want to know, and
>>>please<br>> > understand why we may not hear from DF for a bit. ALOT is
>>>on his plate<br>> > right now. I have express to him the support and
>>>prayers of all of his<br>> > "list friends".<br>> > <br>> > Theresa<br>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>><br>> > <br>> > Hi Theresa<br>> > <br>> > I'm really sorry I missed
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>you. I was looking forward to seeing you<br>again.<br>> > My poor
>>>father, brother, step mother and now my sister are all trying to<br>> >
>>>fill in for Linda and I.<br>> > <br>> > Michelle has really dodged a
>>>bullet this time for now anyway. She<br>almost<br>> > died last night
>>>and even the docs didn't have much hope for her. She<br>> > turned<br>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>blue at our home last Sat. and was rushed to Stanford. The she
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>had<br>> > another<br>> > episode in the hospital two days ago.
>>>Yesterday they moved her to ICU<br>and<br>> > she is on a bi Pap machine
>>>to breathe for her. Her C02 levels are out<br>of<br>> > this world and
>>>her body has become acidic. Her kidneys have taken a hit<br>> > as<br>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>well. She is lucid and able to talk with us but she can't dispell
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>the<br>> > C02.<br>> > For now she is stable.<br>> > <br>> > I have to
>>>say this has been very difficult. I don't know if you met her<br>> >
>>>Theresa but she is the sweetest most giving young person you could
>>>ever<br>> > want<br>> > to meet. She goes through this with more bravery
>>>than anybody I know.<br>> > I'm<br>> > afraid that words escape me. I
>>>know I guess that we should expect this<br>> > but<br>> > it's hard to
>>>think that we could lose her. She apparently will not ever<br>> >
>>>recover to where she was after her transplant. She's on a lot of
>>>oxygen<br
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>>>and<br>> > while she may get some better she can't get that much
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>better as there<br>has<br>> > been too much damage. Also, going back on
>>>the transplant list is out of<br>> > the<br>> > question since she had
>>>lymphoma last summer. She would just get it<br>again<br>> > and they
>>>can't take the chance of wasting the donor lungs.<br>> > <br>> > I will
>>>be going back to the show tomorrow and for the following days as<br>> >
>>>long<br>> > as she is stable. Linda is staying with her at Stanford.
>>>Again I'm<br>sorry<br>> > to have missed you. Say hi to the list I don't
>>>know when I'll be<br>writing<br>> > too much.<br>> > <br>> > David<br>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   http://www.atouchofthetropics.net<br>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----<br>> > From: "Theresa"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>><tchessie@comcast.net><br>> > To: "David Franzman"
>>><dfranzma@pacbell.net><br>> > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 7:54
>>>PM<br>> > Subject: Hi there, saw your dad<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > > Hi
>>>Dave-<br>> > ><br>> > > Sorry I missed you at the SF show. I got a
>>>chance to speak with your<br>> > dad<br>> > > (at least I believe it was
>>>your dad) and he let me know you are<br>> > struggling<br>> > > with
>>>medical issues again with your daughter. I am so sorry you all<br>> >
>>>have<br>> > > that added stress and want you to know that if there is
>>>anything you<br>> > need,<br>> > > please let me know. When you are at a
>>>point of letting others know<br>how<br>> > > things are going, drop me a
>>>note. I did let the list know that I<br>missed<br>> > > you at the SF
>>>show and that your daughter was having medical issues-<br>> > hope<br>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>>this was not too much of an invasion of your privacy. My thoughts
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>and<br>> > > prayer are with you all-<br>> > ><br>> > > Theresa<br>> >
>>><br>> >
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