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Dana Marton
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Rockin' the vote for Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illnesses, Inc. Want to help?
I voted and posted the link on my fb page!
Replied Dec 2
What are your days like?
This is a good idea to find out the differences in our chronic illnesses and how they affect our day to day lives. I would say that I appear very normal, except that I do walk with a cane. I am very…
Replied Nov 17
H1N1 injectable vaccines in DeKalb Co. GA 11/9/09
I just wanted to let anyone who may live in the county of DeKalb in GA know that a shipment of the injectable H1N1 vaccine arrived today. The county health department is giving shots from 8 to 4pm. I…
Tagged: county, georgia, dekalb, GA, vaccine
Started Nov 10
H1N1 vaccine
Thank you so much! I had tried all of those, and exhausted all my options, so I thought. Today, I was watching the 12pm news and they said my county (DeKalb Co. GA) got a shipment of the injectable H…
Replied Nov 10
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Well, he is my second opinion actually. The first ortho I went to told me I needed a total shoulder replacement. He saw me the day before Halloween, they squeezed me in his schedule. I just feel like b/c he didn't show me the x-ray, and pushed me of…
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- About Me:
- I have psoriatic arthritis, avascular necrosis of the hips, knees, and shoulders, fibromyalgia, sjogrens, and osteopenia. I had my left hip replaced at age 29. I still need to have the other 5 joints affected by AVN replaced. The shoulders are next!
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- At 5:02pm on December 17, 2009,
Diana said…
- I didn't know you were married to Spiderman! AWESOME!
- At 7:30am on December 8, 2009,
ChronicLesbian said…
- Hey! Thank you for the good, healing energy. I was able to clear my mind and get some needed perspective - and get some deep breaths. I was also able to get a good night's sleep. I'm sore still, but my stomach is much calmer. I'm interested in hear you impressions. Thanks again Babe!
- At 5:53pm on December 1, 2009,
Diana said…
- Hi Dana!
WOW! I really love your colors. the whole page just POPS!...love that. Sending you love and light my dear.
Diana
- At 9:30am on November 16, 2009,
Kelbi said… - I've been seeing someone at POC and so far I've really had a great experience over there! And i'm with you, i really like the idea of them specializing in that specific area of the body.
- At 12:26pm on November 12, 2009,
Kelbi said…
- Do you have a date set for your shoulders?
- At 3:31am on November 12, 2009,
handipeep said… - Dana, you will never have more gratification in the rest of your life re: list-making as you are experiencing w/ your adoption - so Go For It!! make lists just to check them off ;) (i did lol)
i bet you are so super busy. no worries catching up w/ me - i've been there and I GET IT!! just remember if you do need to vent, I'm here - sometimes you just can't talk to family/friends about certain adoption-related stuff, and it's nice to have a sounding board. Take
- At 8:07am on November 11, 2009,
Kelbi said…
- Yea! You're finally on here!!! So glad. I hope your day is AWAP!
- At 11:35am on November 8, 2009,
Whitney Fawn MacEachern said… - Just wanted to say Hello and Congrats on the home study!
- At 11:59pm on November 2, 2009,
handipeep said…
- Hooray!!!! Congrats on finished HS.,.huge step! :)
now breathe and celebrate this step
I learned through my own adoption experience that it is very important to celebrate every step! Too often we - in the adoption process - celebrate for a minute and then start obsessing over the next steps. So that is my unsolicited advice :) Celebrate, girl! ;)
- At 12:24am on November 2, 2009,
handipeep said…
- geez - you are a fast typer LOL
we'll I'm psyched for you then if you are feeling that positive. And congrats on the private domestic route. I take it this will be your first baby?? How exciting!! ;) If the sw gives you a difficult time, take a deep breath and 'kill her with kindness'. You know, the irony is that to gain the approval/acceptance to be a parent via adoption, one must go through intense scrutiny - both internal and external - and so much thought and education goes into the process that i wonder wouldn't it be beneficial to make ALL prospective parents go through this?? I mean really -
but that's for a different post :)
And remind the SW of that point - re: this is well thought out and researched and you are prepared!! So much more so than a parent via pregnancy who didn't have the invasion of HS, sw's, and reference checks! And as we know, sh*t happens - and if you ask me, we chronic babes are more prepared for it when it does right??
We did international in 2005, and we did have to provide A LOT of supplemental documentation and were very lucky to have found a wonderful agency who was willing to - as you said - see the person not the disease. Times have changed A LOT in international adoption, and I know fellow chronic illness moms who are marching ahead - just have to find the right agency to facilitate. And trust your instincts. Ironically, we were afraid of domestic adoption and didn't really consider it b/c of the reason you gave for international! It's all in the timing. Can't wait to hear about your visit and you wll feel like a ton of weight has been lifted from your shoulders! Then you can (if you want to - sorry I'm being nosy!!) fill me in on next steps, etc. We just welcomed our niece home from Ethiopia in August and I helped my s-i-l through process and i guess I'm still not 'over it' LOL
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