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Lisa Salberg
11-22-2006, 10:30 AM
It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is here already! This year I will again let you all know how thankful I am to have you all be a part of the HCMA! It is together we learn, grow and live with HCM.
I do have a special thought I would like to share with you all this Thanksgiving - one of our member families is having a difficult time and I wanted to share it with you in part in hopes that you will all remember them this Thanksgiving and send your good wishes their way. This family lost a young mother several years ago suddenly to undiagnosed HCM, her son was later diagnosed with HCM and has an ICD and is doing fine. Yesterday I recieved a call that her sister, who is 32 weeks pregnant with twins is in A-fib for unknown reasons, it now appears that she too has HCM. She remains in the hospital and they are attempting to get her into sinus via medications. She is not feeling well and as you can imagine her family is very concerned for the babies and the mother. I am happy to say that the HCM community of physicians has responded and is assisting via the phone with the hospital but what we really need is for her to return to sinus and get those babies to 35 weeks. So here is what I am asking of each of you - if you are thankful for the HCMA, thankful to have found support, information and friends here then please take a moment to send good wishes to this very kind family.
When I get an update from the family I will post it.

I hope your Thanksgiving is filled with friends, family and good memories that will last a lifetime! Happy Thanksgiving and happy shopping!

Lisa

Laoshur
11-22-2006, 01:15 PM
Lisa,

I am very thankful for you!

I will definitely be praying for this young mother. Less than a year and a half ago, we wondered whether my daughter would make it to a safe number of weeks in her pregnancy, so I understand some of the anxiety that this family is facing.

Thanks for letting us know.

Rhoda

Toogoofy317
11-22-2006, 03:32 PM
Will be thinking about them. I remeber this time last year myself and am sure it was a lot of prayers that has gotten me this far.

Mary S.

Alison Whybro
11-23-2006, 01:07 AM
Happy Thanksgiving Lisa & all!

I too, will be praying for this mum, her babies and the extended family.

Alison
Auckland, NZ

Lisa Salberg
11-23-2006, 01:10 PM
Update: I heard from the grandmother last night - they are going to cardiovert then mom to be on Friday. She is doing well at this point. I also want you all to know that one of our wonderful HCM docs whom this family had consulted with in the past has not only offered assistance from a distance but made sure the docs at the hospital in VA knew how to contact him over the holiday weekend going so far as to giving all parties his cell numbers and his mothers number so they could reach him on Thanksgiving if needed.
I remain thankful for our wonderful doctors who have committed themselves to our families!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Lisa

Pam Alexson
11-23-2006, 08:12 PM
Such heart warming news to hear.* Happy Thanksgiving to all and especially this family who has a very full plate of difficulties*and hard times. Thoughts and prayers to them all.We are blessed to have such great doctors caring about all who are in need. I am very very thankful.

Pam

Midge Rollins
11-24-2006, 01:20 AM
What good news. A good reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving.

shirleymahoney
11-24-2006, 02:02 AM
I'm very thankful for all my HCM family, I hope all goes well with her cardioversion, please keep us updated on her

Shirley