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funnylegs4 ~
I'm so sorry that your relative experienced kidney stones. Until his final days battling cancer, Jim said the kidney stones were the worst pain he'd ever experienced. Thankfully, all is well now for your relative, and I hope that follow up care is on the agenda to prevent future stones.
I don't know who came up with the expression, "God never gives you more than you can handle," because I've often felt that God has higher expectations of me than I can fulfill. Nonetheless, every time I have felt that way, I have managed to overcome and continue on. I believe it is because God gives me these challenges and then helps me to do what must be done and then move forward.
We never know what is around the corner for us in life, so we must be prepared for anything. As we grow older, we're bound to have more situations, which call upon us to do what we don't think we can do. Just remember, we can only do what we can do, which is our best. In a crisis, adrenaline usually kicks in and we seem to have super powers.
You did your best and helped your loved one through a crisis. And, should you be in that situation again, or something similar, what you learned from this experience will inform your reaction to the next one.
To answer your question about Michael ~
I don't know. This was 50 years ago in a small Midwestern town. Specialists from around the world studied Jonathan and Michael and generally agreed that their disorder was genetic, but the genetic science was too young then to identify exactly where the genetic defect was. After Fragile X was ruled out, I gave up on testing. I saw no point in it. Poking the boys for blood draws, which they didn't like, of course, for what? It wouldn't change anything. I would still and always love and care for them.
Our relatives didn't care about genetic testing for future generations, and both sides of our families blamed the other side. "Nothing like this has happened in our family!" Well, no one knows that really, because in those days, the infants would have died from pneumonia, before growing up into toddlers, adolescents, and adults. Or their mothers would have miscarried and possibly died as well. I'm referring to the 1800s and 1900s.
Thank you so much for your birthday wishes. Jonathan and Michael deserve the biggest celebration to honor their courage and their incredible spirits.
Love & Light,
Rose
*Virtual Hugs Are Germ-Free!
funnylegs4 ~
I'm so sorry that your relative experienced kidney stones. Until his final days battling cancer, Jim said the kidney stones were the worst pain he'd ever experienced. Thankfully, all is well now for your relative, and I hope that follow up care is on the agenda to prevent future stones.
I don't know who came up with the expression, "God never gives you more than you can handle," because I've often felt that God has higher expectations of me than I can fulfill. Nonetheless, every time I have felt that way, I have managed to overcome and continue on. I believe it is because God gives me these challenges and then helps me to do what must be done and then move forward.
We never know what is around the corner for us in life, so we must be prepared for anything. As we grow older, we're bound to have more situations, which call upon us to do what we don't think we can do. Just remember, we can only do what we can do, which is our best. In a crisis, adrenaline usually kicks in and we seem to have super powers.
You did your best and helped your loved one through a crisis. And, should you be in that situation again, or something similar, what you learned from this experience will inform your reaction to the next one.
To answer your question about Michael ~
I don't know. This was 50 years ago in a small Midwestern town. Specialists from around the world studied Jonathan and Michael and generally agreed that their disorder was genetic, but the genetic science was too young then to identify exactly where the genetic defect was. After Fragile X was ruled out, I gave up on testing. I saw no point in it. Poking the boys for blood draws, which they didn't like, of course, for what? It wouldn't change anything. I would still and always love and care for them.
Our relatives didn't care about genetic testing for future generations, and both sides of our families blamed the other side. "Nothing like this has happened in our family!" Well, no one knows that really, because in those days, the infants would have died from pneumonia, before growing up into toddlers, adolescents, and adults. Or their mothers would have miscarried and possibly died as well. I'm referring to the 1800s and 1900s.
Thank you so much for your birthday wishes. Jonathan and Michael deserve the biggest celebration to honor their courage and their incredible spirits.
Love & Light,
Rose
*Virtual Hugs Are Germ-Free!
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