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Interesting and challinging life on the King's Highway

Great-gram
  • By Great-gram · Posted June 10, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Hi all! Life gets more and more interesting. Sunday I was speaking on being at one with the Lord through music. I played a song for our small group - a song from a tape my husband got at an auction. It ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
  • 32 replies
  • We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...

New here with a possible ARVD diagnosis. Confused and scared.

StephanieB
  • By StephanieB · Posted June 10, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Recently I have been on a roller coaster ride regarding my heart. It started 3 weeks ago. I woke up in the middle of the night. My heart was racing, I was sweating, I was having a hard time breathing ...

A week's rest on the King's Highway - nearly choked to death

Great-gram
  • By Great-gram · Posted June 6, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Just got back after a week's R & R - this is probably the least we've done on a vacation. Visited family - saw our one sister-in-law, and also a niece and her husband. They were staying in a time-share ...

Ever feel totally helpless?

mery
  • By mery · Posted June 3, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • Well. Not only do I have all the problems I fight and deal with every day, while trying to keep an upbeat outlook, but now there's something new. I moved in with my parents about six months ago, because ...

Left side weakness, Is it from mini strokes?

2bxplrd
  • By 2bxplrd · Posted June 3, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • When I had a follow-up with my PCP I questioned her about the subtle weakness that has been getting progressively more noticeable on my left side. I will be seeing a Neurologist on June 8th to find out ...

acl repair

beatbirch
  • By beatbirch · Posted June 2, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • Well i'm 5 weeks post acl repair. They gave me a new acl(used)lol and did 2 miniscus repairs and cleaned up some arthritis.I have 2 small holes on both sides of my knee and a 1 inch incision just below ...

And so the story begins...

JulesAN
  • By JulesAN · Posted May 27, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • I'm 24 years old and have had my share of trials and tribulations like many others. Some issues I have over-come, some I am still trying to deal with, and some obstacles just seem to continue to pour ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
  • 35 replies
  • Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...

PJRT

ccarm13
  • By ccarm13 · Posted May 16, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PJRT SINCE BIRTH. SHE IS TAKING PROPANOLOL, AMIODARONE, AND DR M JUST REMOVED FLECAINIDE. HER RATE WENT FROM 220 TO 120, 117 WITH THESE MEDICATIONS SO SHE IS OING WELL ...

I guess I can't do that stuff anymore

careh
  • By careh · Posted May 10, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • It is a beautiful sunny day here in Southern Oregon, and I was filled with thoughts of getting things done. I finished working on a new song (which always uplifts me), and felt somewhat energized...for ...

Some general questions about AVRD

chris29
  • By chris29 · Posted May 7, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • A couple of more questions in case anyone of you has any knowledge or experience: - Is there something like having ARVD "a little bit" or is it "all or nothing"? -Then, should I get "a little bit of treatment/beta ...

The Newly Married Heart

martzj
  • By martzj · Posted May 2, 2009
  • 49 replies
  • The nice thing about eloping is that one can change the wedding location at a drop of a hat because it is just the two of you. Several days before April 30th, I drove by one of the most beautiful spots ...

Moms, you rock!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...

New Here

landonsmomma
  • By landonsmomma · Posted April 24, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Hi am new here. To start thinks off, last year I develped post partum eclampsia after having my son and two siezures. I have not had any since but just got off my anti siezure med a month and a half ago ...

new to prolonged qt

crissyriddle
  • By crissyriddle · Posted April 22, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • hi i was told about 3months ago that i had a prolonged qt i am on to meds never had any passing out or anything you all have talked about on here my last ekg was lastnight he said my qt was 444 is this ...

Magnesium and Calcium

megdwyer
  • By megdwyer · Posted April 20, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • Hello, this may be old news to some of you but my two sons have Paroxysmal A fib, have since they were 14 years old. the older one has had 2 ablations at the Cleveland Clinic, one by Natale, but nothing ...

Trying Hard Not To Be Frustrated:

2bxplrd
  • By 2bxplrd · Posted April 19, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • I had unexpected Heart Surgery in January 2007 after months of telling my doctors that something was wrong. They kept telling me it was stress, but I knew stress and what I had begun feeling was not stress ...

Rough feeling these days

careh
  • By careh · Posted April 16, 2009
  • 15 replies
  • I don't know if it's because there has been more stress at work or what, but I am feeling pretty rough this week. I can not lean over at all without pain and a heaviness in my chest and shoulder and extreme ...

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