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do you remember bonnie from california, she looked after her daughter lauren, who got encephalitis 3 yrs ago when she was 13, l kept track of them on a site called carinbridge, with all thats being going on in my family, l hadnt been in touch 4 several weeks, l checked in today only to get the most awful shock, lauren died on the 10th dec, my thoughts and prayers are with her family!
sharon
Thank you for letting us know Sharon even if it's this sad.
Michelle
Oh Sharon, she was doing so good, ohhhh hun, that's a gut kick, bless their hearts, they tried everything to keep her up and going. My condolences to her family and friends.
Hugs~ hen
hi
l was so shocked when l read it, she'd only been for a 2nd stemcell treatment last summer, shes been having trouble with her stomach for several months, not toleratig her feeds, some infections, l think she just wasnt strong enough to fight anymore!
when bonnie took lauren for her 2nd stemcell treatment last year she was so confident
sharon
this illness is so cruel, at 13 lauren had a life to look forward to....first boyfriend, prom,leaving high school, going to college, getting married, having children, all things that were wiped out, her life was taken away the instant she got ill, if she was gonna die what was the point of keeping her breathing for 3 yrs when her life was destroyed anyway!!!!!
im sorry everyone, there are when l do wonder that about myself
sharon
Sharon, my psychiatrist said that type of thinking is called depression. Are you getting help with that? ~hen
Oh, that is soo sad. My thoughts and prayers are
with her family. Things happen and we just don't
know why. I hope that her family turns their grief
etc. to the Lord who can bring healing and peace
when no one else can.
Blessings,
bev_s
That is horrible. I also had Encephalitis when I was 13. I was very lucky though. Within 6 months of my illness I was completely back to normal. Im am so sorry to hear this. I guess I was just really lucky!
god bless,
Chelsea
i remember Lauren's mom asking me about botox, and talking about stem cell research. the doc's even talking about what TV Lauren should watch.
thanks for letting us know .
mariann
I saw your post , you said after 6 months you were back to normal. My son was just diagnosed with ADEM and with in a week he seems back to normal except for some personality changes I assume they are due to the steriods he's still on. I dont know if I should celebrate or be worry something else will happen. It makes me feel better to hear you are back to normal.
hi
hen l do have depression, within a few days of writing my last post, l realised just lucky l am!!!
l can still think for myself and communicate my thoughts,l still have all my memorys, l can move my left limbs, l learned to write again, l look after my own personal finances, l now have 3 assistants working for me and deal with all the paperwork and finances to do with that, im hoping to go for stemcell treatment this year so the funds that were raised for that have been signed over to me so that l can arrange things like flights, hotels etc....and l LIVE ALONE, l think ive acheived alot for someone whos as severely disabled as l am!!!!!!!!!!!
mariann
welcome back, ive missed you!!!!!!!!!!
sharon
Hugs and condolences to all of Lauren's family... they have been trying so very hard, for so very long.
Don't worry about it! he will be fine. We are just the lucky one's I guess. good luck,
Chelsea
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