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About Me

jaybee601
  • By jaybee601 · Posted November 8, 2009
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  • 69 yrs male from India,happily married for 43 yrs,with two sons and a grand son.I am an Engineer turned Executive retired.Had rheumatic fever at 12.At 53 breathing problem,CABG,Aortic+Mitral heart valves ...

How long does Billy have with an ef of 29??

sophianbilly
  • By sophianbilly · Posted October 31, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • his defib/pacemaker was implanted in June 2009 when he was still at UCH after a chronic heart happened on April 2009......He had anoxia to his brain and heart which is why they waited soooo long....He ...

about me and my CVA

tzadworny
  • By tzadworny · Posted October 22, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I had a CVA back in November of 09 no on beleieves me (my family) because I look normal. My left side is weak but not numb I suffer from Migraines which I never had a problem with before dizzyness and ...

Vertebral arterial dissection

heatherefda
  • By heatherefda · Posted October 11, 2009
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  • I went to a chiropractor and ever since I feel something is really wrong. I have had a total of 3 neck adjustments within a 1 week period and twice I experience a sharp shooting pain on the right side ...

www.powercatcharters.com/Billy

sophianbilly
  • By sophianbilly · Posted October 11, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • I look for information all the time.....My Billy had a chronic heart attack with anoxia to the brain and to the heart on April 10, 2009....I was alone in the morning with him when he complained of chest ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
  • 28 replies
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dealing with neurosarcoids and neurosarcoids has the BETTER hand!

neurogirl
  • By neurogirl · Posted May 3, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • I have been dealing with this neurosarcoids for 4 years now. I have been doing everything that I am susposed to do like take meds, dr appt.s and tests. How am I susposed to keep up-beat and positive if ...

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 ...

Much nicer day today.

DMBM
  • By DMBM · Posted April 12, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • As always, my outlook is a thousand times improved by sunlight and friends. We held a lovely brunch at our house this morning and then went into Philadelphia to see "Jihad Jones" at Interact. Anyone in ...

Difficult day

DMBM
  • By DMBM · Posted April 11, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • So far today I have been very down. We went to a movie "Sin Nobre"(good) but as soon as it was finished I went right back to brooding ...

Genetics Lab called

DMBM
  • By DMBM · Posted April 9, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Well, Athena Labs just called and told me to call as soon as my "kit" arrives. They will come to me which is great since I can't drive and public transit is rotten here in NJ. Denise ...

Caregivers..........

HopeNskinny
  • By HopeNskinny · Posted April 5, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Never give up. I found that there is more to life then just living. Its called, "Love from a caregiver"! Many people toss out the word, "love" but no one knows the real meaning other then a true caregiver ...

AVM victims there is a Sight

TroyGarcia
  • By TroyGarcia · Posted June 2, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • It is called avmsurvivors.org. It is very usefull and able to chat with other victims of this sickness ...

AVM Information or AVM personnel

TroyGarcia
  • By TroyGarcia · Posted April 24, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • Brain or spinal chord. It is listed under http://www.avmsurvivors.org ...

Welcome from TeamInspire!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted March 13, 2008
  • 35 replies
  • Hello, old friends and new. Today is a big day for us! We have made numerous improvements to your community, most that were suggestions from you. As you can see the site is very different then before ...

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