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Those power of prayers worked again. Praise God!Jim went home on Friday evening about 6 30. They feel that that Jim has CIDP. ( best way to understand CIDP is to go to Google and type in CIDP) They are going to have him start with a steroid Monday. I ...
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The doctor’s mentioned what Jim might have, and I checked out the web site and it certainly sounds just like what has been and is going on. But not for the spike in temperatures.http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cidp/cidp.htm#Is_there_any_treatmentCheck it out it hit’s it on pretty much.John
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I did not end up going to Peoria. Jenny was able to cancel most of her appointments. This is one of the phone updates from Sherry this afternoon.Jenny called a short time ago and the doctor had just been in to see Jim. Here is the updated info: Jim is ...
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Jim was doing so well, he even worked some the last several days.Jenny called last night at about 10 that he spiked a temperature and was getting weaker. He took him in after she called. We just found out that the put him in Intermediate ICU and are watching him ...
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Hi Everyone!Amazing how the power of prayer works.At the time the email was sent yesterday there was a lot of emotions running high. Today they are much calmer.Jim has been admitted to the hospital and received his first IVIG last night. All went well. He did not get hooked up ...
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Hi everyone!Your prayers are needed. As I write this Sherry is on her way to Peoria. She is going there to take our son in law to be admitted back into the hospital. They do not know what is wrong but they want to give him two IV treatments the ...
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May designated as National GBS Awareness Month
PHILADELPHIA, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A number of patients suffering from a rare and debilitating neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) do not receive proper medical care due to the lack of reimbursement for the medical attention and treatment needed, according to a first-ever ...
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By Carla McClain
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Reports of paralysis in teenagers — including an Arizona youth — who got the new meningitis vaccine are raising alarms about the shot's safety.
Federal health investigators have not confirmed the new vaccine as the cause of the paralysis. And with case numbers still low, they have ...
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83 days from the start of Jim’s & Jenny’s Challenge.
Can you believe it? Jim called today, he has been doing PT and OT for the last 3 weeks. That has been going very well. He saw his Doctor today. Jim has been released to go back to work! He will ...
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From our visit with Jim and Jenny this past Thursday late afternoon and early evening visit. Jim had a tough time the first couple days home. With a visit to the Doctor on last Friday they gave him some meds that helped get rid of the ...
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