So much going on for you right now! Stay strong and dont forget to take care of yourself too…
Everything will work out, have faith…
Hey Mama - I think its all been said, but I just want to send you a big, BIG hug and let you know that I’ll be thinking about you and your family.
You’ll get through this, especially with your head and heart in the right place 
I’m gald that your little girl is feeling good though, and that the hubby will be home soon enough.
Hang in there Betty!!
So sorry to hear about the bad news B, but I know it’ll all be fine. Your daughter’s a strong one, just like her mama, and your husband will be home soon. You’re one tough cookie, I’m sure, so don’t let yourself get too “down”, cuz you’re going to be just fine
Your daughter is so sweet, I’m so sorry that you’re family is going through this.
Seriously, I wish I was in Maryland, I’ll take you to lunch everyday! You really just need a warm shoulder.
XOXO
<3
Thanks ALL!!
The MRI is set for next Wednesday. Sucky thing is that they need her up there Tuesday for a pre-screening. It is what it is, I spose.
There moving pretty swiftly with this all. The cardiologist himself is going to sit in on the MRI as well.
We should know pretty quickly surgery will be. And as soon as I find out, Im supposed to put a red cross message through to get the hubby home in time.
Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts! It means a lot…
In other news, life goes on. Still can’t help hugging my kiddos just a bit more and being more nice
Still going to the gym…and I must say, it should be a crime for legs to be this sore!
Hello VOLUME!!
Other good news…I inquired about some exercise equipment a few weeks back and the guy said it was sold…but the guy originally buying it, backed out!!
I got an email yesterday wanting to know if I’m still interested and that he would take pics and all that. YES!!! I thought it was really nice that he remembered me.
Its a marcy weight bench. It includes 2 long bars, 1 curling bar, 4 dumbbell bars and 350+ lbs of weights!!!
It also includes a decline sit-up bench and a pull up bar assembly for dips and other.
Good thing I cleaned out the guest room!! And he said he doesn’t want much at all for it. This would make an awesome surprise for the hubby as well…keep him in the ‘working out,’ mode that he’s been in.
So thats that.
That’s unexpected good news on the weights - nice one!
I’m sending my best wishes for the MRI - I hope they can get an op sorted out quickly. The girl at school I mentioned is having her big valve op in Feb. It’s really worrying for everyone but she’s in great hands (in terms of surgeons) and it sounds as though your girlie is too. If she’s as tough as her mom then I’m sure she’ll do just fine.
Toys!
If your daughter is even half as strong as you, she’ll cope with the news well.
And promise her ice cream afterwards! 
That’s awesome news on the weights, congrats! I’m sugar-free vanilla jell-o ;D
I wish your husband was there with you now. Soon though. Keep soldiering on…
I like how I am being perceived as this ‘strong person.’ What would a not strong person do? Do I really have a choice?
This doesn’t even feel my like my life anymore. Betty checked out and is being controlled by an alien robot…the real Betty is curled up under a rock somewhere a few years back, lol…
I think it’s a case of you do what you have to. Even if you don’t feel like you have much choice, you’ve risen to the occassion instead of crumbling and that’s commendable.
yep, doin what I gotta do…but SHIT! It’s a lot to deal with.
Not tryin to play the victim, but wTF? Is Karma not my friend? We’re GOOD PEOPLE damnit! shakes fist at Karma
Found out that the Army will only allow the hubby to come home for emergency leave or RnR, not both rolled into one. damnit. My son will be crushed of course, since he’s only been counting down the days since August. His b-day is Feb 18th…
Hubby was set to be home sometime between the 13th-15th… Maybe the surgery will be scheduled during that time anyway?? It’s like something inside his subconscious knew he had to be here exactly when we needed him to. Just wish it was a happier more relaxed occasion that he was coming home to.
I said at the beginning of last Summer that I’d wind up in a psych ward or have the patience of a saint.
That’s a bit rough - about the leave - but I guess they are pretty stretched out there. How long is he due home for?
Two weeks either way.
The kinda sorta positive thing is that they might send him back for regular leave. Might. Otherwise he’ll be here for the whirlwind and come back for good in June.
Something else I’m thankful for that he is in the military and we have HEALTH INSURANCE!!! As much as deployments suck, he always has a steady paycheck and we are taken care of medically. We don’t pay a dime for anything, pretty much. I don’t even know what regular civilian health plans are like. I imagine just office visits alone are a bitch, but friggin HEART SURGERY?? yikes…
Otherwise we’d be pulling a JOHN Q up in this mutha. which is weird cause that movie was on last night. I was just thinking about it and BAM!
Lol at BAM!
I vaguely remember that movie.
A not strong person will more than likely leave the husband, find some rich Sugar Daddy who owns a major company and can work from home and live stress-free.
Probably. I don’t know the definition, but you are definetely not a weak minded person.
I think all the women here are strong though. I guess when you tear weights off the ground, everything else pales in comparison 
A sugar daddy? Nah…
besides, I have zero game.
And so far there is no comparison.
I hope everything goes ok with your daughter - and you ARE strong! If you weren’t, your daughter would be dealing with it all so well.
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I like how I am being perceived as this ‘strong person.’ What would a not strong person do? Do I really have a choice?
This doesn’t even feel my like my life anymore. Betty checked out and is being controlled by an alien robot…the real Betty is curled up under a rock somewhere a few years back, lol…[/quote]
You are strong.
“Being strong means taking one more step toward the top of the hill, no matter how weary you may be. It means letting the tears flow through the grief. It means to keep looking for the answer, though the darkness of despair is all around you. * * * The weakest step toward the top of the hill, toward sunrise, toward hope, is stronger than the fiercest storm. * * * Keep going.” Taken from “The art of perseverance” by John M. Marshall III.
Sweetie, where are you?
By the by, with your smile, you don’t need game ;D
Fingers crossed for a good MRI.