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Pneumonia.......

kkzoo6 — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:56:34 GMT

Well it seems "the zoo" cannot catch a break. We have sickness this week. Bradi has pneumonia and it looks like Nick is getting it, too!

At Bradi's doctor's visit- he also noticed her nose-- she has a deviated septum! What!?!? Went to the ENT and had a CAT scan. Sure enough-- her right sinus is completely blocked. Not good-- especially with pneumonia- she is not able to clear out that side. She is now on 3 weeks of antibiotics and steroids. Looks like a another surgery in our future.

Safe now....

kkzoo6 — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:49:03 GMT

Kel sleeps through the night now (well most of the time- except when she is in pain).. She used to wake up terrified-- wondering where she was.. I would reach and touch her and tell her that she is with me. She would say "I am safe now" and go back to sleep. Now she can sleep in her own bed. She no longer has to stay awake feeling the need to protect herself and her children. She is amazing and now smiles all the time..She has accomplished so much in the past month and I am so proud of her! But, it is still one day at a time. We are still riding that rollercoaster. Sometimes she misses him (the ex) and wants things to be back to "normal". I had her make a list of all the good things and all negative. The negative took up three pages (front and back). This helps-- she pulls it out and remembers why she left...

Some history...

kkzoo6 — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:36:27 GMT

We were next door neighbors for 10 years. We have been in the the room when the other has given birth and we have been in the woods together watching the other one's husband cheat (this will be its own blog)....

Kel has lupus and her middle child has a pace maker (due to heartblock caused by
her mother's lupus) and her oldest (15) has an attitude-- goodness gracious--it makes us crazy...

My youngest was diagnosed with amblyopia (abt 2 months ago) and is legally blind in his left eye.

More medical conditions to come, but we have to work up to May!

So many things to say-

Kel has been hospitalized once this year, so far..
the lupus is attacking her central nervous system
(brain)-- sometimes it feels like I am living with an
Alzheimers patient (I tell her this-- she laughs).

We won't even go into the fact she wears a morphine patch
b/c she is in such pain (I am always kidding the kids
to not rub against it-- the entire house would then be
loopy!)...

Carly (our pace maker) is now having anxiety attacks b/c it looks like her battery needs to
be changed- well hell!! Will it be a "simple" battery change or will her chest have to be "cracked" to reconnect the leads to her heart?

April 12, 2008... the move in.......... meet K & K..

kkzoo6 — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:17:16 GMT

We have decided to blog about our painful, yet wonderful situation.

The sign on the front table says it all... welcome to the Zoo!!! A story that continues & a great friendship between two women that will stand through time!

I have a friend that is married (soon to be divorced) with 3 kids.

I am a single mom that has been struggling to pay the bills (just like everyone)- I also have 3 kids. About a month I received a call from this wonderful woman and friend- she needed a place to move- she was involved in an abusive (mentally, etc) relationship & just had enough!. I offerred my home (3 bedrooms)- she moved out of her million $ home into my front formal living and dining-- so it is now 2 moms and six kids.

She has no money b/c she found out every account they have and the real estate has liens on them..so all money has disappeared.. I have been struggling for months....

It is hard and we struggle daily, but we also laugh so very much-- we could have our own reality show! Bottom line our kids are happy and they see how it is to once have money and now struggle for money to eat. What amazing kids!! and what an amazing friend! We both have our own concerns and issues and are slowly climbing that hill.. We take it one day at a time...

This proves that friendship between two women can be so completely strong- we love each others children as our own and we love each other... We hold each other accountable & do not want to dissapoint the other.. People come over just to spend a few hours in the house with us-- they said they are amazed at how we can be so positive and not give up- we make them smile and laugh.. But giving up is NOT an option..

So many things to say in this 1st blog... I'll keep it short...

Here is a little about us...

Kel 39

Kiki 39

Katie 15

Nick 13

Carly 12

Bradi 11

Chase 9

Matthew 7