My Mums update thread

This thread is dedicated to my Mother and her recovery.

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On Monday the 4th June 2007, while holidaying in the UK with my Father, my Mother was struck by a van while crossing the road.

Mum spent 88 days in various UK hospitals before finally being brought home back to Australia on the 30th August 2007.

She is currently in The John Whittle Nursing Facility with brain damage

I have set up this thread to keep you all updated on her condition and her improvements and hopefully one day, Mum will be able to read it.
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Hey, Amy....
....it is my pleasure.....I am always thinkin' about y'all....my fervent prayer is that y'all days are peaceful....

I am pleased to write to your Dad and your Mum....
......if I may....I will send little notes periodically.....sometimes its nice to know that someone is thinkin' about you....even though there are so many miles between...

As to the question about a "radio station"......I'm not working for/or involved in any radio station....but....I will say this....
If your Dad listens to radio(via the internet) and has heard my name mentioned...
I email a radio station in Perth for the presenters to play "requests" for me...every Saturday/Sunday night(8 pm-11 pm Kansas time)....Sunday/Monday mornings (9 am-12 noon Perth time)...its a station geared toward the "senior citizens" of the Perth area.....its a great station...lots of music I was listening to as a teenager....."Sunday Brunch" programme (9am-12 noon)....
and....the Monday morning programme "Swingin' Down the Lane"(9am-12 noon)...they present music that our Mother would sing to....and...our Mother loved to dance.....we would dance all over the kitchen....GREAT memories....they have helped me to cope with my loss....and for this I am eternally grateful....

I have been doing research of Australia since September 2006.....and....I am so grateful to have found this radio station in Perth..... I listen.....as I do my research....
.....its Capital Community Radio 101.7 FM....they broadcast from Wireless Hill....Ardross(Perth)
I listen via my computer.....does your Dad have a computer that he could listen....its a great station....they are on-air 24 hours a day....
the station is operated by all volunteers....the presenters are all volunteers....
.......great music.....great company during my nights that I listen.....in fact, now that I have a wireless computer....I never listen to a radio station here in the USA.....the Perth station is on all day....I love it !!!

....anyone can listen to Capital 101.7FM from anywhere....its a great station.....

Take Care Dear Friend,
Sylvia
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Hi Sylvia- Dad says he googled your name and apparently you have the same name as a lady who works on a radio station.


Dad had a visit from his solicitor during the week. They needed him to sign some forms for the case. They expect the case will take approx 12 months. They are also going to get dad in to see a Psychiatrist in the next month or so
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Hey, Amy......I'm thinkin' I do have a fairly common name....I may google my name too....just to have a look see.....

I hope everything works for the good for your Mum and Dad.....it may take a while to have some sort of satifaction in this....but...its good something can be done to give some help to your Dad....

I'll be sending more little notes to your Dad and Mum soon.....its my pleasure to write.....I think of ya'll as part of my family now....I've known y'all a long time......

Take Care of yourself.....and.....the baby.....my Dear Friend,
Sylvia
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Hey, Amy....I googled my name....your Dad must have only used...."Sylvia Nash"....there was a "Sylvia Nash" but that is not me..
.....tell him use my name listed in Facebook....
Google...Sylvia Ford Nash....thats me.....

Take Care Dear Friend,
Sylvia
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Hiya Sylvia- to be honest i'm surprised Dad was able to google your name at all as he is a total computer dummy.
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(((Amy)))
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Im cranky

My Mil has been ringing me weekly to complain about her life.
She's says she's depressed cause FIL and my brother in law keep fighting.
You know, she actually said "when they fight i feel like i want to die"
OMG. Thats the hardest thing in life she is dealing with and she can't handle it.

I know, im probably being heartless and I think she just got me on the wrong day but I really had to hold myself back from saying something like "yes, your life is so bad. It must be horrible to be able to move, eat, talk, walk, have a life"
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Some people get so caught up in their own woes, that they don't realise how lucky they really are. You're not heartless, Amy.:-x
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foley77123
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Amy, you are not "heartless"......you are a wonderful person....a caring, warm-hearted person...
......I'm sure your Mum and Dad are proud of who you are.....I am thankful for your friendship.....

Take Care Dear Friend,
Sylvia
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told hubby last night about his mothers phone calls and he told me to tell her what i think.
Tell her, if she wants to see a depressed life then she should go and sit up with my Mum and Dad for a day.
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