DDA Chapter 4

[tink2020]

Ok ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to get off and read for a bit. I might join you later if I can't sleep.

Thanks for keeping me occupied tonight, it was fun!

 

[Tammi67]

Good night Jennifer.

 

[Tammi67]

After closer examination, I think it's crayon.

 

[triplefigs]

Guess what?!! Rees FINALLY had his appointment yesterday with the GI practice after close to 7 months of trying to get in there (the one I was mentioning from the beginning of this thread). WOW! DH says it's harder to get in there than it is to break into Fort Know. We saw the loveley GI doctor who originally admitted him to the hospital in October and did the Endoscopy and biopsies. She was thrilled with his progress and how he was doing. Rees weighed 46.6 pounds, up from 38 (his low) at the end of November. She couldn't believe it was the same child she saw in the hospital. Of course Rees' favorite part of the day (after the 4 HOUR doctor's appointment) was lunch at our local Regional Airport and watching the planes. He and DS love it so much there that we are having their birthday party there (for the boys). DD is having a few friends to lunch at the American Girl Store.

GI Doctor wants us to follow-up in her office in 2 to 3 weeks because... if Rees maintains his weight or gains weight during that time period, she will take the G-tube out! Hip Hip Hooray!!!! Rees has been off the tube feeds since early January and is eating fantastically. So please say a prayer that he continues to do so well, and this may all be over in just a few short weeks. He is thriving in school and is so happy to be back with his friends and teachers. We are so very lucky to have such a fantastic team for him at his Elementary school and Physical Therapy.

And, no update would be complete without letting you know we have rescheduled our celebratory Disney trip to the beginning of May. As Rees reminded me today, "60 more days, Mom!"

Thank you, as always, for your continued prayers and support. God bless.

 

[Glynis]

I have no idea. Usually when something gets left in I find it in the bottom of the washer or dryer. Nothing this time. No paper, no container, nothing. I'm at a loss. It has the consistency of what dried on paint would be, but I haven't got a clue where it came from.

I will try Oxyclean tomorrow. I'm done for tonight. Did you have to scrub it to get it out?

I dissolved a scoop of the powder in very hot water, and then soaked the stained clothes. Sometimes you have to soak them a few times. Good luck!

 

[Glynis]

After closer examination, I think it's crayon.

Here's some advice from a website that I use for a lot of stain removal needs.

CRAYON
One tip is to try blotting with dry-cleaning solvent. Another great tip to remove crayolas was this one sent in by P. Victory from Westlake, LA; "Add 1/2 cup of baking soda plus your usual amount of detergent and the hottest water setting possible on your machine. I use the soak cycle once, then turn to normal wash cycle as usual." This also works with lipstick stains. Thanks for the great tip! Here is a wonderful tip that Lee-anne from MA was kind enough to share with us for getting crayon stains out that have been washed in a whole load of laundry; "I used about 1/2 - 3/4 cup of Lestoil and about 1/2 of a small box of baking soda and 1/2 cup of regular detergent. When I finished the load, the clothes were almost cleaned so I put them through another wash with the other 1/2 of baking soda box and a little bit of bleach (because my load was dark) It got rid of every spot of crayon and my clothes are looking great again. For a dark load make sure you use a tiny amount of bleach and it shouldn't bleach your colors. But it helps get rid of any leftover stains that the first wash didn't get out." Thanks so much Lee-anne!

CRAYON ON YOUR DRYER DRUM!
Patty from Las Vegas writes; "I was rushing to do laundry and neglected to look in any pockets for things. I have a four year old son. Needless to say, when I was taking the clothes out of the dryer, I noticed black spots all over the clothes and the dryer. Crayon. I've never had this problem before, so I jumped on the internet to find help. I found a lot of help for the clothes, and everyone said pretty much the same thing for the dryer drum. So, I tried the WD-40 fix, and although it worked for the stuff that you could scrape with no problem, it did nothing for the "stained" stuff, and I was scrubbing for a least an hour. So my husband went to the store and found this stuff called "Goof Off," and it worked great! You put a little bit on a rag, wipe off the mess, and you don't have to scrub. After you wipe all the mess away, you go over it with a soapy rag, and let it air out for a day. " Thanks a bunch Patty!

 

[Glynis]

Guess what?!! Rees FINALLY had his appointment yesterday with the GI practice after close to 7 months of trying to get in there (the one I was mentioning from the beginning of this thread). WOW! DH says it's harder to get in there than it is to break into Fort Know. We saw the loveley GI doctor who originally admitted him to the hospital in October and did the Endoscopy and biopsies. She was thrilled with his progress and how he was doing. Rees weighed 46.6 pounds, up from 38 (his low) at the end of November. She couldn't believe it was the same child she saw in the hospital. Of course Rees' favorite part of the day (after the 4 HOUR doctor's appointment) was lunch at our local Regional Airport and watching the planes. He and DS love it so much there that we are having their birthday party there (for the boys). DD is having a few friends to lunch at the American Girl Store.

GI Doctor wants us to follow-up in her office in 2 to 3 weeks because... if Rees maintains his weight or gains weight during that time period, she will take the G-tube out! Hip Hip Hooray!!!! Rees has been off the tube feeds since early January and is eating fantastically. So please say a prayer that he continues to do so well, and this may all be over in just a few short weeks. He is thriving in school and is so happy to be back with his friends and teachers. We are so very lucky to have such a fantastic team for him at his Elementary school and Physical Therapy.

And, no update would be complete without letting you know we have rescheduled our celebratory Disney trip to the beginning of May. As Rees reminded me today, "60 more days, Mom!"

Thank you, as always, for your continued prayers and support. God bless.

Sounds like things are looking up for Rees! That's fantastic!!! Now, what's the latest with John?

 

[triplefigs]

Sounds like things are looking up for Rees! That's fantastic!!! Now, what's the latest with John?

He still can't taste anything. Goes to the Neuro on Thursday. We pretty much eat cereal since he can't taste it (no use cooking a meal for us, so I just cook for the kids). Good news is we're both down 7 pounds!

 

[PNO4TE]

Good evening, DDA!

I am caught up. Headed to bed but wanted to say:

Tammi - I have no idea what to tell you about the laundry or Alyssa. Good luck with both!

Tom - I hope your car is fixed quickly and with relatively little cost. Your new creation, and Leighanna look great!

Jennifer - I wish you felt better. Hopefully chatting with us will make the pain a little less nagging.

Denise - good news about Rees, and I hope John's appointment on Thursday goes well.

 

[babytrees]

Do you know what it was? Crayon? Marker?


Have you tried soaking things in Oxyclean? That worked really well at taking out red crayon that got trapped in my dryer.

Oxyclean is my bestest laundry friend. Wish it had been around when I was on bedrest and Jim crayoned a huge triple loader AND dried it!!

Jen-I am sorry you are in pain...I thought I had high tolerance for pain but you get my kudos!!!

 

[Glynis]

He still can't taste anything. Goes to the Neuro on Thursday. We pretty much eat cereal since he can't taste it (no use cooking a meal for us, so I just cook for the kids). Good news is we're both down 7 pounds!

I guess that's a silver lining of sorts. Hopefully his taste will return before your WDW trip.

 

[my3princes]

Guess what?!! Rees FINALLY had his appointment yesterday with the GI practice after close to 7 months of trying to get in there (the one I was mentioning from the beginning of this thread). WOW! DH says it's harder to get in there than it is to break into Fort Know. We saw the loveley GI doctor who originally admitted him to the hospital in October and did the Endoscopy and biopsies. She was thrilled with his progress and how he was doing. Rees weighed 46.6 pounds, up from 38 (his low) at the end of November. She couldn't believe it was the same child she saw in the hospital. Of course Rees' favorite part of the day (after the 4 HOUR doctor's appointment) was lunch at our local Regional Airport and watching the planes. He and DS love it so much there that we are having their birthday party there (for the boys). DD is having a few friends to lunch at the American Girl Store.

GI Doctor wants us to follow-up in her office in 2 to 3 weeks because... if Rees maintains his weight or gains weight during that time period, she will take the G-tube out! Hip Hip Hooray!!!! Rees has been off the tube feeds since early January and is eating fantastically. So please say a prayer that he continues to do so well, and this may all be over in just a few short weeks. He is thriving in school and is so happy to be back with his friends and teachers. We are so very lucky to have such a fantastic team for him at his Elementary school and Physical Therapy.

And, no update would be complete without letting you know we have rescheduled our celebratory Disney trip to the beginning of May. As Rees reminded me today, "60 more days, Mom!"

Thank you, as always, for your continued prayers and support. God bless.

That's great news For his continued progress

 

[tinker1bell]

Guess what?!! Rees FINALLY had his appointment yesterday with the GI practice after close to 7 months of trying to get in there (the one I was mentioning from the beginning of this thread). WOW! DH says it's harder to get in there than it is to break into Fort Know. We saw the loveley GI doctor who originally admitted him to the hospital in October and did the Endoscopy and biopsies. She was thrilled with his progress and how he was doing. Rees weighed 46.6 pounds, up from 38 (his low) at the end of November. She couldn't believe it was the same child she saw in the hospital. Of course Rees' favorite part of the day (after the 4 HOUR doctor's appointment) was lunch at our local Regional Airport and watching the planes. He and DS love it so much there that we are having their birthday party there (for the boys). DD is having a few friends to lunch at the American Girl Store.

GI Doctor wants us to follow-up in her office in 2 to 3 weeks because... if Rees maintains his weight or gains weight during that time period, she will take the G-tube out! Hip Hip Hooray!!!! Rees has been off the tube feeds since early January and is eating fantastically. So please say a prayer that he continues to do so well, and this may all be over in just a few short weeks. He is thriving in school and is so happy to be back with his friends and teachers. We are so very lucky to have such a fantastic team for him at his Elementary school and Physical Therapy.

And, no update would be complete without letting you know we have rescheduled our celebratory Disney trip to the beginning of May. As Rees reminded me today, "60 more days, Mom!"

Thank you, as always, for your continued prayers and support. God bless.

Denise,

I am so glad to hear such good news about Rees.

 

[triplefigs]

Deb, did you say you had the Convaid Cruiser? I think that's what they are going to recommend for Rees. He has the appt Thursday with the Mobility people to order whatever we choose.

 

[Tammi67]

Thanks Glynis and Theresa!

 

[Tammi67]

Good morning.

Great news Denise!

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Morning all!

 

[tinknme]

Good morning

 

[mommykds]

I go for my first smash & bash today..