Online school-love it:)

For me, taking classes in a traditional, on-ground school was not an option. I cannot conform to a set schedule due to the unique needs my son's illness requires, but rather I need one that can flucuate with and accomodate the twists and turns my son's illness presents. I love the fact that I can log into class when he is napping or take my laptop with me to dialysis and use the time there to complete schoolwork. I go to his dialysis 3 x/ wk for 3 hours each and have therapists ( speech, OT, and PT) that come out 3 x/week for an hour each on the non-dialysis days. He also sees many other specialists such as the cardiologist, hematologist, and GI. Couple these responsibilities with the raising of my 10 year old son, running a house, and trying to find time to be a decent girlfriend and "scheduled" classes just don't fit the bill. With the online platform I can take my laptop with me anywhere I go and be "in school" whenever I want...even if for only 15 minute segments at a time. I simply love being an online student!

Update

First, let me thank those of you who had such kind words and warm thoughts for me during this whole MRSA thing; it deinately made it a little less ominous knowing there are people out there who care. Second, I'm almost scared to say this for fear of something going wrong, but it does appear to be getting better. There is still a lot of hardness (infection, I guess) under the wound, but per Dr.s instructions, I have been soaking it and squeezing it several times per day and while excrutitingly painful to endure (my bf does the squeezing cause I'm a wimp), it appears to be working. The antibiotics have been extended and I am in the process of trying to bleach every hard surface inmy house for fear one of my children will contract this. I am hoping for the best. Anyways, thanks again for your concerns.

When will it end...

     Today was another disappointing day in terms of the MRSA. I went to have a wound check and have the packing from Monday remove only to be told it is not healing and there is still agreat deal of infection. They had to re-open (yes, cut) it and go deeper in an attempt to get this under control. I will have to go back yet again Saturday when I will be admitted if it has not improved.

     Having this infection has made keeping up with my schoolwork a huge challenge. It is hard to concentrate and focus on the task at hand when you are in so much pain. However, such is life and I am plugging away at it. I just hope I can keep my head above water until this is over for as my good friend Kim is always telling me, "this too shall pass...".

Getting started

Well, it looks like "life" is going to hit me over the head and make for a rough start to the term. Yesterday I found out what I thought was a spider bite on my side is actually MRSA so, lucky me, I had to get it cut open and drained. Sounds pretty simple, doesn't it? That's what I thought too until the lidocane wore off and I had to get up and take care of a two-year old...VERY painful is all I can say. Anyways, how is everyone doing? Has everyone decided on a topic for the paper yet? I'm thinking about stem cell rsearch, but am not yet sure;it may be too controversial. Well, hope I this finds you all well and I will betalking to you again soon.