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To: CindyDawg

What's a pump bar?

Yesterday, we went to my mother's for a small family get together. My mother informed us that in the last 6 weeks her legs have been giving out on her. She will be walking around and boom, no legs, and she falls. ALS and multiple sclerosis has been ruled out, so far. She's having an MRI on Tuesday. They are starting to think tumor on spine or brain.


3,313 posted on 08/21/2005 9:10:40 AM PDT by tuffydoodle
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To: tuffydoodle
It's a kind of luggage rack bar that went over the back fender. We used to ride on them and called then pump bars.

Praying it's nothing serious with your Mom, even though any fall at her age is serious.

3,314 posted on 08/21/2005 9:19:32 AM PDT by CindyDawg
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Prayers for your mom, tuffy. My grandpa had ALS, and very similar symptoms. I'd say it's good that it's been ruled out, but there are other worries besides just that, and I hope for the best possible diagnosis for her. It's very frightening I'm sure, for her to not know when she might fall.


3,316 posted on 08/21/2005 9:24:46 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: tuffydoodle; All
Tuffy, I'm so sorry to hear about your mom, I'll keep her in my prayers.

BTW, my Tuffy went to the show yesterday, one first in a class of 3 (Weanling Halter), and one 3rd in a class of 25 (Color Halter, Open).

Becky, I like your new saddle, waiting for pictures of you in it. I hope it and you and Harley are broken in by the CTR, that ought to be a major loss of weight for him to carry.

Hair, I love the pictures of your part of the country. There is so much green and trees. I don't know what's with Cyn's eye. Maybe a cold in her eye?

Cindy, your bike is my kind of bike :) although I'd need training wheels. I have never been balanced well enough, or maybe confident enough to ride a bike any distance without accident.

Rose, fingers crossed that you sell your houses soon and can get moved. I want one of those puppies so bad (like I need another animal around here)

AM - You look like you are having so much fun going over that fence :)

It took me forever to read all the posts because I was so far behind, so I apologize for commenting to everyone on one post - my computer is so slow, answering each one would take all day. :)

3,317 posted on 08/21/2005 9:28:12 AM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: tuffydoodle

I'm sorry about your mother, hope everything works out.

Becky


3,336 posted on 08/21/2005 11:12:32 AM PDT by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain (Don't be afraid to try: Remember, the ark was built by amateur's, and the Titanic by professionals.)
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