CaliforniaLyme
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I know, I know, I kept it secret 'til now...
I AM 39.
I AM SO OLD!!!!!!!!! SO OOOOOOOLD!!!!
OH MY GOD!!!
I AM 39~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
as of 7:something tonight anyway, time I was born...
I was born 2+ months early. Premature, kept in incubator, born with birth defect in my urethra connection to kidneys- was missing-
I was 12 inches long
and FIVE POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YUP, a CHUBBY TINY thing.
With tufts of white blonde hair.
I was very very GRUMPY from the get go.
Because I had that birth defect where the urine ran AROUND my kidneys instead of THROUGH them so by the time I was almost 3 I had 1/3 of one kidney left on one side and 1/2 of the other and was EVEN grumpier.
But my parents were both getting their PhDs in Indian History and we lived in
HYDERABAD, INDIA (now Indias SIlicon Valley)
and I had had malaria...
so my high fevers over & over they kept attributing to... malaria...
until I began to show clear signs of...
renal failure...
My early childhood memories are of pain. And fever.
And my Ayah in my bedroom, changing the wet cool washcloths she wrung out and replaced on my naked fevered little body night after night-
They discovered it when I was almost 3- and did an operation and saved my life.
I was in the hopsital 17 days in San Diego actually. We flew back.
All these WHITE people.
I remember htinking very clearly,
"What's with all the WHITE folks?"
in Babyneese.
It was very weird.
And so my early childhood was spent sick...
And alienated...
*sigh*
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME*)!*)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *!)*!)*!)!*)!*)!*)!*)!*)!*)!!
39.
OLD.
*whimper*
-------------------- There is no wealth but life. -John Ruskin
All truth goes through 3 stages: first it is ridiculed: then it is violently opposed: finally it is accepted as self evident. - Schopenhauer Posts: 5639 | From Aptos CA USA | Registered: Apr 2005
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CaliforniaLyme
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p.s. Because the uric acid in my urine actually PARTIALLY ATE AWAY MY KIDNEYS!!!!!!!!! Isn't that terrible? That's why I was such a grumpy little baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-------------------- There is no wealth but life. -John Ruskin
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Vermont_Lymie
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Happiest of Birthdays to You!
Sarah, thanks for all the inspiration!!!
I am always happy when I read your lyme treatment story, it always gives me more hope for the future!
I hope you give yourself a big treat today, whatever that may be -- enjoy!
You have endured alot and just gotten better and better, and it is so nice of you to share it with others!
And as I get better, I am also using more exclamation points too, thank you for your exuberant positivity!!! (If positivity is a word!).
-------------------- AND NOW THESE THREE REMAIN: FAITH,HOPE,AND LOVE. BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE. Posts: 35 | From Springfield, Mo. | Registered: Feb 2005
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heiwalove
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Hope you have a wonderful day. Enjoyed reading your bio. What an experience!
Thank you for your inspirational posts.
Hugs, Perplexed
........................... "Frogs have it easy: they can eat what bugs them." (Barbara Johnson)
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Jill E.
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Sarah,
Happy birthday from one Californian to another! I'd be thrilled to be 39 again - you enjoy it!!
Have a wonderful celebration,
Jill
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Geneal
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Dear Sarah,
I hope you had a great day.
Happy, happy, happy Birthday!
Remember that old saying. "You're not getting older, you're getting better!"
You spring chicken you.
Hugs,
Geneal
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AliG
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HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, CALI!!!!
Sorry you had to go through all that. It seems that some of the nicest people have gone through some of the most difficult childhoods. I somehow think that may be how the become the great people they are.
-------------------- Note: I'm NOT a medical professional. The information I share is from my own personal research and experience. Please do not construe anything I share as medical advice, which should only be obtained from a licensed medical practitioner. Posts: 4881 | From Middlesex County, NJ | Registered: Jul 2006
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joalo
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Happy Birthday!! At 39, you're still a baby! Enjoy!!
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