My Blessings

Today I took the time to count some blessings,

I was at work and things were slow, I took a minute to look over my life and what maybe i could have done diffrent. Guess what I dont think I would have done anything diffrent unless there had been some way to keep myson from suffring so thur his child hood and now adult life.

I am blessed to have a wonderful husband that is also my best friend and I have 3 beautiful grown children who make me proud every day. I have 4 grandchildren that are my heart and soul.

And I am in fairly good health I am working and I have a roof over my head what more can a girl ask for I have the love and care of my family and the caring and respect of my employers and my co workers.

So today for this moment I am truely Blessed.

Never Say Die

The Title tells all... My son,My baby boy is 31 years old and from the time he was 2 I have had doctors telling me "Your Son is going to Die" Well that is there opinion not mine nor his.

My son was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome at age 2 and we were told he would never see his 5 th birthday WRONG.

At 12 the doctor told me my son would be in a wheel chair by the age 18 due to the steriod he had to take to keep his kidneys working to keep him alive (back then it was a new condition and they did not know exactly how to treat it other then steriods).

at 16 Our doctor told me the syndrome was gone he seemed to have grown out of it YEA. At 18 he was diagnosed with Adulthood nephrotic syndrome ?? by 21 the doctor's were saying if he saw his 25th birthday it would be a miriacle ..... My son has had a terrible child hood and his young adult life was no walk in the park either seems he was always sick.

Then at the ripe old age of 26 my sons kidneys failed both at the same time now he has been on dialysis for over 5 years and just last week he had a pace maker put in as his heart has grown so week from the dialysis that we are told if he sees christmas we should feel blessed.

My son has fought all his life and he has done so many wonderful things  including having his own band since he was 17 and of which he is still active . My son does not give up and he dont listen to words of gloom and doom.  He is a wonderful uncle to his nephew and nieces and a wonderful brother to his two older sisters.

He is the bravest and most kindest man I have ever known so If the Doctors want to play GOD and want to say he will DIE well ... let them as my son has always proved them wrong and always lived to the beat of his own drum.

And I know in my heart that this will be a very blessed Chritsmas this year.

Welcome to PNN!

Welcome and thank you for dropping by my page.

My Name is Dixie and I tell it like it is be it good or bad I dont beat around the bush.. Feel free to ask any question on any subject if I can not give you an honest answer I will find someone who can.

I am who I am And I help when I can that is my moto in life. I have lived a full and some say exciting yet tragic life I am sneaking up on 50 and looking forward to retirement and a few slow days (I hope).

I have been married twice and have Three grown children of my own and Two step children I have raised from teen agers. We lost my step son just 6 years ago in an awful auto accident and have been fighting for my own sons life since his kidneys failed nearly 5 years ago. It has been a hard and scary 6 years. But we manage to go on and Our family is strong and we stand together.

I am also the Grand ma of 6 three boys and three girls 4 by my own children and two belonging to my Step son.

Please feel free to speak out when you read my wrightings believe me after the last 6 years My skin has grown pretty tough as you will se as I begin my journey as a writer and open up and let the words flow.

I have written countless stories for my children while they were growing up and I love working with poetry and any kind of writing ..

I will be exploring this PNN and getting to know some new friends I hope..

Dixie