Fannie Maupin had glaucoma - was blind before she died. I also have glaucoma - had surgery on the left eye, still need it on the right. Cousin Sandy's mother also has glaucoma (OLDhENaNDrOOSTER@aol.com). Don't know to what extent it runs in the family, but obviously it does. Laser surgery means not going blind nor needing further treatment if caught in time! Gwen ----- Original Message ----- From: M Lynn Taylor Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 3:01 PM To: MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [MAUPIN-CHAT] Re: Surgery Orthopedic problems must be a Maupin thing too. When I was at the reunion in MO in June, I asked about Spina Bifida and that seems to be a recessive trait. Around Maupin,MO it crops up in several Maupin families 2-7 generations apart. When in Williamsburg saw few ortho problems but many cataracts. This is not mentioning the cardiac problems which seem to be left ventricular hypertrophy ( which is pretty common in USA) but many withMitral Valve prolapsed which is hereditary. All Maupins lived into very oldage and were very active. If you can imagine living into your 80's in the 1700's when life expectancy was early 40's at best. Have a dead van battery-second day in a row. Bought one of those emergencyjumpers and it did not work. Cannot get van out of park so I can push it away from the garage. Neighbor drove me to get the jumper. He has a new Cadillac and the battery is under the back seat. That is no help. Dogs have dragged in copious amounts of wet mud from the recent rains. I had just scrubbed the floor using a finger nail brush to get the grout-likeimage between the fake brick tiles clean. They have even managed to sling the mud up the walls and of course onto my bed. My washer is running over so cannot wash. So,I am eating a lot of chocolate today. Cannot get a snake down the washer drain and it is clogged from washing rugs. BIG QUESTION-Any body know what you spray on patterns to keep the tissue paper from ripping? I am starting my costume and just the weight of the fabric will tear the pattern. Lynn > [Original Message] > From: cafarmer <cafarmer@houston.rr.com> > To: <MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 10/8/02 10:59:47 PM > Subject: [MAUPIN-CHAT] Re: Surgery > > Lynn - MSM Glucosamine is what have kept me going for over 3 years - The > dtr will probably do an MRI - believe me - surgery WILL BE MY LAST RESORT. > I have to find out WHAT exactly is wrong with that old knee. > > They won't operate on me just because - I'll have to have a definite answer > to many questions. However, it has restricted my walking to a very large > extent and now this--it hasn't hurt this bad since 1994. > Carolyn F > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M Lynn Taylor" <mltaylordogmother@earthlink.net> > To: <MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 11:00 PM > Subject: Re: [MAUPIN-CHAT] Lake of the Woods, Kern County, > California-Rednecks > > > > I have two bad knees and can sympathize. No surgery though. Have torn > > ligaments from lifting weights-MCL on left and the opposite on the Right. > > I fell face first when skiing. I keep taking my MSM Glucosamine and that > is > > all I need. I take it before I do any work or walking over uneven ground. > > I take at least 1200mg of Glucosamine and Chondroitin. Research done in > TX > > has proven that Glucosamine and Chondroitin do REPAIR ligament damage. > Bone > > chips are another story. Make sure to see on an Xray. These surgeries > are > > becoming like hysterectomies-the bread and butter of an orthopedic > surgeon. > > Lynn > > AH-HO! > > Just got my new NDN T shirt for donating to the local NDN radio station. > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: cafarmer <cafarmer@houston.rr.com> > > > To: <MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Date: 10/8/02 10:42:51 PM > > > Subject: Re: [MAUPIN-CHAT] Lake of the Woods, Kern County, > > California-Rednecks > > > > > > Don't know for sure yet...The swelling needed to go down - my appt with > > > orthopedist is next Thurs 10-17 (and we leave for a week at the condoat > > > Canyon Lake- what a bummer-as there is a NA PowWow on the South side of > > the Lake that w/e; Wimberly, New Braunsfel there and we were coming back > on > > the 26 to go to the Festival.) > > > > > > All I know now is he said probably ligament damage - and loose bone or > > > cartilage particles in the knee. All he said was - looks like surgery > > > SOON. I still wear my 20" leg immobilize - he took me off Vioxx as it > > was giving me some problems. So I just keep my leg propped up - and > take a > > > Motrin or Advil when necessary. Still walking like a zombie. Bill > is > > > picking on me - waddling. I am praying I can schedule any surgery > till I > > > return from VA the end of November. That's it folks for now.... > Carolyn F > > > > > > > What was the diagnosis re:knee? Lynn > > > > > > > > > From: cafarmer <cafarmer@houston.rr.com> > > > > > > > > > > Hi Sandi, I'm not a redneck -I don't think but with my Texas accent > > > > -best I not come to CA. Just a good ol(e)(d) Texas girl. > > > > > > > > > > Boy, am I having a fit with this knee brace. A walking > zombie....No > > > > > driving... Leg up. > > > > ==== MAUPIN-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > <http://pml.rootsweb.com> > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records,go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- M. Lynn Taylor --- mltaylordogmother@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. ==== MAUPIN-CHAT Mailing List ==== Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. <http://pml.rootsweb.com> Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com