You are still my valentine.

at 02/14/10 7:12PM *

Someone asked me if I am moving on. I am not looking for a fork in the road.

I can not walk away while he is struggling to break free . No matter what life has in store for me, I will return to lock eyes with him and tell him that I love him and he means the world to me.
I pray that God will use me to comfort and strengthen Vince. He is there but his body is being stubborn, fighting against what his mind wills.

Think about what it would be like to be aware yet unable to respond because the part of your brain that controls formed speech has died and the pressure on your brain refuses to allow it to send and receive proper signals. The small bleedings that he has had in his brain are blocking some connections but the shunt has helped to drain cerebral spinal fluid pressure.

He can follow me with his eyes and move his feet together and apart on command. He can give thumbs up. When I visited him I kissed him goodbye and walked to doorway. I looked at him and he grunted and sat himself up with all his might and then fell back down. He never did this before.

Keep Vince in your prayers for a healing and that doctors will not give up on him.

my prayers be with you and his family as he is haveing a very hard time right and my prayers are with the doctors to help him as much as they can

by moe at 02/14/10 7:46PM
I completely agree, Sarah. I know that Mandi deserves MUCH better than what she is getting, but SHE doesn't, which is the problem. Thank you for the very wise advice. That gives me more "ammo" when I'm talking with her about her situation. I think she is afraid of being alone (which is a legitimate fear!) so she stays with him. Her family life is pretty much non-existent because of her fiance. He has caused so many rifts between her and her mother (her father has passed away, and she has a step-father who doesn't get along with her). She goes to the Baptist church three times a week, but she doesn't agree with a lot of what they teach. She won't go anywhere else because that's where Gill (her fiance) wants to go. I've invited her to go to church with us, and to come to family studies, but she won't come because Gill has such a choke-hold on her. Please pray that I will have wisdom when talking with her! It's so hard to understand where she's coming from because I am not and have not ever been in a situation like that. I just need a lot of prayers to know what the Word says, and to try to persuade her in the right direction.

by heather at 02/14/10 8:06PM
A fretless guitar is basically a huge six-string violin!

by 71lespaulcustom at 02/14/10 8:11PM
I'm praying for Vincent!!

by heather at 02/14/10 8:30PM
haha! thanks, Sarah! I'm learning to appreciate respecting the elements...especially in my little plastic car. lol.

by heather at 02/14/10 8:32PM
Praying

by bobthetomato at 02/14/10 9:25PM
you are both in my prayers

by the_sexy_mosher at 02/16/10 10:14AM
You are such an angel of love! Keep on being Jesus' smile and voice and hands and feet to Vince as long as you are able.

by markolinux at 02/16/10 11:11AM
Really I didn't know that. S

by bsmac at 02/17/10 10:19PM
This story brings tears to my eyes. I am praying for yourself and Vince.

by towelhead at 02/19/10 12:32PM
Lol. Yeah. It is quite interesting!! I have learned a whole lot there. It's good to hear from you. I'm so sorry about your valentine. I'll be praying!!

by derek89 at 02/25/10 9:18PM
Hey Sarah, thanks for the comments on my blog and helping me to keep things in perspective. I can't imagine what it must be like to be dealing with what's on your plate. I will pray for you. Stay strong!

by theincredibleholk at 03/01/10 8:20AM
Amazing progress!

by AlanL at 03/03/10 11:44AM
by fullofgrace at 03/20/10 1:26PM

I am 18 going on 19

at 11/12/09 11:30AM

On friday the 13th. I turn 19.

7 years on pleonast.
_______________________________

There are some people i would never have known if it weren't for this site.
--I've met them
--dated them
--kissed them.

all because of pleo.
________________________________

I've gotten some remarkable friends from this site.

Happy Birthday to me, and thank you for your friendship!

love,

Sarah

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I hope you have a lovely birthday, Sarah! How are you liking college? How is your friend doing who was in the car accident? I hope things are well in your corner of the world. :)

by lilgagurl at 11/12/09 6:40PM
Happy Birthday lovely Sarah!! I would've never met you if it weren't for pleo. =)

by southernpoet87 at 11/12/09 8:52PM
Happy bday you!

by mrk at 11/12/09 10:47PM
Happy birthday girl! Hope you have a blessed one! :o)

by Gods_Country_Girl at 11/12/09 10:53PM
Happy Birthday Sarah! Luv ya!

by alex at 11/13/09 1:19AM
I have also met some great people through Pleonast. Happy Birthday Sarah!! :)

by sar_bear at 11/13/09 2:13PM
wow, 7 years, that quite a while. Happy Birthday!

by bparker1000 at 11/13/09 2:20PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :)

by curlie at 11/13/09 6:55PM
by fullofgrace at 11/15/09 2:23AM
awe...thank you, everyone!

by sarahpet at 11/16/09 3:25PM
happy belated. I'm glad I'm in the fist category! (especially glad I'm not in the other two!) :P

Hope you had a great weekend!

by cellophane at 11/18/09 11:45AM
I hope you had a happy birthday. You are a very impressive person. I've always enjoyed your blog posts and your comments on my own pleo blog. I hope everything's going well with you. Have a great day!

by bryanharwell at 11/27/09 11:50AM
Yeah, I need to update huh? :) lol. (Yes, I'm still alive.)

by pjfraz at 12/03/09 4:53PM
Oh yea, I hope you had a wonderful birthday!

by pjfraz at 12/03/09 7:07PM
by two at 12/17/09 1:33PM
Guess who's back. =P (possibly)

by bribri at 12/21/09 11:03AM
I'm on facebook more than anything.

by andymuffins at 12/23/09 9:39AM
happy
holidays!

by fullofgrace at 12/24/09 1:06AM
happy (much) belated birthday

by the_sexy_mosher at 01/07/10 1:02PM
well hello there, sarah :)

by cmvermont at 02/08/10 5:28PM

New blog coming soon

at 10/05/09 8:35PM *

I must be a pleonast trouble maker.

I will write a real blog soon.

i saw your name light up just now, but didn't know what you meant by "getting back to me." so i read the previous post, and i didn't see your name light up for that post. just fyi. but i guess, since it lit up for this post, everything's ok? *shrugs*

by cmvermont at 10/05/09 8:43PM
I've been thinking about you. Are you well?

by textilet at 10/05/09 9:12PM
I knew you would love WKU. It's hard not to! I miss BG so much and can't wait for Homecoming!! :) Enjoy your time there...it goes by all too fast.

by sar_bear at 10/05/09 9:44PM
Thanks. I saw your Mom at the place where my aunt is living and it gives me comfort knowing that she is there. She is so sweet and is good to the people there.

by squeaky at 10/06/09 7:46AM
I just read sar_bear's remarks. I missed the fact you were at WKU now. Maybe that was one of the things that is wrong with your blog I'm not getting all of your blogs. But now it seems to be on track. Have fun down there. Sar_Bear loved it and misses it terribly.

by squeaky at 10/06/09 7:48AM
awesome! have a safe trip up! The gym is at work, so I just walk downstairs and there it is:) its going pretty well so far, 2 days down, only 18 more to go!

by emmybear at 10/06/09 8:06AM
I started to say "Sarah lit up again", but someone might have gotten the wrong impression.

by AlanL at 10/06/09 9:42AM
haha...don't worry about it too much!

by i_am_a_sheep at 10/07/09 4:39PM
You're not any kind of troublemaker! And my wonderful family is still--wonderful! Yep, I'm a poet (bet you didn't know it!) and I'm even a published poet! Just call me Renaissance woman (lol) but my husband wishes I liked cooking more than playing music, writing music, writing poems and stories, and drawing. :D

by bandmom at 10/08/09 7:57AM
sweet. you do that. :)

by mrk at 10/17/09 9:35PM

09/28/09 1:39PM

what's new?

Was my name lit up when you happened to come here?

im sorry, but it isn't lighting up =\

by bobthetomato at 09/28/09 9:16PM
Not this morning either. Maybe it's because YOU are such a ray of sunshine yourself that it shorts out your pleo name! :)

by bandmom at 09/29/09 5:36AM
awe, thanks but it is frustrating....makes me not want to blog

by sarahpet at 09/29/09 11:45AM
No, and there wasn't a little white dot next to your name to indicate any comments either. However, I still check, because I have found this to be the case before. Ciao.

by cooljoke at 09/30/09 10:48AM
Didn't this happen before on your blog, but nobody else's? If you're going to have a magic blog, I'd suggest some other form of magic than cloaking.

by two at 10/03/09 10:50PM
Sorry Sarah, there was only a little white dot indicating someone had left a comment. your last post didn't light up either. As far as what's new goes, well, there really isn't much new going on here. just building a storage shed in the back yard. Have a wonderful day!!

by cojac at 10/03/09 11:30PM
your posts are showing up under the green "new posts" feature on the pleo home page....i know not everyone checks that but....you know....just sayin'.....

by fullofgrace at 10/05/09 2:19AM
yep-your name was lit up:) Whats going on with you? Hows college?

by emmybear at 10/05/09 7:46AM
Yes it was.

by squeaky at 10/05/09 7:54AM
Yes, it was.

by wisemom2 at 10/05/09 8:18AM
I'm not sure if your name was lit up on my blog, but it showed up on my "new entries" page

by ryguy at 10/05/09 8:30AM
It's Oct. 5, and only today did I see your name light up.

by lilgagurl at 10/05/09 10:06AM
Yes, your name was lit up when I came to visit you.

by christina at 10/05/09 11:08AM
it was for me

by sweetgirl_103 at 10/05/09 1:24PM
Your name is lighting up today! Let it shine, let it shine, all the time! :)

by bandmom at 10/05/09 2:47PM
yes, it was lit up!

by millychloe at 10/05/09 4:31PM

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at 09/17/09 6:54PM

Here is my room mate Kristen. She has been a good friend to me during high school and a very good student. She wants to major in journalism or broadcast journalism. Wow, she looks short next to me! That's her sister and brother with her.

Eric helped me carry my books to my dorm.

The food on campus isn't too bad. There are quite a few choices and I am trying to eat healthy. My dorm is right next to the Preston Health and Activities Center. A cold has kept me from working out as hard as I want to but so far I have lost weight just from being busy walking up the hills.

Vince is making progress. Monday we had a milestone as Vince was cleared to have his trach removed. He has a small bandaid over his neck & the hole will close up on it's own in a few days. It may scab up, then leave a scar.
Vince has said "hi" to his Dad and "I" when his dad asked what he wanted. Each accomplishment is actually a BIG stride since they build on each other.

that is it in a nutshell!

how are you?

I'm doing alot better... I quit smoking pot a couple weeks ago because I noticed a significant short term memory problem and I joined a gym to help stay busy and keep my mind off smoking pot so that's a healthy substitution! I am living with an old lady that I have done alot of yard work for and she is the sweetest lady and a very good influence on me. I havn't been hanging around any of the old drug addicts I used to and am feeling alot better in just the last couple of weeks. I'm going to a Counselor and a Psychiatrist again and will be getting some medicine to help with my Bi-Polar and Tourettes Syndrome very soon I hope. I've also been wanting to go back to Church alot here lately and am going to have my Uncle start taking me again so please keep me in your prayers Sarah! i'm sorry to hear about the loss of Kelsey! Sincerely, Allen Buck

by buckaroo at 09/22/09 5:29PM
Whoa, I think I am prepared for it, but we're gonna have to get together on this idea. Maybe we will finally skype each other ;)

by thelostprophet at 09/23/09 5:54PM
glad to hear he's making progress. I hope you enjoy college!

by millychloe at 10/05/09 4:34PM

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