LaDonna back in Sierra Davis - Convalescent

I talked to LaDonna tonight. She was transfered back to the center and is recovering. Thankfully the center offers physical therapy to get LaDonna back on her feet. Her main goal is to get back home as soon as possible. Please pray for her health, and ability to heal quickly. You can give her a call at : 530 756 4900
Mary

LaDonna has Lupus

The biopsy confirmed that LaDonna has Lupus which is a pretty serious autoimmune disease that attacks your body. Right now it is causing her to have kidney problems. The doctors are upping her dose of steroids to get her kidneys settled down. Unfortunately, that is a really uncomfortable procedure, since the steroids make a persons body swell up.
LaDonna will be in the hospital at least through Saturday. The address is:
Sutter Davis Hospital
2000 Sutter Pl
Davis, CA 95616
Please give her a call to wish her best and love:
530 756 6440 Rm 253

I will continue to update this forum, as I know more.
Love to all,
Mary

LaDonna back in Sutter Davis

LaDonna is back at Sutter Davis hospital. She was not progressing as well as expected at the convalescent home. She has inflammation in her upper kidneys, a fever and to top it off pneumonia. She was dehydrated and anemic when she arrived at the hospital today. The staff and doctors are taking good care of her. She is on oxygen and antibiotics. The biopsy results are coming in slowly. The kidney issue is new, and her condition is still a mystery to the doctors. She can take phone calls now, so please give her a call to wish her well - 530 756 6440 Rm 253.She has had Rheumatoid Arthritis for some time, and this may have caused her kidney problems, but it is an extremely rare occurrence. Please send prayers, love and best wishes.

LaDonna Young is getting better

9/19/08
LaDonna is getting better, better spirits and less swelling. She sees her doctor next week, to review results of the biopsy. We are going to visit tomorrow...

LaDonna Young

I wanted to let you know that LaDonna was hospitalized over this past weekend. She has been having physical problems with her kidneys for the past couple years, which have recently gotten worse. LaDonna is being well cared for by her doctors, daughters and group of friends. A biopsy of the kidneys was done on Sept 16. The results should be available in a few days. To top it off, she also has rheumatoid arthritis, and an ulcer. The hospital transferred her to a convalescence home while she gets stabilized, and they try to get to the root of the problem. She is able to get up and around, but not well enough to go home YET.
More to come... we are praying for good news.

Labor Day 2008

Glorious end-of-summer day. Duncan is off to his Freshman year at Feather River College. Alasdair started his Sophmore year at Las Lomas High School, and Corynn is in her last year of middle school at Diablo Vista.