If you dont mind.

My friends son had an appt today with a pediatric cardiologist. He's been having some problems with his heart. He is 12 yrs old. And a fine young man. The cardiologist said that his mitral valve is bigger than what it should be for his heart size. They are going to have him wear a recorder for 6 weeks. Hopefully his heart size will grow to accomodate the size of the mitral valve. His body is growing fast.. but they are having him keep up with his activities and drinking lots of Gatorade.. Somehow that Gatorade is supposed to aid in expediting his growth. If not they will have to do surgery. So please keep him in your thoughts if you will. Thanks.

The second thing. My husbands work is in contract right now. The contract itself ends tonight at midnight. They vote on another one tomorrow night. If this doesnt pass.. they will most likely go in lockdown. The new one they are bringing to the table is ok basically except for one part. They are saying that if any new orders under a new number come in whomever is put on that line.. has to take a $5 paycut. This will also happen if you get laid off .. if you get called back you get the $5 paycut. We are prepared to get rid of the car we are making payments on .. I totally understand if that needs to be ( even though I will miss it) But things will still be horribly tight on that drastic of a paycut. Also one of the managers at hubby's work, had been asked by GM , Ford and Diamler Chrysler if they had a 3 month bank of parts in case of a lockdown. The manager said yes they did... come to find out they did not. So now the three auto makers are threatening to take their business to other places. We are really worried about everything that is going on. The takevoer by this new company has been awful. Just one thing after another.

We'd appreciate it if you could keep us in your thoughts .

Thanks,
Beth