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Record snow in Dallas-Ft Worth!

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14 years 9 months ago #624 by tacmom
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We are lucky if we get more than a dusting of snow each year. Today we got 7-9 inches and the schools are closed tomorrow! My girls will have a 4 day weekend bec Monday is a teacher workday. We had fun building our first big snowman earlier this evening. :) [img/] [img/] [file/]
Pauline-mom of Tiffany (age 14) and Caitlin (Chronic ITP, UCTD -age 13)

Diagnosed: 03/02/07
Current count (Feb 2011): 138
Current dose: 1 mcg/kg

Treatments tried: IVIG (doesnt work), Prednisone (sometimes works with high doses), Nplate (2 years on it-worked, but had to be taken off due to...

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14 years 9 months ago #625 by Kim
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Enjoy the snow and your girls the long weekend to experience it.

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14 years 9 months ago #646 by tacmom
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We woke up to more snow than we've ever seen before! The temps are now above freezing so it is already starting to melt. I wouldn't be surprised if it is all gone by the end of the day. Alot of our trees were hanging over due to the weight of the snow and several of the neighbors have broken limbs on their trees. I took TONS of pictures because I know this is not something we will see again in a long time, if ever! The girls have only been inside to eat and get a drink every now and then since it really isn't too cold to stay outside. I'm sure they will be soaking wet by the time they are ready to come in though!

Caitlin has had about 5 bloody noses since yesterday, but only 2 were more than 15 minutes long and I used Afrin to help stop them. I think the snow seems to be bringing them on and the fact that she is staying out so much isn't helping.
Pauline-mom of Tiffany (age 14) and Caitlin (Chronic ITP, UCTD -age 13)

Diagnosed: 03/02/07
Current count (Feb 2011): 138
Current dose: 1 mcg/kg

Treatments tried: IVIG (doesnt work), Prednisone (sometimes works with high doses), Nplate (2 years on it-worked, but had to be taken off due to...

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14 years 9 months ago #655 by BethF
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Enjoy! We are in Northern Virginia, outside of Washington, DC, and have almost 40 inches of snow on the ground from two major storms in the last week! This is incredibly unusual for us too and the kids are having a blast. Guess we should credit global warming?! Brady built an igloo/snow house in our front yard - I think it will still be there in April! We're ready for the kids to go back to school, though - they've only been to school two days in the last two weeks. We're all a little stir crazy, but going skiing this weekend, so that will help.

Hope yours doesn't melt too quickly!
Beth - mom to Brady (age 13, diagnosed 1/18/02), last treatment WinRho Dec. '08
Beth - mom to Brady (age 19, diagnosed 1/18/02) and Matthew (age 21)

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14 years 9 months ago #658 by Sandi
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We've had about two feet of snow in the past week and it is getting old. I wiped out on ice in an alley at work....actually kind of funny. I'm tired of stepping over mounds of snow!

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14 years 9 months ago #662 by alisonp
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How much snow? 40 inches, I am sooooo jealous!

Ali :angry: :laugh:

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14 years 9 months ago #663 by alisonp
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Send it all over the atlantic to us please....

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  • I am 27 years old from Australia and I have T.A.R Syndrome. My email address is not showing on my profile for some reason so it is blossom_242@hotmail.com for anyone who wants to send me an email.
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14 years 9 months ago #666 by Angel85
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It is the opposite over her in Oz, it was so hot yesterday, not as bad today, but i can't wait till we get some cooler weather, the heat is starting to drive me insane!!

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14 years 9 months ago #678 by tacmom
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40 inches! I can't even imagine!! We still have snow on the ground, surprisingly! Someone just drove by to take a picture of our snowman, lol! It will be a puddle by the end of the day, I'm sure. We're supposed to get up to 54 degrees today. But they're predicting maybe more snow tomorrow or later in the week! So bizarre! I do think I would get sick of "too much snow" though. It's no fun trying to keep our hardwood floors dry when the kids keep going in and out all day!
Pauline-mom of Tiffany (age 14) and Caitlin (Chronic ITP, UCTD -age 13)

Diagnosed: 03/02/07
Current count (Feb 2011): 138
Current dose: 1 mcg/kg

Treatments tried: IVIG (doesnt work), Prednisone (sometimes works with high doses), Nplate (2 years on it-worked, but had to be taken off due to...

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14 years 9 months ago #680 by
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We moved up here from Texas in springtime - the boys got their taste of a "real" snow on Christmas Eve, when we had a blizzard [had to cook Christmas dinner in the fireplace, hot dogs] and we couldn't get out of our neighborhood for at least 7 days, can't remember how long it took us to shovel so we could just get out the door.

My family knows when you come in the door shoes/boots come off - no walking around with wet shoes :)

Enjoy it - I'm sure the girls have put away some good memories!

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