Canine Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA & IMHA) - A note to all

I have not been posting much in the past few weeks and I wanted to just check in today. I know there have been some new cases of the disease as well as a few more deaths. To those with newly diagnosed dogs please know that dogs CAN and DO survive AIHA/IMHA and go on to live happy healthy lives. If you have not read the Meisha’s Hope AIHA/IMHA Web site as yet: http://www.cloudnet.com/~jdickson/ I would urge you to do so when you can. Be sure to follow the links on the first page to many other sites on AIHA/IMHA that will be very helpful to you and do read the Success Stories pages. They will show you what has worked for other dogs in terms of treatment options as well as give you a lot of HOPE. To those of you who have lost your dog to the disease, please accept my very deepest sympathies on your loss. When you feel up to it, you might want to read the Loss & Grief page at the Meisha’s Hope Web site: http://www.cloudnet.com/~jdickson/loss.htm this page was written with input from those who have lost their dogs to AIHA/IMHA and contains many resources that will be very helpful to you during these most difficult days. On a personal note, the reason I have been absent from this forum recently is my husband’s mother had a major fall two weeks ago and sustained massive injuries. In the last two weeks we have been dealing with doctors, nurses, case managers, social workers and more. The situation is far from resolved and we have no idea what the outcome will be but we are trusting God for strength and guidance. I try to check into the forum at least once a day to read updates and remove spam but if I am a bit slow on the spam removal I hope you will be patient. Hugs to all the canine kids from Maddie and me and know you all are in my thoughts and prayers.

Joanne MN

Joanne, Prayers to you and your family...I have been dealing with something similar since June, my elderly father fell and broke his back. We have been dealing with hospitals, rehab centers, home nurses etc. since. It is not easy, my heart breaks for you. blessings, Julie

Julie IL

Joanne -- I am sorry to hear about your mother-in-law's fall. I'll keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. Please take care.

Brenda VA

Thinking of you and your family.

Courtney SLO

Joanne, Thanks for all you do for this forum. I'm sorry that you are going through so much with your mother-in-law. I pray that God will give you and your husband strength and wisdom in dealing with this situation and that she will soon recover from her injuries.

Karen NC

Hi Joanne Sorry to hear about your mother-in-law's fall. Prayers and thought are with her. Lisa and Bertie

Lisa West Aust

Dear Joanne, Please know that you are always in our thoughts and prayers and espcially at this time in yours and Davids crisis. Your mother in law is in our prayers. God Bless Dolores

Dolores Wi.

Joanne, may God Bless you and your family and keep you strong at this stressful time. You have given so much to all of us, I hope you will receive 10 X what you have given back in blessings. You are so special as are all the new friends who support each other here. I am so sorry to hear of the new losses and that I have not written much lately. My heart and prayers are there with all of you in celebration of the success stories and in sympathy and pain for those newly diagnosed and those gone to the Rainbow Bridge. You are sll so special......and I say again, I wish we could all meet for a group hug. sharon and angel Brandy

sharon pa

joanne, for all of the comfort you have provided for the IMHA family over the years, i hope that you know that all of our thoughts are with you and your family during this time. sending you thoughts and prayers. melissa and tiggs

melissa slc

I AM SO SAORRY TO HEAR THIS. YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW AND YOUR FAMILY ARE IN MY PRAYERS.

SANDRA TEXAS

Joanne, I'm so sorry to hear about your mother-in-law's fall. I'll keep all of you in my prayers. Hang in there. Elizabeth

Elizabeth Baltimore

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