On 5/18/2024 at 3:16 AM, obiwanfreak said:

Josh was mentioned briefly on the new Netflix documentary about Ashley Madison.

I was wondering if he would be. Thanks for confirming 

3 hours ago, MariaariaM said:

Isn't number 3 the one who does most of the childcare? I'm guessing 4-7. No idea who those are and I wouldn't be surprised if Karissa didn't either.

The oldest Anissa seems to be the main sister mom. But number 3 also does a lot. I’m sure Karissa will make sure at least one of them is home to do the work. She might use the excuse that Anissa and Andrae have basketball so they can’t go. But really it’s because she can’t cope without her housekeeper/nanny. 

14 hours ago, JDuggs said:

I think the doctors back home didn’t give him any chance of beating this and that’s why they went this route. They weren’t going to give up and God could always provide a miracle. They’re so deep into it now, they probably feel like continuing his treatment here is still the only option, other than giving up.

Except God could provide a miracle anywhere. I find it really odd how the "you're only saved by faith, works are irrelevant!" crowd overlap so often with the "we must work for this miracle! God will know if we didn't put in the effort!" group. 

Having said that I feel so sorry for them. The prognosis doesn't sound good, and the clinic won't even buy them time in a way that palliative care might. I understand desperately needing to do something, I just wish it was something less expensive that gave them time together.

7 hours ago, JermajestyDuggar said:

The way she says my mom and her husband cracks me up. I come from a family with divorced parents too. It sounds cold to say her husband instead of the guy’s name. 

 

It says something different to me although I think I'm just reading my own stuff into it. I loathed my mother's second husband and always referred to him as 'her husband', never 'my stepfather.' I wonder how long-standing he is as Karissa's stepfather. If he's of relatively recent arrival in the family that could explain the way she refers to him. Whichever kids it is that is going away, I hope they'll enjoy the respite. 

15 hours ago, JermajestyDuggar said:

I assume there are medications that should slow down the build up. That way he doesn’t have to keep doing this painful procedure. I just wish he was in a real hospital. 

I am not a doctor but if it's due to progressive heart failure caused by the pressure from the tumor the only thing I can think of is diuretics, which I'm sure they're already using. Pulmonary edema is awful: you're basically suffocating and drowning simultaneously. Removing it may not be pleasant but leaving it in feels worse.