{"id":3105,"date":"2010-12-29T17:49:54","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T22:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=3105"},"modified":"2010-12-29T17:51:17","modified_gmt":"2010-12-29T22:51:17","slug":"mother-is-thankful-for-the-year-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=3105","title":{"rendered":"Mother Is Thankful For The Year 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY GWEN HAYES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sentinel Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/strong>Throughout her <\/strong>interview, Ms. Shirley Norman <\/strong>kept referencing the year 2010 as the year for her family. She gets overjoyed when she thinks about the goodness of the Lord and his blessings upon her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m speaking from a mother\u2019s point of view,\u201d she says of her 39-year-old son, Diaad Numan, <\/strong>who is still going through the infant stages of a double lung transplant 4 months ago.<\/p>\n

At 71-year-0ld, she chokes back the tears when she thinks about she may not have been here to see her son get better from the ailment that he suffers.<\/p>\n

Numan <\/strong>suffered from Sarcoidosis for the past 10 years, which led to pulmonary hypertension. His ailments started when he was 29 years old, but it took 2 years to diagnose his condition, his mother explained. His life expectancy was 2 years. He was put on Floan (medication he took intravenously), that he took for 7 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they told us what it was, none of us knew what it was or how to treat it,\u201d she says. Since then, Mrs. Norman<\/strong> has spent numerous hours researching the disease, and has even connected with the local support group after reading about it in the Sentinel<\/em>. That was in February, 2010.<\/p>\n

[private]She met Emma Carroll, <\/strong>who she says has been a blessing to all of her family. Ms. Carroll <\/strong>established a foundation after the death of her daughter from Sarcoidosis. Just as she found out about the support group, Ms. Norman<\/strong> would like for others in despair or don\u2019t know where to turn to know about Janine Sarcoidosis Outreach Foundation (out of Houston, TX) and to reach them at 832-248-6621.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Norman\u2019s <\/strong>birthday is on August 4th. Her daughter, Michelle Whittington,<\/strong> wanted to take her mother to Orlando\u2019s Holy Land. She knows I\u2019ve talked about going to \u2018the\u2019 Holy Land. That visit was such a blessed, anointed event. The praise was in the air \u2013 I felt it and so did Michelle,\u201d<\/strong> she explained.<\/p>\n

The following morning, Tampa General Hospital called and said they had the lungs for her son. Dr. Cedric<\/strong> Sheffield<\/strong> was the surgeon.<\/p>\n

Diaad<\/strong> stayed in ICU for a month, flat on his back. Eventually, he was moved to the 8th floor. A mother\u2019s constant prayer and the prayers of others, along with her faith, saw her son get up and begin to take steps.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has been a blessed year for us and a mother\u2019s prayers were answered. I didn\u2019t know if I\u2019d make it to see my son recover, but I prayed that the Lord would heal him. He\u2019s not out of the woods, yet,\u201d she cautions, \u201cbecause his surgery is in infant stages, but he\u2019s much better than he was.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diaab<\/strong> is the father of 2 daughters, Derrielle<\/strong> and Janae.[\/private]<\/strong><\/p>\n

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