The first prayer plant I had I killed by over watering. There is a fine line between too much and not enough for these plants, and they are not recommended for beginners. Toni is right, you have over potted and now the plant could have problems from too much water. Think about it this way - the plant has a small root system, even though it was growing out of a 4 inch pot - if you put it in a pot three times that size, you have a plant with a 4 inch pot size root system now sitting in a big pot, it's roots surrounded by alot of wet soil. THe plant can only use so much of the water in that soil at a time, so it sits there staying too wet, the wetness keeps oxygen from getting thru the soil and down to the roots, it takes way too long to dry out because the water is not getting utilized by the plant....the whole soggy mess is a recipe for root rot. When repotting a plant, you should only go up to the next size pot, in your case you should repot into a 5 or 6 inch. This is the first thing you should do. Expect the plant to take some time to recover from the trauma of being repotted twice in such a short time. Once you repot, water lightly, use your misting tray and put the plant either outside in the shade or inside in indirect light and just let it alone for a while. Check it every few days to see if it needs water by sticking your fingers at least an inch or two down into the soil and feeling for wetness. When it starts to feel on the dry side down that deep, try watering lightly again. Don't water if the soil feels at all wet, more plants are killed from over than underwatering, best to water when it feels more dry - being a bit dry for a day or so will not kill it like root rot from overwatering will. Don't stress too much if it does not make it, it could have had issues when you got it, and this variety IS a tricky one.

I'm keeping Alan in my thoughts and prayers. What a roller coaster ride he is on. He didn't even buy a ticket and they still won't let him off!! So, I'm also praying for a cancer free long life for him. Leslie/KS

I'm sorry you are having to take the brunt of these troubles, and I agree that you are a very good daughter. Perhaps you can write out a list of questions for your brother to ask the doctor? Or maybe put in a call yourself to the doctor's office soon after her appointment so you too can hear what the doctor had to say. In my situation which is not nearly as difficult as yours, my sister has to make all the visits with my mom because she is the only one of us who lives in the same city. She is lucky to have a job with flexible hours that makes this possible. It really bothers me when I hear about people struggling to keep their jobs while attending to medical situations with either themselves or their families. Good will shown by employers goes a long way. I wish you and your mom well.

De Spike and Ginger are too cute!! Spike is just adorable she looks like such a big dog in the first pic lol. Here are some pics of Maggie she loves to lay on anything clean- does Spike? She loves her plastic foot LOL This is Jorgie Thanks for everyones prayers :-) I wanted to say that Maggie had to go back to the dr's today and have her splint redone. All is well at this point then we go back thursday to get the splint off. RaNae