Tuesday Roll Call

It is morning, I think. Still so dark and dreary. Anything going on in your world today that you want to share with the rest of us? Today is my clean up day for yesterday's work.  Here in a few minutes I will go and start doing some packing for this coming weekend. I looked at the upcoming weather for Fri, Sat and Sun and saw that it will be on the cooler side so I have to figure out some warmer clothing to take with. At least the sun will be out and will help with the cheery mood. Clouds make me feel  ucky. Come on in and share with the rest of us. Newbies come on in also we love to make new friends and help the ones just starting out on this journey. Christine

Good morning Chris and my fellow Illinois friends. Well, today is day 2 of our 3 day accreditation survey at the hospital. I was there until 5 pm and put in an 11 hour day. I was so pooped! In the midst of all of this, I had to call my PS office to secure my surgery date as I wanted a Saturday in November so that I could have the surgery in his surgicenter a****ertower Place.  I was able to get it... November 10th is my day!

So, here I am at work waiting for the surveyors to show up... after today it is all downhill. Wishing everyone a wonderful Tuesday. Hugs, Lucy

Lucy, you will love his surgicenter downtown. You are treated like a person and not like a number as you would at a large hospital facility. They are very professional and it is clean.

Have a great day and stay calm through what is going on at your work.

Chris

Hi Chris and the IL Board, I am getting ready to leave for work.  I love this weather, this is my favorite time of the year.  I am sorry the clouds make you feel yucky.  Have you ever considered one of those lamps that give you that simulate sunlight ?  They seem to work great for people. I will have to put shoes on, lol that is one thing I don't like when it gets cooler out.  I have tons going on at work and need to make some doc appointments and me time.  I hope work slows for you and you get a moments peace for you. Everyone have a great day and please observe a moment of reflection for all of the victims of 9/11 as today is the 6th anniversary.

 

Regards, Mary

I have considered the lamp therapy but really do not have room in my house for another appliance/thingy. Dave is worse than me and when dreary November and then January arrive we have had it without seeing ole Mr Sun.  LOL, work slow down? As long as there is crime I will have a job. Chris

Good Morning, Chris, Dave and all of Illinois!!!! I hope Chris and Dave have fun in the Dells.  I have not been there for years, and my family has never been there.  We talk about going quite often, but never have made it.  The next time you are in Rock City, the Tap has THE BEST sauerkraut (sp?) pizza!!!!!  My family will not touch it, so I have to gather a neighbor or two to order it with me.  Maybe I should bring some on the 23rd? Amber went with me to support group last night and we had a good time.  The topic was "Head Hunger vs. Physical Hunger" and was very informative.  I also enjoyed getting to spend time with my oldest daughter. David's team won last night and he did really well (from what I heard from Todd).  All the Dakota football teams are undefeated again this year, so it is a little exciting.   Today, it is just work, then home to clean up the house after being gone last night.  We were all out, so the dishes and chores did not do themselves. With school in full swing, we are not having more commitments in the evenings.   Having kids is hectic! Today IS a day for reflection, at least for me.  I keep re-living that day/week over and over in my head....... Everyone have a blessed day!

The Tap, that is that (only) little watering hole/bar in the center of town right? Oh, yes they have a restaurant in the back of the bar. Your support group sounded fantastic last night. Does your doctor's group have a web site and do that ever have archieves of their past support group meeting? That would be great to have a written copy of what was talked about for future reference. Did you have much rain on the way to Madison?  Great job that the Dakota teams are doing this year.  That really helps with the kids team and school spirit and makes the kids want to go to school. Chris

The group was pretty good, but no, they do not have a web site where you can get downloads. They do have a web site for general information and they have a message board where we can get support and talk to each other moderated by one of the doctors.  At each support group, they have a file where you can get hand outs from previous groups that you may have missed, but last night there was no hand out.

It rained all the way up there and I thought Amber was going to have a heart attack a couple of times, but we arrived safely and the drive home was mostly dry.  It was 11 pm by the time I got back to Rock City, and that is WAY past my bed time .

Good morning!  Today is another day!  A day to start over. I don't have much to do today.  I am doing some online applications, and have a job interview for Sears next Tuesday.  I am also going to call my PCP to talk to him about depression. I want to thank you all.  You all have encouraged me, and supported me in everyway. Dee

Good Morning IL~ This day 5 years ago was the worst for the world, but one of the happiest days for me.  I was employed at American Airlines.  I started in 1995.  I was on maternity leave, because I was pregnant w/ Maddie.  I had a VERY difficult pregnecy.   I had low progestrone and bled alot of the time!  The doctor said I had a 95% chance of a miscarriage.  That's only 5% chance of carryind her to full term!!!!  Up until then, the doctor and I could not hear her heart beat. (8weeks)  The doctor ordered an ultrasound to be done on Sept 11th.  If we did not hear a heart beat, we knew that it was going to be a failed pregnancy and the doctor wanted to schedual a DNC. 

The whole day I would keep on seeing the footage over and over. Alot of friend called to say they were okay and say that their flights got diverted.  But...on Sept 11th at 10:00am we heard my daughters heart beat!!!  At the end of Oct I was able to fly to ground zero and pay tribute to the 17 crew members that lost there lives on 9/11.  You could still smell the burning flesh and the jet fuel.  Because we were crew members we were able to visit the platform that Pres. Bush stood on to see ground zero.  I will bring pictures on Sept23rd.  Very touching!!!!  Everything changed after 9/11!! Before 9/11 we had make sure our lipstick matched our nail polish, now we have to make sure we had our ziplock handcuffs and remember where the airmarshalls were sitting!!!   Lets say that I opened my eyes and did some real soul searching and made a decision that my family came first to me and my husband had a chance to further his carrier, so I resigned in 2004, and have NEVER regreted my decision once!!!!  SOrry to bore you w/ this long story, but Police Officers and Fire Fighters really steped up that day!  If you see a officer or fire fighter today,  Thank them for what they do day in and day out!  It's not only hard on them, but it's hard on the family not knowing if they will come home at the end of the day!!!!! God Bless, Kim