What's New Sunday????
Good Morning Candy and all,
I am home today chillin.
I need to go to the grocery store and get some orange juice for lilly to take to her house before she get home with her mom and granny. They went to Georgia for 10 days. I sure do miss her.
I am going to cook a quiche today I learned how to do on Emeril this morning. Should be good
Tuesday we are going to St Augistine and staying at Comfort Inn over night for our anniversary.
Pat I am so glad you got to visit with Brenda and her husband.
Sorry Floyd was missing in Action.
Carla
I am home today chillin.
I need to go to the grocery store and get some orange juice for lilly to take to her house before she get home with her mom and granny. They went to Georgia for 10 days. I sure do miss her.
I am going to cook a quiche today I learned how to do on Emeril this morning. Should be good
Tuesday we are going to St Augistine and staying at Comfort Inn over night for our anniversary.
Pat I am so glad you got to visit with Brenda and her husband.
Sorry Floyd was missing in Action.
Carla
Good morning Candy and everyone.....
I am finally up and checking in. I never sleep past about 6:30 but today I slpet until almost 9:00.
I wasn't feeling great last night. I went to the County Fair. It was fun but I ate one of my girlfriends Cheese Curds and my stomach hurt all night. No more deep fried for me!!
Today I am just relaxing until it is time to go to the car races. I want to sit outside and read and not much else.
Next week my grandson Nic starts his testing at Childrens Hospital. We are praying that spot on his lung ends up to be nothing.I will be with them Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I will take my laptop with me and post when I can. Please keep Nic in your prayers....thank you!
I am keeping all of you in my prayers and special prayers to some.
Love and oodles of hugs to all.......connie d
I am finally up and checking in. I never sleep past about 6:30 but today I slpet until almost 9:00.
I wasn't feeling great last night. I went to the County Fair. It was fun but I ate one of my girlfriends Cheese Curds and my stomach hurt all night. No more deep fried for me!!
Today I am just relaxing until it is time to go to the car races. I want to sit outside and read and not much else.
Next week my grandson Nic starts his testing at Childrens Hospital. We are praying that spot on his lung ends up to be nothing.I will be with them Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I will take my laptop with me and post when I can. Please keep Nic in your prayers....thank you!
I am keeping all of you in my prayers and special prayers to some.
Love and oodles of hugs to all.......connie d
Hi Everyone,
Just got home from church. One of the children in my Class had a Birthday today and we had a small party.
I am getting ready my stuff ready for the hospital on Tuesday! Keep me in your prayers. I have an angel, Shelia (carsagirl) will post as soon as my DH or DD gives her a call. I will be her angel on Thursday so I will let you know as soon as I hear from her.
Have to show property this afternoon. I sure hope Real Estate picks up soon! Other than that just gonna bum around a bit. Looks like it my storm so I won't be able to swim, Darn it!!
I will certainly keep each of you and your families in my prayers.
Vera
Just got home from church. One of the children in my Class had a Birthday today and we had a small party.
I am getting ready my stuff ready for the hospital on Tuesday! Keep me in your prayers. I have an angel, Shelia (carsagirl) will post as soon as my DH or DD gives her a call. I will be her angel on Thursday so I will let you know as soon as I hear from her.
Have to show property this afternoon. I sure hope Real Estate picks up soon! Other than that just gonna bum around a bit. Looks like it my storm so I won't be able to swim, Darn it!!
I will certainly keep each of you and your families in my prayers.
Vera
Well, it's almost not "good morning" but "good afternoon", but since I'm still in my jammies, I'm calling it morning.
It's raining here and the temp has finally dropped enough to have the windows open. Nothing like fresh air after a summer of air conditioning. I've already made half of dinner.....Cuban black beans with salsa rice. Kids are coming, so it's Vegeterian Sunday here.
Tomorrow I go for my MedGem test. Can't wait to get the results. It gives you your resting metabolisim so you know how many calories you need to maintain your weight. I've been doing pretty well on my own, but the nutritionist that does the test is supposed to be the one who has trained all the other Nuts in the State on bariatric patients dietary needs. I'll let you all know.
The Walk organizing is coming along. I'm really having issues with the Chair person, though. She won't let me call the department who handles marketing to have them get ready for the set up(tables, chairs, signeage, etc), some political bul****, so we may need to go toe to toe tomorrow at our meeting. I can't use the hospital's name in the radio ads or press releases, eventhough they are the sponsoring entitiy, so what is this....the Susan Higgins' Walk From Obesity?
I have all this responsibility with no authority, not even an open door to access who I need, so what am I doing this for??? I'm finding myself using time from work to do things for this, not to mention the gas $$$. My problem is this: if I make a stink and hand this back over to Lauren (the Chair), I probably won't be doing the post op support group meetings anymore either. What a mess I've gotten myself into.
Ok, ladies, let's hear your opinions. Any suggestions for me?
It's raining here and the temp has finally dropped enough to have the windows open. Nothing like fresh air after a summer of air conditioning. I've already made half of dinner.....Cuban black beans with salsa rice. Kids are coming, so it's Vegeterian Sunday here.
Tomorrow I go for my MedGem test. Can't wait to get the results. It gives you your resting metabolisim so you know how many calories you need to maintain your weight. I've been doing pretty well on my own, but the nutritionist that does the test is supposed to be the one who has trained all the other Nuts in the State on bariatric patients dietary needs. I'll let you all know.
The Walk organizing is coming along. I'm really having issues with the Chair person, though. She won't let me call the department who handles marketing to have them get ready for the set up(tables, chairs, signeage, etc), some political bul****, so we may need to go toe to toe tomorrow at our meeting. I can't use the hospital's name in the radio ads or press releases, eventhough they are the sponsoring entitiy, so what is this....the Susan Higgins' Walk From Obesity?
I have all this responsibility with no authority, not even an open door to access who I need, so what am I doing this for??? I'm finding myself using time from work to do things for this, not to mention the gas $$$. My problem is this: if I make a stink and hand this back over to Lauren (the Chair), I probably won't be doing the post op support group meetings anymore either. What a mess I've gotten myself into.
Ok, ladies, let's hear your opinions. Any suggestions for me?
Susan
my gut instinct is that maybe you should walk away and you could always start a support group somewhere else- banks have meeting rooms - sorry--i know we don't want to be quitters but sometimes the hassles aren't worth the headaches- and i do not understand the hospital not wanting their name in advertising......jmho
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White
My gut, altered or not, says the same thing. Yes, it is strange, isn't it, that I can't use Baptist Health's name on anything? The only answer I get for that, and not contacting the Community Health Department (the hospital's dept that does events and fund raising), is that there is a "history" that she'll tell me about sometime. Well, I don't have time for her damn stories, I just need help.
Right now this thing isn't going to be any better than a PTA Halloween Carnival! The hospital has all the resources in the world...why can't I tap into those?
Guess who is the newly elected president of the American Sociect of Metobolic and Bariatric Surgeons? You know, the orgaization who is benefiting from these Walks? One of the surgeons at Baptist Hospital!!!! Lauren used to be his nurse and would never do anything to let him down, so she can't say no to him. How embarassing do you think this will be for him if this thing is done in such a slipshod manner?
God, you guys, I'm so sorry to blast like this, but this is such a mess. Gary is going to help me draft an e-mail to her outlining my concerns. She needs to have it before our 11:30 meeting tomorrow.
Right now this thing isn't going to be any better than a PTA Halloween Carnival! The hospital has all the resources in the world...why can't I tap into those?
Guess who is the newly elected president of the American Sociect of Metobolic and Bariatric Surgeons? You know, the orgaization who is benefiting from these Walks? One of the surgeons at Baptist Hospital!!!! Lauren used to be his nurse and would never do anything to let him down, so she can't say no to him. How embarassing do you think this will be for him if this thing is done in such a slipshod manner?
God, you guys, I'm so sorry to blast like this, but this is such a mess. Gary is going to help me draft an e-mail to her outlining my concerns. She needs to have it before our 11:30 meeting tomorrow.
Susan
Susan,
In my opinion THIS SUCKS - but you already knew that.
First, try a heart to heart talk with her. Explain the situation from your point of view, just as mentioned in your post, and ask her how she thinks you should procede.
Maybe if she thinks you may dump it all in her lap she will give you more authority.
I know how much the post-op support group means to you. It would be a shame to give that up because of politics.
Good luck.
Annette
In my opinion THIS SUCKS - but you already knew that.
First, try a heart to heart talk with her. Explain the situation from your point of view, just as mentioned in your post, and ask her how she thinks you should procede.
Maybe if she thinks you may dump it all in her lap she will give you more authority.
I know how much the post-op support group means to you. It would be a shame to give that up because of politics.
Good luck.
Annette
Annette 
Thanks, my dear,
I just went to the Hospital's Healthline where people are supposed to go to get info about the walk. Guess what? IT'S NOT LISTED THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, but the Race For The Cure sure is.
Not that there is anything wrong with that, sure don't want to make it sound like I'm anti- RFTC, but I sent all the info to the Healthline about 6 weeks ago!
Geeeeeee......why am I surprised that there are only 6 people registered to walk.....and four of them are from a bariatric doc's office.
I just went to the Hospital's Healthline where people are supposed to go to get info about the walk. Guess what? IT'S NOT LISTED THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, but the Race For The Cure sure is.
Not that there is anything wrong with that, sure don't want to make it sound like I'm anti- RFTC, but I sent all the info to the Healthline about 6 weeks ago!
Geeeeeee......why am I surprised that there are only 6 people registered to walk.....and four of them are from a bariatric doc's office.
Susan
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