SATURDAY WHAT'S UP??????????

Got to get some HOT coffee be right back!!!

 ahhhhhhhhh much better!!!! LOL

So my mom is HOME!!!!!!!  She said she had one heck of a time going up the 4 steps into the house but she made it!! She was so worn out and out of breath!!! I am sure she was!!!! Steps she did in therapy nothing like what she had at home!!!  She is already saying she isn't going to take this pill or that one!!! WHY??? Because she hasn't taken it in years!!! SIGHS........Not going to argue with her...she is 93 years old and you all know how they get. She IS taking the water pill...said she wet herself 2 times because she didn't make it the bathroom fast enough. Said she can't find or can't get the diapers on right? Will call her again today to get that figured out. She was just to tired to talk much last night. But she IS HOME!!!! Keep the Prayers going if you would. Thanks so much!!! Love you all for doing this for her!!!  

OK what happened to the REST of my post????????????????? NO time to reprint everything!!!!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRR

Good morning Judy and my OFF sistas,

We are having a quiet Saturday in the hospital today.  Most of the staff is off for the weekend I guess.  We've only had one doctor visit thus far.

Butch is feeling okay today with all the pain meds, but he will have to come off the toradol after today.  Too much danger of kidney damage.  That's a shame because it's the only thing that works on his pain.  So tomorrow might be a very long day for him.

I am doing okay.  I fall into bed at night at the hotel and sleep through to morning as long as I take the Tylenol PMs before I go to bed.  The one night I didn't take them, I was very restless all night.

The thought that keeps running through my head is "I don't want to be a member of this club!"  And I mean it.  This is not anywhere I want to be, but here we are.  I have a friend who is a widow, and she used to tell me, "This is not the life I wanted, but it's the life I got."  I understand now what she was saying.  

We can't control what happens to us.  We don't get to pick and choose our moments.  All we can do is cope the best we can with the cir****tances we find ourselves in.  

So I smile at my husband often, I hug him and kiss him and tell him how much I love him.  When he feels up to conversation, I put down the phone or the laptop and we talk.  But mostly I am just here for him.  He has done the same for me.  Until we are permanently separated, we will always be a team.  It's all I know to do.

On a happier note, we had a couple of visitors yesterday.  Our sister-in-law brought us lunch, which was a nice treat.  And an old friend of mine from high school dropped by.  I haven't seen her in almost 40 years!  Isn't FB a wonder?  I have reconnected with people I normally would never see or hear from again.  

I think one of Butch's brothers, Sandy, is coming for a visit today.  And tomorrow Christie comes!  Oh, I am so excited to see her.  She is coming by herself, which is what I requested. We are just not up to a visit from the boys right now.  But she will spend one or two nights with me at the hotel.  I need her.  I need the support.

I am hoping that while she is here I can do a little laundry and also maybe scope out some different living arrangements.  We now know that we will be here another 2 weeks while Butch has his radiation treatments.  If i can just get a little bit more information about what to expect, I will probably move out of the hotel.  It's very expensive staying there, but oh so convenient.  It's hard to know what to do when no one will tell me what to expect.

We hope to find out the results of the bone biopsy by Wednesday.  That will be a big relief in a way.  It's impossible to describe the thoughts that run through your brain when you don't know what exactly is wrong.  

Well, I hope everyone is having a nice weekend.  Trish, I sure hope you get some relief from your sinuses soon!  You suffer so much with that, but I notice you don't let it slow you down!  Good for you!  Judy, I'm so happy that your mom got to go home.  I hope she will be okay.  Connie, when does Gracie leave?  Carla, are you home again?  Eileen I hope this ordeal with Richard doesn't bring you down.  I'm afraid he will suck the life right out of you!  It's after Aug 1st; where did he move?  

I love you all so much.  Thank you for all the sweet notes of encouragement.  

aaaahhhh!!!  Finally home.  Been on the go since 9:00.  Got haircut first thing.  Just had it cut a month ago, and it was such a rat's nest.  Then, I dropped by the Farmer's Market, which the group I volunteer with for the park started as a fund raiser.  I like to meet with the vendors, and check out the stuff.  Then I dropped by the urgent care.  Finally, I ran into Lansing, to pick up a special prescription I can't get at Rite Aid.  On the way back into town, I finished at the Rite Aid drive-thru to pick up the antibiotic.  

Now, I have to clean up the mess in the kitchen, from my project yesterday.  Then, I have a couple loads of laundry.  I'd like to go back to the park and help with tonight's outdoor concert.  The concert is free to attend, but we have a snack concession stand to raise money.  It won't be as much as our outdoor movie.  That night we had hot dogs.  I like getting to know people in town.  So, I'll see how I feel when it's time to go.  I already told our organizer I wasn't sure about tonight.  She's cool either way.

Judy, I'm doing the happy dance for your Mom being home.  I totally know what you're talking about with her playing with the pills she needs.  My Mom is so stinking stubborn.  She's worse than any adolescent I taught in Philly.  And she never understood my stubbornness, which was about the totally opposite things.  I need Poise pads for my incontenence problems.  They have different sizes and strengths, with more sizes than maxi pads.  Their all adhesive, and may be easier to use for your Mom.  She may have tried them, but it's worth a try if not.

Vickie, still praying.  I'm glad Christie is going to be there for you, and Butch.  I hope  you're able to find some temporary accomodations while you're there.  It's hard not knowing how long you need it.  Hang in there.

I hope we hear from the rest of the gang today.  

Love to all,

Trish

Hi Judy, Vickie and my OFF family to follow:

Judy, glad your mom is home; she's like my mom, doesn't listen to anyone. Hope she will be OK. Is she getting any home care?

Vickie, hope Butch won't be in pain when they take him off toradol. I was hearing the song "Lean on Me" yesterday and thought of you ... consider it our song. "Lean on me, when you're not strong, and I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on ... for it won't be long, I'm going to need somebody to lean on."

As for Richard, he doesn't need to be out of there until the end of August. He says he's cleaning and purging in anticipation of that. Yes, he's getting me down a bit. And he's ******g me off, too. I give me jobs, I give him ideas and he doesn't seem to act on them. So there's nothing more I can do, and I can't stress myself out about that. 

Work was a ***** last night ... everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Long story. Lots of hot tempers (this time not with the usual suspect). 

Talking now with my friend Roxane ... she's coming into town in a couple weeks with her daughter after they are in a kayak competition. 

Not much else happening ... work again tonight. Fell asleep last nigh****ching TV while in my recliner. Barely got through one DVR'd show. 

Hi there,

Yes Im home a week already! Looking at used SUV's Carl sold my Red Honda while I was gone. We definatly need two cars. Having one car puts a damper in my style! 

I found a 1999?Ford Expodition for 4999.00. I think im going to pop for that at the end of the month. 

Thats my excitement this week!

Carla