Thursday Morning

Good Morning OFF Family,

Busy day.  I'm taking the kids out today.  Not sure where, or what we're doing.  Must scoot.

Love,

Trish

Good morning Trish and everyone...

I just got ready to go have lunch. It is really dark here and looks like a big storm is on the way. The humidity is awful so I will stay in another day. Pam wore me out last night. I wouldn't go with her, but that is the only time I see her. Twice this week proved to be too much. I have a sinus infection now. I am hoping I caught it soon enough and won't need to see my doctor. I plan to take meds and rest the rest of the day. 

I hope everyone is doing well. I know there are many struggling right now. Prayers for our precious OFF Family. Special prayers for some as well. 

Wishing you a beautiful and peaceful day!! 

Love always and many hugs....connie d

I am so glad Butch is doing better. vickie i hope you get some rest.

I have busy with things around the house. After being gone for over two years and having my sister come in and unload a bunch of my stuff from my staying at my mom's house, this place is a hodgepodge mess. Boxes everywhere.  Neither of us had been well enough to do any cleaning or moving stuff or unpacking. So every day i try to do a little something.  Claire is a bit of a control freak so i have do a lot and then ask forgiveness if she doesn't like it.... It's complicated.  

Day before yesterday i helped her cut the veggies for vegan vegetable soup. I had some with morning star farms crumbles for protein. It was more like a stew. 

I started water aerobics but it is on hold because they close the pool for cleaning and repair for two weeks. Classes start again on September 2nd. I have beenI going to the gym at the same community center and using the nustep. The gym closes on Monday for a week. So other than my shopping and errand day yesterday, i plan to go every day this week thru sunday. 

I have started losing weight again... after another four or five week stall. I am glad because i see my WL Surgeon on September 2nd. I hope i will have lost another 30 plus poundd since my last visit. I also see the ortho surgeon for follow up on my knee surgery.  I am a little frustrated because my knee is so stiff and it causes me a lot if pain at night. It is better with the exercise.  

I read your posts everyday. And you are always in my prayers.  

Blessings to all,

Francine

Hi Connie,

I use a variety of over the counter stuff, in addition to prescription nasal sprays, to help with my sinuses.  One this I religiously use is a sinus rinse, similar to the Neti-pot.  It's made by the same company.  It's a bottle, with a nasal applicator.  I also take Allegra-D religiously.  

I hope you're just having an allergy attack, and not a full blown infection.

Love,

Trish

Connie, so sorry you are sick.  Feel better soon!  Vic

Hi Connie and Trish and all my sistas!

I am going back to bed.  Being at the beck and call of my phone alarm every three hours is wearing me down.  I am moving Butch back to the every 8 hour schedule instead of the every 6 hour schedule today.  He is doing SO much better today!  I have my sweet husband back in body, mind and spirit today.  He feels better and is even talking a bit about future plans today.  Thank you Lord!

But right now, I just need to sleep.  My bed is calling me back for a nap.  Check in with you all later!

I'm so happy Butch is feeling much better today!  Praise The Lord!  Hopefully, your medical team has some tricks up their sleeve so the next round isn't so hard on him.  I know when I had chemo, it took a little bit to see what my post chemo symptoms would be and for the doc to prescribe meds that would minimize those symptoms.  I am sure hoping they can do that for Butch.

Rest today! 

Cindy P.

Hi Vickie,

I'm so glad that Butch is doing better.  I also hope you are able to get some rest.  You really need it.

Still praying.  

Love,

Trish

Hi Trish and my OFF family:

I've been up for awhile. I wanted to go to the farmers market that's over by St. Mary's Medical Center, plus I wanted to stop in and see how Richard was doing this morning. So I did that. Got a box of apples (these were Molly Golds, a sweeter apple this time) plus I got four peaches for Richard, because I know he likes peaches. Lots of other things looked interesting but didn't buy anything else.

Then I went up to see Richard. He's doing better. His renal function is nearly normal and he won't need dialysis on a regular basis. When I was there, he kept dozing off. The PT worker was trying to get him into a chair and have walk with a walker. I left about that time. Came home and called his mom and told him how he was doing. He should be going to a regular room today as soon as one becomes available. 

Back to work tonight. I'm going in a little later. I've been in so early and worked so late lately, I need to cut down on some hours. 

Connie, take care of your sinus infection.

Vickie, so glad Butch is doing better.

Everyone else, have a great day.

Hello again sistas,

Yes, I did get a nap in this afternoon and my head feels better now.  When I don't get enough sleep, my brain just refuses to function!  Butch has had a very good day.  He's back on the morphine every 8 hours and has not needed the dilaudid at all today.  His appetite is still a little off, but then again, he's not getting any exercise at all.  I can understand why he's not too hungry.  But PT comes in the morning.  Hopefully they can get him moving again!

And I'm making sure he's drinking plenty of fluids all day.

Really don't have anything more to say.  It's been a quiet day and we needed it.  Love you all!