Early Saturday Insomnia

Good afternoon OFF family.

You are all in my prayers. 

Claire is finally herself again. I had a mild bout Thursday night. Better by yesterday morning and went to the gym. Did some nustep and water aerobics and was able to walk with my cane without assistance for a short distance. Yeah. 

Spent a lot of time yesterday writing a lady on my other website for health about eating post bariatric surgery. She is struggling to get her protein in. Unfortunately i not think she heard and absorbed the "alway eat your protein first lesson " as she is eating sandwhiches with white bread... oh, she is three minths out i feel so bad for her because i think all of us have struggled from time to time and she doesn't seem to have a support group. I encouraged her to join OH. 

I did sleep fairly well last night, yet i am wiped out today. So, going to take it easy. I hope tomorrow is better. Need to rest up because this coming week is busy every day through Saturday.  

Hope you all have a blessed and healthy weekend. 

Francine

Hi Ladies,

I'm at the library today. Its a cool and rainy day here in MI. I'm so happy this week. I lost 7.4 lbs this week. I've been walking almost everyday for 30 minutes. I'm almost to onederland, hopefully get there in the next couple weeks. I don't have anything planned this coming week. Just take one day at a time.

Prayers and good wishes to everyone.

Hugs,

Yvonne

Afternoon OFF family...not much happening here as we are trying to AVOID everyone LOL!!!!!

We took a ride to Mansfield and stopped at a couple stores for things...had lunch while out and came home. Got home looked at each other and said DAMIT!!!!!!!! We forgot to stop at Meijers for groceries!!!! LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Oh well...guess we will have to figure out something else for supper now...LOL How in the world can we forget to stop and get groceries??? Talk about sometimers....ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!! Rick said we will go back tomorrow and get some groceries.  GEZZZZZZZZZZ

Had some rain in the area already but missed us so far. Town before us we heard really got it hard. Praying we do not get it bad...we flood and I am in no mood for flooding here!!!

Have to watch the lottery show tonight see if they call my name. I have an entry so keeping fingers crossed!!!!

Well Rick is planting flowers so need to go "help" him.

Thoughts and Prayers for ALL that need them!!!

HUGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Hello sweet sistas!

Oh, the rain!  It rains and rains and rains.  After 5 years of severe drought, we are thankful, but enough already!  I think we may have to break out the tubes and life jackets soon.

And the snakes!  Oh my!  Mike killed two at their house just this morning.  I would not be surprised to see one on my back porch either.  I passed several turtles on the road earlier today.  They don't know what to do with all this rain either.

So, I wanted to have an easy day today, but that's not how it happened.  We had MORE company.  Two of Butch's brothers and one SIL came today.  And another sister is supposed to come tomorrow.  I am beyond tired of all this company, but its Butch's family, and I don't feel like I can tell them "no".  

Anyway, I wanted to tell y'all about hospice and such.  I did not sign us up with a hospice service this week.  Why?  Well, because I didn't like what I was hearing from them.  They will not give Butch a blood transfusion if he needs one, and I won't go for that.  Because hospice is paid for by Medicare, they are bound by Medicare guidelines.  And one of those guidelines says that a blood transfusion is considered "aggressive care" instead of "palliative care".  Well, hell, since the chemo more or less wiped out Butch's bone marrow, he gets anemic every couple of weeks and needs a blood transfusion.  I don't see how that isn't considered palliative care.  How is he to have any quality of life if he's too weak to function because of low hemoglobin?  I'm not going to sign him up for hospice just to watch him die!  That's nuts.  I don't think we're ready for hospice yet.

So we went to see our doctor yesterday, and had more blood work done and we'll see how well the transfusions he had done at MDA last week are holding up.  Our doctor may be able to serve as an interim care giver for us until we really are ready for hospice.  The damn cancer is going to kill him soon enough.  I sure don't intend to hasten the process, watching him waste away when a simple blood transfusion could perk him back up.  The transfusions aren't going to save his life, but they will allow him to enjoy the life he has left.

And I can see him starting to recover from the side effects of the chemo.  He's eating more the past few days, which is a big step forward for him!  

Well, I really don't have any more news.  I'm tired and ready for bed at 6 p.m.!  Geez.  But there it is.  I wanted to spend the entire day in bed, and I didn't get to, so I'll just turn in early tonight.  I'm listening to an audio book (love doing that!) and I'll play a few games while I'm listening.  I'm hooked on the e-jigsaw puzzles and this silly little game called Free Flow, and then I always work several crossword puzzles each evening.  And if I run out of that, I can play Solitaire all night long.  LOL!  

I want to leave y'all with a picture of Butch and I on our 34th anniversary a couple of days ago.  My sweet darling surprised me with a delivery of 18 long stemmed red roses!  Oh, I cried buckets!  I know he did it thinking this is our last anniversary we'll spend together.  I got roses on our first anniversary, too.  I guess that's what's known as "bookends".  

Love you all!

Hello Vickie...I am only here for a bit...just can't type right now.

I am 100% with you...you know what is best for both of you. 

I will keep the prayers coming. You know how much I love you!

This picture is so special. Butch did great and the flowers are gorgeous. You both have so much love for each other and it shows.

I need to go for now. I just want you to know I am here for you as always!!

God Bless you both.

Tons of love and bunches of hugs....connie d

Vickie, when my brother's friend was deemed terminal with Hodgkins lymphoma several years back (he lived in Lubbock; I dogsat for him when he went to Mayo), he got some relief from Vitamin C infusions. I think that's what they were called. You might want to check around for a holistic doctor. Something that will help Butch feel a little stronger and not make him sick while he's on this path. Just a thought. Bruce's doc was in Lubbock, so I don't know what to tell you about doctors in your area. His wife was all-natural stuff; she even cleaned the house with natural products (my brother said the stuff she used to clean the toilet had oregano in it and made him crave spaghetti).

I love the photo of you and Butch. It's sweet. I can see the love in your face.  

Evening Sisters!  Posting late again.  It's getting to be a habit....I'm just so tired lately, I find myself dozing constantly.  I slept late this morning, but I'm still exhausted.  

Should have had an easy day...didn't go visit Jim at the hospital today.  I thought he was going to be discharged, but they're holding him over again for observation.  They "tapped" his abdomen late yesterday afternoon....and he says he "leaked" all night and most of this morning before they "patched" him to stop the leakage.  He says he felt better when he was leaking. Says his abdomen is still huge, but much more supple.  Doesn't feel hard like a watermelon anymore.  But sounds like he'll have to go regularly for the procedure.

My excitement today:........1.  Knock on a door this afternoon.  A young woman there telling me she just knocked my mailbox over as she was distracted by her kids as she was driving by. She's hoping to avoid reporting it to her insurance company and wants to have a cousin fix it.  I told her that's fine as long as it's put back in the condition it was in.  It was solid in the ground, and it has to be put back that way.  Got her insurance info just in case she can't fix it.  I understand not wanting to report it.....but I'm not settling for a half-a$$ed "fix".  2.  LOCKED MYSELF OUT OF THE HOUSE!!!!  Still can't believe I did that.  I had just gone out and started some charcoal because I had a steak I wanted to cook.  Turned around to go back in and the door was locked. When it happened last week, I clearly remember doing it because I though Jim had the keys when he went out before me......and I thought to myself better get an extra key made to keep outside.  I have absolutely no memory of locking the door, but I know it didn't lock itself.  I went to a neighbor's house and called the police, thinking maybe they could unlock it for me - thinking they probably have some tool when they have an ambulance go so someone's aid.  I was told they don't do that anymore, and I would have to call a locksmith.  No money for that.  It killed me because I have an unlocked window.....got a chair, I was going to try to climb in myself, but the window was too high....and no Taylor to help this time.  Couldn't get hold of a small ladder, and I tried to force the back door open (Jim had done that once before).  My dear neighbor - bless her - mentioned a pre-teen boy who is staying with one of our other neighbors.  She went over and got him over and he was able to climb right in.  Praise the Lord!!  I was on the verge of tears thinking I would have to bite the bullet and get a locksmith.  I definitely have to get that extra key made, along with and extra car key (no computer chip, but just a key that will open the door).  

So, so tired - I'm going to just turn off the lights and get into bed.  I feel very neglectful now sending some personal greetings, but exhaustion overcomes.  But, Vickie I love the picture of you and Butch - happy anniversary to the two of you.  And Connie and Eileen, I hope you both feel better soon.  I know I'm forgetting others, and I apologize, but I CRS. 

Off to bed.  Prayers and good wishes to all.

Mary