Thursday - Up and At 'Em!
Welcome to the losers' bench, Kathy. I had to stay a second night, too ... but my heart was racing. They did ultrasounds on my legs looking for blood clots, had me wear a heart monitor and couldn't find a reason. I just had a heart glitch. I also had low potassium and have to take potassium now. It continued after surgery.
Good Evening Mary and OFF,
Well, yesterday, I had no Internet or cable till late last night. It was the whole area, but by the time I got home, I had stuff to do, coz I was out all day anyway. Then, today, I was either busy, or out, and just got home, and I'm waiting for my pain med to kick in. My foot is throbbing.
Kathy, I hope you are sipping and walking often. I remember my baby brother would come into my hospital room, and order me out of bed, then helping me stand up. We'd walk a loop around the floor, and stop at my room, so he could go get my water bottle for me to sip some. Then, we'd do another loop. He faithfully visited me while I was in the hospital, then he'd come over to my apartment, walk in the door, and say, "Hey Skinny, we're going for a walk."
Carla, I'm glad things with you sound good.
I had therapy this afternoon, and it was really good. Then, tonight was Bible study. We're using a great book called "Heaven" by Randy Alcorn. It is better than I thought it would be. I recommend it.
I need to go to the tire store, where I bought two new tires earlier this month. Twice I've had the low tire warning light come on. So, twice I've had to put air in one of the new ones. It seems that whenever I have to put air in my tires, it's cold and windy. Happened several other times in the past year. Never happens in the summer.
Today was my baby boy, Sean's, 33rd birthday. I'm so proud of where he's at right now. He is the one child I've been worried about since he was in 8th grade. That was when we found marijuana in his room, and an X-rated birthday card from a man. I suspected he'd been molested, and wanted to call the police, but Sean denied it, and his Dad said not to. I regret not going with my first instinct, coz Sean finally admitted he had been molested. Then, right after his first semester in college, I learned he was abusing heroin. That was in 2001. Since then, he's been in outpatient treatment at least twice, and inpatient rehabs three times. Plus, he's been arrested for possession, and spent a night in the county prison, because I refused to bail him out. Turns out the guy who had abused him when he was in middle school, bailed him out. I put all these pieces together over time. So, the fact that Sean is working full time, and according to Chris, is doing well at his job, gives me a lot of relief. (Chris hired him back in July.)
I have to scoot. My niece is having her C-section on Saturday, and I have to wrap her present.
Love,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
