A Late Night Visit to the Emergency Room

Thursday I took myself to the emergency room. I had been aware  of the soreness on my heels  and last week it was noticeable more tender to walk on. At that point, I examined my heel and discovered a small place that looked like a splinter,or a sand spur that I stepped on at the beach.  [...]

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Learning To Accept the Widow Label

I have recently chosen to go to the doctors that I went to before Bob illness.  In addition to those doctors two new doctors have been added.  Every time I go I am asked to fill out a form about my health, meds, habits, and so on and so forth.  Each form has a box [...]

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Learning to Crochet a Prayer Shawl

I mentioned  previously that I needed to do several things  that I was dreading to do.  I am happy to say that I have gotten both the camper and the old straight drive truck inspected without any problems.  I did, however, have to get a professional service to come to my house  and get the [...]

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Letters From the Past

Since Bob passed away I have kept myself busy reorganizing my house.  I have mentioned that I am a hoarder of sorts.  Years ago Bob worked out-of-state lots of time.  He might be in one place for as much as year.  One day when I was moving some things around a little drawer fell out [...]

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The Red Bud Bushes Are In Bloom In My Home Town

Tuesday, March 13 I went back to Gordon Hospice house for grief counseling.  It has been 6 weeks since Bob passed away.  I am not unique in my grieving for it seems everyone who has lost a spouse to death has to work through the same situations that I am doing.  Having  to deal with [...]

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A Difficult Decision to Make

         Bob continues to lose weight. Last weight I was told about was at 140 pounds. He was probably a teenager when he was at that weight. I just learned Tuesday, the 4th of January, that Bob has only 5 more radiation treatments left to take. When we left Baptist Hospital November we were told he [...]

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Wishing a Merry Christmas to All

     We are in the skilled nursing facility at Iredell Memorial Hospital.  When I say we, it means that, for the most part, I am, also, here with Bob for 24 hours each day.  The daily schedule starts at 7:00 am with checking vitals, to bath , to taking pills, insulin shots, several times a day, and having an [...]

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Hospitalized at Davis Regional After Released from Baptist Hospitalized

We I guess we came home  too soon from Baptist Hospital but Bob was having a fit to come home and the medicare people was wanting to know why he was still being hospitalized.So, that being said, we willing gathered up everything and came home.  Bob was delighted to return home and to see Lilly.  [...]

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Fifteen Days at Baptist Hospital

We are still at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem.  Bob was scheduled for brain surgery on the 12 of November but shortly after going into the OR The surgeon, Dr.Couture, came back  out to tell me that the surgery was canceled.  His EKG was different from the one he had the day before in pre admissions.  Bob was sent to [...]

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Undetectable Internal Bleeding

     Bob had an echocardiogram day before yesterday It showed a weakened heart  but most of the function was preserved.    Now he  is having blood transfusions     Yesterday his hemoglobin drop to 8 which is low enough to need blood . Yesterday he was taken for CT scan and it was determined that there was no blood loss in the [...]

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