MEOW 1, PURRL, TOO!

Our Harrison went to Rainbow Bridge, on Tuesday (10/18).  He was 13 yrs and 7 mos. old. I had him when I was a foster Mom.  He got sick two weeks prior, with what the Vet & I thought was a respiratory thing.  He lost some weight, too.  Vet put him on medicine, but, after he finished it, he was still sneezing and had a runny eye. Last Friday, I took him back to Vets, because he looked like he was losing more weight.  I also, told her, I noticed a lump on his forehead and his nostril were puffy.  She took blood and the results were Cancer.  It was devastating.  I wanted to put him down that day, but she recommended putting him on Prednesone, giving him some relief.   It didn't work.  The lump was getting bigger and his nostrils were puffier.  All he did was sleep.  Even though he ate, it wasn't that much. So, Tuesday morning, my Husband & I made the decision to put him down.  It was so sad.  I ...

I've had a long knitting block!!!  Now, I'm back in the groove, again.  It must be that Winter is coming!!! The Summer came and went, in a hurry.  I turned another year older.  My Husband turns another year older, tomorrow! My Summer was consumed with my oldest Daughter and her problems. She had a heart attack.  When she went to our local hospital, she was told she was fine.  Fifteen minutes later, she had the heart attack.  The ER Dr. had her rushed to a Rhode Island hospital.  She was rushed into surgery and had a stint put in.  After she got out, she had to quit her job, because it was too strenuous.  In order to pay the rent, she went to different agencies.  We gave her money and food.  My Husband fixed her car, because it didn't pass inspection.  Meanwhile, my Granddaughter, who decided to drop out of school just before graduation, wouldn't go out and get a job to help out.  They were on the verge of...

This is me 2 yrs ago.  I was taking knitting class at LYS.  I bought the sweatshirt on www.teespring.com

WEBS!!!  Since my Husband is home recuperating from surgery, and, I'm feeling much better, I asked him if he would take me there. So, last Wednesday, we went.  It's 2 1/2 hours from our place.  It was worth it.  I've never been there before.  I always shopped online. The store is huge.  I spent 2 hours shopping.  There is so much to see, feel and smell!!!  I love the smell of yarn!! This is my stash:  Malabrigo Sock, Koigu KPPPM, Freia Lace & Dream in Color Jilly in Chili #2 - Manos Marina Lace (the picture doesn't do it justice), Mrs. Crosby Train Case & Madelinetosh Sock I'll  be taking another trip in mid June.

I haven't posted in awhile. Just an update on my health. I had a scare a week ago. I thought I was going back in the hospital, again. My GI Dr sent me to the hospital to get an abdominal x-ray and blood work. I was experiencing nausea, but no pain for 5 days. Her attitude, I didn't like at all. When I told her about it, her voice got higher and she said to me "I don't know what's wrong with you, I really don't." I feel I can't ask her a question without her raising her voice. I'm looking for another GI Dr., even if I have to travel to Rhode Island!!!  Both tests came out fine. She did prescribe me two different anti-bacterial meds. They worked. Evidently, I have had a lot of bacterial build up in my abdomen. Regarding my A-Fib. I was having more palpitations for a solid week. One Sat., it was all day and I was getting scared that I was going to have a stroke, even on the heart/blood thinner meds. My Primary Care Dr...

April has not been a good month, to us.   Soon after I got out of the hospital on April 15th, the following Thursday, my Daughter was rushed to the hospital.  She had a heart attack at 41 y.o.  Surgeon put in a Stent.  She had a blockage in an artery.  She did get out the next day.   When she was 36 y.o. she had a stroke.  She still has trouble talking.  Monday, my Husband went in for another knee replacement operation.  I took him home today.  He's doing quite well.

This is April. It hasn't been a pleasant month.  I was in the hospital for 10 days, which seemed like a year. I went in with severe stomach pains.  I've had this condition for over a year, but, the tests the GI Dr. did, had not shown anything.  This time, when I went to the ER, I was bloated quite a bit.  I felt like I was having sextuplets!!!! In the ER, the nurse hooked  me up to the machine that shows heart rate, BP & oxygen level.  Well, I knew I had a heart problem, but the Dr.'s never caught the fibrillation, until that morning.  The heart rate was all over the place.  The nurse asked me if I was ever diagnosed with an irregular heart beat.  I said no, but, I knew something was wrong since my 50's. I wore a heart monitor until the day before I was discharged. Now, I know for sure.  I'm on Zaralto ( I can be just like Arnold Palmer, when I grow up!!!) and a heart rate pill.  Life is GRAND!!!!! My stomach pains:...