Sam's Club

 When I have my blood drawn, I usually go to the Sam's Club because it is close.

                                                                     

So, it is getting on Trouble Creek Road (wonder how it got its name).

Sherry asked if I was going to buy gas here, I told her,

That sitting in line would use up the price difference in the gas.

So, we just went in Sam's Club and got the things we needed.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

  

  

Blood Drawn

                                                                                   

Like I said two days ago the price is different every day.  Two days ago the gas was thirteen cents 

less than it is today.

Yesterday it was back to have my blood drawn to see how the platelets were doing.

A month ago they were at 300 and yesterday they were down to 273 no problem that is still in the range.

My flower pot garden is coming along just fine.  Here is the grape tomatoes bearing a punch of green ones.

This lone green pepper is going larger each day.

The lettuce is coming along nice, as a matter of fact a few days ago I took off enough to make a nice tasting sandwich.

Thanks for dtopping by and have a great day.

    

Working a little

 I go tomorrow to have my blood drawn; it's been a month since the last time.

And it will be another month before I have the blood drawn again.

The oncologist still has me on two pills a week and I'm waiting to see how my platelet level is since it's been a whole month.

                                                                 

The price of regular gas was down the last time I had a fill up.

The gas price changes each day.

Our water heater had a leak, so I called a plumber to see what the cost would be to have a new one installed.

The plumber looked and started saying what would be the cost to install a new one.

Each time he said what he had to do I could see $$$$ it going up.

He added everything and ended up with $$$$  $2,883.00  (OUCH).

I told him I would let him know if I wanted him to the installation.

So, with Shery's help we took the old water heater out and installed the new one with a total cost of water heater and fittings  $535.00.

Sherry is 64 years of age and I'm going to be 87 my next birthday we are not beyond working.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.      

  

Meat and Veggies

                                                                     

When I went to pick up Sherry from the airport, I went early enough to do a little sight seeing.

Of course I had to take a drive through Tarpon Springs.

I drove on down alt. 19 I passed an old-time market, so I turned around to go in and check it out.

 

This little place turned out to be larger than I thought.

I mean just look at all that fruit and veggies.

All of it looks like they have been picked.

I could not believe what I saw when I went it to pay for the things I had.

On the inside there was a full butcher shop with three show cases of fresh cut meat and every kind of sausage you could think of.

I really enjoyed doing all this extra looking around, it made for a better day.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

 

  

I took one daughter (Vicki) to the airport and then a week later I went to the airport took pick up our younger daughter (Sherry).

They are worried about their Moma because recently Nancy has fallen twice.

                                                                       

Nothing like some fried onions, color mini peppers and throw in a little Hungarian hot pepper then top the off with scramble eggs. 

                                                                     

                               Then supper time, bite size pork chops fried chunk potatoes and buttered corn.

Nancy is about the same health wise, feeling week and staying tired most of the time.

                                                             

When I went to the airport to pick up Sherry I decided to take a drive through Tarpon Springs.

Statue of the sponge diver.

Sponge boats.

Light House

Hella's Restaurant is a very good place to eat.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

statue

                                                 

                                                                      

Doctors and more Doctors

 Thursday, I went to the Cancer Center have blood drawn and to see Doctor Dandamudi on how the blood platelets are doing.

They are 300 well within the 140-440 range taking 2 pills a week.  So, he said to keep that amount up and come back in a month to have my blood drawn. 

Vicki is still with us she was only going to stay for a couple of weeks, but Nancy started feeling not to good so she didn't want to leave with Nancy feeling weak and sick.

So, tomorrow I will be taking her to the airport to catch a plane back to Kentucky.

We told her that after all mom is 85 and dad is 86 and we are not going to feel like when we were even in our 70's.

Monday, I have an appointment with Doctor Siva my cardiologist to go over what the result of the stress test and some more things they were checking out.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Safe and Well

 We are ok we left Florida Tuesday and had a motel reserved for our stay.

We will start back on Friday, maybe less traffic then.

Although we did not take interstate 75.  We came up on us route 19 and didn't have but small amounts of wait times in the small towns.  Everything was going good as the towns had extra police directing traffic.

                                                                           

We stopped for a short break at a Burger King.

Wednesday just as the sign says "Ler's Eat.

We ate at a Shoney's the last time we had a meal at Shoney's was years ago.

They had the buffet for $9.99, so I looked it over and decided that was for us.

They had four entrees including Spaghetti, Fried chicken and a couple of others.

The salad bar had everything you would want to put in a salad.  

Nancy enjoying her Strawberry Sundae.

We saw trucks like this at most motels waiting for the storm so they could start to work.

Vicki was talking to one of the guys and he was from Idaho.

 

Big one is coming.

 Yeah, who would have guessed it.

This hurricane looks like it is going to hit us broad-sided.  It is going to arrive Wednesday, but the rain is starting to rain this morning and last all day.

We road Hellene out, I don't think we will this one (Milton).

The news forecasters say it will hit us as cat 3 and maybe a 4.

Thank you for stopping by and do have a great day.

  

Here and there

 Well, we made it through the storm.  We did get a large amount of rain and up to 80 mph wind but no damage to our place.

                                                                       

I didn't look throughout the park but noticed this place did not fair as well, it was on the same street we live on.

I did get out yesterday because I had to have my blood drawn after two weeks.

I'm still on two pills a week and this time the numbers really went up from 172 to 270 so the oncologist will have to figure out a happy medium on the pills.

Its fall of the year but the flowers are still blooming out.

Today is college football day and I have to go to the airport at 7:00 pm to pick up our daughter Vicki that will be with us for two weeks. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

 

 

Waiting on Helene

 Some of the plans that I had were changed like my nuclear stress test.

Of course, there are a lot of business are closed because of the oncoming storm.

                                                                       

Nancy had me a good breakfast to start the day, she knew I would have some things to do in preparing for the big one.

Scrambled eggs with two kinds of peppers. and onions, that with sausage, tomatoes and biscuit on the side.

Patio table and chairs all bundled and tied up.

Window awning down and secured with plastic ties.

Now it is the waiting games to see what will happen and how bad it gets.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Storm and Appointments

 I will be having a busy weekend.

I've got to be at my Cardiologist at 9:00 tomorrow morning for a nuclear stress test and Friday have my blood drawn to check on the platelet numbers.

And if that was not enough, we will have to put up with Helene the big storm headed our way.

Since I have the appointments, we decided too just ride out the storm here in the house.

Nancy had a doctor's appointment, but they called her yesterday to tell her that they will be closed because of the upcoming storm.

Of course, all the above is app to change.

One-time years back when we were in the motorhome in South Carolina we rode out a large storm that tore the front off of a motel that was only a half a mile from us. 

Thanks for stopping by and do have a great day.

Platelet level

 Friday it was time to have blood drawn and see the Oncologist (doctor).

I'm still taking two pills a week to raise my platelet level up.

Friday a week before the level went from 135 up to 145 raising .10 not much but still coming up.

After talking to the doctor this Friday, the numbers went up more from 145 up to 172, that's another .27 much better. 

So the said come in to have my blood drawn in two weeks but still stay on two pills a week.

Thank you for stopping by and do have a great day. 

Platelet level up

 Yesterday I had my blood drawn again and the plate level came up .10 that put me back in the range again.  Not by much but it is in the low level of the range it should be.

I will have my blood drawn again Friday and also to see the doctor.

                                                                    

Nancy getting one of her breakfast ready, its loaded with ham, onions, Hungarian peppers, and mini-colored peppers.

And of course, the scrambled eggs.  Hey man that's mighty good eating.

A few days ago, we had a real thunder boomer and the streets in the park looked like creeks so much water.

My peppers and

and tomatoes are looking good.

                                 Wish I had more land to grow a nice small garden. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Results platelet level and plants

 I had blood drawn Friday and then saw the doctor.

After a month without my pills my blood platelets had dropped and no longer in the range it should be.

So, he put me on 2 pills a week for now and seed what effect that will have.

He wants to see me in two weeks.  I still feel good and I'm staying busy but get tired after working 3 t04 hours.

                                                                         

I'm trying something new for me.

I'm trying to have a small pot garden, and no not that kind of pot I'm growing vegetables in pots.

This is grape tomatoes that I started with seeds.

                                                            

This is two beef steak tomatoes; I took one of them out to put in another pot.

This is another tomato and two green pepper plants in the background.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

   

   

Platelets going low and new phone.

 I've been busy for the last couple of months.

First Our son came down from Tennesse to help on the motor home where water had run in and messed up the floor.

We had to tear out the rotten wood and install plywood flooring not the cheap waffle board like the factory had put in.  You know they go together have to make a large profit on the cheap way of putting these rv's. 

It was good working with my son.  Thank you so much Joe.

Vicki our daughter came down from Kentucky for a week to help Nancy with a few things.  Thank you also Vicki.

Of course, Our other daughter Sherry has been with us quite a bit helping us also. And we thank you too Sherry.

I've been without my medicine for seven weeks now and my platelet level have been dropping to much in the last few weeks.

I will see the doctor this coming Friday and see what he thinks.

Vicki had a good time while she was here because the last few times, she was here she wasn't feeling well.

She helped me very mush setting up the new phone I bought and changing carriers and showing me what the phone will do, since I move from a Motorola to a Galaxy.

I did not know a phone could do so many things plus it has a great camera.

                                                                        

Vicki went with me on a Friday and wanted go to the First Quality Sausage House to buy some fresh meat.

After she was through, I asked Vicke if she wanted to go out to the John Philippe Park she said yes.

First, we climbed up the Indian Mound for a great view of the bay.

                                                   

This photo was taken with the Macro Lens, did I tell you I really like my new phone and more so the camera. 

It's really a new phone but it has been out a few years.  It's the Galaxy A 15 5G new to me.

Thank you so much for stopping by and do have a great day.

 

                                                                     

Crashed

 Yeah, my computer crashed the hard drive, and I had to get it repaired. 

I would have bought another computer but there were a few things he could salvage so I went that way.

On with how the platelet count is going. It was doing good with taking the pills two times a week, so when I saw the doctor Friday he says (let's try not taking any pills for a month and we will decide what to do next.)

Other than that, I'm week in my legs and get very tired with just a little walking.

Nancy is about the same as usual in that she stays very tired.

I'm beginning to think we are just getting old.

Thanks for stopping by and do have a great day.

  

To the doctors and busy.

 Sorry I've not posted way to long because I have been very busy.  

But first on the health front I'm still taking the pills to get my platelet count up.

Friday a week ago I saw my Oncologist and he said everything is looking good and that I don't need to have my blood drawn every Friday but come back in a month to have it drawn and he will see where to go from there. 

Now about the busy part.

                                                 

Our son Joe came down to help me to repair the flooring in the motorhome.

There was a leak and over time the sub flooring had got rotten and soft.

so we had to tear it all out, put in new sub floor with plywood, and not the cheap waffle board that was in it.

We put in water prove vinyl planking.   

We could not get the same as was in it, because they don't make it anymore.

I still have more to do that will take some time.  Nancy and I decided to freshen up all the inside why I'm at it.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day. 

 

                                                

 

Airport our children departing and coming in.

 Nancy and I took Sherry to the airport Friday June the 1 and on June 3 I went back to the airport to pick up our son Joe who come down for a month to do a large project we have to work on.

I've had my blood drawn twice since last reported.   Friday a week ago my platelet level dropped .70 which is not good but still in the range it should be. 

Last Friday the platelet level dropped  .14 which is better.

I have no idea went the platelet level will be normal or even if it will settle down to where I will not have to take pills to keep it in the range it is supposed to be. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Sherry's going home.

 It was down to the Florida Cancer Center again Yesterday to have blood drawn once again to check my platelet level checked.

The numbers fail again going down .70.   But still in the good range the way it should be.

For now, everything will stay the same taking 2 pill a week and waiting to see my numbers will start to go up. 

It means that I will be having my blood every Friday for another month.

Today Nancy and I will be taking Sherry to the airport so she can get back to her home in West Virginia after being with us for a month and a half.

She has been here with us to help us out with the things we need.

Thank you so much Sherry.

Thank all of you for stopping by and have a great day.

Hanging out and Blood count

 First of all, I want to wish all of you a safe Memorial weekend.   Let's never forget those that gave all for keeping safe the great country we live in.  

                                                 

Let's keep those banners and flags flying.

Sherry and I went back down to Hudson Beach yesterday to hang out a bit.

We saw this large sailboat coming in from a far away.

When in came in close it sailed across in front of us so they could let us see the great boat they have.

It was really big, big enough to live aboard for many days.  

                                                         

There were many other kind and size boats.

Oh, I almost forgot to report on how my blood platelet count is going.

After Friday the 17th it raised in numbers from 272 to 342 which is good.

This Friday the 24th it went down from 342 to 330 that is not too bad.

This coming Friday after having my blood drawn, I will see the doctor to see what he will doing on the way it is.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day and safe weekend.