Thoughts from the past few weeks

p Thought I would post some pictures of some of the food they had for the Patiences in the hospital these days.

                                                                      

Here we have a breakfast of scramble eggs, hash brown potatoes, muffin, thin slice of orange and a cup of coffee.  Breakfast always about the same they may change up the muffin and make it a blueberry every once in a while.

                                                      

                                               Lunch and dinner were a step up in the food.  Here we had, Salisbury steak and gravy, carrots, broccoli and mash potatoes.  

I had a Classic Burger the last day I was there, but I was so anxious to get out I didn't get a picture.

The burger also came with fries and a drink. 

Today is when I start my five days if transfusion's then we see what happens from.

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No fun at all

 Yesterday was a trip down to the Cancer Center to see the Oncologist, to have blood drawn so they could see how the platelet count was.  not good it had gone from 43000 down to 21000.

So it was a couple of hours there were Dr. Dan explained what has to be done. 

First, he called Walgreens Pharmacy for a prescription of Dexamethasone 4mg tablets, which I'm to take 10 tablets a day for the next 5 days.

Then I will undergo treatment of transfusions for 5 days to get my platelets up.

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Dangerously Low

 Well, folks after spending five nights in the hospital I was released to come home.

And the reason was-----------

last Thursday my cardiologist wanted me to get some blood drawn that day so I went to his office to get the orders what to be done and he said it was important that have it.

So, Thursday evening around 8:30 pm out of the blue I get a call from him saying that I needed to go to the emergency at the hospital for a transfusion that my blood platelets were dangerously low.

After getting check by Xray, MRI and blood drawn that my platelet level was 4000.

Anyway, after being giving 4 bags of steroids, it was up to 43000 which is still low. 

I have and appointment with the Oncologist tomorrow to see how I'm doing because they have no idea why my platelets are so low.

We have our oldest daughter Vicki with us now to help Nancy with the housework and driving for me.

                                 

 

Goings on

 Yeah, lots been going on here with our kids coming in to visit.

First was Sherry coming down for a few months to help us out with the things needing to be done.

Like all the things that Nancy was having a hard time with, house cleaning, washing dishes, and doing the laundry, She also did most of the driving for me.

                                                               

But then it was time for her to return home to West Virginia.  Here she is driving to the airport, because our son Joe and his wife Mishell came down from Dandridge, Tennessee to take over for Sherry.

They were down a few days before Sherry left for home.

                                               

                                                     

April the 30th was my 85th birthday, Joe grilled me a most delicious ribeye steak that ranks up there with the best of them.

Man did he and Mishell put in the hard work. the bush by the side porch trimmed, as well as the overgrown, rubber tree was cut out completely.

Joe then with me doing the well mostly watching repaired the flooring in the quest bedroom.

Joe and I did get sometime going down to the John Chestnut Park which we enjoy very much.

Joe was glad to see some baby alligators plus some larger ones.

                                                     

Beautiful bright colored cardinal bird.

                                                      

Here is a redhead woodpecker doing its thing.

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Enjoying the day and time together

Sherry's time with us is short, in that she will be going back home on Friday.

                                                               

We have gone out to eat, and this day Nancy felt good enough to be out with us.

This day we had a meal at the Hibachi and Sushi Bar.  I think each one of us ate way too much.

This time it was Sherry and me to Hudson Beach to see if we could get a photo of and dolfin or two.

Not this day, just some sea gulls.

A lot of minnows.

And some boats out enjoying the day to ride around or doing a little fishing.

Thanks, Sherry, for the good memories.

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A little going on

 I hope everyone of you can a very nice Easter and didn't eat to much of that special dinner.

                                                                 

                                                                                                                          

Speaking of dinner, Nancy and Sherry put together a very tasty and great dinner.

We had a very large bone in ham, sweet potatoes, green beans, deviled eggs and rolls.

Yesterday Sherry and I went to the airport to pick up Shery's husband Mark, he come down from West Virginia to spend a week with us,

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Happy Easter

 

                                                                      

May you have a very Happy Easter today with the ones you love.

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Moving slowly

 Thing are moving at a slow pace.

                                                               

Here is a long overdue photo of her when I picked her up at the airport the day she came down. 

We had a nice dinner at the Lucky Dill.

                                                     

We have been to see some alligators at the John Chesnut Park here is one a couple of year in age.

                                                     

                                                     

Here are a couple of gators a few months old.

                                                     

        Here is old Fred the heron that just hangs around waiting for the fishermen to feed him.

I'm still lacking in strength, my doctors keep telling me to I will have to pace myself that with my health issue's and age there's not to much left for improvement.

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Ouch, that kinda hurt

 Well it didn't feel good but the eruologist took the kidney stent out Friday. 

So now I've got to wait and see how long it takes for all the dust from the kidney stones to clear out.

I still do not have a lot of energy but I'm still plugging along doing what I can.

So Yesterday Sherry and I was out and running around and from the I can tell the energy level is coming along but it has been a slow process.

Oh I don't remember if I mention it or not Sherry our daughter had been down from West Virginia for the passed month to help Nancy with everything until I feel like I can handle it.

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I'm still here

 Sometimes life gets in the way of the things that you do not plan on having and so it has with me.

Nancy and I always see the doctor or in our case was our care provider Jeff the that is a PA and is good as what he does but, in this case, an honest mistake?

He did the blood work on me and also wanted a PSA which showed blood in my urine.  This is a no-no for men.  I told him I used to have kidney stone that I passed every two years when I was younger that I haven't had in twenty years, but he wanted me to see a urologist about some spots on my kidneys.

Naturally that would raise some concern.

So after a few weeks with the urologist, he said it was not cancer, but I had three or four large kidney stones that I would not be able to pass until he did the shock wave and broke them up.

Wednesday was the day that he did the and he also said he was able to break all of them  having to do it in one sessions.

In the middle of all that Nancy and I both came down with the COVID-19.

So it's not been a very happy time around the home place but in all of it we are thankful for the way it has turned out.

Hope I can get busy with my blog once again.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a great day.  

 

Happy New Year

                                               

That is my wish for all of you and thanks for sticking with me all these years.

Well, I have to say around the house last night that the old year went out with a bang and likewise the New Year came in, it lasted around thirty minutes of continued fireworks. 

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