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melsrest
"In shock. I am receiving 150 pounds of yarn to make hats by end of Dec.!! What have i gotten myself into LOL"
12:37pm, August 4, 2009
What a weekend!! Mood
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 | A Rambling story

What a weekend we had as my hubby started with a few twinges and pains in his chest Firday night which he just blew off as indigestion. It came and went..came and went the next day until about 8:00 pm Saturday night and he came and asked me what acid reflux felt like. There was no typical pain down his left arm so I called my mom..tried taking his BP and the batteries were dead and then I touched his hands and they were exremely cold for him. He is always warm. So I packed him up to the ER. Without hesitation they took one look at him and took him straight back. Skipping most of the details it turned out he had a 100% blockage in his main artery,leading to a heart attack. A non-smoker, non-drinker,healthy weight and diet. Doctor figures heredity factor.

Needless to say I am exhausted adn have not eaten well since Sunday so you know how well that sets with our crohns and IBS !1 Hopefully I can get it back in order while caring for hubby,

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  1. GTK

    What a dreadful ordeal for you to have to go through... and no doubt frightening as well. I hope things settle back to normal very soon. I am sending tons of hugs and positive thoughts for you. Take care... xxx


    GTK

  2. melsrest

    Things are going pretty good. The doctors are holding off on letting him go back to work for another month so he is getting a bit antsy but we will get by. He is learning what it's like to be like us in dealing with health issues and not feeling 100 %


    melsrest

Where & how is every one Mood
Sunday, September 6, 2009 | A Rambling story

I've been out of touch and for that I am sorry. For some reason my emails stopped and I figured I better check in and see what was happening with everyone.  I got my 120 pund delivery of yarn to make hats so I will be quite busy for the next few months but I will try to remember to check back here. I tried to go to church this morning and made it through SUnday school adn into the morning service and of course the bowels decided to start their thing and started cramping up adn wouldn't you know I had emptied my purse adn didn't have my med's with me!!! So I had to pick up all my bags adn baggage and head for home. How discouraging as it is basically my only out for the week.

I miss trhe supportive notes and hugs I hope everyone is doing okay.

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What a week!! Mood
Sunday, July 12, 2009 | A General Update story

So sorry I haven't been here and around to give supoprt. I happened to get a message from my ex-stepdaughter that her mom had passed a week ago Thursday so my daughternad I went up to be with her to try and give her support for a few days. Normally I do all I can NOT to make the 8-10 hour trip but for this gal I would do almost anything especially knowing how close she was to her mom.

I made it through the first 24 hours,(Sunday into Monday) okay and started feeling a little uneasy so I just took it easy the first day while the girls ran around and even into Tuesday, but when we got to calling hours I suspected I may have a little problemas it was SSOOOO COLD in there!!  My stomach started rolling and hurting. I had brought an applesauce with me and that took a while to set but it eventually settled before the service.By the time everything was over I thoguth I was okay. We had an hour drive home so we went out to eat before headed home. I ate adn again everything seemed okay except I coukd only eat half my meal which isn't too strange but oohh by the time we got home I knew I ws in trouble. I took a swig of phenegren and headed to bed at 11:00. At 12:30 I was up having up my guts!! and again at 3:00. I ws so afraid I was going to spoil the burial and reception after but I felt a bit better in the morning I just didn't eat knowing I had such a long trip ahead. Cutting it short I made it home.

But the one thing that reall y got me was that I got to FINALLY meet my 2 great-grandsons! ages 3 and 5. The 3 year old took his great-grammas death just as hard as my step-daughter. At the burial he cried and cried and wanted to know why he couldn't see Nina. Why couldn't we open th ecasket and let him see his Nina. The wise and skillful pastor told him only Jesus could open the casket after it had been sealed, and it seemed to appease him. My heart just ached for him. I know I can never replace his great gramma but I'm hoping I can at least now be a part of their lives.

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