Question for ALL (Comments please).

Hi All;
Bring it on! Please.
Having been verbally attacked, sabotaged, (even to include a desperate attempt at humiliating me), I have put the following question out for everyone...

Has any one of you ever had to question my Faith, or lack of it?
Now what of my patriotism?
Why? or Why not?

XOXO
Me

PS
I am over 50 years old. I am more than set in my beliefs and am quite honest as I have been always. As Mama said, "blatantly and brutally honest"
Therefore I won't be hurt (or disgraced?), by your words. 
Though of course you are welcomed to try....

A 'Casey Update' From Minnesota

Good Morning All;
We are yet in Minnesota- I have just brought Punk outside- A quiet walk for us both.

Before we left, and ready to get in the car. Casey had begun to laugh.
I had no idea why til she pointed; and told me I had to get my camera...

Flipped the trap right over.  (Either that, or it's Hide~n~Seek)!

Since I have not been catching the meeces in the house, I leave the trap in the attached garage.
Sure enough that little guy tried to have his last meal.


Aside from my back, and Casey's tummy, we had an uneventful drive here.


Punk, (in Ringle of course).


Casey brought all of her homework...



...and a snack or two.

I prayed to 'the god of the back' to take me away. (It didn't work). ;-)

And Punk was bored...



... even with the big town scenery.

 
My "Multiply" friend Beths daughter Melanie has been awful sick since her own TP/AIT.
One of the matters put to her was that Melanie has gastroparesis. When I had brought that term up to Dr. Sutherland, it was then he ordered that test.
...So thanks to Beth, Casey has had a gastric emptying test!
(Thank you "Little Voice"). Beth and I have learned that not only do the two doctors compare notes, so do us two mothers!

*  Casey's own test came back as "severely delayed"

Meeting with Dr, Sutherland twice now, he will probably be doing Casey's surgery after the 1st of the year.
She will be having a roux en y gastrojejunostomy. (Click to read a few articles if you wish).
Not sure if there is a short way to say that, but for those familiar it is also the surgery that is done to counter obesity. Save for the fact that Casey's stomach should remain at almost 50% of its whole size.



 
Photo from here:
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/esophagojejunostomy1.jpg

And a much better picture to show the "Y" part of it.

The bile from her liver will not be able to get anywhere near her stomach as the cut will be 28 cm beneath the duodenum (Tail end of stomach).
This promises to be yet another long surgery- They will use the same scar as she is to be filleted open during it all.
Should have had that darned zipper put in a long time ago...
She will be hospitalized at least a week too.

She has yet another prescription to hopefully hold her over until 2010.

And in the meantime...



... a few prayers won't ever hurt.

Hope all is well with you?
Love to all.

XOXO
Me