EGD- Pictures of Innards. (You have been warned).

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Not MY wreath-
(Taken at Kelli and Tims place).

Good Morning All;
My apologies for visiting and not replying to your many entries. I am just not feeling the greatest.
Must have caught a lil bug while at the hospital for Casey.

Casey will be needing more surgery.
She had her EGD, (esophagogastroduodenoscopy).
Her anastamotic ulcers are still there. The surgeon here in town has upped her meds, changing one to a liquid as perhaps that may work for her pain a bit better.

These types of ulcers are directly caused by surgery- (The other, more common ulcer is caused by a bacteria, h~pylori).

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The amount of pain that this young lady has learned to live with on a daily basis, for the past 6+ years just moves me.
Still, she has more chutzpah than most of her peers- or any other group. Not in a rude or impertinent sort of way, just with her ability to look at everything and still say, "so what?"
Makes a mama real proud.

My son in law William called on Thursday- All is well in Alabama, save for the fact that the poor guy has been freezing half to death. (I chuckle at that always).
Lawrence is quite well, although with the heart thing, he is limited to non-contact sports. So, much like Casey, he has dealt with that too. He is on the swim team and is loving every minute of that. He will be 11 this coming February- and is already almost 5' tall. That physique means he can swim like a fish!

When the phone rang again last night, and it was William, I got a bit panicked- Two days in a row is almost unheard of unless something is happening.
He stated that he and Lawrence were just leaving the hospital. His oldest son, Blaine, is now in the hospital, -with pancreatitis.
Lordy, I didn't even know of this until Casey's problems started. Then I didn't know anyone else with it. Then Uncle Chum had one attack a few years back. Now Blaine. Now I know 3 people.
Odd, isn't it?
Blaine is 21. He will be hospitalized until this bout passes. 
They have also found a growth on the outside of his small intestine. Not yet sure exactly what it is attached to, but that will have to be dealt with too.
I wish him the very best of diagnosis and prognosis.
William did tell me that where the growth is, is very very rare that this sort of thing would be malignant. That is good to know. Still hard for these kids to be in such pain.

   ... If it's not one thing...

I sewed until about 3AM then stole a few hours of sleep.
Some things are coming together. Some, not so much.  Oh well.   hehehe

Punk must surely hate me for being so busy without her.

She lays on the foot pedal...




Or, Worse, ...


~ She lays on my nicely ironed ready to use patches...
(Casey had to iron more than a few, again, the other day).

And I save almost everything.   3 shots of patches too small to use.


Too small?   Wanna bet?

These are NOT my quilts, so I can post these pictures. hehehe










I only wish I had more thread and fabric...

I'd better close and get on with my day.
Casey and Greg will be here shortly-  Brian called yesterday and her car is ready to be picked up. YAY!  Happy it is done.

I hope all is well with everyone!  That you are enjoying these last two weeks of the year!

Must fly for now- My love to all.

XOXO
Me

Milly etc... Lotsa Stuff.

 

Maybe you are the only one who doesn't know about my Miss Milly?
Please CLICK HERE if you don't know.

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Good Evening;
I caught myself- for the 100th time, looking out the kitchen window- specifically to look toward the kennel.
Wonder how long it takes to settle in that she won't be there no matter how many times I look? (And she has been INside all winter too).

Of course there are still times that I think to call Mom, just for that split~second... (And she's been gone 10+ years).

Punk is getting along well enough
Every now and then to just stare into the distance, to cry a bit...
But we have been playing outside lots too.

Nothing like sunshine (and many spent calories) to help!

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She dreams about going to the woods again...
(Trust me, so do I).

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Not sure about everyone else, but the weather has been fantastic!
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Just 2 days ago my yard was an ice rink!

I do think there is more mud in my yard than ice. (For now anyway).

I also realize that Groundhog Day only marks the halfway point of winter; so there is plenty left.

sigh

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Good News!!!!

Micki and Mike finally have their website up!
Dedicated to Baby Mariah.
(Yes, I stole her picture of the laughing pencils)

"to bring smiles to the faces of children who have to endure a day, a week or even months in the hospital."

"Our mission is to be able to give local hospitals new coloring books, crayons, markers, colored pencils, craft items, etc. to pediatric patients. Each time they visit they will receive a new coloring book & box of crayons to take home with them. We will also offer alternatives such as puzzles, project bags, or paints. Often times, cancer patients are offered "community" craft items. With comprised immune systems, the threat is always there that the child may develop an illness. Riah's Rainbow eliminates that fear for parents.

To provide further assistance, it is our hope that in the future we will be able to provide parents with the resources to take their children out for a day adventure...maybe to the zoo, or dinner and a movie for the whole family."

Please check it out!!! CLICK or save http://www.riahsrainbow.org/

I have the news on in the background... I hope everyone is safe from the tornadoes in Oklahoma, and that you remain out of harms way.


On to a bit of the paranormal...
"At the heart of science is an essential tension between two seemingly contradictory attitudes - an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counterintuitive they may be, and the most ruthless skeptical scrutiny of all ideas, old and new."
- Carl Sagan
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As many of you know, I probably don't live alone.
But what you don't know is that I finally got a new camera.
It has night vision on it. Infrared. And I have been having fun just taking random shots every now and then.
On the first night, I probably took about 20 shots just sitting on the couch after waking up about 2Am.
As I uploaded them the next day, I realized something was quite weird-
About ½-way through the pictures I'd taken on that night... (I hadn't moved either the camera or myself).
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Please forgive my mess! hehehe
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And then this one...
Taken right after that first one,
& in the midst of all my snapping that shutter.

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What IS that???
Maybe the cat sneezed?

Know that the following shot was the same as the top picture here.
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Sunday night I had gone upstairs to see if I could get a decent picture of the moon.
It was too high in the sky to do so.
I had been upstairs all of about 2 minutes.
Snapped a few pictures of my bedroom too. Nothing there. (Story of my life)...

But Sputnik decided to come up the steps and join me, so I snapped a shot of him.
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Not too sure why his eyes make him look like a Nazi?

But do you see the two people standing in the bathroom door?
Back up a bit from your screen if you do not see what I see.
Weird.
But I am glad they are quiet. hehehe

Methinks I really LOVE this camera!

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Casey and I have been having fun too!
I bought her a little sewing machine for her birthday!
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She is thrilled that in about 2 short seconds
she can sew the buttons back onto Greg's shirts! hehehe
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My dad used to comment on how strange Mom was!
He found it odd that she would go to the store, buy some pretty material; only to cut it apart, and then sew it back together.
Too cute!

Not me though. I just find little treasures in the shed, or at Goodwill or St Vinnies.
(THEN I cut them apart and sew them back together). hehehe


Tired of having Master Gabriel look like a ragamuffin every time I see him, I finally broke down and bought him a zillion clothes, then dropped them off.

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Here he is, waving at Casey and I as we left!

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No one hears from Berta much. Last we heard anything, her new (now ex) boyfriend was fixing to throw her out. He'd called Casey and asked if she would take her in.
Casey said no. And hasn't heard anything since.

As for me... I worry; then I remember to "Let go and Let God."

I'd better close for tonight.
Hope all is well in your little corner of the world.

XOXO
Anne

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Originally posted to my stupid Y 360, Tuesday February 10, 2009 - 09:43pm (CST)