First off…welcome to my “new look”! Mary Weise of Mary Weise Development created this new look for her Grandma 🙂 Thanks so much my dear girl! Now I’ll be going through a learning curve to understand and use all the new stuff. Maybe this will motivate me to write more often. (I know…it’s been way… Continue Reading
We are in “maintaining” mode. Maintaining a somewhat balanced life amidst the hassle of 2 or 3 long driving trips to the doctor. We are gone for 5 to 7 hours for each trip. Really cuts into the relaxed, retired life style 🙂 Oh well…it is what it is as my friend and I like… Continue Reading
As the week progressed, Jim’s hemoglobin count decreased causing the doctor great concern. He called us to tell Jim he needed to get to the emergency room for a transfusion, “right away”! But we didn’t get the message because Jim had his phone volume turned down. Thursday morning he got up and could hardly do… Continue Reading
Yesterday truly was a day of “Joan On The Road”! 230 miles, 2 doctor appointments and dinner out …from Hemet to Oceanside to Long Beach and home! Jim woke up with a painful right eye and no vision in that eye. That’s the one with macular degeneration. So immediately he thinks “the eye is gone”…something… Continue Reading
I can’t believe I haven’t written anything here for nearly 6 weeks. Bad Girl!!! But since half my life is spent waiting there’s not much to write about. Waiting in doctor offices, waiting for test results, waiting for water to boil…etc. Today I had a partner in waiting. Renee went with us to a clinic… Continue Reading