Small Talk: The Prayer Closet

[Mindthinkr]

There once lived a woman who loved shiny things. 
Sapphires, Rubies, and pretty diamond rings. 
So in these
her heart lusted for more. 
So very much, 
Down to her core. 

She would seek them out
not matter the cost, 
just to say,
“Look what I’ve got.” 

As time went by she had quite the collection, 
for in her eyes, 
this was 
perfection. 
But that wasn’t enough, no, 
She couldn’t stop there. 
She would stare at her closet 
“I have nothing to wear!”

Years went by, 
but her hunger still grew.
Her house filled with things, all shiny and new. 
But one day she paused, for something went wrong. 
The loved ones she held dear, 
Were now all gone. 

“When did this happen?!” 
It hadn’t been that long, 
They could not compete, 
Her love was forgone. 

For people were not her most valuable treasure, 
they tried and tried, 
But just couldn’t measure. 

Her heart grew sad, for she was now all alone. 
With all her things 
her house wasn’t a home. 

For people were worth more than money could buy, 
For when she realized she began to cry. 

“Why oh why couldn’t I see?” 
Money are riches I can’t take with me. 
“Please time go back! I can make this right”
“I promise I won’t chase all those things in sight.”

But time replied, 
“You had your dance.” 
“I’m so very sorry, you missed your chance.” 

Cherish your family, hug and embrace, 
For they are the things you can never replace.

By Katie 

Edited to remove her last name. She is marrying my neighbor’s son in August and she wrote that last year before she met him. She is a lovely young woman. 

Edited May 14, 2019 by Mindthinkr

[bigskygirl]

I am a little sad. The police department volunteer program has closed. Volunteers were not able to come in to help out much, police chief retired a few months ago, and things are changing in the department. I feel bad because I have not been able to help out because of being sick on and off for the last four years. Hopefully they will be able to get the program up and running again in the future.

[bigskygirl]

I hope this is not a bad omen, but Tim Conway has died at the age of 85. I loved him on the Carol Burnett show. First Doris Day and now him.

[Mindthinkr]

1 minute ago, bigskygirl said:

I hope this is not a bad omen, but Tim Conway has died at the age of 85. I loved him on the Carol Burnett show. First Doris Day and now him.

Yes, 2019 May shape up to be a very sad year for losses. 

[Westiepeach]

22 minutes ago, bigskygirl said:

I hope this is not a bad omen, but Tim Conway has died at the age of 85. I loved him on the Carol Burnett show. First Doris Day and now him.

Peggy Lipton, too. There's the three.

[emma675]

This is going to sound terrible, but I'm okay with Doris Day and Tim Conway passing. They had really long, seemingly great lives and we could all do worse than dying of old age with our friends and family around us. It's the people who are cut down unexpectedly and at young ages, like Luke Perry or Anton Yelich or Heath Ledger, who hit me hard. I don't know if it's the youth factor or what, but I'm always left with that feeling of missing out on so much of what they could have done. 

I think I'm just melancholy because an old high school friend's mother died in a car accident last week and her father was the driver (he fell asleep at the wheel and the car rolled several times into a ditch). Her father is fine but her mom passed away after a week on life support. 

[amitville]

23 hours ago, jcbrown said:

I'm devastated. We had to say goodbye to Hillary this morning. She came to us when she was three weeks old and has been on my lap or shoulder for as much of the following 19+ years as she possibly could. I loved her so much and I miss her more than I can say.

I've let Pixie and Lucy know that they need to step up and start being lap cats ASAP.

 Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

Edited May 14, 2019 by amitville

[lookeyloo]

@jcbrown so sorry to hear about your dear Hillary.  We have sent many pets over the rainbow bridge. Not easy. 

[MargeGunderson]

@amitville, that makes me tear up every time.

[Rabbittron]

To the people of the metro Denver area including the suburbs please stay off the roads. My oldest teen Rabbittron got his driver's license passed on the first try I cried. Not because I was happy.

[bigskygirl]

11 minutes ago, Rabbittron said:

To the people of the metro Denver area including the suburbs please stay off the roads. My oldest teen Rabbittron got his driver's license passed on the first try I cried. Not because I was happy.

Don't send him to where I live because you take your life in your hands with the drivers.

[BitterApple]

4 hours ago, Rabbittron said:

To the people of the metro Denver area including the suburbs please stay off the roads. My oldest teen Rabbittron got his driver's license passed on the first try I cried. Not because I was happy.

Your post reminds me of this hilarious story:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/11/21/europe/teenager-loses-driving-license-scli-grm-intl/index.html

[Mindthinkr]

10 minutes ago, BitterApple said:

Your post reminds me of this hilarious story:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/11/21/europe/teenager-loses-driving-license-scli-grm-intl/index.html

With that teens driving inexperience,  it could have been so much worse than just getting caught by the police. 

[Barb23]

13 hours ago, Rabbittron said:

To the people of the metro Denver area including the suburbs please stay off the roads. My oldest teen Rabbittron got his driver's license passed on the first try I cried. Not because I was happy.

Congrats to New Driver Rabbitron.  Wishing him many years of safe driving.

Just be thankful he's not twins.  My friend got herself so worked up on the day her twin daughters went for their licenses that she almost ended up in the ER with a horrendous migraine among other physical ailments.  And this was after they were done. She made sure they were scheduled one after the other on the same day.  She was so worried about how she would handle it if one passed & the other didn't.  Or having to go thru it all again if one or both failed.  Luckily (for her health) they both passed on the first try.  

The joke around my family is to say for everyone to stay off the SIDEWALKS (not the roads) when a family member gets their license. 

[DragonFaerie]

Ok, sorry that no update Tuesday evening. I got home around 10 pm and sat down and fell asleep in front of the computer. When I woke up, I just went to bed. Tuesday was a little rough. Dialysis was rough on him and we had to put him back on oxygen. The other gentlemen in the room had a lot of his family come in and they were yelling and cursing because he had a stroke and they didn't approve of the restraints and attempted to take them off and he almost ripped out his NG tube. so not a lot of sleep for him.

Wednesday was a LOT better. Up this morning and into the chair. While the hospital doc was still trying to do a ct scan the head of the gastric department said no. So she contacted his surgeon who said, maybe Sat or monday, but definitely not today. Which we were thrilled with because he's miserable for those. WBC count dropped. Normal high WBC is 11,000. He hit 35,000. On Wednesday he was down to 28,000!!!! His rectal tube was removed and he got to not only use the bedside toilet, but had URINE again - 50ml. His brain function is awesome. His roommate had more folks during the day that brought at least 5 children and were loud and running all over the place. The nurse leader is looking to move him into another room so he can sleep. 3 of his friends came over after work and hung out for 2 hours and did a TON of good for his mental health!!! Let's keep that energy coming this way!!!!

[galaxychaser]

I am watching Maury and there is a baby named Khaos pronounced Chaos like Charlie. 

[BitterApple]

1 hour ago, galaxychaser said:

I am watching Maury and there is a baby named Khaos pronounced Chaos like Charlie. 

Sigh. Of course there is.

[Mindthinkr]

Must be that imagined connection with that certain family whose names all begin with K.

[bigskygirl]

First of all no offense to any one who works in the health care field or medical office/hospital billing departments, but I am starting to have some problems with the medical clinic billing department. I saw the specialist last month for a fellow up visit, and I gave the receptionist my 2019 insurance card and $25.00 co payment when I came in to see the doctor. Somehow they started billing Medicaid for things from last year even with my new insurance information. I told them I have not been on Medicaid since last August and gave them my new insurance information over the phone.

I went in yesterday for my annual physical and once again gave them my 2019 insurance card along with the $20.00 co payment for seeing my primary care provider. Now they have my payment from yesterday pending along with them putting it on my April specialist bill as a pending payment on his bill.

I want to know who was the one who is billing Medicaid when it was cancel last August. I also had a blood test in late March, and the insurance claim went through with no problems. I also was told it should take 30 to 40 days for my specialist bill claim to be sent to the insurance company. Really... I notice my blood test bill was sent right away to the company, and they sent out a payment within two weeks of getting the claim. I also see Medicaid claims starting in February 2019 which has not been taken down yet on my patient portal account. Plus the fact I noticed the place where I get my CPAP equipment has sent in their claim the right way.

I should not to have to check every two weeks to make sure everything is being billed correctly. I had no problems last year when my new insurance came into play. Obviously someone is not doing their job the right way. I am not the first person to have problems with the billing departments, and this is the first time in years I have to deal with them. I also know my insurance company will cover these bills because they have do so since last October. End of my rant.

Edited May 16, 2019 by bigskygirl

[bigskygirl]

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[DragonFaerie]

Thursday - he seemed more tired today, but the roommate's family was in and out for hours last night and early this morning. Vitals were great today. Even though he was panting and felt like he wasn't getting enough air at times, even on oxygen, his oxygen levels were in the 95-99 range which was perfect. We think it was partially pain, they gave him a tiny bit of pain meds for the first time in a couple of days, and we think it was also anxiety and annoyance at the loud and drama queens for the roommate. Up twice for the potty chair. Morning saw another 50 ml of urine!!! Dialysis started to set up at 6 pm tonight, so I came home before 10 pm for the first time in ages. One of the best news is that the White Blood Count which had hit 35,000, and had come down on Wed to 28,000 was, this morning at...........23,000!!!!!!

[Happyfatchick]

Good morning all!  That is all.  Hoping everyone has a great day. 

@jcbrown, I’m so so sorry about the passing of your sweet baby.  @DragonFaerie, I’m so relieved and happy to hear R is doing better.  You deserve to be on some smooth water and I think you’re getting there.  (You need a new roomie - I hope that situation has resolved itself.  

We have so muuuuuuch going on right now, some days it’s hard to find which way is UP.  We’re almost done with the house remodel and about ready to go on market.  I’m really tired - this has been a PROCESS because we do all the work ourselves and these were big work jobs.  And maintaining the house we live in and watching the grand’s sometimes.  Even occasionally eating something that didn’t come from a paper bag.  I look with longing at my camper every single day... you know... it’s what we do. Juggle whatever’s in front of you, trying to keep everybody happy.  If not happy then maybe just not depressed/suicidal/homicidal/psychotic/manic. I’m the nucleus (as is everyone else on this forum).  If I lose focus, everything falls apart.  I’ve been wearing my big girl panties since at least February.  

On a different note, I did manage to get my hair did the other day (it’s cute!) and my hairdresser took a couple pics, including a profile.  ive  never studied my profile in my life, not once.  Holy God.  I look JUST LIKE my dad with hair.  I have his lips, his nose, his eyes (although his were hazel).  AMAZING how striking.  And yet, every day of my life someone comments that I look just like my mom, and I can see that too!  I’m built just like Mama, and I inherited her long baggy boobs.  I have her thick cabbage patch hair (thankfully, as daddy was bald...).  I’m also my mom walking in the flesh, I AM my mother.  (Thankful for that, too, love you Mama!).  She was silly and a story teller.  Funniest person I ever knew.  (Until my oldest child grew into adulthood and fully embraced himself - he is HILARIOUS!).  Last night, I was talking about our day in general and my daughter casually asked if I’d seen the recent commercials where the young couples find themselves turning into their parents.  “No reason,” she comments.  “Juuuuust asking”.

[galaxychaser]

Anyone else watching Barry on HBO?

[BitterApple]

1 hour ago, galaxychaser said:

Anyone else watching Barry on HBO?

I'm so bitter over Game of Thrones, I don't know if I can invest in another HBO series. Is it any good?

[galaxychaser]

On 5/16/2019 at 12:26 PM, Mindthinkr said:

Must be that imagined connection with that certain family whose names all begin with K.

Nope the mom was Kacey but misspelled and the other kid was Kadence also misspelled.  I saw Khaos and thought of teen mom 2 Kail lol.

1 hour ago, BitterApple said:

I'm so bitter over Game of Thrones, I don't know if I can invest in another HBO series. Is it any good?

It’s amazing give it a try! 

[galaxychaser]

Kim K named her new blessing Psalm... 

[lookeyloo]

8 minutes ago, galaxychaser said:

Kim K named her new blessing Psalm... 

Oh my.  

[Nysha]

9 minutes ago, galaxychaser said:

Kim K named her new blessing Psalm... 

Of course, she did. It goes well with Saint.

[SunnyBeBe]

For all of those who responded to my post about sending my old friend a DVD video that contained her mother and my mother singing in the choir from many years ago (her mom and most of her family is now deceased). I wanted to let you know that my friend did receive the video in time for Mother's Day.....She was so touched.  She told me that it moved her so much and that it meant the world to her.  I could tell that she was overwhelmed.  There were other old family friends in that video too and we remembered them.  So, it turned out great.   

[DragonFaerie]

White blood cell count continues to drop and is down to 21,000. One of the surgeons who was in surgery with Raymond came by and ordered the contrast CT scan today to see if the hole is completely healed. so everybody send good energy and prayers that the hole is healed. if it’s healed they will take out the NG tube and he could have something to drink. No fever, BP and heartrate and oxygen levels are all good. other than being completely exhausted and weak he’s doing pretty damn good. talked last night to the nurse after dialysis was finished at about 11 pm and said he did fine during dialysis. talked to the kidney doctor today he said once the white blood cell count gets down a little bit lower they will put in a more permanent dialysis port which will be on his chest and he’ll be able to move his neck more which is a good thing. kidney doctor was very pleased to hear about the fact that he is starting to produce urine. Fell asleep in a folding chair so decided that meant it was time to come home and Raymond was good with that. home by 8:15. the nurse confirmed that yes there is something in the computer that says the scan was read but she doesn’t have access to tell us what it says. I’m guessing it’s nothing new and horrible or the surgeons would’ve been down to talk to us. I’m guessing because the hospitalist and the surgeon are probably gone for the day we won’t know until in the morning. I just really hope they don’t say there’s no change and we have to go another week of waiting.

[Love2dance]

@DragonFaerie, so happy to read your continuing good updates. Waiting for holes to heal and close is nerve wracking. (My hubby had an ulcer that needed to heal and close before he could have a necessary heart valve replacement.) Hope you get the good news tomorrow that he can begin to drink.

[SunnyBeBe]

Dragonfaerie, sending many prayers and well wishes for your DH and for your entire family.  The waiting like that is so tough. Try to get your rest too. 

[Mindthinkr]

Please pray for a lady I know. She’s almost 48 and just found a lump in her breast. It scares her because her mother found a lump at the same age and died from breast cancer. She hasn't told her husband because they live in the Midwest where they farm and the weather has made his job (and planting) darn near impossible. I wish I didn’t live thousands of miles away from her so I could hold her hand and help her get through this. 

[Natalie68]

5 hours ago, Mindthinkr said:

Please pray for a lady I know. She’s almost 48 and just found a lump in her breast. It scares her because her mother found a lump at the same age and died from breast cancer. She hasn't told her husband because they live in the Midwest where they farm and the weather has made his job (and planting) darn near impossible. I wish I didn’t live thousands of miles away from her so I could hold her hand and help her get through this. 

My thoughts are with her.  It is very scary!

21 hours ago, DragonFaerie said:

White blood cell count continues to drop and is down to 21,000. One of the surgeons who was in surgery with Raymond came by and ordered the contrast CT scan today to see if the hole is completely healed. so everybody send good energy and prayers that the hole is healed. if it’s healed they will take out the NG tube and he could have something to drink. No fever, BP and heartrate and oxygen levels are all good. other than being completely exhausted and weak he’s doing pretty damn good. talked last night to the nurse after dialysis was finished at about 11 pm and said he did fine during dialysis. talked to the kidney doctor today he said once the white blood cell count gets down a little bit lower they will put in a more permanent dialysis port which will be on his chest and he’ll be able to move his neck more which is a good thing. kidney doctor was very pleased to hear about the fact that he is starting to produce urine. Fell asleep in a folding chair so decided that meant it was time to come home and Raymond was good with that. home by 8:15. the nurse confirmed that yes there is something in the computer that says the scan was read but she doesn’t have access to tell us what it says. I’m guessing it’s nothing new and horrible or the surgeons would’ve been down to talk to us. I’m guessing because the hospitalist and the surgeon are probably gone for the day we won’t know until in the morning. I just really hope they don’t say there’s no change and we have to go another week of waiting.

You and your husband are in my thoughts.  I know how helpless it can make you feel when you can't make it better and the love of your life is ill.  Stay strong!

[DragonFaerie]

Sat was a rough day. Got to the hospital this morning on less than fumes and Raymond looked awful. He had a bad night and they were starting dialysis early. Met with the doctor and we talked about several things. Hemoglobin up - which is good. WBC about the same at 22,000. Both his amazing nurse, the doctor and the nurse manager's boss, all took one look at me and ordered me home and to bed adn not come back tonight. Managed an hour and a half, then another 3 hours. Working on laundry, cleaning the kitchen and eating food. Later a bath and more sleep and hoping to feel better tomorrow.

[lookeyloo]

5 hours ago, DragonFaerie said:

Sat was a rough day. Got to the hospital this morning on less than fumes and Raymond looked awful. He had a bad night and they were starting dialysis early. Met with the doctor and we talked about several things. Hemoglobin up - which is good. WBC about the same at 22,000. Both his amazing nurse, the doctor and the nurse manager's boss, all took one look at me and ordered me home and to bed adn not come back tonight. Managed an hour and a half, then another 3 hours. Working on laundry, cleaning the kitchen and eating food. Later a bath and more sleep and hoping to feel better tomorrow.

Oh dear.  I hope Raymond continues to improve, and as far as for you - you will be no good to him if you aren't taking care of yourself!  I understand - Mr. lookeyloo had a heart attack and then bypass and then had every known side effect plus a sternal wound infection.  He had about 8 hospitalizations, a gaping wound for a year,  and a lot of IV antibiotics.  But he did get better.  So, my empathy is with you!!  Keep us posted.

[Christina87]

Hey everybody! Missed you guys! Had a GREAT trip to the beach. It was so wonderful to have fun with my family, and my birds! My family's wonderful golden retriever celebrated her thirteenth birthday on the trip, as well. And no one died of toxic fumes in the car either. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[lookeyloo]

Great pictures @Christina87!  Glad you had a good time!!

[Christina87]

1 minute ago, lookeyloo said:

Great pictures @Christina87!  Glad you had a good time!!

Thanks! It was sooooo much fun!!! Not ready to be back yet! 😜

[crazycatlady58]

On 5/7/2019 at 10:33 PM, Happyfatchick said:

My middle fur-baby came in this morning from going potty, laid down in my kitchen floor and quit living.  Just like that.  

I mean, there’s a lot more to the story, obviously.  Been crying and talking about her all day (alternating with brief periods of slight embarrassment at how distraught I am over losing a dog).  

The screen saver on my work computer is my favorite picture (and for some reason I have more pics of her than the other 2 combined).  She’s a boxer, so her perpetual expression 100% of the time was “.....whuuut?”.  The pic:  she’d been digging in mud, so her square smushy nose is crusted in red mud.  She has eye boogers.  And on either side of her mouth are hanging 8” spools of drool.  Sweetest baby ever.  Sophie-Girl.

I am so sorry hfc, it is hard to lose out furbabies. I still cry for my Bugsie and she has been gone for 20 years. I believe we will have our pets in Heaven after all the Bible says there will be no tears there.

[crazycatlady58]

DragonFaerie,I am glad that your husband is improving. I don't post much but read almost every day, except the past few weeks I went down a rabbit hole on another forum and look at all that I missed. For all that lost a pet my thoughts and tears are with you. I will now not miss a day,I have missed my family here and yeas I did not put family in quotes because we are a family in a way.

[Love2dance]

@DragonFaerie, hope today was an easier day than Saturday, and hubby continues to improve. Most of all, hope you were able to refresh just a little after yesterday’s forced “stay at home.”

@crazycatlady58, welcome back. And yes, after all this time, we are family.

[sixlets]

There have been many ups and downs here in our group.  I'm sorry to hear about family pet losses.  Ms. Matilda, Mr. Arthur, and Mrs. Pollina would like to pass on their hugs, love, and extra purrs.  

Dragon-You and your husband are still in my thoughts!  I hope it's on the mend very soon.

I have been dragging my feet about posting in here.  I'm mainly concerned a family members knows about this place and will read things that I have kept quiet from everyone, save my mom, inlaws, and husband.  I'm not putting it on Facebook either.  I will be going in next Wednesday to have my 3rd iron infusion done.  I've done one around this time of the year in 2017 & 2018 as well.  This is just never a good time for my levels.  I have ZERO symptoms though.  I'm not tired, I have energy, and I still have some desire to go out and do things.  What I do have a ton of is pain.  Lots and lots of pain.  THAT is what is keeping me at home and explains why I don't want to be around a ton of people when it will be people who don't understand.  I'm heading to bed now (I'm currently smacked into the middle of a flare for whatever reason, and the combo of RX pain meds and sleep (along with Ambien), it's the only relief I can possibly get.  I will be around sometime tomorrow to speak more about it.  If anyone has any questions, please feel to ask.  I'm an open book with 99.9% of my life, and I would love to help just one person overcome, and deal slightly better, with IP.  

Good night and sweet dreams😴

[wilsie]

I've seen this posted on Facebook and Twitter.  It's attributed to Christian Pastor Dave Barnhart on Roe vs Wade:

"The unborn" are a convenient group of people to advocate for. They never make demands of you; they are morally uncomplicated, unlike the incarcerated, addicted, or the chronically poor; they don't resent your condescension or complain that you are not politically correct; unlike widows, they don't ask you to question patriarchy; unlike orphans, they don't need money, education, or childcare; unlike aliens, they don't bring all that racial, cultural, and religious baggage that you dislike; they allow you to feel good about yourself without any work at creating or maintaining relationships; and when they are born, you can forget about them, because they cease to be unborn. It's almost as if, by being born, they have died to you. You can love the unborn and advocate for them without substantially challenging your own wealth, power, or privilege, without re-imagining social structures, apologizing, or making reparations to anyone. They are, in short, the perfect people to love if you want to claim you love Jesus but actually dislike people who breathe.

Prisoners? Immigrants? The sick? The poor? Widows? Orphans? All the groups that are specifically mentioned in the Bible? They all get thrown under the bus for the unborn." 

I think it's true about a majority of politicians and people who profess Christianity while living so far from what Jesus was really about.

Edited May 22, 2019 by wilsie
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[Jynnan tonnix]

So, a bit of a worrisome day today. My mom is in hospital with bronchitis and there's something else they don't like the look of going on with her lungs, but don't know any more details yet. They are going to do more testing.

Plus I have my first visit with the surgeon regarding the malignancy they found during my colonoscopy. I don't think I'm going to get much more information on that yet either, but at least the ball will get rolling on treatment. I've been very successfully putting all thoughts of that way on the back burner since first getting the diagnosis, but I guess it's going to start getting real.

[Barb23]

@DragonFaerie Hope things are improving with your husband. 

@Jynnan tonnix I've been thinking of you in regards to your treatment. Hopefully the surgeon will be able to provide you with the helpful info you need. Hoping your mom will improve too. 

@sixlets  I understand  what you are going through as one who suffers with pain on a daily basis too with my rheumatoid arthritis.  Could you explain what IP is?  I tried googling it but didn't get very far.  

[Nysha]

@sixlets, I'm sorry your symptoms are causing you pain. Chronic pain has to be one of the hardest things to live with.

@jynnan tonnix, I'm praying that your treatment will be fast and effective.

[Love2dance]

@Jynnan tonnix, that’s a lot to deal with all at once. I really hope your mom will be ok and they will be able to offer you relatively easy and effective treatment for your tumor. Please keep us informed. Hugs and good thoughts coming your way,

[Jynnan tonnix]

Back from my appointment and from visiting Mom.

She is feeling a bit better today after having been started on antibiotics and getting her sodium level sorted out. There are a couple of nodes on her lung that they want to biopsy, but they are more than likely nothing (Mom says maybe they are crumbs from an overly crunchy rotisserie chicken wing she had a week or two ago which went down the wrong way and she may have inhaled). Who knows?

As far as me, indications are that they caught everything very early, and there's actually about an 85% chance that they got everything during the colonoscopy, but I still need the surgery to double check and to make sure nothing moved to the lymph nodes even though it was still so early. I have to get a CAT scan and more blood work next week as well just to make sure all is as it appears, so I'm basically still in "wait and see" mode, though everything seems to be looking as good as can be expected.

[Christina87]

If you're the praying type, pray for me!!! I just had a job interview today! I think it went really well!!! I'm so excited. It's for elementary music, and I really liked the school. I'm very happy with how it went! I can't control who else walks in the door, but I feel great about how I did. It seems like a positive environment, unlike the one I left. Any good vibes would be appreciated!