12/16/06 10-day holiday cruise

[wdwgoose]

mornin all
about 10" of snow here very cold.
WOW I hope things get better for everyone, its not good to be SICK


life history I'll let D S do his own. I'm gaRry 4? OOPS ( wrong key
can't find that other one) 4 cruises all DCL. MAY will be 6 and this will be 7th. AP for years arab show horses rescue horses TKD scuba
evjoy florida W D W go there about 6 - 8 times a year.




well must do some work I came to work today but I think I'll be going home sick just not feeling good










have a good day all.














gaRry

 

[dobelover]

morning all. gaRry, hope you get to feeling better.


Mary Ann - So sad about your Dad. Good news about your DH and smoking

 

[magiroux]

oops, left the computer on all night last night.

Well, we have 2 feet on the ground, still a blizzard not expected to slow down until noon and then light snow the rest of the day. Bad news, where I'm going skiing up North in three weeks is only getting 4-6".

 

[magiroux]

OK , just incase I have depressed you enough, there's more.........

We haven't even got to DH's Dad yet. He has been ill since August. Got on a plane to get on an Alaska Cruise and never made. Almost died, got med flighted back to Boston and spent about a month in the hospital. Had an infection complicated by his diabeties. They were talking amaputation and all kinds of nasty stuff. He finally gets fixed up and out of the hospital in October but hasn't recovered.

The day after My Dad's first visit to emergency, his Dad gets rushed back to Mass Gen and is put on Dialysis. He is still there and honestly we don't know if he will recover. I think Dh is just blocking this out. Does not want to deal eith it.

 

[DCLgodess]

OK , just incase I have depressed you enough, there's more.........

We haven't even got to DH's Dad yet. He has been ill since August. Got on a plane to get on an Alaska Cruise and never made. Almost died, got med flighted back to Boston and spent about a month in the hospital. Had an infection complicated by his diabeties. They were talking amaputation and all kinds of nasty stuff. He finally gets fixed up and out of the hospital in October but hasn't recovered.

The day after My Dad's first visit to emergency, his Dad gets rushed back to Mass Gen and is put on Dialysis. He is still there and honestly we don't know if he will recover. I think Dh is just blocking this out. Does not want to deal eith it.

I feel so sorry for you. I lost my dad to cancer 2 almost 3 (Jan 27) years ago. Cancer can be a very hard thing to deal with. Tumors, even non cancerous, are pains too. Someone on every side of my family has had cancer or has it currently. Not fun stuff. Sorry to hear about your DH's dad. maybe we should all pray for a miracle.

gaRry, hope you feel better soon. Being sick is never fun.

 

[magiroux]

Thanks for all the kind thoughts and pixie dust coming my way. I really do appreciate it.

My Dad is feeling MUCH better and recovering nicely from the new bypasses. Next week he goes to the lung Dr and we begin to deal with that. Oh, the Dr advised that it was not a good idea in his "aggitated" state of mind to tell them what they found untill he had a chance to recover from his other issues. He only thinks they found a "shadow".

 

[magiroux]

Not even close! Only 3 so far, with 2 definites booked....now, Vegas trips are a whole other story.

Mary Ann.....good grief! Lots and lots of pixie dust to all of you! Hope your Dad is doing better A.S.A.P.
I told Jay at the airport on the way home from the cruise that I thought I was getting the flu or something. It was bronchitis and strep throat, ears infected...I think all the infections are gone, but the coughing doesn't want to go away.

And our Molly has been missing since Mon the 17th. Put up posters, still nothing yet. I'm not even thinking of the possibilities out here....coyotes, mountain lion, human.....

Oh Stacey, I will definately send Pixie Dust back at you for Molly. It is just awful losing a pet but to not know is unbearable.

When we were getting off the boat the last time I saw Denise she was lying on the ladies room floor outside AP. Poor thing was SO sick!! So many people got sick by the time that cruise was over. I know what you mean about the cough. Dr gave us some killer cough medicine that DH & I now refer to as "The Happy Juice".

We are heading to Vegas in April...14th or 15th for a week. If your around would love to get together for a drink , white or red???

 

[magiroux]

Mary Ann,
First I'll say I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV......But....
What the doctor probably gave your Dad was Ativan. It is a generic form of Diazepam/Lorazepam, and in some cases rather than work as a tranquilizer, it can cause sleeplessness, agitation and rage.
It should also never be given to a heavy smoker, as it could then cause even more difficulty with breathing.
I learned to read a lot when we were taking care of Jay's Dad. I made the doctors change his meds more than once, and change the dosages several times. I also had to research food interactions with his meds. Eventually, the docs learned to listen to me.

Yes, that is exactly what it was and that is exactly the reaction he had to it. I kept telling the nurses (at 5:30AM) over the phone that something BAD had happened 'cause this was not the same person I left less than 10 hours ago. Of course, afterwards everyone says how commom his reaction was. They said more so in eldery but your comment about the smoking is interesting.

I told them NEVER to give him that again and do you know on the second visit after couple days when my Dad started complaining he couldn't sleep again the nurse actually tells him, "let me see if the Dr can give you an Ativan". OMG, I almost hit the wall when he told me. Thank God he had his witts enough to reconize that was what he should stay away from.

One thing I noticed right off the bat is there are many Dr's helping one patient but they don't seem to communicate with each other and FAMILY really do need to keep track of what's going on.

 

[magiroux]

Mary Ann
Had a chance to read the story by Delswife?

Yes, I got as far as DC and divorce talk (SIL is a nutcase)before the you know what hit the fan around here. I want to pick it up again.

Friday night is literally the first time I took the time to get back on DIS take some time for myself since things got crazy.

love ya, mean it

 

[magiroux]

I feel so sorry for you. I lost my dad to cancer 2 almost 3 (Jan 27) years ago. Cancer can be a very hard thing to deal with. Tumors, even non cancerous, are pains too. Someone on every side of my family has had cancer or has it currently. Not fun stuff. Sorry to hear about your DH's dad. maybe we should all pray for a miracle.

gaRry, hope you feel better soon. Being sick is never fun.

Jen, I am sorry about your Dad. This must be a tough time of year for you.

 

[magiroux]

mornin all
about 10" of snow here very cold.
WOW I hope things get better for everyone, its not good to be SICK


life history I'll let D S do his own. I'm gaRry 4? OOPS ( wrong key
can't find that other one) 4 cruises all DCL. MAY will be 6 and this will be 7th. AP for years arab show horses rescue horses TKD scuba
evjoy florida W D W go there about 6 - 8 times a year.




well must do some work I came to work today but I think I'll be going home sick just not feeling good










have a good day all.














gaRry

gaRy,

I hope you feel better soon!! You have lots of trips to go on.

 

[justmestace]

Which Del's Wife story am I missing now?? Lead me to it, I could use a distraction!

Mary Ann......ARRRGGGHHHHHHH....you need to be in Las Vegas April 8 and on.....Jay and I are going up with some friends who are attending a wedding. We aren't going to the wedding, but the friends wanted me to get them a deal on their rooms, and darn.....in order to get them a good deal I HAVE TO BE THERE! LOL

MORE Pixie Dust and prayers are flying around to everyone!!

Stacey

 

[videogal1]

Which Del's Wife story am I missing now?? Lead me to it, I could use a distraction!

]Stacey[/font]

It's the original saga...ALL chapters. I printed all 50+ sections and brought them in a green binder as a Christmas treat. Passed it off to those at our dinner table....When the cruise ended it had found a home with Mary Ann. Have you read the saga? I just remembered it because it seemed just the kind of distraction that Mary Ann might need right now. I have one more copy...Christmas red binder... that I'd be happy to put into circulation. Someone send me an address and I'll send it off..All that is required is that the reader pass it on... I don't know who Mary Ann had planned to pass the green copy off to...

By the way, has anyone heard from Denise? She wrote to me after the cruise but hasn't opened the reply and it's been quite a while...
I hope she's well. Lying on the ladies room floor is not a good sign....

Yeah, Love ya, mean it.....

 

[dobelover]

Fluff Queen - I will pm my address to Mary Ann and ask her to send it to me next.

 

[videogal1]

Fluff Queen - I will pm my address to Mary Ann and ask her to send it to me next.

Great

If anyone else is interested, The red one is still waiting for a home....
LYMI.....

 

[magiroux]

Sue, I got your pm and sent one back. You'll love it. Del's Wife is quite a story teller.

Stacey, too bad I am going to just miss you. I'm looking foward this trip. I haven't been to Vegas since I was 15. Alot has changed. Hopefully I make it with all that is going on around here. I had to cancel a ski trip MKL Weekend and when my brother found out he said he will stay at my house with Dad if I ever need him to. He's a good guy.

Lynda, last I heard from Denise was when she responded to my email on New Years Day. I know she lives in one of the areas that got alot of rain. Hope her family is ok.

Well, it has finally stopped snowing here. I would say we got about 24-30". The snow stopped and fifteen minutes later the sun came out and it looks absolutely beautiful. We are having a Pot Luck at the neighbor's house tonite for the Pats game. I'm making Veal parm & pasta so I'm going to get cooking & check out for the evening.

Everyone have a great night.

 

[DCLgodess]

Jen, I am sorry about your Dad. This must be a tough time of year for you.

thanks. yeah it is. my grades get worse, but everything has an up. I just look foward to the next Disney Cruise we take to honor his memory. Its a really long story why we do that but if you want to hear it i suppose i can type it all out.

 

[justmestace]

Lynda, I read THAT Del's Wife story....darn, was hoping there was a new saga.

I didn't know Denise had gotten sick....major bummer. And she has little ones to run after.

 

[dobelover]

thanks. yeah it is. my grades get worse, but everything has an up. I just look foward to the next Disney Cruise we take to honor his memory. Its a really long story why we do that but if you want to hear it i suppose i can type it all out.

Jen - When you get a chance I would love to 'hear' the story.

 

[DCLgodess]

okay when i was in 7th grade (2000) my mom and dad said we were going on a surprise vacation. They didn't tell us where, they just said it was for christmas. so we get to the airport, and they make my sister and and i sit far away, so they could check the bags to Orlando. We get to charlotte (at that point disney used US Airways for travel) and since my dad was handicapped (he had had half of his pelvis removed due to the cancer) we got one of those carts that drives you to the next gait. When we got to the gate and saw the sign said Orlando we immediatly screamed "we are going to WDW". "Nope" my mom said, "not quite". We get to orlando my sister and i plow people over to run to the baggage terminal. When we reached the DCL people, my parents yelled stop. When we realized we were going on DCL we were all excited. We spent a wonderful 4 days in WDW and then headed off to the ship. My sister and I sat in the very very front seats, so we would be the first to see the ship. when the bus got within site of the Magic, we were all excited. Then i got scared. I though we would surely all die if we went on the "titanic" Magic. It was huge! So i had to be drug over the gangplank. We had a nice handicapped suite, 8600. we loved it. So every other year, we go on a Disney cruise to celebrate "Life, and memories" of the wonderful vacation we had with him. Ironically, it was the last vacation he ever took with us. When he died, we went on one that year, and it just so happened that 2004, 2006,.... would be the years we go. And that conlcudes my tale.