DDA Chapter 27

[bear74]

Wish him a Happy Birthday for us. He can't have birthday cake, but maybe a nice Ham dinner for Easter? Something to look forward to. Your coworkers we so nice to do that for you

I remember how crazy busy we were when Hunter was sick. Mom and I ended up power cleaning my house just before his surgery so that there wouldn't be any germs when he came home. I think that was the last time I thoroughly cleaned the whole house. Life gets in the way most of the time



I can't believe how fast time has flown. Who's taking care of the girls while you work?

Jeff will have them the majority of the time. With my mom having them for a couple of hrs here and their. I will be working one 12 hr shift two 8 hr shifts and one 4 hr shift a week for 32hrs which is full time. Jeff will work around my schedule.

 

[my3princes]

Jeff will have them the majority of the time. With my mom having them for a couple of hrs here and their. I will be working one 12 hr shift two 8 hr shifts and one 4 hr shift a week for 32hrs which is full time. Jeff will work around my schedule.

It's great that you can do that. Chris and I have always tried our best to do the same with my parent's pitching in as needed.

 

[PNO4TE]

Oh yeah, now Bob is older that me!!!

Somehow I knew that would make you feel better, Terry!

 

[bethbuchall]

Good morning, DDA! More snow here today...I know, it's only February. It is a good thing that today was a scheduled day off for the schools, though, because I am pretty sure that we are out of snow days.

I hope that the bathroom guy shows up this morning. Since he was sick three days last week, he worked Saturday. He told us that he was coming back for 4 hours yesterday and then never showed. It is so close to being done. I was hoping to be able to do things with the kids today and tomorrow, but now he may be here both days. It's not a huge deal, but it's a little frustrating.

I hope that everyone has a good day!

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

It is to be in the upper 60s to low 70s today. And then we are to get snow tomorrow.

On a better note... Bob is trach-free! The trach tube kept popping out and he seemed to be doing well without it, so the doctor removed the whole thing this morning. He is now breathing regular room air and keeping his stats where they need to be. On to the swallow test on Thursday!

 

[my3princes]

Good morning, DDA!

It is to be in the upper 60s to low 70s today. And then we are to get snow tomorrow.

On a better note... Bob is trach-free! The trach tube kept popping out and he seemed to be doing well without it, so the doctor removed the whole thing this morning. He is now breathing regular room air and keeping his stats where they need to be. On to the swallow test on Thursday!

That is great news. He'll be home before you know it

 

[my3princes]

I did not sleep well last night. Not sure why, but I just couldn't sleep. My shoulder has been bothering me all day and that hasn't happened in several months. I don't think I did anything to injure it, but it aches. I've taken tylenol and ibuprophen so dull the pain, but that has messed up my stomach. Just hoping that it fixes itself overnight as it seems to have injured itself overnight. That should pops when I move it, but there usually isn't pain My boss was having his wisdom teeth out today so I will be bartending solo this week and even picked up Thursday night as he wasn't sure how long it would take him to recover. I'm hoping I can deal with the glass tray and racks.

Nick's dentist appt for tomorrow was moved to an hour earlier. They are filling some cavities though it isn't clear how many they can fill in one visit. Apparently he has 5 and that was in less than 6 months. Colby needs to go to as he may need to have teeth pulled for crowding and the dentist needs to take a look. Between dentist visits and eye exams I've got my days full for the next several weeks. Isn't being Mommy so much fun?

 

[Tammi67]

Isn't being Mommy so much fun?

It's the BEST THING EVER!

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

Not much to report. Bob is doing well without his trach. His vocal cords are still not working correctly so, although he can talk, the voice is raspy and breathy. There may be some paralysis there or it may be something else. We are calling in an ENT to consult on this. His BP drops alarmingly low when he stands up so they are trying to figure out why and what to do about it. They have tried a tilt table to get him up slowly (didn't work so well)) and compression leggings (again, not a good fix). So I am not certain what is on tap for today to try to alleviate that huge problem. They have also explained to him that he may not pass the swallow evaluation tomorrow. That is making him angry. But it is what it is and he needs to process all this info on his own and get on with his recovery, whatever that may be. For that reason alone I am glad I am not going there every day. He has a chance to think about things he needs to face.

 

[Glynis]

Good morning, DDA!

Not much to report. Bob is doing well without his trach. His vocal cords are still not working correctly so, although he can talk, the voice is raspy and breathy. There may be some paralysis there or it may be something else. We are calling in an ENT to consult on this. His BP drops alarmingly low when he stands up so they are trying to figure out why and what to do about it. They have tried a tilt table to get him up slowly (didn't work so well)) and compression leggings (again, not a good fix). So I am not certain what is on tap for today to try to alleviate that huge problem. They have also explained to him that he may not pass the swallow evaluation tomorrow. That is making him angry. But it is what it is and he needs to process all this info on his own and get on with his recovery, whatever that may be. For that reason alone I am glad I am not going there every day. He has a chance to think about things he needs to face.

This has got to be incredibly hard for Bob! I'm so glad that he is a fighter. It's what he needs to be to beat this! I'm also glad that you are not going there every day. You need some time to recharge your batteries, as well. Please take care of yourself.

The blood pressure thing is not good. I'm glad that the doctors are on top of it, and still working on it. I'll keep praying that he passes the swallow test. That would be just what his spirits need, right now, a great big boost!

 

[my3princes]

Elin. I'm glad that he is able to breath without the trach. Hopefully they can figure out the BP issue and deal with that quickly. It seems we all have far too much stress in our lives right now. I sure hope the Spring ushors in good news for us all.

 

[bear74]

Well I have worked the past two days the twins have been good for the most part. It seems after at least one feed they want to be fussy till the next feed. The time of course varies. Once wad the afternoon feed, and once was the morning feed. Today I am home on call.

 

[MrsHeg]

Good Morning

 

[my3princes]

Good Morning. Snow day here. expecting 8 - 12 inches. Ugh. I'm sick of snow.

 

[bethbuchall]

Good Morning. Snow day here. expecting 8 - 12 inches. Ugh. I'm sick of snow.

Same here, though on the lower end of yours. I am so ready for spring!

 

[my3princes]

Same here, though on the lower end of yours. I am so ready for spring!

Schools closed and even those that are still required to work were sent home at 11AM. The restaurant called and may not open tonight. Even if they do they don't need me so at least I won't have to drive in this. I am picking up a waitress shift tomorrow night since games are rescheduled and one of the Mom's needs tomorrow night off. Not sure how long Chris will be at work as he was waiting for a job to come in. Not sure how many people will bring their cars in in such bad weather.

 

[MrsHeg]

Good Morning,

Deb, I meant to say the other day that your shoulder sounds a lot like arthritis

 

[my3princes]

Good Morning,

Deb, I meant to say the other day that your shoulder sounds a lot like arthritis

I don't think so. When I rotate it it makes popping noises and if I put my other hand on it I can feel it pop. I'm pretty good about propping it when I sleep so it rarely bothers me, but I obviously didn't sleep well the other night and it bothered me for a couple of days. It seems better now.


We got about 4 inches of snow overnight and still went to tap the maple trees today. Snowshoes were required and even with snow shoes I was sinking to my crotch We got most of the trees tapped and we were all exhausted after 3 hours trudging through it. I'm sure that I'll be super sore tomorrow.

 

[MrsHeg]

Good Morning,

Wow Deb, that's a lot of snow, temps were in the high 70's here yesterday

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!