Well, we've survived the week, and I'm looking forward to tomorrow--Saturday. It's supposed to be 58 degrees and will be the warmest day in the forecast. It's been a tiring week, but not a horrible one.
I've been busy this week helping Robert and Michelle get their pictures printed for their announcements. We need to get them cut out now. They are still gathering addresses and need to get the paper for the announcements, so I can get those printed out for them. It's like pulling teeth.
Ed's really tired and hopes to reach a point where he won't have to take the blood thinners anymore. He'd like the docs to give him a firm yes or no as to coming off the meds. They tell him they'll all have to wait and see.
Happy weekend!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Update on Ed
Ed's doing much better, though he's still got some pain. They have him on a blood thinner that he's got to give himself shots for--twice a day in the stomach. Yuck! His poor belly is just covered with bruises from the shots. A coworker's father is on blood thinners but he takes a pill, so I'm hoping this is a temporary thing to deal with the clots he's getting rid of now and not prevention for any future ones he may have.
They don't really know what the cause is. PE is normally caused by deep vein thrombosis (I read), and you can't usually see where the problem is. He does a a problem with a varicose vein in one of his legs, and it's causing him a lot of discomfort, but since it's on the surface I don't know what to think. I guess that's why they put him on blood thinners. One good thing is he has to stay away from foods that are high in vitamin K. Now he has an excuse to bypass broccoli! =D
He may have to get out of the handyman business though, because it's really hard on the body. But what an economy for a 59 year old man to be job hunting in.
ETA: Ed just saw the doctor, who says the clots are still there. *sigh* Ed will have to continue taking it easy with lifting, stairs, etc.
They don't really know what the cause is. PE is normally caused by deep vein thrombosis (I read), and you can't usually see where the problem is. He does a a problem with a varicose vein in one of his legs, and it's causing him a lot of discomfort, but since it's on the surface I don't know what to think. I guess that's why they put him on blood thinners. One good thing is he has to stay away from foods that are high in vitamin K. Now he has an excuse to bypass broccoli! =D
He may have to get out of the handyman business though, because it's really hard on the body. But what an economy for a 59 year old man to be job hunting in.
ETA: Ed just saw the doctor, who says the clots are still there. *sigh* Ed will have to continue taking it easy with lifting, stairs, etc.
Friday, March 20, 2009
On the Mend
Ed came home from the hospital yesterday. He can't work again until Monday, and he's going to have to learn to do things differently. He's always worked very hard, and his body has paid for it. Being on blood thinners means he will have to start taking better care of himself. It's also been hard because he has to give himself shots--yikes! This is the man who absolutely hates needles. At least he's not like David Patrick, who gets woozie around needles.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
PE
This is pulmonary embolism, not physical education. It's what happened to Ed on Monday. It was late in the evening, and we were asleep. All of a sudden he started gasping in pain and clutching his side. After a few minutes, he and Robert (who had heard the sounds of Ed's groans of pain) decided Ed needed to go to the emergency room. They left me home with instructions to get some sleep (yeah right!). Robert kept me up to date via texting, and I distracted myself by finishing a book. Considering how much pain Ed was in, I'm really glad I didn't go. It reminded me too much of when my mom would have episodes of great pain when she had a brain tumor when I was 14. That's such a horrible feeling to watch someone you love suffer so much and be completely helpless to do anything about it.
They admitted Ed to the hospital at 4 a.m. with blood clots in his lungs--both of them. Thanks heavens for Morphine! Tuesday was a terrible day for him, but they have him on blood thinners now and the pain is receding. He looked much better today, though he still has a fair amount of pain. Actually, the pain is a blessing because there's a pretty high mortality rate for this, and Ed's lucky (we prefer "blessed") to be alive. Looks like he'll need to be on blood thinners for the rest of his life.
They admitted Ed to the hospital at 4 a.m. with blood clots in his lungs--both of them. Thanks heavens for Morphine! Tuesday was a terrible day for him, but they have him on blood thinners now and the pain is receding. He looked much better today, though he still has a fair amount of pain. Actually, the pain is a blessing because there's a pretty high mortality rate for this, and Ed's lucky (we prefer "blessed") to be alive. Looks like he'll need to be on blood thinners for the rest of his life.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
February Birthday Boys
February 25th was Tyson's birthday, and February 27th was Aidan's. Both boys turned 5. We had a family party at our house.
Pirate outfits from Paul & Kelsey:
With that itchy facial hair:
Without the hair:
Four of the grandkids:
Pirate outfits from Paul & Kelsey:
With that itchy facial hair:
Without the hair:
Four of the grandkids:
Friday, February 13, 2009
Yay for Long Weekends!
As I sit here at my computer, with my aching feet and my stiff hips, I'm satisfied. We had our adult Valentines /Singles Awareness Day dinner and "Olympics" at church today. I think it was fun, and several people commented that they enjoyed themselves--and that's the goal. It's a bit funny, because we practically had to chase people out of building! =D Actually, that was the youth who had staffed the nursery. It was nice that they got to play, too, since they had volunteered to watch the little kids.
For our four "events" we had two video game categories (Dance Dance Revolution and Guitar Hero III), a mind puzzle (four pieces only but a hard one), and Fear Factor. I think that TV show is gross, so we had Baby Food Fear Factor. As a kindness we got a fruit, so it wasn't a horrible experience for those eating it. It was funny though. One team's member conveniently didn't come for this event and one team member got a proxy to do his for him. But they were all good sports, and it was fun to watch what a great job they did. I had brought my camera to get pictures, and I got quite a few, but my 2 gig memory card I use to store other things sometimes, and I hadn't taken those off, so I ran out of memory. Total bummer that I didn't get any pics of the fear factor category.
Here's a picture of our newlyweds, who came to the party:
Poor Ed wasn't feeling well at all, so he helped me haul stuff over to the church, picked up a few things for me from the store, and then went home to bed. His left shin has been having some swelling problems, but it's been getting worse lately. The doctor gave him a water pill, but that didn't really help much and made Ed feel ill. The leg has continued to get worse, so Ed went back to the doctor, who sent him for an ultrasound to rule out a blood clot. No blood clot was found. But yesterday, when Ed removed his socks that whole shin area that's swollen looked like it had been bleeding under the skin. Today it looked like there had been no new bleeding and the old blood was starting to be absorbed, but that's scary. What's going on with his leg that it would bleed like that?
On a happier note--some friends of ours (Jill and Larry Danley) are going to be sealed tomorrow in the Salt Lake Temple. I think it's wonderful! She waited a long time for him, and I'm so happy for her (them, really).
For our four "events" we had two video game categories (Dance Dance Revolution and Guitar Hero III), a mind puzzle (four pieces only but a hard one), and Fear Factor. I think that TV show is gross, so we had Baby Food Fear Factor. As a kindness we got a fruit, so it wasn't a horrible experience for those eating it. It was funny though. One team's member conveniently didn't come for this event and one team member got a proxy to do his for him. But they were all good sports, and it was fun to watch what a great job they did. I had brought my camera to get pictures, and I got quite a few, but my 2 gig memory card I use to store other things sometimes, and I hadn't taken those off, so I ran out of memory. Total bummer that I didn't get any pics of the fear factor category.
Here's a picture of our newlyweds, who came to the party:
Poor Ed wasn't feeling well at all, so he helped me haul stuff over to the church, picked up a few things for me from the store, and then went home to bed. His left shin has been having some swelling problems, but it's been getting worse lately. The doctor gave him a water pill, but that didn't really help much and made Ed feel ill. The leg has continued to get worse, so Ed went back to the doctor, who sent him for an ultrasound to rule out a blood clot. No blood clot was found. But yesterday, when Ed removed his socks that whole shin area that's swollen looked like it had been bleeding under the skin. Today it looked like there had been no new bleeding and the old blood was starting to be absorbed, but that's scary. What's going on with his leg that it would bleed like that?
On a happier note--some friends of ours (Jill and Larry Danley) are going to be sealed tomorrow in the Salt Lake Temple. I think it's wonderful! She waited a long time for him, and I'm so happy for her (them, really).
Monday, February 2, 2009
Wedding Pics
Evidently Michelle's family is still planning to give them a reception--in April on the original date. In the meantime, they have moved in with us. Here are some wedding pics:
Robert and his best man, David Heard:
The grandkids:
The wedding ceremony:
The happy couple:
Robert and his best man, David Heard:
The grandkids:
The wedding ceremony:
The happy couple:
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