12/20/21

My mom fell and broke her leg. This is a photo of her leg right after it happened. We rushed over and found her on the kitchen floor. We dragged a mattress into the kitchen and got her up on it waiting for the ambulance. She was taken to the ER and I stayed with her until they released her to go home with a cloth brace on her leg from groin to ankle, a bed pan, and some Vicodin.

 

12/13/21

 A student came by today and gave me this blanket she'd made for me. 

12-12-21

Set back today. I had my URJ class at 10am and really wanted to attend it, so just listened curled up in bed with a heating pad. Taking amitryptiline and benadryl to try and sleep. So depressed. So so depressed.

12-11-21

 I was eating different this weekend and even though I had to take something to sleep each night, I was doing ok generally during the day.

12-10-21

 I took those pills last night and woke up to pee, and next thing I knew I was waking up on the bathroom floor. The next day I was in bed taking Vicodins. Scared, worried, and in pain. Horrible. I got an appointment to see a urologist on Monday the 13th so I was hanging on to that hope that he would know what this is.

12-9-21

This was the day that shit hit the fan.

Culture negative.

Saw gynecologist.

Went to ER for a CT scan.

Got catheterized.

Pain went through the roof.

Got morphine and dilauded.

Sent home with 5mg Vicodin pills and Flomax and Ditropan with diagnosis of "cystitis."

 

12-8-21

 I had a meeting on Zoom today and did OK, but I was not doing well. I was thinking maybe I had an antiobiotic resistant UTI. I decided to cancel my walk with LK the following day. I sent Dan to Wal Mart late at night for this but they did not have it. I was desperate. 

12-7-21

 Tuesday, I'd been on Bactrim for 24 hours and was worse. No sleep without a sleeping pill. I was taking cranberry pills and drinking water and eating a lot of potatoes.

12-6-21

I unloaded the kiln and took photos today. Went to the family doctor and she said I had white blood cells in my urine, but not nitrites, so I may have a UTI. I had some Bactrim from a previous bout of pain that I didn't take prescriptions for, so she said to just take those for three days. I was hopeful that I'd be better by morning. But this night, to sleep, I had to take a sleeping pill, the pain was so bad.
 

12-5-21

 Last night of chanukkah. I was still feeling the sensation of a UTI and treating it with OTC meds and water. Planned to call the doctor in the morning for a urinalysis.

12-4-21

Squirt and Panda came over. I was feeling ok, but not great. 

 

12-3-21

Friday of Chanukkah, I made challah bread but did not feel well. There was an online department meeting today, and I ate a ton of this bread. I was taking over the counter meds like Azo antibacterial and cranberry, thinking I had a UTI and would just push water and clear it up.

 

12-1-21

 Last day of feeling well before the illness. Dan and I went out to dinner to celebrate our 36th anniversary. 

11-29-21

Monday, 2nd night!

I was still feeling well at this point, eating potatoes every night.

 

11-28-21

My first first night of Chanukkah.

 

11-26-21

We went to Smith Mountain today to hike.

I hiked half of the loop then went to a yarn store in Dadeville.

Then got lost for 45 minutes driving around the countryside.

 

11-21-21

Got some good news today! 
 

11-19-21

 Teensie got a new bed from The Civilized Cat! 

11-16-21

The neighbors cut down this dead tree! 

 

11-11-21

So this happened today. I tried to shut the lid so Teensie wouldn't scratch it, and ended up closing it on the dongle. Don't do that. 

 

10-30-21

Squirt and Panda are engaged! Here he is working on making her an engagement ring with a white sapphire!

 

10-28-21

My new socks and new DuckFeet shoes!

 

10-20-21

Look at this. J sitting his baby bathtub holding the book I wrote for him about his first week! 

 

10-19-21

This kid likes to experiment with magnets on his mom's baby table! We went to Target today and I picked out some toys for him, and a couple new outfits.

 

10-18-21

I had to work while I was visiting the Js. Also, went to a yarn store and got some sock yarn! See?

 

10-16-21

We went to Red Rocks with the J family. I had a hard time hiking up the hill. 

 

10-15-21

Baby J in the penguin suit I made for Squirt back in 1992!!!!!

 

10-13-21

He knew just what to do with it!

 

10-12-21

I made this for J and am taking it to him tomorrow!

 

10-9-21

Mom is home!

 

10-7-21

Mom is in the hospital for a blood transfusion. She got anemic from blood loss due to a bleeding ulcer. I had to call 911 and get an ambulance to take her. She could not stand without passing out. It was so scary. But she is fine now with more blood.