Colin is still not feeling well but we didn't go to the hospital. The air conditioner and some rest helped him but he is still being affected by his symptoms. We'll go if he gets worse. He does tend to feel better then use up his energy and crash. It's a cycle with him.

I have a card class today and must get ready.

Am doing a little better but things are not good.

Was to see the kidney doctor last Thursday and he said to be prepared to having diaylsis in the next 2 months as blood workwas going the wrong way. I now have to have blood work every 2 weeks - had it done today so will get some information tomorrow

My older sister (she will be 87 in May) lost her husband back in November - they were married 64 years and new each other for 68 years - and she has been devastated without him. She has been sick now for a couple of years and with his death she has gotten worse- she keeps saying she is ready to die. Yesterday she had 2 bowel movements which produced a large amount of blood - her kids wanted her to go to the hospital but she said no that if she is dying she wanted to do it in her own bed. Well she bleed again this morning and has now been taken to the hospital by ambulance -she will be in the pallitive care unit - we just have to wait it out now. She has given up, says she is ready for death as she is tired of being so sick. Tomorrow would be my dad's birthday (he would be 113) and we are praying that she wont pass on that date as it is so hard having both on - just got a call from my other sister and an update is Joanne is at the hospital waiting for a blood test and then then they are talking of taking her home as Joanne does not want to pass away in the hospital. Have to wait to see if they actually send her home. Would appreciate lots of prayers as this is a very difficult time. My sister that is keeping informed lives alone and is so concerned with my health and now this. The Lord is in control but it is so hard to see this happen.

Wow what a day. Jean’s water broke this morning at 2 AM. She, Jean wants the baby to come at home. Midwife came today at 5 Am. Baby is not breech. So PT L on that. Jean is not having contractions. We have had the boys & have all day. Harry is at work so I have them. They are asleep right now. Pray all goes well they will be up at 6:30. So midwife came this evening early & told Jean to rest as it may be a long night morning. So it’s been a busy day. Tomorrow our SS class is seeing the last supper carvings that this man made, They are life size. We hope to,all go. So very busy day for me.
the tornadoes you hear about is all from the storm we had yesterday morning. More rain to come. Tomorrow morning. Fun.

Praying Marilyn for you & your sister. Such a big burden prayers she can sleep, wisdom for drs plus being on Pallitive care. That is our hospice here. My mom was a hospice nurse. Many prayers. Sorry for you as hard too.

Linda. We will be having the cold in near future, so I made sure we got some winter coats for the boys too. Praying for you.
So sorry that you owe so much on taxes. Wisdom with that.

Susan your cards were neat. Continue prayers for Colin. Sure wish you hear about the ultrasound and all. Plus hope, he got the rest he needs. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Judith. Prayers it’s got to be so hard the pain and bleeding at times. Prayers you can sleep well ok as you need Thant for healing. Plus the raw & sore. Please heal,Judith Lord.

Many prayers as we all need healing in some way. Plus wisdom too

I had my blood draw for the liver enzymes today and will probably hear tomorrow if things have improved. I got good news at TOPS - I lost another pound. I am getting close to my goal. I am watching the news and seeing snow coming down in Denver. We have friends that will be traveling in the mountains on Saturday to come visit us. If the weather is bad, they will cancel their plans.

Judith - no need for an apology. We all know that you will be here when you can. I am glad to hear that some of your areas are improving. Now if all of it will start to improve it would be wonderful.

Marilyn - I am so sorry to hear that you may start to have dialysis in a few months. Since the fistula surgeries were not successful does he know how they will be able to access your arteries for the dialysis? I am sorry to hear about your sister's decline. I know that since you can not be there, it must be extra hard to wait on updates. I pray for the strength and comfort of Jesus will surround you and your family as you go through this difficult time. Where does your sister live?

Susan - what beautiful cards! You are so talented and are a blessing to be able to share your talents with others to make these cards.

Barb - So exciting that your new grandbaby is on it's way. Maybe it has already come since I am posting several hours after you did. I am so glad that it is not breech. Once the water breaks, it should hurry the baby's arrival. You were right about her having babies early.

Linda. Congrats on another lb lost!, way to go!! Enjoy your company! I hope no snow or bad weather so they can come. Enjoy!,

Marilyn. Sorry that you may have to start dialysis. Prayers for you & your sister. It’s got to be hard. May she feel God’s arm around her at this time plus you too.

Susan. Love your cards. They are so neat. Hooe Colin can see about his heart soon.

Judith. So sorry with the raw skin & pain you have. Praying for you. It must be so hard to eat with all that is going on too. Many prayers.

Well Cody Axel was born this morning at 1. The midwife got there at 12:30 and Cody born in 30 minutes. So fast. I thought I sent a chat but guess it went with Linda’s in space. A very busy day when you have 2 boys toddlers who get up at crack of dawn you get tired. I hope Jean & Tim, dad got rest as we take the boys back. Probably after we get wash down as the boys have us up at 5:50 & they get up at 6:30. They have the awake clock. It goes on green at time dad sets.

Have a good weekend all. I’ll send pic of Cody. Oh he was 6 lbs 12 oz, 20” long. Jean was due 4/19. So not bad for 38 weeks.

Cody Axel.

Barb - Congratulations on the new baby. I am sorry the boys get up so early. Do they take long naps to let you rest also. Jean will have her hands full with 3 energetic boys to take care of. Will you be helping take care of them like you do Mariposa? How many grandkids do you have now? How is Annabella's esophagus doing?

Susan - It would be great if Colin could get his angiogram some stents if necessary to help his circulation. That can help a lot with his chest pain.

Judith - Praying for healing and comfort. I am so glad that you are maintaining your weight in spite of your sore and raw face.

We "attended" our friend's memorial service via zoom today. It was a beautiful service with lots of memories shared and mutual tears but also joy that she is enjoying seeing the face of Jesus and feeling ultimate peace. This is only a temporary separation from her.

Barb, you are right. It is Sunday here and I am getting ready to go to church. It's good to know how everyone there is! I hope those who need to find answers for health problems do find out how to make things better. It sounds like Annabella's oesophagus is practically normal now. Praise the Lord for answered prayer! I hope you can pace yourself with grandchildren duties. Jean will be appreciating your support so much right now.

Linda, yes, we're really hoping the angiogram reveals something that can help Colin's heart. No other test shows blockages, but he sure isn't normal. I'm glad you had a good memorial service via Zoom. It sounded so heartfelt. That's beautiful. Yes, one day we'll all be together again!

Judith, we're all thinking of you and praying you are alright after your appointments and procedures. Rest and recover, my friend.

Better go get ready for church. Time is a ticking.

Our guests got here this afternoon then we went together to a friend's 50th birthday party that we both know. They will not be staying very long since they preach at the Denver church. They will probably leave at 6am to get to church by 10:30am. They do not mind getting up and leaving early since they like to be up early anyway. I on the other hand would need someone to pull me out of bed and dress me to get me in the car that early. I hope I can sleep better tonight. Last night I woke up with chest pain and a fast heartbeat. I think it was because I stopped breathing and my CPAP machine could not get me to breathe again. Once I woke up, I started having a panic attack just thinking about my friend that we had the memorial service for that died in her sleep. Satan was having a hay day in my brain for sure since I was not fully awake. I woke Glenn up and he prayed for me and I took my Blood pressure pill that I had forgotten to take earlier and I was able to calm down. I have not had a problem like that in a long time.

Barb - thanks for the update on all that is going on in your family. I am glad that Anabella is feeling better. I am also glad that it is quiet in your house. I am sure you had fun with the boys but having quiet is also nice. I hope Harry3 is feeling better. Having an ENT check him out is probably a good idea. How far does Harry3 and Jean live from you? If you go help them next month I hope you do not have to travel very far to get to them.

Susan - Having chest pain last night made me have more empathy for Colin. The friend who is visiting had a heart attack when he was in his late 30's. I ask him about his heart pain and he said the cardiologist told him that if his pain can be stopped quickly by changing positions, deep breathing, walking, etc then the pain is not cardiac. That information helped me quite a bit since my pain did not last long last night.

Judith - As Susan said, I hope you are getting rest and healing. Do you have an appointment with the surgeon this week on Thursday?

Tomorrow we have our group from the church for brunch and a lesson as we do each first Sunday of the month. I am making a bacon quiche and hashbrowns. We also have biscuits and gravy, fruit, banana bread, chips and salsa, and lots of other delicious foods. I am getting hungry just thinking about it.

Morning. Off to the Dr for Colin's checkup. More later perhaps.

We had a wonderful church brunch today. We had some visitors so there were 19 at our house. We had people scattered around the house to eat and one went outside to eat. She has Down Syndrome and gets overwhelmed with large crowds. I will try to put the bacon quiche recipe in the recipe thread. I got it off the internet so it should be easy to copy and paste. We have been having lots of really cold nights. My Columbine plant had tiny buds that were going to be blooms but they got frosted last night. At the end of the week it is supposed to be near 80F but we will not be here. We will be in San Diego with cooler temperatures although not freezing. The Elm trees are dropping seeds like snow. I will find trees growing in my flower pots next month that I will need to pull out because the seeds are quick to take over the pots that I have flowers in.

Barb - You have a very busy schedule this month especially with now Cody needing his grandma when his father goes back to work in a few weeks. It sounds like you like to help with the grandkids and I am sure you are very special for them too.

Susan - I am anxious to hear what the doctor has to say at Colin's appointment.

Judith - I got a message from my doctor's portal that there is a message for me but I can not get the internet to cooperate so I can read it. I keep getting a message saying the site is not available. I may also get a phone call tomorrow. I would really like to see what my labs are since I have stopped the cholesterol medication. Since my liver tests are better than they were a year ago, I would assume that the cholesterol medication was what caused the liver damage. I really hope that he does not want to put me on another cholesterol medication since all of the medications have the possibility of causing the same damage. Glenn is cautious about having me on them again so I hope the doctor takes what Glenn thinks since he is a pharmacist. I would be willing to do some diet modifications if it would help me to stay off the drugs.

Hi all. It's was just a review at the GP's today, but she did order a bone scan of his Thoracic spine to see if it has worsened Five of the 12 vertebrae there have suffered crush fractures over time. Itcouldbe the vertebrae are referring pain around to the front. He'll have some tests then see what they tell us in two weeks. No real news yet. The GP is just trying to find every possible cause of his pain.

Thank you for praying, Barb. I hope all is well with you and your sweet grand babies today. I also hope you get some good times from Bible study and the Joy group this week. One of my granddaughters turned 10 yesterday. We spoke to her via video messenger as she is so far away (more than 1200 miles away). I wish I could have hugged her yesterday. She sent me a picture of her manicure that we paid for. I thought it was so cute!

Judith, thank you for praying. We tend to forget about Colin's Thoracic spine as the crush fractures started in the 1990s. He has severe Osteoporosis and his spine is deteriorating. It's a nightmare for us both to think about the damage that could eventually happen so we put it at the back of our minds. We did have a safe trip in and out to the Dr and went out for lunch together afterwards. Look for the sweet moments! We did some other errands as well and he had his bone scan done. He has a frozen shoulder which is causing a lot of pain so he booked in to get a steroid injection later. They are pretty busy with these injections. I hope you had a good sleep and that your face is healing.

Linda, I sure hope you could access your medical results. I am glad Glenn can advise you about the cholesterol drugs. I believe our brains are practically all made of cholesterol so we do need some of it. I do hope your liver is recovering. It sounds like you did have a lovely time with the luncheon. Thank you for the Quiche recipe. Colin has so many health conditions, none of which play well together. It's hard to sort out which of them is causing symptoms at any one time. It makes sense that his crush fractures could be referring pain to his chest. We'll see what the tests show.

I have a card class today so am going to get it all set up. Have good days, everyone.

We went shopping for a miniature rose bush for my birthday today. My birthday is not until next week but we had dug out a rose bush that had not bloomed for 2 years and we needed to put something in the hole before the irrigation gets turned on. We have to work around the irrigation lines to make sure the plant gets the right amount of water. It is called a rainbow rose which is pink with a yellow center. The picture is really pretty and it has lots of buds so we should have blooms in the next few weeks. I will send you a picture when that happens. We do not expect any temperatures below 47F (8.3C) this week so it should not have any danger of frost. I did get my internet problem fixed today so I was able to see what the doctor said about my liver/cholesterol issues. He wants to start me on Zetia which blocks the absorption of cholesterol from my intestines so this only works on the food that I eat. He said it should not harm my liver and will check my liver enzymes and cholesterol levels in 2 months to make sure there is no further damage to my liver and that it is working correctly. My body also makes cholesterol that is not affected by this med so my numbers may go up a little bit. At least I did get to ask him questions about it.

Barb - That is wonderful that Mariposa is going to be bilingual. For an older person to learn two languages at one time it would be hard but littles ones have a much easier time learning languages quickly. I wish my mind worked like my 4 year old granddaughter. She is also learning Spanish as well as English from my daughter-in-law. Their brains are just like sponges wanting to learn things all the time. I am continuing to pray for Harry 3. I have not gone to the prayer thread yet so I will go there next to see what you posted. (Update - I just read the thread and came back here to say that I am praying for the mass in Harry 3's brain. The balance problems as well as bladder issues now make more sense. I am glad that they do not think that it is cancer. It is amazing what the doctors can do now with microscopic surgery in the brain and other tiny veins and arteries.)

Susan - I did not realize that Colin has 5 out of 12 vertebra that are damaged. I can see why he has to be careful lifting and moving heavy things. Have they tried a kyphoplasty (inject surgical cement in the broken bone) to support the fracture? We used to do a lot of them in the hospital and had great results. You said the fractures occurred over years so maybe the procedure would not work now since it is not a new fracture. Referred pain could be the reason for his pain. If this is true, it would at least give you some relief that it is not his heart causing the pain.

Judith - I hope this new ointment regime is a little easier on your skin. You said both are toxic but I was hoping that alternating them might be helpful to your raw and sore skin.