Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:22:21 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/14267/1213247140.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/14267 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1257919 I can't believe that the whole team of doctors can't come to a conclusion as to what is wrong with Shelley. They took the IV out and took away the antibiotics today. She will most likely come home tomorrow with the same problem she went in with...add to that a yeast infection plus one in her... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:26:36 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1254466 SHELLEY IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL...THEY STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER. THEY ASSUME IT'S AN INFECTION THAT ISN'T SHOWING UP ON THE TESTS, BUT ALOT OF THE TESTS AREN'T BACK YET. THE ONCOLOGIST SAYS SHE WILL HAVE TO STAY THERE UNTIL THEY HAVE SOMETHING DEFINITIVE. I SPENT THE ... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:05:05 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1252088 I HAVE BEEN KEEPING MYSELF BUSY TODAY PAYING BILLS AND ORGANIZING MY DESK. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET MY LIFE ORGANIZED SO I GUESS I WILL TRY TO MAKE SOME SORT OF "ORDER" OUT OF THIS DESK. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHY I CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP THIS PAPER WORK SORTED, FILED, AND CLEANED OFF THIS ... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:42:19 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1247594 Shelley is in the hospital. Don't know for how long. They are sending in an infectious disease doctor. They aren't even sure it's an infection!!! I have no clue what it could be!! She feels pretty good so that's a plus. I will keep you informed. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:57:34 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1246862 IF IT'S NOT ONE BIT OF DRAMA IT'S ANOTHER. SHELLEY HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT PAIN IN HER BREAST AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST NORMAL AFTER SURGERY AND THAT HEALING TAKES TIMES...ETC. WELL WHEN I SAW HER OVER THE WEEK END HER BREAST WAS SO SWOLLEN AND RED AND IT JUST LOOKED PAINFUL. TWO DOCTORS ... Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:10:25 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1241634 It's about time I got around to cleaning house! It's neat, but everything has about an inch of dust on it! The floors need mopping, the furniture needs dusting, the bathrooms need a good going over........yep it's time to clean house! I got up feeling good this morning. I was "excit... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:23:42 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1236874 What a nice day today!! George and I went out for breakfast and then went to a couple of garage sales. I was looking for some nice toys for Brayden and found a couple that he will really enjoy while he is here. I have his own special basket of toys just for our house. I add something new each time h... Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:10:32 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1232311 it's great to have a "better day". I was beginning to wonder if better days had become a thing of the past for me. Shelley's appointment yesterday with the radiation oncologist went very very well. We both liked her so much and she spent oodles of time with us and answered all our ... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:00:54 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1227751 OH IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME. YESTERDAY WAS A VERY LONG DAY. FIRST MY FLIGHT WAS DELAYED NINE HOURS.......SO OF COURSE I HAD THEM CHANGE THAT. I WENT TO BED ON SATURDAY THINKING ALL WAS SETTLED AFTER BEING ON THE PHONE WITH FIRST DELTA, THEN NORTHWEST FOR TWO STRAIGHT HOURS.......MOST OF THAT TIME WA... Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:17:25 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1221391 HI FRIENDS...I MISS DS ALOT. I HAVE READ JOURNALS TONIGHT SO THAT I COULD CATCH UP A LITTLE. I AM ENJOYING MY GRANDSON SO MUCH. I LEAVE ON SUNDAY MORNING AND ALREADY I AM SAD. HE HAS GROWN AND CHANGED SO MUCH IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE HOW MUCH THEY CAN DO AT THIS AGE. HE TURNED 2... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:54:53 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1206608 TODAY STARTED ON THE ROUGH EDGE. I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR KALAMAZOO TO GO TO THE CARDIOLOGIST FOR MY STRESS TEST RESULTS. THE PHONE RANG AND IT WAS CATHY TELLING ME THAT SHE WAS ON THE WAY TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WITH BRAYDEN. HE HAD BEEN VOMITING ALL NIGHT AND SHE TOOK HIM IN TO THE DOCTOR FIRST... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:10:28 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1202292 I AM SEEING RED AT THE MOMENT. A DEAR FRIEND ON DS HAS BEEN ATTACKED BY A BUNCH OF VIGILANTES WHO THINK THEY KNOW IT ALL. I AM LIVID!! I GUESS THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD EXPECT ON SUCH A PUBLIC SITE AS DS, BUT IT STILL INFURIATES ME WHEN PEOPLE CAN'T MIND THEIR OWN BUSINESS. WHAT IS WRITTEN IN ... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:46:52 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1201602 Just so you all know...I survived the dreaded treadmill. In fact, they told me that I did better than some 20-30 yr olds....hehehe...and I know what kind  of 20-30 yr olds they meant too...I wasn't really impressed! I was just sooooo happy to get it over with. Actually I did do very good as... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:41:53 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1200096 Check out the newest pictures of Brayden...isn't he the tiniest thing for 20 months? Next to Roynann's two month old...Yikes what a difference! Brayden has always been tiny like his mom used to be. He is catching up little by little. He's healthy, happy, smart, and developmentally ahead.... Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:49:45 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1197112 WHILE I WAS AT THE ONCOLOGIST WITH SHELLEY YESTERDAY, THE DOCTOR DECIDED TO GIVE ME GEORGE'S RESULTS SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TWO WEEKS FOR THEM! HE IS STILL CLEAR........SO THAT WAS GREAT NEWS. NOW WE CAN GO BACK TO LIFE FOR SIX MORE MONTHS. ANOTHER YEAR OF THIS AND HE CAN GO ONCE A YE... Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:02:21 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1188454 Oh I'm just so tired of medical conditions and the hospital waiting rooms, and doctor's appointments I could scream. While I was sitting in yet another waiting room this morning I was thinking about how many hours I have sat just as I sat today...in a hospital or doctor's office during t... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:28:22 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1182113 the answer came after noon today...NO CANCER...the surgeon called Shelley personally to give her the wonderful news. Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:44:07 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1180480 The surgery is over. It's 8/pm and we just got home a little bit ago. Shelley isn't feeling well at all. This was very painful surgery for her. The surgeon said she was going to be very uncomfortable for a while. He made a larger than usual incision because she is a big girl. He had to go de... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:17:27 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/14267/journal/1178323 Hey everyone. I had a cardiology appointment this morning. I guess it wasn't exactly as I planned. I got an EKG which was slightly abnormal. Next the doctor did a thorough exam and said some things that were too technical for me to fully understand. I wasn't in the mood to ask too many quest... Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:40:52 +0100