Off to Physical Therapy Today!!!!

Off to Springfield for Jim's first session of Physical Therapy at Memorial Medical Center....

 

Yea!!





Back now (130pm)!   Jim is napping now after almost an hour of therapy...

I asked him why he was so tired.....he said.... "I thought they would just do paper work today!!"

It's the Little Things....

Yes... It's the little things that I can't do without!
(There is a great Christian song with this title!)

I do miss the greatest "little things" Jim & I shared...

Finding Jim on the front porch with the poodle when I arrive home from work, or shopping...

Seeing the sweet half-smile when I say something really dumb... (like what did you make for dinner?)

Help to balance by checking account, (aka... "bail me out, Jim!" & I'm not Clark Howard!)

 Fixing the shower... (I'm attempting to  change the shower head to one that is also hand-held.)


Help unloading the dishwasher...(This just seems a waste of time..)


Finding flashlights & batteries during a storm..

Evening walks with the dog....

Sitting on the front porch with by two guys, Butter & Jim!

More... to ..come....

Exercising to the California Girls!

We are listening to the Beach Boys again.....
Jim's goal this morning is to "bike" 2 miles again before taking his mid-morning nap!

(Thank goodness for Ritalin......)

This afternoon Jim wants to go to Best Buy and check out the HD televisions.....

He has convinced himself that one that is big and good quality he will be able to see..... (more to come...)

Physical therapy and occupational therapy start next week.... yea!

"Back in the Saddle"!

Jim is feeling better today!!

He has gained 2 pounds this morning!!


Blessings....

Dick who "reminds" Jim that it is Thursday and time for Kiwanis!

Diana Chesley for sending the great Walmart gift card!  (To be used on our spring flower garden!)

Karron

Sunshine and More...

Jim has enjoyed the front porch today and several visits from neighbors out walking today in the sunshine!

We received a very cute gift card from one of our friends, Debbie...

How timely!

I just found some pictures of my Great-grandparents.....
I believe I remember these photos....

Their home in Whitewright Texas was very small and if I remember correctly, just 3 rooms!!!

Blessings....

Adam & Abby who visit and play with Butter!

Karron

Monday, Monday! (Bubbles & More!)

Yes...

Jim gets to take a bubble bath every day for his dry skin... (he sheds about a pound a day of dry skin (not really). Tarceva causes the skin cells to "shed".....

We had to call the carpenter after this picture was taken, (really!).  He fainted after standing and fortunately he was holding on to the wall railing... unfortunately, he held on to it while falling back into the bubbles and the fiberglass wall and hand support went with him!!! (really) Good news no broken bones or bruises and all the dry skin fell off....
Now.... we have decided that massages with oil will do for now!!!

Off to Springfield this morning for Zometa infusion and lunch at Olive Garden, (thanks Francie & Rick!)



Blessings....

Angels watching over Jim!

Francie, Trish and Marikay & Sharron!

XO Karron, Jim & Butterscotch

Thoughts About March, 2011

Now that it is April.... yea... Jim and I feel we can take a deep breath and share our "March Stories".

Blogging the first few days of March was a struggle... so... I decided to wait until our lives became a little more normal to continue to share my thoughts..

We made 4 long trips to Barnes in as many weeks for tests, procedures and consultations... Our trips to St. Louis eased somewhat by staying in the hotel which is attached to Barnes and Washington Univ.

I will share the good news first....

After the final CT series our oncologist said, "We really can see only the changes from radiation and chemo in your lungs and cannot see the tumor previously seen in your left chest!"

Wow... after our adventure to the Trauma ER following Jim's fall after midnight from the bed, a broken nose, slightly injured cervical spine, 2 panic attacks requiring medical intervention and many, many MRI's taken of head, back and neck this was WONDERFUL NEWS!.

We were so stunned that we forgot to ask many of our questions that we prepared during the week....

(All of our questions were answered later by phone...)

This good news was reaffirmed by Dr. Dasi in Springfield this Tuesday....

Waking up the next morning we still were unable to put our emotions into words.... Jim still has no vision and will need additional radiation to his back tumor... but...we are soooooo pleased!

We enjoyed meals from Applebee's and Panara Bread and celebrated with orange sodas and cookies!

Blessings!.....

Prayers for Jim's health...

Gift cards from Francie, Marikay, Trish and Debbie...

Visits with our dog, Butter, in St. Louis, thanks to Denny and his family....
Joe and family for bringing communion to Jim...

Supportive messages and calls while we were struggling to keep on schedule for all the tests and radiation....

"Special" hotel rates for Barnes patients and family... & for the great up-grade on the room for a week...

Mass at the Cathedral...

Hotel manager & his doggy!