Just weeks after coming off antibiotics to treat a particularly resistant urinary tract infection (UTI), Ryan has developed yet another UTI. Since last week I knew his body was trying to fight one off and he held it at bay for a while. But, last night his leukocytes (white blood cells) jumped from “trace” to […]
License Plate on Chick Magnet
The “Chick Magnet” has taken a major step over the weekend. We received the vanity plates in the mail on Friday. I put them on yesterday… well, sort of. The rear plate went on without issue. The front plate was hopeless. The screws were rusted in place. It makes sense, since the state it was […]
Ticked Off
Ken For a guy who really never leaves the house, you might imagine my surprise to find a deer tick attached to my inner thigh. Just a few more inches higher could have spelled real disaster. They are just nasty, ugly creatures. I suspect one of the dogs brought it into the house, but who […]
Oxygen Drops, then Recovers
Really. Can we catch a fuddruckin’ break? Seriously. We had a bit of a scare yesterday night with Ryan’s oxygenation. After showering him and getting him in bed we rolled him onto his side to expose his butt rash to the air. Delighted in the fact that his blood pressure was normal, I completely overlooked […]
I’m Sorry
You’ll need to excuse me. I haven’t been myself for a few days. I’m in a really, really bad place. The upcoming second year anniversary of Ryan being taken from us is so much to face. I’m not sure I’ll come through it undamaged, to be honest. We miss him. We do. So much.