This year, 2016, hasn’t started off well. We kicked it off in a serious fight against a MRSA infection that had developed in Ryan. Then, a carport collapsed — under the weight of an epic snowstorm — onto (and into) Ryan’s disabled van. This left me and Ryan stranded at our family’s cabin in West […]
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 Hated the Night to End
Everything’s set-up for a great weekend. Our daughter, Kari, is home from WVU until Sunday evening. Ryan seems as though he is responding to the antibiotic. West Virginia University plays Maryland at noon today. The Redskins play the Cardinals at 1:00pm tomorrow. We should have overnight nursing coverage (thank goodness). I see nothing preventing me from […]
Wife’s Turn: How does He do it?
I told Ken this morning, ”I’m in awe of you”. He, of course, said, “Finally. I’ve been trying to impress you for a quarter century.” Ha! My husband… always trying to make me laugh. Seriously though, I really don’t know how he does it. Me, I’m exhausted. Plain and simple, thoroughly exhausted. Upon coming home […]
Decisions are Easy, When There’s no Choice
There are times when the nurse calls out that really can not be avoided. Like last night. On her way to work the hit a curb at a high speed and blew out her tire. Then, to her astonishment, there was no spare tire in her trunk. Now, I won’t let her off the hook […]