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| October 2008 |
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10/1 Dorothy seemed better but I made a doctors appointment for her to be checked out. She keeps complaining of being dizzy.
10/2 I just got ready for Norman to come in. I picked him up at the airport. Had dinner ready for him we he got here.
10/3 Norman and I enjoyed being together for the day. He cooked dinner for Doug and I.
10/4 We had a busy day. Had to buy gas before drivng to the Survivor Day, we thought we were going to get into an accident in the parking lot of one of the few stations open with the gas shortage. Doug, Norman and I went to the 13th Annual Survivor Day on the Northside of town. Very enjoyable day but tiring.
10/5 Relaxed and then took Doug for visit with Dr. Perry. We are sorry to have him leave the practice. He is moving to Atlanta. Hopefully, we will get to see him sometimes. Dorothy, Norman, Doug and I went out to eat. Nice evening.
10/6 Had Cool Ray come out to check out the furnace for the winter. All was well with it Thank GOD! Had to take Norman to the Airport to go home. I always hate to see him leave.
10/7 Dorothy had appointment with Dr. Van. He cleaned wax out of her ear and made some of the dizziness go away.
10/8 Went to Krogers to get Senior Discount. Also got Dorothy's hair cut.
10/9 Just relaxed all day was tired from all the running this week. Gas prices have gone through the roof. Had a rough night. Had a stomach ache all night and started throwing-up.
10/10 I have been watching the Game Show Network and playing games online. Fun and bettter than watching Soaps! I did not feel good all day. Threw-up a few times. Called the doctor to see they needed to see me. Finally, had Doug fix some soup and crackers. Felt better after I ate. Scary to get a bug! Was afraid of another blockage but all is well.
10/11 Felt drained out from the flu yesterday. Just read some of the many books on my book shelves. Nice to be able to forward and share books with my friends.
10/12 Doug and I enjoyed being together on the weekend. Both of us had no energy. Doug got up with the dogs and I slept until 10:00am. Really something for me. Enjoyed watching football and having Dorothy over.
10/13 Dorothy had a doctor's appointment so we had lunch out. Went to American Deli for soup and sandwich.
10/14 Stayed home and rested. Tired from the runnning.
10/15 Paid bills so much fun. Did laundry.
10/16 Sometimes the days get away from me. Just do a little housework and cook and the day is over.
10/17 Talked to Mom she is excited to get to see Norman.
10/18 Norman spent some time with Granny and Gramps at the Senior Home they then had a cook out at Linda's with the rest of the family.
10/19 Norman flew home from Dallas and let me know how nice The Waterford is. Makes me lonesome for the family. Guess I will get to see Mom and Dad's new place some day.
10/20 Dorothy call this morning and told me she didn't feel good that she was dizzy again. She never called me back so I thought she was doing better. Doug and I went to Early vote at 6:30pm when he got home from work. We were home a few minutes after 7:00pm While we were voting Dorothy had a spell and the neighbor called 911. She was on her way to the hospital when we got back to the house. We made sure the dogs were fed and walked before we left for the hospital. Good thing we took care of the pets before we went to the hospital we were there until 3:00am.
10/21 Doug and I slept though the alarm. He had to call in because we were both exhausted from being at the hospital so long. We got back to the hospital after getting something to eat before we went this time since we didn't get to eat until 2:00am last night. They released Dorothy from the hospital with Vertigo and an anziety attack. We didn't get home until midnight. We were very tired again.
10/22 Doug went to work but was exhausted. I went to Dorothy's to check on her. She seemed fine but tired from not sleep much at the hospital. The Visiting Nurse was there while I was there.
10/23 Picked up a few things for Dorothy at the store and made sure she was okay.
10/24 Made Doug's lunch and dinner still tired from the hospital scare this week.
10/25 I let Doug sleep most of the day. Seems like we both are especially tired from the stress of having Dorothy sick.
10/26 We took Dorothy dinner and watched the races with her. Had a nice day.
10/27 Here we go again. Monday again. Made Doug's lunch did laundry and tried to relax the rest of the day.
10/28 Just did some reading and enjoyed my pets. Was a nice day and went for a walk with the dogs.
10/29 Just relaxed and enjoyed being home.
10/30 Dorothy had an appointment with the attorney to have her will updated. We went to the Senior Center for lunch before the meeting. Turned out to be a nice day.
10/31 Halloween. Doug and I went to Dorothy's after he got home from work to help pass out candy. We picked up pizzas and had a nice evening at Dorothy's. |
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| September 2008 |
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9/1 Mom and Dad stayed at Norris and Anne's. They got use to being in Dallas for the storm.
9/2 Linda took Mom and Dad for a check up as they ER doctor requested. Dad checked out okay. Margaret went to see the surgeon and was told that she should wear support for her stomach. He took half the staples out and told Viv to remove the remaining ones in a week. Margaret was told not to lift anything heavy. No 12 packs of soda even. Went to infectious disease doctors for bandage change and labs.
9/3 Margaret had to go back to infectious disease doctors office for the lab results and get more IVs.
9/4 Nice not to have to go anywhere today. We enjoyed being home.
9/5 Margaret took the last of the IV's. It will be nice not to have the IV's at home.
9/6 Mom and Dad had Dad's staples out and the doctor told them they should be living in an assisted living home. They should not be by themselves. Linda found a home near her place and Norris. Hopefully, they will agree to move there. It is the Waterford at Plano.
9/7 The family went to a casino day at the Waterford and Mom and Dad agreed to move there. A lease was signed.
9/8 We are all happy that Mom and Dad agreed to move to the Waterford. We still don't know if the house had water in it from Hurricane Ike. Jackie lost both of her cars and her home had lots of water.
9/9 Margaret had to go to infectious disease doctor to see if the infection is gone. All is well with her health and the pic line was removed. Viv removed the rest of the staples.
9/10 Margaret and Viv cleaned out clothes from the closet and took them to the Salvation Army. Viv has been working on her finances to clear up her credit report.
9/11 Margaret called to get phone service changed to cable for Margaret and Doug. Also called for Dorothy to change her phone service also. It is cheaper to get a bundle package for cable, internet and phone.
9/12 Viv took Dorothy and Margaret to the grocery store. Vivian is planning to leave for Maryland soon. Mom and Dad moved to the Waterford. Linda, Robin, Norris, Bob and Anne helped get them settled into the apartment.
9/13 Viv went to the lake with Cathy and Mike. She enjoyed the day. Ike hit Galveston! Don't know if Mom and Dad's house is okay. Doug and I stayed in the recliners all night watching the Storm coverage. Viv finally went to bed about 4am.
9/14 Margaret and Doug had a doctor's appointment and got flu shots. Jackie's house had water in it and she lost both of her cars, they were under water.
9/15 Margaret got a hair cut for the first time in a year. Nice to have hair again. Margaret had a doctor's appointment and she got to drive. Margaret and Vivian had lunch with Mary Anne and went by the office to see Vera and Gary.
9/16 Vivian has been going to the gym and exercising. She has lost lots of weight and looks really good.
9/17 Happy Birthday to Frank Cooke. Vivian decided to go to the lake one more time before going to Maryland. Margaret and Vivian went to AAA for a trip tick for Vivian's trip.
9/18 Dorothy wanted to take Vivian to dinner before she left. Ilene met us at Longhorn. We enjoyed the evening. Viv stayed up getting things ready to go for her trip.
9/19 Happy 66th Anniversary to Mom and Dad. Vivian left for Maryland. She drove to Virginia Beach and spent the night their. Linda, Bob, Mike, Robin, Norris, Anne, Gail all had cake for Mom and Dad's anniversary at their apartment. Very busy night.
9/20 Doug and I just chilled. He got up with the dogs and I slept late. What a change. I did laundry. Doug replaced the storm door handle. Dropped a part and will have to replace later.
9/21 I got up with the dogs and Doug slept late. I finished the laundry. Doug straightened up the living room and vaccumed for me. I made spaghetti so I won't have to cook the night Norman comes in.
9/22 I made sure that Norman can go to the Survivor Day on 9/27 on the Northside of town.
9/23 Just rested and worked on Vivian's afghan. Talked to Logan to see when he will take his GED test. I told him if he passed I would send him an aphgan.
9/24 Worked on Vivian's aphgan and relaxed. Did some more laundry.
9/25 Dorothy had a doctor's appointment. We then went to lunch and by Kroger's for prescriptions and a few things. I picked up Norman at the airport at 6pm. Nice to have him here again.
9/26 Charter came and installed my new telephone service. Norman went to the store and bought items for dinner than he cooked for us.
9/27 Doug, Norm and I went to the SEGO Survivor's Day. We all had a nice time and enjoyed the speakers and the lunch. I won 2 door prizes.
9/28 Norman and I both helped with making a roasted chicken dinner, sweet potatoes, mashed potates, gravy, dressing and cranberry sauce. Thanksgiving in September.
9/29 Dorothy, Doug, Norman and I went out to dinner. Had a nice time.
9/30 Dorothy called in the morning saying she didn't feel good so Norman and I went to her house. We took her blood pressure and it was high and she was dizzy. I called the doctor and was told to call 911. EMT checked her out and told her to keep her head elevated. She would not go to the ER. I had to take Norman to the airport so the neighbor sat with Dorothy while I was gone. She seemed okay when I got back and she ate a half of sandwich and seemed better. |
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| August 2008 |
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8/1 I just stayed home, did laundry and waited for the cable guy to come to change out the DVR cable box as are still having trouble with it. Cable guy changed out the box and checked to see what the problem was. He finally decided that it was not the box but the TV. I was not a happy camper. Doug checked it by unplugging TV so it could recycle. Seems to work better. Still having problems. We stayed up too late watching old artists from the 60 and 70 on HDTV was a nice relaxing evening.
8/2 We both slept late. I got up at 7:30am with the dogs. I took my Fosamax and sat up for two hours. Well I tought I was reading but I woke up at 12:30pm when the dogs wanted to go out again. There went the day. Made us lunch instead of breakfast sort of a short day.
8/3 Hi Norm here. Mom got sick today. She began vomiting in the mornig and continued throughout the day. Sunday night Doug tool her to the hospital to get her checked out. They spent hte night at the hospital while they did some tests.
8/4 Today the doctors did a CAT scan on Margaret. The results showed a blockage in her intestins causing things to back up. The doctors gave her an IV to put fluid back in her system. Later in the day the doctor inserted a tube to pump out her stomach. The tube made Margaret feel better and stopped her from vomiting. The test results from the CAT scan should be back tomorrow.
8/5 Today Margaret received the results from her CAT scan. The doctors found the blockage to be from a double hernia. The hernias are restricking the intestins. The doctors will try and cure the hernias. If their methods do not work, then Margaret will need to have surgery. Please pray for Margaret.
8/6 Margaret had to have surgery today to cure her blockage. The surgery went well and she is in the ICU recovering. She does not have much energy but she can talk softly. Margaret is heavily sedated on pain medication and sleeping a lot.
8/7 Norman flew in from Baltimore to see his Mom and help out with things. He and Doug spent the day with Margaret in the ICU. The doctor said that she would probably spend a week in the hospital if everything goes well. He also said she would probably get moved to a regular room and out of the ICU tomorrow.
8/8 Today Margaret moved to a regular room. She has a slight fever, which is normal after a surgery of this calliper. The doctors and nurses will keep a close eye on the fever. Margaret is happy to be in a normal room where she can use her cell phone. Even with a weak voice she wants to talk to friends and family. Margaret was able to get out of bed and sit in a chair today. She is progressing well.
8/9 Margaret did not have a good night. She was restless and could not get comfortable. Margaret did not get much sleep. The doctor that performed the surgery came to visit today. He told us that when he had her opened up, HE DID NOT SEE ANY SIGNS OF CANCER! What wonderful news. Margaret got up and walked today with a little assistance, she walked all the way to the end of the hall and back. Outstanding!
8/10 Margaret is making progress. Her fever has completely broken. Her blood count is a bit low. The doctors will continue to monitor her blood.
8/11 Margaret started to have movement through her digestive system, a good sign. The doctors will remove the tube from her stomach soon if her progress continues. Margaret's blood was still low today so the doctor gave her 2 pints of blood. She should have more energy now. Margaret walked a bit farther down the hall today and is getting stronger. Vivian arrived today from Texas. It was a long drive for her but we are happy she made the trip with no problems. She will be able to stay with Margaret for a while and help her recover.
8/12 Margaret’s NG tube in her stomach was removed this morning. What a relief it is for Margaret not to have a tube in her throat. She got to drink some broth today and said, “It was like eating a steak". If all goes well, Mom may be released from the hospital tomorrow. Unfortunately, Norman had to go back home today. He enjoyed his time with the family even though it was under adverse conditions.
8/13 Mom is not doing well today. She spent most of the night vomiting. Her system is in shock from the surgery and her digestive system is not working properly. The doctors said that it might take some time to recover. Margaret will not be going home today.
8/14 Unfortunately, Margaret's digestive system is still not working and things are backing up. The doctors wanted to install the NG tube back into her stomach but Margaret refused. She is a tough cookie. The vomiting continues to be a thorn in her side. Vivian spent the night with her trying to comfort her while Margaret is feeling ill.
8/15 Margaret is not making any progress. The vomiting continues so she finally let the doctors put the NG tube back into her stomach. The tube is miserable but it beats vomiting. The doctors have told Margaret to get up and move around. "They want her to walk as much as possible to stimulate her system." Margaret walked a few times today.
8/16 Today Margaret is not feeling well. Her fever is back and she is coughing quite a bit. The doctors are concerned that she may get Pnuomonia. It is imperative that she keeps her body moving and coughing as much as possible.
8/17 Margaret's fever is getting worse. It reached a peak of 103.3 degrees. The family and the doctors are very concerned. It is suppose to be changed every 7 days. This is particularly troubling. The nurses are supposed to change the line every seven days but have not changed the line for fifteen days. That is totally unacceptable.
8/18 The infectious disease doctor visited Margaret today. It turns out that she has an infection in her blood stream caused by the IV line. The doctors have started Margaret on antibiotics through a new IV line. Margaret is feeling very sick and is not up for visitors. Vivian is still with her and Doug visits as well. They are trying their best to comfort Margaret while she is feeling bad.
8/19 Margaret is feeling a little better today. The antibiotics are beginning to work and her fever broke. The doctors have clamped off the NG tube to test her digestive system, so far so good. If she does not get sick or feel nausea, they will remove the NG tube tomorrow.
8/20 Margaret’s digestive system is working great and she did not get sick all night. The doctor removed the port from her stomach and gave her some ice tea. What a treat ice tea was for Margaret. She loved it and it made her throat feel better. Margaret began to walk again today and is getting stronger.
8/21 Margaret ate real food today! She had a big breakfast and lunch too. She has not eaten in three weeks. It tasted amazing to her even though it was only hospital food. She is up beat and feeling better.
8/22 Guess what? Margaret was released form the hospital last night. She had to be at the infectious disease doctor's office to get the IV's to use at home. Margaret actually slept in her own bed! Her dogs were exited to see her and she was glad to be home. Hospitals are no fun.
8/23 Margaret slept for a solid eight hours last night for the first time in weeks. You cannot get any sleep in a hospital. Every time you get comfortable, someone starts to poke at you. She still has to have antibiotics through IV but luckily, Vivian is there to administer them to her. Margaret and the family watched the race and ate spaghetti.
8/24 Margaret and family enjoyed being home. Everyone relaxed. Viv gave Margaret IV's every 12 hours.
8/25 Margaret and Vivian went to see doctor and was told that she did not have chemo since their is no sign of cancer at this time.
8/26 Margaret had to go to infectious disease doctor's for labs.
8/27 A day for Margaret not to have to go out. She just sat on her recliner and enjoyed being home.
8/28 Margaret had to go back to infectious disease doctor's for results of lab work and get more IVs.
8/29 Margaret had an eye appointment. Very tired from all the appointments. Her eyes have not changed all is well with her glasses.
8/30 We are all upset about hurricane Ike. Mom and Dad are still in Galveston and we are trying to get them to Dallas. Norris and Anne arrived in Galveston to take them to Dallas tomorrow.
8/31 Happy Birthday MOM! Norris, Anne, Mom and Dad had breakfast at Burger King and left for Dallas. The trip to Dallas was uneventful. When they arrived in Dallas they went to Anne's sister Gail's for a birthday cookout. Right as Linda and Robin arrived Daddy fell in the bathroom and split his head open. 911 was called and he went to the ER for evaluation. He had 4 staples and a CT test to make sure he was okay. Mom had a very exciting Birthday so did Dad.
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| July 2008 |
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7/1 Took Dorothy to the doctors. He recommended that she have test done to see why she has been dizzy. Had a blood test. After the Drs visit Margaret and Dorothy went to breakfast and to the grocery store. Got really hot. Margaret just went home and rested after the busy morning.
7/2 Just rested from the busy day yesterday.
7/3 Took it easy again and made sure we had goodies for tomorrow. Picked up corn on the cobb, and watermelon.
7/4 Doug had the day off. We slept in and then went to get Dorothy. Had Hot Dogs, Hambergers, corn on the cob, and baked beans. We ate too much, did not cut the water melon. Watched the fireworks in DC on HDTV was really pretty. We enjoyed the holiday. Nice to have a three day weekend.
7/5 Doug and I worked in the house. Seems like we never have enough time.
7/6 Went to get dog food and just chilled the rest of the day. Even though we had a three day weekend it went too fast as usual.
7/7 Did laundry again. Rested a little as I know I would be running around tomorrow. Called Brandon as I forgot to call him for his birthday yesterday. He said that he was not home so I would not have spoken to him anyway.
7/8 Had a Drs appointment. My lungs are clear. I took copies of CT test to Dr Lipsett and Dr Perry. They were both happy to hear that my condition was stable. Picked up Dorothy so that we could pick up her CT test at Henry General. We then went to lunch. It was very hot.
7/9 Dorothy had another Drs appointment. We were both impressed with him. He suggested that she have bloodwork, see a vascular doctor, and have a MRI of her head.
7/10 Dorothy and I went for labs. We met Mary Pratt one of my chemo buddies at Quest. We all went out to I-Hop for lunch. Had a great time. I was really tired when I got home. just rested the rest of the afternoon.
7/11 Rested waiting for the results of my labwork to see if i can have chemo on Monday. My blood was okay so I will have chemo on Monday.
7/12 Doug and I put the rest of my desk together. The piece that was missing finally came in the mail. Watched HDTV enjoed our weekend.
7/13 Doug sleep in and we enjoyed the rest of the weekend. Made a nice dinner of stuffed peppers and meatloff so I would not have to cook tomorrow.
7/14 Had Chemo and a Drs appointment. Everything seems to be going well with me. Chemo was short as I only had to take one drug.
7/15 Dorothy and I had to take her three cats to the vet. We could only get two of them in the carriers. Bennie would not get into the carrier. Cats checked out okay. We were really tired after taking the cats to the vet.
7/16 I was really tired and had to get up and get dressed as the cable man was suppose to come to bring us a new cable box with a DVR in it. He did not show and I called to see why. They rescheduled for Saturday 7/18 from 1-3 so Doug could be here too.
7/17 I did not sleep good and got up sick. Took meds and felt better. Just did too much after chemo. Talked to Doris to wish her a happy birthday.
7/18 I took Dorothy for her MRI. She was not happy with the test says that she doesn't want another one of those. We went out to eat lunch after the test. It was a really hot day. I was tired after the chemo and the busy week.
7/19 Just got up and got dressed. Doug worked in the yard. Waited for cable guy to get here. Doug and I was happy with the new DVR. Taped showes while we watched other shows.
7/20 Started having trouble with DVR.
7/21 Noticed that Katie kept picking at a spot on her left side.
7/22 Did laundry and cooked pork chops. They were really good but I ate too much. I got up because I could not sleep. Finally threw up about 4 am. Was not a good night. Took meds and felt better.
7/23 Called Michelle as it was her birthday. She tells me that Aiden has two teeth and can rollover. He is growing up too fast. I had to go for bloodwork.
7/24 Sent Linda McCumber and Eddie Cooke birthday e-cards. Just rested as I was still really tired.
7/25 Made dinner and did laundry. Endless battle. Sometimes I do laundry, cook and do dishes. Nice to be retired. Dr Hines office called to let me know that blood white count is low. I was told to be careful not to get around sick people. My plateletts were down too 74,000. Hopefully, they are better next week so I can have chemo.
7/26 Doug and I worked in the morning. He did yard work and I worked in the house. Just watched TV and enjoyed the weekend.
7/27 Just rested and straightened up the house. Enjoyed the rest of our Sunday.
7/28 I got a call from Dorothy saying she forgot to tell us that she called in her drugs and need them today. I got dressed, went to Dorothy's and we got her drugs. We went to McDonald's for breakfast. We then went to Kroger's. Dorothy and I got a few things to hold us for the rest of the week. Tried to get fruit at the roadside stand. They were closed when we went by. Went home and rested still tired from the chemo and the heat. I did too much after chemo and the heat. I have been really tired.
7/29 Seems like I am really tired this time. Guess the chemo and the heat do not mix well. Did not have a good night felt sick had to take meds for upset stomach.
7/30 Did laundry and worked in the house. Doug worked late so we had a late dinner.
7/31 I had to go for bloodwork and then went by the Heritage Senior Center in McDonough. Facility really nice so I turned in the paperwork to become a member. Enjoyed touring the center and talking to members.
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| June 2008 |
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6/1 We all had breakfast at Michelle's. Great fruit strawberries and pineapple, orange cinnamon rolls, bacon and scramble eggs. Margaret, Norman and Michelle went to the store and got the fixings for a steak dinner. Norman grilled the steaks, Michelle put the sweet potatoes in the Microwave so we wouldn't heat the house up too much. Had shrimp cocktail and tomatoes to go with our dinner. Everything turned out really good had an early dinner before Claudia and Frank had to go back to Maryland.
6/2 We all had breakfast at Michelle's and Margaret and Norman went to the airport to fly home. It was nice to get back home, the dogs were glad to see me. Margaret took a nap before Doug got home. We just pizzas for dinner.
6/3 Margaret had to get test done. Bone Density and Mammagram. She then took lunch to Dorothy's. It was very hot out and Margaret went home and took a nap before Doug got home.
6/4 Margaret went to Ft. Gillium to see Tiffany sworn into the Army. We were out there most of the morning. There was a problem with the Army loosing her fingerprints so I took her back home and she will do it all again on Friday. Margaret went home and took her medicine since she forgot them this morning. She then took Dorothy to lunch and to get her hair cute. It was really hot and she was really tired. Margaret fixed a really quick dinner and then went back to sleep on the couch.
6/5 Margaret rested all day only walked the dogs and slept most of the day. Margaret made a pork roast in the crock pot. It turned out really good.
6/6 Margaret went to see Dr. Hines. He said that she was doing great and that she would not have chemo until after her visit to M D Anderson. He told her they would decide after she got back from Houston what the next treatment would be.
6/7 Margaret and Doug rested most the day. They went to Mellow Mushroom for Pizza. It was different pizza enjoyed ourselves.
6/8 Watched the races and rested most of the day.
6/9 Margaret went to get bloodtest came home and did laundry.
6/10 Was to meet Marcie for coffee at Starbucks. There was a mixup so Marcie had coffee at one Starbucks and Margaret had coffee at another. They decided to try again tomorrow.
6/11 Margaret and Doug's 13th Wedding Anniversary. Doug had to work. Margaret and Marcie finally had coffee at Starbuck's and enjoyed the outing. Nice talking to another Cancer Patient. We decided to walk in a stored the next time for exercise and then have coffee or lunch. Doug got home in time to make the appointment at the vets for Lucky and Sheila. We then picked up sandwiches for dinner. It was after 8pm went we finally got home. We were both tired.
6/12 Margaret did some laundry and rested the rest of the day.
6/13 Friday the 13th. Margaret made a roast we enjoyed our dinner.
6/14 Doug rested most of the day. Didn't get up until 1:30pm and then went to sleep in the chair. We watched the truck races and then the Nationwide race.
6/15 Doug and Margaret went dinner with Dorothy for Father's Day. Dinner was great. All of our dinners were especially good. We usually watch Nascar races and the one day we don't watch it Dale Earnhardt, Jr wins. We were happy for him but upset because we didn't see it. Talked to Scott and Jody in Mississippi.
6/16 Work day for Doug took Dorothy to grocery store so I can get ready to go to Houston.
6/17 Made sure Dorothy and Doug had enough medicine while I was gone.
6/18 Finished doing laundry and packed to go to Houston.
6/19 Doug put my bags in the car. I drove to the airport, took the shuttle and got to the gate in a wheel chair. Norms flight was late but he made it before our plan took off. Got to Houston on time, picked up the rental car, checked into the hotel and went out to eat Mexican food.
6/20 Went to M D Anderson had boodwork done. Went Galveston to Mom and Dads. Mom had shrimp and crab combo. Was really good.
6/21 Doug had an eye appointment Bill flew in from Oklahoma. Doug picked Bill up from the airport and let him drive the new MKZ to Dorothy's. They all went out to dinner. Bunny came over, visited until Viv arrived. Viv, Norm, Bunny and I went out to Lunch. Had a really great lunch and brought home lots of great deserts.
6/22 We all went to see Uncle Abdon, Aunt Joan, David, Austin, Uncle Loveless, and Aunt Jewel. Had a wonderful visiit and great banana pudding, and pound cake. Picked up fried chicken on the way home.
6/23 Norm, Viv and I went bake to Houston for my Drs visit. The CT showed that the tumor had shrunk a little and condition was stable. We were very happy with the test results. Viv went back to Ft. Hood and Norm and I stayed in Houston so that we could get an early morning flight.
6/24 Norman and I took the rental car back and took the early flight back to Atlanta. We arrived on tme and Norman was able to get an earlier flight back to Baltimore. He met Frank and Claudia at tyhe BWI when they picked up Elliott for his visit with them. Margaret, Doug, Bill and Dorothy had dinner at Dorothy's.
6/25 Bill's 22 birthday. We had steaks on the grill. Had a nice dinner and enjoyed the evening.
6/26 Bill, Dorothy and Margaret when out for Chinese Food. Had a great lunch. I got my suitcases unpacked and rested.
6/27 I had a Drs appointment to decide what treatments I will be taking. Dr Hines agreed with Dr Snood that I should have three treatments of Taxetere and then go back to Houston for another CT test. Dr. Hines and I checked to see when my next chemo would be. The next chemo will be 7/14. Bill went to Dorothy for the afternoon.
6/28 Doug, Bill and I rested in the morning and then went to Hooters for dinner. Had a really nice evening.
6/29 Took Bill by Dorothy's had lunch together and then took him to the airport. Had a really great visit with him.
6/30 I just rested since I had a really big weekend and a busy week visiting with Bill. Did a little laundry.
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| May 2008 |
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5/1 Doug had to go to Fayettevile to pickup his c-pap machine for his sleep problems. Not a bad day just rested.
5/2 Saw Kelly and everything was okay with me. CA125 is still 5. I have one more Chemo treatment before I go to M D Anderson for bloodwork and a CT Test.
5/3 Doug got up about 7:30am feeling great after sleeping with the c-pap machine. He got up before me and even brought me Coffee in bed. What a switch!
5/4 Doug didn't sleep good had problems with getting use to the c-pap machine. Shelia didn't like the machine barks at Doug and will not sleep on the bed with us. She is afraid of the machine.
5/5 Margaret had to get a shot at Dr. Hine's office. Went to the office and bought a loveseat for Dorothy from Mary Anne. The loveseat looks great in Dorothy's living room. Margaret had to get David and Andy to help move the furniture for her.
5/6 Just rested and ordered Doug some short sleeves shirts to wear to work.
5/7 Had to get bloodwork. Hopefully, my platletts are okay. Went to the grocery store and picked up Doug's prescriptions we ordered. Had to get all the trash ready to take our for tomorrow mornings pickup.
5/8 Just rested today. Cooked dinner and did a little bit of laundry.
5/9 Went to Krogers for a few things. Dorothy bought me flowers for Mother's Day. Red roses and purple and white spider mums, they look really great on my coffee table.
5/10 Lucky is starting to have little spells of going down and blacking out. He doen't do it very often just scary when he does it. Dorothy, Doug and Margaret went to O'Charlie for ribs.
5/11 Doug and I have talked about putting Lucky down. I don't know if we can do it. Just realize a year ago on Mother's Day I got out of the hospital and all of my children were still here. I cooked a ham, baked pineapple and sweet potatoes for dinner. We got Dorothy an Ice Cream Cake for Mother's Day. It was really good, we all ate too much.
5/12 Had to go for a shot again. Just rested and did laundry again. Made dinner.
5/13 Took Dorothy for her CT test at Henry General. I had to have bloodwork again. Went to I-Hop for breatkfast. Dorothy and I went to get her State ID as she does't drive anymore. We then went to Tanger Mall and Dorothy bought summer blouses and slacks. I got a couple of new blouses to take to the convention.
5/14 Dorothy and I went to Kroger's to get Senior discount. Doug and I were going to take Lucky to the Vet to put him down and we could not do it. It's strange everytime we think of doing it Lucky seems to perk up and we can't take him.
5/15 Had to have bloodtest as plateletts low 47,000. Went to the postoffice got forever stamps for Dorothy and I. Bought breakfast at Burger King. Dorothy really enjoyed her breakfast. Did most of the laundry so that I can pack for the convention 5/17.
5/16 Packed suitcases. Picked up Lucky's prescriptions at Kroger's. Dropped off fruit and other items, that I forgot to give Dorothy I when went to Krogrer's.
5/17 Met Charlotte in Conyer's. Charlotte drove Margaret to Columbia, SC for the AFGE 5th District Caucus.
5/18 Happy Birithday to Vivian. Helped the 5th District Staff pack the bags for the registration committee. Everyone was glad to see Margaret.
5/19 Opening ceremony for the Convention. Really glad to see all the members. Charlotte and others told Margaret she should just wear her own hair and forget the wigs they are too hot. sBought hair glue to punt her hair up. Prayers offered by Everett Kelly, for Ron Hardison's wife who was very ill.
5/20 Nomination day for the Officers of the 5th District. Charlotte Flowers, NVP and Celestine Hood, Fair Practices Coordinator went in unopposed. Training began Women's luncheon held, and a joint hospitality held for all the candidates.
5/21 Elections were held for the Secretary-Treasurer and Women's Coordinator. Gail Rogers re-elected Secretary-Treasuer and Judy Hansford, Women's Coordinator re-elected for another three years. PAC Auction was held. Everyone who attended the auction had a good time, over $2000 made at the auction.
5/22 More training. Awards banquet held. We received a call from Ron Hardison stating that his wife had passed. We offered prayers for the deceased and the family to get through this trying time.
5/23 Judy Hansford taught Bully Class. Council 19 business meeting. Charlotte and all the VA Nurses watch over Margaret to make sure she did not overdue. Charlotte and the 5th District staff met and packed up the office. Margaret went to her room and rested.
5/24 Charlotte and Margaret slept in and then drove home. Easy trip not too much traffic for a holiday weekend. Doug was happy to see me. We just rested and enjoyed watching the Nationwide race.
5/25 Watched the Nascar race and tried to get some laundry done so would not have it all to do before leaving on Friday for Brandon's Graduation.
5/26 Enjoyed the Holiday. Watched the Memorial Day ceremony on TV.
5/27 Margaret had bloodwork to see if she can have chemo on Thursday. Margaret took Dorothy to the Doctors for the results of her CT Test. They had breakfast at I-Hop after the Drs appointment. Picked up new prescriptions for Dorothy. Went to Krogers for groceries.
5/28 Margaret had to gets Lucky's Metacam at the Vet's. Took Dorothy to Walgreen's to clarify how to take new prescriptions. Dorothy went with Mararet to have Doug's C-Pap machine reprogramed. They also stopped at PetSmart for dog and cat food. Margaret and Dorothy really tired from our day on the road. Stopped at Subway for Subs for Dinner.
5/29 Margaret to have 6th chemo in this round of treatment. Can schedule trip to M D Anderson for bloodwork and CT test. Margaret finished packing after the chemo.
5/30 Margaret drove herself to the airport, parked the car, took bus to airport. Got a wheelchair as she was really tired after the chemo yesterday. Flight was on time. Met Norman at Cleveland Airport. Got the rental car and Norman drove to the Hotel. Margaret rested a little while after getting to the hotel. Went to Michelle's and had Chinese food for dinner. Aiden is really big and cute. Margaret and Norm went back to the hotel early as Margaret was really tired from the trip.
5/31 Went to Michelle's about noon. Frank, and Claudia were there. Nice visiting with everyone. Michelle cooked us a turkey dinner with all the fixings, was really good. We all went to Brandon's graduation in two cars. Margaret, Norman, Frank, Claudia and Brandon where able to park in the Handicapped space close to the stadium. Graduation was great. We didn't like the stadium seating too high with no rails. We all took pictures after graduation. Norman will put them on the webpage after his semester is over. We all went back to Michelle's after Brandon's graduation. We had three different kinds of ice cream and celebrated Brandon' graduation. Nice to have everyone together for a change.
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4/1 Margaret was very busy all day. Had lots of energy. Doug started his new job. He thinks he is going to like being off the road.
4/2 Margaret had to go get a shot. Drove the Chevy Truck. No problems. Just came home and rested the rest of the day. Doug and Margaret took Katie, Lucky and Shelia to the Vets to make sure that Katie was up to par. She had an ear ache and a slight case of heartworms. Lucky is having trouble getting around. The Vet changed Lucky's meds. Margaret's chemo finally kicked in and she was very tired. She just rested all day, played on the internet, read, and crocheted. Lucky is doing better walking.
4/3 Margaret has started walking Lucky on the leash since it is difficult for hm to get down the stairs on the deck. Just relaxed the rest of the day.
4/4 Doug likes having hot lunches at work. Job seems to be going all right. Doug called to say that the Aviator would not start when he got off of work. He got a co-worker to jump start the car. He made it home okay before the storm started. Margaret and Doug decided it was time to get a new battery. Katie was funny. When the storm started she got behind the couch. Shelia could not understand what the noise was. Shelia kept barking at the couch. Doug finally got up to see what the noise was. Doug and Margaret had a big laugh at Katie behind the couch.
4/5 Doug got up earlier than Margaret, who slept in until 10:00am. We switched rolls for the day. Doug had coffee made when she got up. We just rested most of the day and watched the National Nascar race. Didn't even go out of the house other than to walk the dogs and get the mail.
4/6 Margaret got up and walked Lucky. She got the paper early and Doug slept in. First we went to AutoZone for a new battery. We then went out to lunch, to Sam's and to PetSmart to get a name tag for Katie. Went my Dorothy's as she didn't feel good. Watched the rest of the Sprint Nascar race. Glad to see Carl Edward's win the race. We enjoyed our evening at home. Doug worked on the light on the fan in the Dining room. He got it fixed.
4/7 Margaret made Doug's lunch and got him off to work. The traffic was very mild as it is Spring Break here. Margaret doing laundry and going to cook the roast she did not cook yesterday. She ordered our prescriptions to pick up later. Watched Daning with the Stars.
4/8 Margaret just did housework, checked email, and worked on Brandon's graduation gift.
4/9 Margaret went to get bloodwork. Picked up Dorothy for lunch and went to the grocery store. Margaret was very tired after shopping. Doug helped her get groceries in and had a quick dinner.
4/10 Just a regular day of housework, prepared dinner and enjoyed having Doug without work in the evenings.
4/11 Lucky not doing very well. Margaret had a Drs appointment. Dr was thirlled that this week makes a year since she was diagnosis with Ovarian Cancer. Dr Hines told Margaret to be sure and let them know if chemo interfers with scheduled trips for graduation, convention and trips to M D Anderson. She has to take 2 more chemos before scheduling trip to M D Anderson.
4/12 A year ago today was the last day that Margaret worked at AFGE. A lot has happened in a year. Margaret and Doug picked up Dorothy so she could have dinner with us and watched Nascar.
4/13 We slept in late almost 11 o'clock when we all got out of bed. Margaret and Doug just rested and played with the dogs. Went out early evening got gas and went to Shane's for Barbeque sandwiches.
4/14 Margaret did laundry and was tired all day.
4/15 Just did some housework, worked on Brandon's graduation gift and made dinner.
4/16 Was a year today that I had the surgery. Felt a whole lot better than a year ago.
4/17 Took David to put in applications, got lunch and brought to Dorothy's. David helped Dorothy with her house and cleaned the garage.
4/18 Margaret took a ride with Cathy to Anna's just looked around. Stopped at the Bread store.
4/19 Margaret and Doug played with the Dogs and rested. Left the house about 5pm got gas and drove to the Georgia Force Area football game. Met SEGO buddies out there had a good time GA lost to FL in the last 9 minutes of the game. Fun anyway.
4/20 Doug threw his back out did not feel good all day. Just rested and watched the National Road Race in Mexico City.
4/21 Doug called in sick as he could hardly walk. Margaret decided to have her car serviced since Doug was not going to drive it to work. Margaret had a coupon for a free car wash if she drove new cars. She spent the day driving new cars and finally decided to surprise Doug with a new car. Boy was he surpised when I got it home. I got a 2007 MKZ with only 56 miles on it. We both like it a lot since it gets better gas mileage than my Aviator and uses regular gas. I kept telling the dealer that he was not getting my Aviator back he just laughed at me. We both have Lincolns now. Doug just rested all day.
4/22 Doug's back was better so he went to work today. Likes driving his new car.
4/23 Doug worked late to finish up a claim. He is liking the job more every day. Still learning the new program.
4/24 Margaret had to get a bloodtest. Brought Dorothy lunch and cat pan liners that she forgot to buy.
4/25 Took David and Andy to DMV for an GA ID. Had breakfast out. Got a phone call from Dr. Hines office. My blood is okay to have Chemo on Monday. Doug and I brought Dorothy a new tooth brush since she threw hers away. We all went to eat Mexican. Dogs enjoyed the leftovers.
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3/1 Doug and Margaret slept in. Watch Nascar in the afternoon. Enjoyed the dogs.
3/2 Margaret and Doug enjoyed the day. Took Dorothy out to dinner and then to their house to watch the races.
3/3 Margaret had chemo and just relaxed the rest of the evening.
3/4 Margaret and Doug did a little shopping and then went to get Dorothy to eat Bar-b-que. Enjoyed the evening.
3/5 Margaret had to get a shot. Then just relaxed, tired from the chemo. Doug worked on changing the HDTV from the office to the master bedroom.
3/6 Doug had to fix the switch in the dinning room light.
3/7 Doug and Margaret went to the accountants and had the taxes done for 2007. They then got their car tags renew. Just relaxed the rest of the day.
3/8 We missed most of Georgia's snow just saw flurries. Saw the Atlanta race course covered with snow before the race. Got up late and enjoyed the day watching the races. Doug trying to get rested up for his first day back to work on Monday. Stayed up late and changed the time.
3/9 Slept in trying to adjust to time change. Watched the races and made sure Doug's work clothes were clean.
3/10 Doug's birthday and first day back to work. He spent most of the day doing emails that had built up from the time he was off. Had to take an online driving course. Margaret and Dorothy went to the grocery store, then Dorothy had dinner with us for Doug's birthday. Nice evening since Doug didn't have paperwork to do in the evening.
3/11 Back to the same old grind. Doug off to work and Margaret doing laundrey, dishes and going to Dorothy's with neighbor so he could vaccum her house and a little yard work she wanted done. Had a wonderful pork chop dinner we both enjoyed our dinner.
3/12 Margaret went for a bloodtest. Saw one of her chemo buddies at the lab. Margaret and Doug both tired so went to bed early trying to get rested for the next day.
3/13 Margaret platletts very low has to see Dr Hines on Monday and get labs done again. Platletts 23 Margaret has to get another bloodtest on Monday.
3/14 Margaret waited for Scott and Jodi to arrive in the moving truck. They had in about 6:00pm and Doug got home about 7:00pm. Scott and Jodi cleaned up while Doug did his paperwork to finish the week before we went out to dinner.
3/15 Margaret, Doug, Scott and Jodi had breakfast and then went t Summit. Scott and Jodi enjoyed the new store. They had never been to a Summit store but Scott orders from Summit fixing up his 1988 Mustang. We went to Sonnic for a cherry coke to take on Jodi and Scott's road trip. Doug had to go to his second sleep study to see if he could get use to the appliance for his sleep apena. Margaret and the dogs went to bed early. Shelia was better for Margaret then the last time Doug was gone for the night.
3/16 Margaret and Doug relaxed most of the day watching Nascar. Doug has to go to work on Monday and Margaret had to go to the Doctors.
3/17 Margaret saw Kelly at Dr. Hines Office had a blood test. Got a call that her platletts were down to 19 and blood was 8.5.
3/18 Margaret excerised some. Went to see Dr. Lipsett and got a good report that my lung are clear. Took Dorothy lunch, got gas and went to Walmart.
3/19 Margaret just rested most of the day. Did a little laundry. Exercised some more hopefully this will help the blood work tomorrow. Ordered Easter diner for us and Michelle, Vivian and the children. Vivian will be in Ohio on Easter.
3/20 Had bloodwork. Had lunch with Dorothy again and checked out Dalmatians on the website.
3/21 Hear from Dr Hines office the bloodwork is coming up the plattlets were 37 and the blood count was 8.8. We were very happy. Dorothy and Margaret went to Honey Baked Ham and picked up our Easter dinner. Doug & Margaret went to PetSmart and out for Mexican food enjoyed our dinner.
3/22 Doug and Margaret watched Nascar and enjoyed the day.
3/23 Margaret slept late and Doug got up early, our rolls were reversed. We picked up Dorothy for dinner. Had a wonderful Easter. Gave Dorothy food to take home with her.
3/24 Margaret ordered medical supplies online. Just rested and exercised. Doug's last week of work mostly hail claims.
3/25 Doug had an early morning Dentist appointment. Also had a claim in Fayettville. Margaret and Dorothy went to Picadilly's for lunch. We had pork chops really good, with mashed potatoes and peach cobbler. Margaret took Dorothy to have her taxes done. She was happy everything was easy and got a refund.
3/26 Doug worked and got five claims. His final days are coming to an end.
3/27 Doug's last day of working claims on the road. Finished his final claims and finished his paperwork to close out the job.
3/28 Doug got all The Hartford equipment together to turn in. Dropped the car off at Select Collison where he had picked up the original car. Margaret's car would not start so she drove the Chevy truck to pick up Doug. Enjoyed our evening together. Doug had no work to do at home.
3/29 We slept in later than we had planned. We were going to Jacksonville, FL to look at a Dalmatian for adoption. We decided to go to Wintumpa, AL to look at Katie a Dalmatian for adoption. Katite turned out to be a very large Dlamatian who gets along with everyone and dogs. We adopted her and she is very gentle. Katie was very excited when we put her in the car and then settled down like the other two dogs.
3/30 Janice's Birthday. We spoke to her and she received our package. Janice was happy with her birthday gifts. Doug and Margaret enjoyed the dogs. We went to get Dorothy for dinner and let her get aquainted with Katie our new Dalamation.
3/31 Margaret had to be at Southern Regional Hospital for bloodwork at 7:30am. Margaret bought breakfast out and went by the AFGE 5th District Office to visit with co-workers. Margaret called at 10:30 to see if her bloodwork was up so that she could have Chemo. Bloodwork was okay so Margaret went to the Chemo Suite in Riverdale for Chemotherapy. Margaret got home about 4:00pm from Chemo. Doug was home with the dogs.
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2/1 Margaret had a Drs appoint. Dr was happy with the results at M D Anderson. Doug and Margaret went to Sam's got gas and groceries that were needed.
2/2 Margaret and Doug went to a SEGO Buddies meeting at Northside Hospital. Good day of learning and visiting with other Cancer Survivors. Meeting was from 9:00am to 4:30pm; they arrived home about 5:30pm, ate dinner and Doug got ready to go to his sleep study. Arrived there at 8:00pm looked at video on how study is conducted. They hooked him to all kinds of wires etc and studied his sleep. We will find out results in a week or so. Margaret had a hard night as Shelia and Lucky missed Doug and Margaret had a terrible time getting Shelia in the house.
2/3 Doug arrived home about 7:00am had breakfast and got ready to watch the Super Bowl tonight. Go Giants!! What a great game the Underdogs Win. Doug began getting sick so Dorothy did watch the game with Margaret and Doug. Margaret made a vegetable beef soup hoping it would make Doug feel better.
2/4 Doug went to work but was sick all day. Went to see the Doctor's as a walk in. He didn't get out until 9:00pm, he was given two shots and 2 prescription. Margaret had to have bloodwork.
2/5 Doug went to work again but was not a good day, he is still feeling bad. Margaret was worried about Doug most of the day. When he got home we had thunder storms and heavy rain for a change. Hopefully, the rain helped the drought.
2/6 Doug was too sick to work. The boss told him to take the rest of the week off to recuperate. Margaret went to the grocery store for Dorothy was senior day got the discount.
2/7 Margaret did not set the clock as Doug was off. They both slept until 9:00am. That is really something for her. Margaret marianted pork chops and baked them for dinner. Doug is still very weak. Doug helped Margaret get her desk top email working again.
2/8 Doug and Margaret slept in again. Margaret is trying to stay well, hopefully, she does not get sick. Doug rode with Margaret to PetSmart for dog food, they stopped at Book-a Million, and got a sandwich out. Doug was tired from this little trip. He must be sick when he lets Margaret drive.
2/9 Doug and Margaret just rested most of the day. Margaret trying to stay well.
2/10 Doug and Margaret enjoyed being and home resting. Watched the Race and cheered for Dale Ernhart, Jr really glad that he won.
2/11 Margaret had a bloodtest hopefully plattlets okay for chemo.
2/12 SEGO office called to say that platelettes were low and that chemo will be postpone until 2/18/08 if bloodwork is okay. Shawnie made Margaret a Great-Grandmother Aiden Matthew Jarrell was born 5:58am weighting in at 9 lbs 1 oz- 21 inches long.
2/13 Happy Birthday to Mike Frink! Margaret still happy over new baby.
2/14 Happy Valentine's Day! Doug was due at doctor's this morning but doctor called in sick. Doug going to get bloodwork and bring Hartleave forms to be filled out by his doctor.
2/15 Margaret took David to Griffin. Doug slept in Margaret made breakfast when she got home. Doug rested most of the day and Margaret did house work and made dinner.
2/16 Doug and Margaret watched Nascar time trials for Sunday's Daytona race. They watch movies until the wee hours of morning and then slept in on Sunday morning. Watched Dale Ernhart win the Budwieser Challenge.
2/17 Watched the Daytona 500 congratulations to Newman for his first win. Doug still feeling bad.
2/18 Margaret was up early and at Southern Regional Hospital for bloodwork, if it is okay will have chemo. Bought breatkfast out and then went to the Chemo Suite at SEGO in Riverdale. Received a phone call from SEGO on the Northside that platellets still low. Was not able to have chemo.
2/19 Dorothy had an eye appointment and Doug had a second opinion appointment to see if his lungs have a problem. Dr said that the antibiotics should take care of the problem. He will test his lungs when infection is gone and once the sleep study is complete.
2/20 Doug and Margaret just rested since Doug was home from work.
2/21 Margaret went to get bloodworks for chemo tomorrow. Margaret took Dorothy to get Meds and went to the grocery store. It was raining so decided to just pick up subs and go home to eat.
2/22 Margaret's platletts still low so Margaret is scheduled for bloodwork at the hospital and then chemo again on Monday.
2/23 Doug and Margaret watched Nascar.
2/24 Doug and Margaret watched Nascar
2/25 Margaret went to hospital for bloodwork. Plaletts still low so was not able to get chemo. Did see Dr Hine's all is well. Dr will lower doses of carboplatin to see if platletts don't get so low.
2/26 Margaret picked up meds at Krogers.
2/27 Doug went to see Dr Perry. He is doing better was given the okay to go back to work 3/10/08.
2/28 Margaret and Doug straightened the guest room for Scott and Jodi.
2/29 Leapday Happy Birthday to Bob Walker. Margaret made dinner for Scott and Jodi who are moving to Mississippi from DC area. Enjoyed our dinner and evening visiting.
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3/1 Margaret up early reading book when Scott and Jodi got up to get ready to leave. They arrived in Mississippi safely.
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1/1 Margaret and Doug enjoyed the Rose Parade and watched the Bowl games. Dorothy didn't feel good so brought her New Year's dinner.
1/2 Doug had to go back to work. Margaret booked flights, hotel and car for her trip to MD Anderson. We are excited that Doug will get to go with her this trip. Cold in Atlanta today was 22 degrees when we got up.
1/3 Doug went to work and Margaret enjoyed the cold in her warm house. Cold in the mornings and did warm up in the afternoon.
1/4 Another cold morning, Margaret did some laundry and enjoyed being home. She is still tired from the Chemo last week.
1/5 Doug work up at 3:30am with a sever toothache. Margaret found a dentist on a Saturday to get antibiotics and pain pills. Doug will have to have oral surgery to have the tooth extracted when the infection is gone.
1/6 Another quiet day, both Margaret and Doug watched the playoff games and slept on and off all afternoon. Dorothy is still recovering with a cold so didn't want to get around Margaret. Late in the afternoon Margaret rode with Doug to Dorothy's to bring her dinner.
1/7 Happy Birthday to Norris!! Margaret had to have bloodwork, put gas in her car and picked up refilled prescriptions. Picked a few groceries for Dorothy and herself.
1/8 Took Doug for a test and all seems to be fine with his kidneys. Always problems but we are doing fine. Doug went to work and Margaret is doing a few thing in the house while she feels strong.
1/9 Did some laundry and cooked a beef roast, rice and gravy. We enjoyed our Sunday dinner on Wednesday.
1/10 Worked in the house again. Picked up a few things in the living room, read and rested.
1/11 Had an appointment with Dr Hines. CA 125 as of 1/7/08 was 5. Dr Hines was happy with the way Margaret has been doing, he will change the toxal to toxtel to help the numbness in Margaret's hands.
1/12 Doug and Margaret watched the playoff games was happy that Greenbay won in the snow.
1/13 Margaret was not happy that the Cowboy's lost. Had Dorothy over for the game and cooked pork chops for her.
1/14 Margaret enjoyed day of rest at home, did normal housework and cooked dinner.
1/15 Margaret went with Doug to dentist to see if he needed the oral surgeon to remove the bad tooth. Regular dentist referred us to the oral surgeon.
1/16 Margaret went to get bloodwork early before the bad weather hits.
1/17 Margaret's platletts are down can not have chemo tomorrow.
1/18 Margaret just rested most of the day and played on the computer. Watched the snow. Doug got home before the snow was too bad.
1/19 Margaret and Doug were so surprised it snowed yesterday t hey forgot to get the mail. Snowed in Atlanta again today.
1/20 Very cold! High of 30 degrees in Atlanta today.
Margaret and Doug went to dinner with Red, Lexie, Erin and Ben. Had Mexican food enjoyed the evening with friends. Watched the Green Bay vs Giant football game when we got home.
1/21 Margaret had bloodtest to see if she can have chemo tomorrow. Doug had a dentist appointment to see if regular dentist could pull the bad tooth. Margaret went with him to dentist office. After the dentist gave him all the novicane he could decided that Doug had to go to an oral surgen to have the tooth extracted.
1/22 Margaret drove to Riverdale and the SEGO drive picked her up and drove her to Northside Hospital for the chemo. Was a long day for Margaret didn't get home until 5:30pm.
1/23 Doug had a Dr's appointment to see if he needed a sleep study done. This was the last day of work for the month so had to close out the week and the month at work before the trip to M D Anderson.
1/24 Doug and Margaret finished packing, took Lucky and Shelia to the Vet's for boarding, went by Dorothy's to tell her good bye and went to the airport. Arrived in Houston right on time, checked-in at the Hotel, went to Pappasito's Cantina for Mexican Food. Enjoyed their evening relaxing before having to be at the Hospital tomorrow.
1/25 Arrived at M D Anderson for bloodwork and CT test. They ran late at the hospital and missed Bob and Linda at the airport. They all met at parent's house. Enjoyed Mom's home cooking.
1/26 Family went out to breakfast at I-Hop. Margaret, Linda, and Bob went to the store for snacks. Doug, Vivian, Mom, Dad and Jackie went back to the hotel waiting for the parade to begin. Bob, Linda and Margaret arrived just in time for the parade to begin. Linda and Vivian went down to the street and caught beads from the floats. Margaret and family watched the parade from the balcony of the hotel. Bob, Linda and Vivian went down to the street for second parade and caught more beads. That evening we went to Sony's for a great dinner.
1/27 Linda and Bob had to go back for work on Monday. We all had breakfast at Mom's. Told Linda and Bob good bye. Enjoyed the day at Mom's and her great Fried Shirmp Dinner.
1/28 Margaret and Doug check-out of hotel, had an early lunch at Mom's Fried Oyster's. Doug, Margaret and Vivian went back for the Consultation with Dr Snood. We were given such great news. Margaret's tumors are gone on most of her organs. The tumor on the spleen had shrunk they where very excited. Vivian stayed in Houston for Dinner with Uncle Eddie. Margaret and Doug arrived at the airport at 3:50pm for their 6:00pm flight. They were informed that their flight had a problem and that they were going to be put on the 4:00pm flight. Plan took off at 4:30pm. Arrived home early so they picked up dinner and enjoyed it with Dorothy. All were very happy with Margaret's good results at M D Anderson.
1/29 Margaret and Doug were tired and dozed in their recliners most of the day.
1/30 Margaret and Doug bought the part to fix Dorothy's Stero system for her new TV. They had a great Steak dinner at Longhorn. Doug wanted a steak before his oral surgery tomorrow.
1/31 Doug and Margaret were at the Oral Surgeon's at 9:00am. Doug was out of surgery and in the car at 10:00am. Margaret drove Doug home while he slept in the car. She went to get his prescription, and went to get her bloodwork.
Margaret made them some soup when Doug finally woke up at 3:00pm. Doug had a hard time getting to sleep that night as he slept most of the day after his surgery.
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12/1 Today is Saturday and Margaret and Doug enjoyed spending the day around the house. Margaret is feelling well and starting to regain her energy.
12/2 Margaret and Doug watched football today and enjoyed some time together. Dorothy vistited with them and they all had dinner togther. It was a nice day.
12/3 Margaret fells well today. She spent the day catching up on some things around the house.
12/4 Today is Tuesday and Margaret and Dorothy went to the grocery store and had lunch together. It was a nice day.
12/5 Margaret spent the day resting at the house. She is feeling well.
12/6 It is Thursday and Margaret went with Doug to a doctors appointement. They thought Doug may have had to have a proceedure done but fortunatly it was not the case. Doug and Margaret are both doing well.
12/7 Margaret is feeling well today. She spent the day resting ang relaxing.
12/8 It is Saturday and Margaret and Doug went out shoping for a new Christmas tree. They did not have the one they wanted at the first store. They came home with a new TV instead!! After traveling to another store, Margaret and doug found the tree they wanted. It was a productive day.
12/9 It is Sunday and the Cowboys were looking for another victory. Maargareet and Doug watched Dallas win in the last deconds of the game to clinch the NFC east. Go Cowboys!!
12/10 Margaret had an appointment to get a blood test today. She should have the results in a couple of days. They are gonig to measure her CA125 level. Margaret is feeeling well today.
12/11 Margaret enjoyed the day aroud the house today. She played some games on her computer and did somethings around the house. She is felling well.
12/12 Margaret received the results from her CA125 test today. The levels in her blood were 5, the lowest they have been yet! Margaret was exited and stoped by her old work to visit. It was a great day!
12/13 Margaret spent the day resting and wrapping gifts for Christmas and the AFGE Christmas party tomorrow.
12/14 Margaret and Doug attended the AFGE Christmas Party. Had a wonderful time playing Dirty Santa and being the "Donkey with all the cards pinned to her." Many thanks to all of the AFGE Friends who made MARGARET'S day with the generous donations. The food was wonderful and even more fun to spend the time with the AFGE family.
12/15 Margaret and Doug picked up Norman at the airport. He brought himself for his Mom's birthday. We went to Dorothy's and spent the evening with her.
12/16 Norman, Margaret and Doug watched football most of the day. Our Cowboy's didn't do too good but we still "LOVE THEM" They will do better next week! We went to Longhorn and had surf and turf as a birthday dinner as Margaret was scheduled for chemo tomorrow. Was really surprised by Doug's special birthday present.
12/17 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Margaret. Had to be at the hospital for bloodwork at 7:15am. Norman and Margaret went to breakfast afterwards. We then went by chemo room to see if blood was up and if she was able to take chemo. Platlett's were down so will have to reschedule. Doug, Norman and Margaret enjoyed the day at home.
12/18 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LINDA FRINK: Norman and Margaret enjoyed the day. Nice to be together.
12/19 Margaret, Norman and Dorothy went to the grocery store. Margaret requested her cake to be eaten on 12/20 when the rest of the company came. We bought a chocolate cake with white frosting that was decorated like a present.
12/20 Margaret and Norman picked Bill up at the airport at 8:30am. Nice to have both boys here for the holidays. Went to Dorothy's house to visit for awhile. Norman and Bill went out to get last minute gifts didn't do too good so will have to go out later to get the rest of their things. Norman and Margaret picked up Mike and Carol at the airport. Their flight was on a little late but AirTran lost the whole flights luggage so had a little fun going around the airport waiting for the luggage to be found. Finally all was well and the luggage was found. Norman had cooked a beef and pork roast together. We ate before the company got here. Poor Carol and Mike didn't get to eat until 11:30pm. All worked out well. We had a good evening anyway.
12/21 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GRANDSON LOGAN Doug had to work. Bill and Norman went back to the store to finish their shopping. We had Honey Backed Ham and homemade bean soup for dinner. Nice to have family around for the holidays.
12/22 We all had Christmas dinner a little early as Norman and Bill have to leave 12/23. Norman cooked the dinner. Turned out wonderful. We had stuffed turkey, thanks to the Halls, cranberry salad, candied sweetpotatoes, green bean casserole, hot rolls, mashed potatoes and gravy, and green and black olives. Dinner was wonderful and we had fun opening our gifts. Stockings are always fun to open. Had too much good food and wonderful gifts. We all had fun.
12/23 We had leftovers before Bill and Norman had to leave. Got them to the airport at 4:00pm for their flights at 5:59pm and 6:35pm. Norman went on home to BWI no problem. Bill had to transfer flights in Cincinatti, OH. Delta decided to cancel the flight so Bill spent the night in a Jr. Suite at the Hilton and had dinner on Delta. Nice adventure for him. He didn't make it to work on 12/24.
12/24 Doug, Margaret, Dorothy, Mike and Carol had Mexican food out as O'Charley's closed at 4:00pm and we got their at 4:20pm. Dinner was great! Then went to Doug and Margaret's and watched "License to Wed" very funny movie. Doug and Margaret stayed up too late 3:00am!
12/25 MERRY CHRISTMAS to all! Spoke to the family and friends nice day. Cooked spare ribs and pork chops to go with leftover veggies.
12/26 Doug had to go back to work. Margaret had to take a blood test. Then went by Dorothy's and picked up Dorothy, Mike and Carol went to Shane's for Barbeque sandwiches. Mike had Brunswick Stew and collard greens to go with his as he can not get them in MN. Went to Sam's for things we forgot before Christmas. Got a new printer cable so Margaret and Doug can get printing issues solved.
12/27 Margaret got Carol and Mike to the airport by 9:30am came home and enjoyed the day.
12/28 Margaret had to be at Southern Regional Hospital for a bloodtest. If platletts are up can have chemo today. She went to Chick-fil for breakfast. Went to Chemo suite to wait for bloodtest results. Was able to have chemo. Now will have to schedule trip to MD Anderson.
12/29 Margaret too Fosamax waited for 2 hours to eat. Doug and she enjoyed nice quiet day relaxing.
12/30 Margaret & Doug watched football and just relaxed most of the day.
12/31 Margaret had to go to Dr. Hines office for a shot. Went by the store picked up prescriptions and bought a few things for New Years Eve and New Years Dinner. Margaret and Doug had a quiet New Years Eve at home. Toasted in 2008 for Health, Wealth and Happiness
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2/1 Margaret had an appointment at SEGO saw Kelly and she was really excited with the reports from M D Anderson. Margaret and Doug went to Sam's got a few things they needed.
2/2 Margaret and Doug went to SEGO Buddies Meeting at Northside Hospital from 9:00am - 4:00pm. They got home around 5:30pm had dinner and Doug got ready for his overnight sleep study. Shelia didn't like the idea of Doug being gone for the evening. Margaret had a rough time trying to get Shelia in the house durnig the night was up from 2:00 to 3:00am trying to get Shelia in the house. Great fun.
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11/1 Margaret and Janice spent the day doing a little shopping. Margaret is felling well today.
11/2 Margaret is having a good day. She took Janice back to the airport and walked the entire way. Margaret enjoyed her time with Janice and is sad to see her go. Margaret will miss her company.
11/3 Happy Birthday Norm! Margaret spent the day resting and relaxing after calling Norm and wishing him a happy birthday. Margaret is feeling well.
11/4 Margaret and Doug spent the day doing some things around the house. They enjoyed watching the NASCAR race and football games. It was a good day.
11/5 Margaret spent the day relaxing and catching up on some rest. She had a good day.
11/6 Margaret is feeling well today. She did some laundry in preparation for her trip to Texas this weekend.
11/7 Margaret and Dorothy went to the grocery store today. After lunch, Dorothy and Margaret had lunch together and spent some time visiting. Margaret is feeling well.
11/8 Margaret and Doug are packing for their trip to Texas tomorrow. They are meeting up with Margaret’s family for Margaret’s cousin Andrew Norris's wedding. Margaret has been looking forward to the trip for a long time.
11/9 Today is Friday, Margaret and Doug met Norman at the Atlanta airport and the tree of them took the same plain to Houston. We met up with Vivian and some other family at the hotel in Houston. That evening we all went to the rehearsal dinner at a fabulous restaurant in down town Houston. It was a great time that we all enjoyed.
11/10 Today was the big day! Marysia & Andrew got married at 7 PM. Congratulations! Margaret and the rest of the family really enjoyed the wedding and reception. Margaret had a new sense of energy and even danced a little! The whole day was fabulous and it was a privilege to see all the family that we don’t get to see very often. The day will be long remembered.
11/11 Today is Sunday and we enjoyed breakfast with a large portion of the family. After breakfast, Margaret, Doug, Vivian, and Norman headed to Galveston and spent the day visiting with granny and gramps (Margaret’s Parents). We were greeted with some home made Cajun crab and shrimp gumbo. We all enjoyed the company.
11/12 Happy Veterans Day! Special thanks goes out to all the veterans for protecting our country! Margaret, Doug, and Norm headed home today. The trip was terrific and we are sad to have to leave. It was a great weekend!
11/13 Margaret went to the doctors today to get a blood test. If her blood work results are good, she will start chemotherapy on Wednesday.
11/14 Today is Tuesday and Margaret received the results from her blood test. Her blood count is low and she will have to postpone her chemotherapy until her blood count gets to an acceptable level. Margaret feels well.
11/15 Margaret went to get another blood test today, She will find out the results tomorrow. Margaret is hoping to start her chemotherapy tomorrow.
11/16 Today is Friday. Margaret received the results of her blood test and she is still not ready to get her chemotherapy. Margaret will have to wait until next week to start the chemotherapy.
11/17 Margaret and Doug spent the day relaxing. Margaret is feeling well.
11/18 Margaret and Doug watched the NASCAR race and the | | |
