Photo is of Seth, Janie, & Louise at The Lucky 32:)
Tuesday, December 8th:
1. Regular routine of walking Wyatt about 7pm.
2. Last minute cleaning before friend Janie (part of our youth group in NY) comes. We haven't seen her in 34 years! She's bringing a neighbor/friend. They found a special deal on Jet Blue for a round trip ticket for $99 (cheap)!
3. Nancy's mom's Memorial Service at 2pm at Jordon Oaks.
4. After work Keith has a Dr.'s appt./consultation at 3:30pm.
5. Meet Keith at Dr. Jordon's office after Memorial Service. He complains of feeling terrible, a pain in his upper abdomen. The wait is so long, I leave after 45 minutes since Janie & friend Louise are arriving at the house about 5pm.
6. Keith arrives home at 5pm. Says Dr. Jordon sent him for x-rays & is trying to admit him to the hospital---she suspects gallstones.
7. About 5:30 Janie & Louise arrive. Oh happy day to see Janie again!! And meet Louise:)
8. Then Seth & Cameron arrive to meet the girls & go to dinner with us (Kelley wasn't feeling well).
9. About 6:30 I drive Keith to the hospital (right across the street from The Lucky 32) & the boys take our guests on to the restaurant.
10. It's raining & chilly.
11. I meet our dear friend Janie & friend Louise at dinner, being entertained by Seth & Cameron:) We had a delicious "Southern" dinner:)
12. Afterward we visit Keith, now situated in the Short Term Care unit, being given an antibiotic & pain-killer intravenously---and feeling much better:)
13. About 10pm we leave the hospital, Seth going on home & the girls & Cameron & I visit while I mix up an egg, cheese, sausage casserole for breakfast. Cameron's day at work sounded pretty dicey. Four of his team have been laid off & he is worried:(
14. Bed at 11:30. The girls have been up since 4am! I've been up since 6:30am. We all sleep soundly as the rain pours.
15. Wake up at 6:30am to walk Wyatt but it's still raining hard.
16. Enjoy casserole, coffee, biscotti together, then head to Western Wake to check on Keith.
17. Visit for 2 hrs. Pastor Andy drops by for a while.
18. Nurse thinks the surgery won't be till evening since Keith is considered an "add on", so I decide to go on to Southern Seasons in Chapel Hill with Janie, Louise.
19. We spend 2 hrs. at Southern Seasons, one hr. shopping, the other hr. having lunch at the Weathervane--the food was wonderful but the best part for Janie & Louise was eating outside on Dec 9th (the sun had come out & the weather was mild)!
20. Have to say goodbye to Janie & Louise--they are going on to see Duke Chapel & Duke Gardens & fly home, while I drive back to sit & wait for gall bladder surgery with Keith. Must admit it was hard to leave them.
21. Cameron, Seth, & Kelley come to the hospital after work. Seth & Kelley bring supper.
22. Keith is finally taken to surgery at 7:30.
23. By 10pm Keith is out of surgery, then in recovery for about 1/2 hr. All went well, & Keith is alert enough to talk, but fades in & out of consciousness.
24. We all head home about 11pm. I spend the first night alone in our house of 22 years. I sleep on & off.
25. Wake up Thursday morning, walk Wyatt, shower, then drop the deposit keys off at work (Yvonne is hoping not to come in). Toni has graciously offered to work for me if I will come in at noon for an hour or two. She has a hair appt. she'd like to keep.
26. When I get to Western Wake the surgeon has told Keith he can be released as soon as the paperwork is finished. I find the nurse Wendy to speed things along.
27. At 11am we head out the door & go across the street to our Harris Teeter pharmacy to pick up Vicodin for Keith's pain management. He's joking about being "House":)
28. I drop Keith off at home, get him settled into his recliner, then dash to work.....
29. By 3:30, I am napping on the couch, Keith's sleeping in his chair, & Wyatt is snoring away between us:)
30. Whew!!! Worked 9-5 today, tomorrow 12-7pm. While Keith's recuperating, I need to figure out when I can recuperate:)!
31. But, above all, what a blessing to see Janie again, to meet Louise, & for Keith to be so well cared for throughout his attack & surgery.
1 comment:
hope Keith is feeling better, and you have had a chance to rest. whew!!!
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