THIS WAS A GOOD DAY FOR JERI!!
The respiratory therapist has worked her magic on Jeri's lungs and has got them to give her the oxygen saturation that she needs. Friday her saturation was 24 percent, which was just barely enough to to keep her from dieing, however, today her percentage was in the mid to high

90s, which is about right. It was a miracle, and we, meaning she and me, have had several the last six months and may they keep coming. Along with the respiratory stuff she also is on an antibiotic called a Zpack, I don't know what it is so don't ask, and that is also doing its business. She had a few session with the respiratory lady and every one did it business just like it should.
Jeri kind of got after me for saying it is my fault that she has this problem so I have stopped saying it. It seems that she worries about me as do her; we make a great pair anyway you look at us. :)
It is my hope and prayer that she continues to improve so that she can come home soon and I can not say what that is.

TODAY WAS NOT A GOOD DAY FOR JERI!!
When I got to the hospital the door was shut so I knew she was in the shower mode so I wandered a few minutes and then the door was opened and when I looked at Jeri I knew it wasn't a good day. I could tell what ever was affecting her was not a good thing. When I asked what was going on I could tell by her voice that she wasn't feeling very good and I knew her cold, or what ever it is, was worse than it was yesterday and I know it is the dreadful cold I gave her while I was going to the hospital when I should have been home.
Some time just before lunch some of the nurses decided that she needed some help so they got an respiratory person to come in and see what was the matter. They did an oxygen test and her saturation was about 80%, which is really low. So to make a long story short they gave her some cough medicine and then put her on a nebulizer and treated her lungs with some 'very good' stuff that cleared most of the gunk in her lungs and then her oxygen was up to 90%, which is still a little low but much better. They waited for a couple of hours and then did it again and this time it was almost where it needs to be. I think the plan is to monitor her blood saturation again and keep giving her cough medicine.
When I left I asked how she felt and the answer was that she felt much better, however, she is having a hard time eating the food they present on her food tray so I add some variety by bring some in from home.
It is my prayer that she has a great sleep tonight.

When I asked Jeri how she felt today her reply was, CRUMMY!!
I have passed my cold onto her and her body has welcomed it very vigorously, to say the least. She didn't feel very well this morning, however, the dialysis session was about normal, which not all that pleasant when you are not feeling well.
Almost all day long she has had a very bad cough that was taking it's toll on her so two of her nurses came in to see what was going on and she told them of her cough and I fessed up to being the culprit. They suggested that there were some things that would help that but Jeri wanted to make sure whatever they gave her it wouldn't have an affect on the Thalidomide, so the called the pharmacist and asked if was alright and her said there was not an affect; she is very careful that she doesn't do anything to mess up the Thalidomide.
They gave her a big spoon full of the stuff and it was amazing how quick it started working and Jeri was very surprised how good it worked.
When we were waiting for her dinner, she was on her bed and sort of dozed off. When I placed her food tray on her roll around tray she awakened and started eating but I would bet she didn't eat much before she went to sleep again; I think the sleep may be of more importance than the food.
I hope and pray that tonight will be better than last night and tomorrow will be better than today!!

Today was a really good day!!
Jeri had an appointment with Dr. Litton, her oncologist, at 12:20 PM and we were there a few minutes early and were in the exam room shorty after we arrived. We waited for a very short time, considering this is a doctor's office. After the doctor got into the office the first thing he did was to go to the computer to review the outcome of all the stuff that we have taken to his place in the last week or two. After he reviewed the information for a few minutes and then he started telling us what the data told him and then he started to tell us what it meant. After a few minutes he got around to tell us what all of things he was saying meant that the cancer is still in REMISSION!! That brought a big smile to our, meaning me, Lee, and of course Jeri. He said that he and Jeri will do the same thing for the next two months and then we will go through the same routine. I know that it caused my heart to leap with joy!
When we got back to Bountiful we stopped at Taco Time and treated ourselves to a meal that Jeri doesn't get to enjoy very often.
I was really grateful that my sweetheart is doing well and I think she is doing so well that she may be home before many more weeks go by; at least that is my fondest dream and wish.

Jeri had a good day today. When I arrived at the hospital she was up and ready to take on the day so we did.
After she had partook of her breakfast she was ready for a stroll around the facility so away we went. As we were going down the hall one of the therapy people was coming down the to see if Jeri was ready for a walking session and she said yes, however, that wasn't our intent when we left the room. She went in and had a good walking session and then we finished our stroll and then we went to her room and she got ready for her dialysis session. She put herself on her bed and rested for about an hour and then she was on her way to Liberty Dialysis for three hours and she had a good session, at least that was my impression.
While she was having her blood cleaned I went to Costco; I had to go to the main desk and get me a new card because I couldn't find mine and it took me about 4 minutes and no money (at that time), and then I was looking for the things I was sent to buy, which was, some raspberries, shrimp, and then I bought some binders for my journals, and I got some peanut butter and some red raspberry jam. I then took the stuff I bought home, and then washed the pickup. I returned to the dialysis facility and sort of conversed with Jeri until she was though with the session.
We then returned to SDCH and as she usually does she embraced her bed and rested for awhile. While she was resting Christian came to visit with her for a while, he is very good about coming to see his grandmother.

Jeri had a really good day today. She walked about 400 feet and it appears that her legs are getting stronger every day; Lee came and helped her in her walk. She also had a good OT session. It was good to be with my Sweetheart once again.
We strolled the facility and found a great place where Jeri can see outside and the room and is warm.
Jeri's next door neighbor is 104 years old and this afternoon she was sitting in her wheelchair in the hall and I walked by her and she reached out her hand, I gave her my right hand and she raised it to her lips and kissed it so I thanked her, and as I started to leave she reached out her hand so I gave her my left hand and she raised it to her lips and kissed it and I thanked her again; I guess I haven't lost my sex appeal after all. :)

I stayed in bed all Saturday night and all day Sunday and all night Sunday night; when I awoke this morning it was all I could do was get out of bed. It felt like all of my muscles were frozen in position but when I got up and moved around for a few minutes and then I was doing well. Lee was with Jeri most of the day and she reported that Jeri had a good day and the dialysis worked well.
I am sure that I will be at the facility tomorrow morning; I have been taking Amoxicillin for a few days so I should not be contagious. It is time for me to be back with my beloved. It was a pleasant day weather wise today, and I hope it continues. I hate it when I can't do what I want to do!!

I didn't go to see Jeri today; I awoke at five AM and wasn't feeling very good so I got up and took some DayQuil and then tried to go back to sleep but that was not accomplished. I called the hospital about eight and asked the nurse if she would ask Jeri to call me on the phone, which she did. I explained my situation and she told me to stay home and she was doing well. I talked too her a few times today and her advice was just like it was this morning. I suspect those of you that are on Facebook will know better than I how she is doing. It is my prayer that she has a good day, and that I may be so I can go to the hospital tomorrow but I won't go unless I feel better than I do today.
I will 'talk to you tomorrow".

Jeri had a really good day today, she walked just over 400 feet and did it with a good gait. I think it is because her legs are getting stronger, and she had her Medodrine that keeps her blood pressure up and Bob, her favorite therapist, was there to help her.
She had a wee nap and then she had her lunch, which she claimed as really good. To indicate how much more vigor she has we did a lot of strolling around the first floor, when I arrived at the facility this morning she was moving down the hall in her wheelchair, she had her back to me so I gave her the whistle and she stopped thinking it was me, and it was.
I do think that in a few days she will have the dosage of the Medodrine just where it aught to be, and then it is my prayer that she will be coming home soon but no prediction yet.
It was a really good day for me; but of course when it is a good day for Jeri it is a good day for me.
It snowed about five inches during the night and this morning but Bountiful is on top of the snow problem and they have trucks pushing snow and spreading salt so there isn't much snow on the streets.

This was not the best day of Jeri's life, however, she had a really walk of about 250 feet; I know that doesn't sound like much but in her life it is. After the walk she did some OT and about 10:00 am she had to stop and get ready for the dialysis thing. At eleven 'they' came and got her and the way she went and I went at the same time transporting the walker and her lunch, and I beat them there and had all of her other things she needs ready for use. The next three hours she watched TV. However, the Medrin didn't keep her blood pressure up like it should be so her blood pressure was close to the 'crashing point' but it never got there.
After she was through she had to wait about a half-hour for the bus to come get her; they had a problem on the bus that she was going to get on and they were delayed.
She didn't have a bad day it just wasn't as good as the last several days but I think tomorrows post will be much more positive.

I do not have the vocabulary to describe how good Jeri's day was today.
Ever since Danny tweaked Jeri's pace maker the other day she has not had a dizzy spell or a blackout. Today she had to go to ICM to deliver a specimen for her oncologist to run some tests and also a blood draw was taken so her blood can be analyzed so that he can tell her how the Myeloma is doing, and of course our wishes are that it will still be in remission. After we did those two things she went to Dr. Whitten to see how the fistula is healing and he said it was doing just fine and come back in six weeks for another exam.
She had to sit in her wheelchair for a very long time and it didn't seem to affect her at all, which is a very new thing and when we came back to the facility we passed the therapy room and Trisha was there so Jeri asked if she could do some walking, and of course Trisha said yes and Jeri had a marvelous walk and only had to have one rest, which is a first for a very long time.
I asked Jeri how she was feeling and she said with a quiver in her voice, "this is the best I have felt in many months", which warmed the cockles of my heart and when I left just shortly before six she was still talking to the nurses about what a great day she had and how good she was feeling. And of course, one of the things that was making her so happy, was the meal that she got at Taco Time! :)
My prayer is that this is just a start of her recovery and will be home in a short time.

Jeri had a really good day today. She didn't have any of those 'feeling faint' episode's or any blackouts, and she had a good walk of over 200 feet and did some OT and then had to go back to her room and get ready for her dialysis session, which went well.
I think what Danny did yesterday to her pacemaker may be the start of her recovery and can do the therapy so she can come home soon, and no, I do not know what soon is.
When I went to the hospital this morning it was raining and a little snow was also falling down, which is a good thing; we need the snow in the mountains, however, the temps were above freezing.
I hope these postings will continue to say that Jeri is getting over the blackout thing!

Today started like they have the last day or two, Jeri had a good walk and some OT and then she went to her room so she could rest for lunch.
Jeri was rather sad this afternoon; one of the women resident at the facility that Jeri and she had become really good friends. They had gone to dialysis for a few months and had bonded and a few weeks ago her doctor told her that she had too much infection in her system and there wasn't anything they could do for her so she stopped dialysis and stopped eating very much, as we were leaving the facility about two o'clock her daughter came and told Jeri that Joan only had a very short time left, which caused Jeri to shed tears, not for her because Joan knew where she was going and what was waiting for her but it hard to have one of your friends leave this existence.
We, meaning Jeri, Cliff and I left the facility shortly after two o'clock and went to Jeri's heart doctor and had her pace maker checked. After Jeri told him of her symptoms and he tweaked her pacer and that helped her immediately, which was a very good thing and then he said that he was going to give her a medicine that would keep her blood pressure up where it needs to be. She had a very good ride back to SDCH and then we had a very good evening and then I came home.
Thanks to all of you for your prayers and good wishes.

When I left the house this morning it was rather cold and the snow was gently falling to the ground, but the streets were really good; that is one thing Bountiful does very well.
Jeri's day today was not quite as good as they have been the last week-or-so. However she had a good walking day, and it seemed that dialysis was good for her.
What made it so it wasn't as good as the last few days was she had a few minutes of being 'light headed' after she got back to the facility and was walking toward her bed, but when she laid down and got her feet up in the air and her head down she was feeling much better when I came home.
It is my prayer that she will have a really good night!

The temperature was rather cold this morning and the fog was embracing the roads like it was in love with it.
When I arrived at the hospital this morning Jeri was still asleep and that was at eight-fifteen, however, it was only a few minutes until she was awake and anticipating breakfast and she said it was rather good. I asked her how her night was and her reply was "it was great".
After she had eaten and was ready for the day we took a stroll around the First floor and environ, until it was time for church. There was one speaker and then three Roush sisters that sang a song, Jeri and I wondered if they were daughters of Jay Roush but we never did find out.
This afternoon Jeri had a great walk, she walked about three hundred and thirty feet, which is a really good thing. Bob, the weekend guy, was there and in my opinion she has a lot of confidence in him and that makes it so she can do really well.
She hasn't had any blackouts, or any symptoms that might indicate there would be any, which is really wonderful.

It is hard to beat last night's post but it is easy to say that today was just like yesterday and several days before that.
This morning Christian went to the temple for the first time in preparation for his mission in March. I didn't g0 with them because of my being with Jeri. Some of the family went to Marie Calenders for a meal after the session and Jeri and I were invited, and a good time by all was had. Thanks Mike and Patrice.
The gunk us still in the valley but is supposed to be out of here in the next day or two, and that can't be any too quick for me, and I hope it warms up some.
No matter how much I write it won't change that she had a very good day so I shall end with this good news.

I think this has been the best day Jeri has had since June 2009!
She had a great therapy session and had a good strong walk of over 200 feet; I know that 200 feet doesn't sound like much but in this case it is huge, and the OT session was also great.
At eleven we, meaning Jeri and I, were off to Liberty Dialysis for a three hour session, while we were there the dietitian gave Jeri a printout of her numbers to give to Dr. Litton and they were great! And she didn't have to have a lot of liquid removed from her body, which is another good thing.
She told me tonight this was the best day she has had in a very long time, and that made my heart jump for joy. I pray this is the turn around that will bring her home soon. I thank all of you that are praying for her and for me.

I didn't have to ask Jeri how her day today was because I could tell by looking at and talking to her. She was bright eyed and had a smile on her face most of the day.
When I arrived at the facility she was in the bath room getting her self beautiful for the day, which was a waste of time because she is already that way.
Lee came to spend some time with us and to show her mom some things she bought for her, and of course Jeri gave her the money, and shortly after she arrived Christian showed up and we went into a waiting room and visited for awhile. Chris is going to the temple this Saturday, which is a very good thing!!
After the company left Jeri had a really good therapy session, she walked about 300 feet, which is further than she has done for a while and she also did some OT, which she hasn't done much for a short time.
We called the Pace Maker doctor and made an appointment next week to have the pacer checked to see if it is working the way it ought to. She is going next Tuesday.
When I left her, she was just starting to eat her supper, I hope it tasted good.
The temperatures were better today than they have been the last many days, and I like that a lot.

I asked Jeri tonight before I left the facility how she would described her day today and she said I had a good day. I am adding a footnote to that; she had a good day after she had had rest on the bed. She then had a good walking session and walked well over 200 feet before she quit to get ready for the dialysis session.
When they were getting her ready to be 'hooked up' to the machine one of the staff said to her, "you don't have much water on your ankles", which is a really good thing and then the dietitian told her that her 'numbers are really good, which is even better! After three hours she was through with the session and after a fifteen minute, or so, wait her driver showed up and the way we went back to SDCH and then she had another rest. I suggest that she get plenty of rest so her body can recuperate and get strong. It is my prayer that she will be coming home soon.
Just before I left for home I called Nola to see how she is feeling and she told me she feels better than she has since she had the stints implanted in her heart, and that was three years ago. I am really glad she is feeling better.

Yesterday about four PM a computer guy came in and put the Internet on Jeri's lap top so she can the the
Face book thing.
For Jeri, this day started poorly, after her shower she got light headed, so she got on her bed and took a wee nap until her breakfast came around the bend. After she finished her breakfast she had another session of sleeping, which was really good for her. She has learned to listen to her body.
We took a stroll, which means that I stroll and she rides, around the facility and then it was time for lunch and she had a lunch that she wasn't very fond of. While she was eating her lunch I went to the cafeteria and got me a lunch, it costs about $3.00, and it was really good and I had a piece of lemon pie on my tray and Jeri really likes their lemon pie so I shared it with her, however, she never eats very much. After she had another rest she went to therapy and had a great walk, which cheered her up.
Shortly thereafter Lee showed up and fixed her computer so she can now do the Face book thing, which will be a really good thing for her; I think it might keep her, and me, out of trouble, or get her in it. By now some of you have chatted with her and she is looking forward to talking to you.
All in all it was a good day for my Sweetheart!

This is going to be a short tome.
Jeri didn't have a very good day today, however, she did walk and it was a good walk but it left her exhausted and then that lasted the rest of the day. Dialysis was ok and they met their goal so that was a plus.
I stayed until almost six and then I came home and did the things that needed to be done.
Oh, by the way I have been printing my journals and putting them in binders and I am having a ball. I remember every thing I have done when I read it. :) That is all for tonight; I hope there is more to report tomorrow and that it will be good news.

There is not much to report today.
Jeri had a really good day and did some walking around the first floor and it appears to me that she is getting stronger every day. It appears that the fistula is healing rather nicely, however, some good intentioned Brother at church grabbed her left arm, which is the arm the fistula is in, and she winced so he touched it again to tell her he was sorry, I told her to tell people 'no touching'. It is really good to be able to go to church with my sweetheart!
Lee and Cliff came and visited for an hour or so, which means I am not really sure how long it was.
Winter is still with us but I do know from experience that it will be warm soon and then we will be complaining about the heat.
Y'all have a really good night and that is an order!

Jeri had a really good day today.
She talked to several of our offspring, and others that not our offspring, and thanked them for sundry things they have done for her and me. Scott called and talked to her for several minutes, which was a boast to her.
Today we strolled the facility a few times and even went outside for a few minutes, and yes it was cold but she does like "fresh air".
She thinks she knows how to take care of the 'blacking out' stuff and I surely hope so.
I told her that when she leaves the facility I am going to make a really 'eye catching' Thank You! for the 2nd floor and for the 1st floor and it can't come to quick for me.
At five-thirty I gave her a kiss and a hug and told her goodnight and I came home. I like it when I don't have much to write because that means she had a great day. Oh, by the way the fistula is doing very well.

This was a rather good day for Jeri. When I arrived at the hospital she was still on her bed waiting for her breakfast to be served. I gave her a kiss and then when the tray arrived I fetched it and it looked pretty good and she thought it was going to be OK.
She didn't do therapy today because it takes too much strength from her; she will do that tomorrow. Her session on the dialysis machine was a good one and without any things going wrong, however, her driver, who was picking her up, was over a half hour late; he had trouble getting the patient that he was transporting into the place where they were going. He told us of his woes and loaded Jeri in the bus and fetched her back to the facility, however, it took more time than I thought it would and I had all of the time I needed to get her room fixed as she likes it and get her meds fixed so she wouldn't have to do that, ain't I a good boy.
I stayed and delivered her dinner and it was another fairly good repast. It wasn't a really good day but there wasn't any things that made it a bad day for her.
When I kissed my sweetheart goodbye she asked me to give her a hug, which I did and then she said something that brought tears to my eyes and sorrow to my heart. She said I want to lie in your arms at least one more time, and I said that is my prayer every night. May it happen, and sooner than later. Oh, how I love her!

Jeri's morning wasn't the best. When I arrived at the hospital she was being helped onto her bed by three young people and they got her there before she fell. It took her about ten minutes and then she was feeling better, however, she didn't feel like doing any therapy today. I wish we knew what was causing these spells but Jeri said this afternoon that she might have an idea of what is the matter and she is going to try some new thing with her meds. I think she is the only one that knows how she feels and I am inclined to listen to her.
Even with the episode this morning today was much better than yesterday and her arm is doing well but they can't use it for dialysis until 12 weeks go by.
There was a few drops of rain coming down when I went to the facility but that didn't last long and then the sky cleared up and those of you who keep your eyes on these things know that means it will probably be cold, and it was.

Today was not a very good day for Jeri. She had to get on the bus at six this morning and be at Saint Marks Hospital by seven so the implantation of the fistula could start at eight. The check-in procedure took three times longer than it should have; it took the nurse two hours to put Jeri's med records in the computer, I know she takes a lot of meds but others have done it in a half hour or so. And the doctor took more time on implanting the fistula and that set us back and then Jeri had a hard time coming out of recovery so that slowed us down. The transportation to dialysis had to be modified some and that took some more time; to make a very long story shorter I will say that we were two hours late for the dialysis and the doctor said it was alright because he had a special deal with them and they would still do the treatment and they did but only two hours instead of three but that was ok with Jeri, and they did get all of the liquid off her body that they wanted so things did work out. I am glad that the fistula is implanted but that cannot be used for 12 weeks, which means that I was wrong on the information I put on the blog last night. You will have to figure out what I said that was wrong.
There will be more info tomorrow; it has been a very long day for me. I awoke at 4:00 AM and couldn't go back to sleep.

When Jeri was at therapy she had a great walk and then she started the OT and when she was doing this she had one of those black out episodes so I took her back to her room. I think it is a blood pressure issue, I think her blood pressure drops and that causes the problem but, so far, I have not been successful in getting any one on the problem, however, one of the nurses did call a doctor. We shall see what that gets us.
About noon Lee picked up Jeri and me and we went to IMC where Jeri spent the next hour and then some having her body xrayed to see what is going on with her bones, which can be a problem caused by the Myeloma but we won't know what the results are until we go back and see Dr. Litton.
When we got back to the hospital Jeri was informed that she has to be at Saint Marks Hospital at seven in the morning so they can put the fistula in her left arm, when that is finished she has to go to dialysis, it seems that is a criteria for all fistula implants but then I could have that wrong, but probably not. :)

Here it is 6:50 pm on January 04, 2010.
I was at the hospital rather early this morning and Jeri was sitting in her wheelchair waiting for her food but that was a half-hour wait, and then she only ate what she wanted and she didn't want much. After breakfast we went to the therapy area and she had another walk that was really good, but that left her out of steam so we went back to her room and she got on her bed and had a nap; I was afraid that she wasn't going to wake up in time to go to dialysis but she finally woke up and was just finishing up getting ready for the bus ride. I loaded up the little black bag and her lunch and got the walker and loaded them, and myself into the car. I beat the bus by about four minutes and then I took all of the quilts and other things she uses for the next three hours. After she was settled in and hooked up to the machine I gave her a kiss and then I was on my way to Salt Lake City to retrieve my pickup.
I had the idea that I ought to go by way of Redwood Road but I stayed on the freeway, which was a very bad mistake. Some of you might not know that there is a lot of construction on I-15 between Bountiful and Salt Lake and the lanes are only three or two lanes open in each direction but today there was a car roll over in the South bound lane and shut all of the I-15, South bound down to one lane and then they detoured us on to 2nd West in Salt Lake so it took about 45 minutes to get to 2300 South where I had to turn in the KIA and pickup my pickup. I had to wait about one minute to get control of the pickup but it took me over a half hour to turn in the KIA; there was some young guy, maybe 19 years old, that was flirting with the only employee at Enterprise so I had to wait until that was finished then in five minutes I was on my way back to Bountiful by way of Redwood Road. I must say they did a really good job of fixing up the pickup, and it cost Gieco almost $2,500.00.
When I arrived at Bountiful I went to Costco and bought some printing ink for my printer and a couple of other things as well.
After that was finished I went to the dialysis place and chatted with Jeri for about 45 minutes and then she was ready to go back to the hospital. She then had a short rest and Lee & Cliff came a calling and Cliff brought a DVD player so Jeri can watch some videos if wants to.
The weather is just about like it ought to be for me, cold, but a clear Sky.

No snow today! :) The temperatures were in the low 30s this afternoon.
I arrived at the hospital this morning shortly after eight and gave my Sweat heart a kiss and then waited for awhile for her breakfast, after she had eaten her breakfast we just sort of did nothing except get her ready for church, and some minutes later we wheeled on down to Sacrament Meeting and partook of the Sacrament, which is always a great blessing for us. Of course it was Fast and Testimony Meeting so we listened to some good testimonies and then we listened to some that were not testimonies, however, it is always a blessing to go to church if for no other reason than just to be obedient.
When church was over Mike came to visit and shortly after that Lee and Cliff came so Jeri had a lot of catching-up to do. Mike stayed about an hour, I guess, and the Higbees' stayed a little longer. It was really good to get caught up on the doings of the family.
After the company left we, Jeri and I, went for a stroll and then Jeri had a therapy session with Bob, Jeri always has a great session with Bob, because she has a lot of confidence in his abilities and so do I. She walked about 400 feet, which is a good thing for a weekend.
Oh, before we did the walking thing I pushed Jeri out the door and she sit in the sun for awhile and I thought it was rather chilly but she thought it was great; now that I think about it we may have done the walking first but I guess is doesn't matter much was it was before or after, she just likes to get out in the sun even if it is really cool.

This was an unusual day for Jeri:
When I arrived at the hospital she had just finished her shower and was waiting for her breakfast, it was just a few minutes and it was there. She ate it and it was once again eggs and toast with some sort of meat and she liked it a lot. After she ate she rested on her bed, which led to a short snooze. About ten-thirty they picked her up for her trip to dialysis. She had it today because of yesterday being New Years Day and she was supposed to be there by ten-forty five and she was. It took them a while to hook her up because they had so many that was scheduled early so he had to wait a few minutes and then they hooked her up and the machine started working. There were a lot of visitors there so I ventured out to the car and about noon I got me a sandwich and a drink. When I got back I took my post by her side and we watched a football game; of course we did, it is Bowl time.
When I thought it was time for her to be finished I strolled into the area a checked the time and she still had over a half-hour to go, which I thought was odd. And Rob was waiting with the bus to take her back to the facility but he was very patient. After a while Jeri and I were talking and Dave, an employee, came by and we mentioned that it seemed like a long time for her to be on the machine so he and others inspected the logs and sure enough she had been on the machine almost three hours and a half. There wasn't much concern by anybody because they only took off the amount of liquid they programed in at the start, and Rob wasn't concerned because he had to wait.
After we got back to the facility she rested and I finished reading the newspaper, we talked for a while and then I came home and am writing this tome.
Good night and sweat dreams!

Happy New Year! I know that I am almost 24 hours late but my motto is 'it is better to be late than never!
The weather has moderated and the roads are dry and it is pleasant if you have a jacket wrapped around you body. When I got in the car this morning the only thing I had to do was start the engine and turn on the heater and windshield wipers, which was better than it has been for many days.
When I got to Jeri's room I found her with her fork in one had and her knife in the other; that is an old story that comes from the Manis'. Well, she was awake and ready for breakfast but she didn't really have her hands full, except for me. Shortly after that she got her breakfast and she ate most of it; they give her some sort of eggs every morning, I have never seem some of the ways they fix her eggs and she eats them every day.
After she had a short rest after breakfast she asked Rob, a nurse's aid, if he would help her do some walking and of course he said yes, no one says no to her because she has endeared herself to all who help her. Oh, she walked over 200 feet and then this afternoon she asked the same aid if he would help us again and it did and she did another 200+ feet which was a good day for walking.
She was in Seventh Heaven this afternoon when the 'Bowl Games' started and she will be right there until they are over for the night. I am not as intense as she is over sports but I watch with her because I like to know what is going on in the sports world, if you don't it is hard to have a conversation with most people.
In my opinion the New Year has started in a good way. It was great for me to read my journal of ten years ago; I had forgotten that no planes were flying and no big Trucks were on the road because a good number of people thought that the Y2K problem might make them so they couldn't fuction after midnight. Go figure.