Jeri had an appointment this afternoon with her vascular surgeon to ascertain if the new fistula had matured so it could be used for dialysis. At first he didn't think it was but as he did some more feeling and listening and he decided it was working better than he thought it was; in fact I think he thought it was going to work but he wants her to come back in four weeks and have some more high-tech to see and listen. When we left I told Jeri that I think our prayers worked.
The weather has been rain and then no rain and 'they' say it will rain in the valley with mountain snow; we really need more snow in the mountains.
It is our prayer that the fistula matures and can be used. There has been some evidence that her kidneys are functioning better than they have, and we are praying that happens also.

There is not much not much to say on Jeri's saga.
She is doing better every day and as long as this keeps up I will not post a every day.
Today was a dialysis day and she had a good session.
After the dialysis session we went to a IHC facility here in Bountiful where they drew some blood for an INR test and it was just where 'they' wanted it to be.
When there is some thing worth reporting I shall post on the blog.

This has been a good day for Jeri.
We were at dialysis before nine this morning and she was off the machine before noon.
On the way home we stopped at SDCH to return a gait belt we inadvertently brought home with us; while we were there we stopped on the first floor and said 'hey' to everyone there. We then came home and ate pizza.
The temperatures were really good today; it seems that spring has sprung, and not any too soon for me.

There is not much to post except that I have had trouble logging on yesterday.
This is Wednesday's post so don't get confused.
4/Jeri had a rather good day yesterday even if it was a dialysis day. While she was on the machine I detailed the Intrepid and it took me almost three hours; that is what happens when many people us the same car.
This morning there was a little moisture in the air but it was a really nice day.
It seems to me that the more I do on this computer the more illiterate I get.:)
Hopfully there will be more news tomorrow.

Here it is later than 5:00 and I am at the blog.
Jeri had a good day today. She had a blood draw so she could get her INR, which was 1.4, which is better than yesterday. That is what you get when you are off of coumadin for several days and on Lovenox. but it will get better in a day or two.
We just sorta stayed inside the house today; when we got out of bed this morning there was a skiff of snow on the lawns and vehicles, and it rained a little this afternoon but not much.
It is obvious that there is not too much to report on, so I think this enough jabber tonight.

Well, here it is 7:36 on a drizzly Monday but there is no snow and I hope it snows in the mountains but not here.
Jeri had a good session at dialysis, however, I think getting up to go to dialysis at 7:30 am is not a very good thing but then being through at noon is really great; so I guess I think she aught to continue on this schedule. While she was hooked up to the machine I did a couple of things that needed to be done.
She has decided that she is going to use the walker that has a seat on it and try not to use the wheelchair as much as in the past, which I think is a good thing. It shows she is getting stronger and has more confidence.
This afternoon we did some more putting away some things that have accumulated while Jeri was in the hospital, and it takes some time; it's good that I can use the walker with a seat.

It is almost bedtime for me.
We had a great day today. We went to church at our own ward for the second time in 7 months and it was really good to talk to our new friends. Jeri enjoyed Sacrement Meeting and she was doing so well that she wanted to stay and go to Sunday School, which is the first time since she went into SDCH in the last of August, and of course it didn't hurt that Mike was the teacher; he is a great teacher, he takes after his mother. The weather was good enough this afternoon that we spent some time on the porch, which is a first in the last year; things are going well with both of us, and oh, how wonderful it is to have my sweetheart feeling well and able to do things she wants to do.
This is it for today!

It is Sunday morning and the weather is really good, except for that pesky breeze out of the mountains.
Jeri had a good day yesterday and she had a great session of PT at home; Doug is her therapist and I think he is going to do her some good that the others didn't do, and I snitched a few minutes of his time to see if he could help me strengthen the muscles of my back just below my shoulder blades and he gave me some exercises to do; we will see how that goes.
I think Jeri is getting stronger, at least every day and that is the way I like it.
I fixed Jeri and Patrice a really good lunch yesterday, but of course I had some help from Taco Time.:)
Now that I have my computer back I will be a lot more diligent with my blog.
It is almost time to go to church, yes we are still going to church. and it will be good to be back in our own ward.
I will 'talk' to you tonight.

I finally got my 10 year old computer working like a teenager; in fact my 24 year old grandson, that would be Judd, fixed for me this evening. It is wonderful to have family that can do the things I can't do.
Jeri had a some good days since I wrote on my blog, and some days that were not so good. The not so good days started on Wednesday; we had to be to dialysis before eight so she could be at St. Mark's Hospital at noon, and everything was going ok until we were at St. Mark's. Jeri was there to get a new fistula on her left arm. 'They' put her on a gurney and left her there for over five and a half hours until I walked to the nurse's station when the head nurse saw me she said "are you still here" and of course I said yes, and that Jeri needed a different bed unless they were going to take her to surgery now so they put her on a really soft bed, which helped Jeri a lot. The nurse called the operation room and she was told that it would still be and hour or so, so the nurse talked to the doctor and asked if her would admit her for the night and do the surgery the next day and he said yes, so they admitted her for the night. After she was ensconced in a room on the 4th floor and I went home. I arrived at home about ten-thirty and I was not a happy guy.
I was back at the hospital at eight and they were doing the procedure. It took about three hours before she got back to her room. I made a vow that I would do anything to keep from going to St. Mark's ever again. We came home and she had a good rest. This morning (Friday) we were at the dialysis facility shortly before at eight-thirty ( Jeri asked to be moved to the early morning) and had a good session. The rest of the day was about normal.
Oh, Lee came by and visited for awhile and took our laundry, she will have a couple of busy hours before she gets that done.

This is the last blog for a few days; my 10 year old computer has the flu.:)
Jeri is doing well, way better than my computer. She and I are enjoying her being home, however we are going to be really busy tomorrow. She has dialysis early morning and then has to be at the hospital to have a shunt placed in her right arm so she can have dialysis without the the threat of infection. Jeri is really doing well here at home she can do the walking that is needed and can shower with very little help.
We thank you for your prayers and kind letters and other things that you have done for us. I will try to keep you up to date even if I have to use Jeri's computer like I am doing tonight.
Sleep well and take care of your self. I have no knew news about Temaire' and how things are going after the earthquake.

No church meetings today except General Conference so we stayed home this morning. I must say it was good not to go the hospital, because I had my sweetheart here with me.
We were invited to Lee's and Cliff's for dinner and their family was there also. We had a great time socializing and eating. While we were there Lee got a phone call from Temaire' telling us they just had a earthquake that did a lot of damage to the complex where they live, and they had considerable damage in the apartment. Except from the before mentioned we had a good time.
I think that fairly well sums up anything that might be of interest.

When I arrived at the hospital Jeri was waiting to go for a walk, so a walking we went. Then we spent the rest of an hour-and-a-half waiting for the staff to get her stuff, I mean meds, together and while they were doing that we were putting our stuff together and we were out of the facility about nine thirty. When some of the staff came to say goodbye they shed some tears as did Jeri; I think she was so kind, upbeat, and undemanding that all of the them really liked her.
We were home shortly before ten and we have been opening black plastic bags and then trying to decide where every thing should go. It appears that we have twice as much stuff now as we did when she went to the hospital six months ago. Lee kept bringing things for her and she needed some things; at least that is what she said. :) I think it will take us a few days to find a place for her stuff and when we do I won't be able to remember where it is, but then I am not wearing it.
While I am writing this tome most the males of this family is at Conference, but it has been a long day for this old man.
This is the day I have been waiting for for over eight months.

Jeri had a good day today!
She did her walking and then we strolled a couple of times, and then I helped her get ready for dialysis. While she was at dialysis I came home and cleaned the front room spick and span so it will be good for her to come home. I kept track of the time and returned a short time before she was through. When she is through she got on the bus, for the last time, and returned to the hospital. From now on I will be the person that will take her to dialysis. She rested from awhile and then I started putting things in black plastic bags and then took them to the car and pretty soon we had all of her stuff in the car except what she needs tomorrow morning.
We then did what we do before I come home. She made me promise I wouldn't do any more work tonight, but we will see how that works out.
Tomorrow is going to be a great day in my life!!

Jeri had a really good day today.
She did her walking and we did the strolling, and the temperature was really good this afternoon.
Speaking of this afternoon, Melissa and the girls and David came to she Jeri and me at the hospital and stayed a couple of hours; it was really good to visit with her and get caught up with what is going on in their lives. They came down, last Sunday, to Mona to she her mom and dad and to see Jeri and me.
Jeri is all ready to leave the hospital on Saturday but we have no idea what time it will be, because everyone says it takes some people longer than others. It is really going to be wonderful for her, to be home, and wonderful for me to have her home; I figured that she has been at home about five days since the last of July last year.
I took the bandage off, that was by my left ear, at noon today and started the regiam that I have to do for a week. I am glad that nasty basil cell is in some waste bin.
Well, thats all for tonight.