I arose really early this morning; I had to get out of bed and close windows so I wouldn't freeze to death but then I went back to bed until about six. I wore a jacket to the hospital and it wasn't enough to keep me warm. When I got to the hospital Jeri asked me if I had brought her a coat and then my brain kicked into gear and I realized that I had made a mistake.:) When I got there Jeri was feeling pretty good and shortly after eight, that means I don't know exactly what time it was, Jeri was headed for PT (one more reminder that that means Physical Therapy) and she had a really good session and had maybe one episode of being 'light headed' for a short time. In my opinion was that she had a good session of PT. Shortly after ten we returned to her room and she prepared to go for her dialysis session; the driver picked her up about eleven and the way she went and I followed in the pickup. We arrived shortly after eleven and they had her hooked up to the machine and it was pumping away by eleven thirty. A short time after this Lee showed up and I went to Shopko and returned the socks I bought the other day but they didn't have the kind I wanted so I still need to buy a couple of pairs. When I returned to the dialysis place I didn't have much time to wait until her three hours were up. At two-thirty the three hours were complete but the van was not there to carry her back to the hospital so 'they' called for the van and it arrives shortly thereafter and she was ensconced back in her room and to her, and mine, great pleasure she didn't have very much of the nasty 'after effects' of the session, which was a really great thing.
I think she is getting stronger every day and she enjoys eating and visiting without the fatigue that she has been having, which is a very wonderful thing. Some one at the facility told us that Jeri's numbers are coming into the area where they should be, which is another good sign. Tomorrow afternoon she is going to see Dr. Titton and we will know more then than we do now, at least that is what I am prayer for. Speaking of praying it seems that is working really well so keep it up and maybe in the near future she will be back home and the road ahead will be smooth and not as rocky as it has the last few weeks.

I awoke this morning about 5:45; I hate it when that happens, however, it does give you a great start on the day. I cleaned myself up, got dressed and was on my way to the center of Bountiful. I stopped at Smiths and filled the gas tank; I can't see why anyone would buy gas any place else, I saved 15 cents a gallon. I then went to the hospital and Jeri was sleeping like a new born baby, and speaking of new born babies Jesse and Judd have a new baby, and his name is Riley Judd Warner; he was named after the famous William Riley Judd.
I hung around until mid-day and then I moseyed down to Albertson's and got a flu shot so I will not get the flu this Fall or Winter.
When I got back to the hospital I learned that Jeri would be moved to a private room, which gladdened my heart; I knew that Jeri would be better without the lady she was sharing a room with, and I believe that her roommate was glad to be alone for some time. In fact she made the comment that she would like to stay an extra week or so; we will see how that works. Jeri finally got moved in the afternoon and it was a good thing Lee was there to put things where Jeri likes them. Christian came to see his Grandma, and I understand that Patrice went to see her and took some pictures with her so Jeri could see the new Great Grandchild; he is just as cute as his cousins.
Jeri had a really good day today; her PT went well, she is getting her strenght back and can tollerat more action than she has been able to do in several weeks; at least that is my perception. She was so happy that she was alone inthat big room that she a smile on her face that just wouldn't go away; it was a great afternoon for me as well. Oh, by the way, Temaire had a box of choclates delivered to her Grams this afternoon and the one I ate was really good.
I hope that she continues getting better every day, but then tomorrow is a Dialysis day so it will be interesting to see how things go tomorrow.
All of the prayers are working so keep them going. And by the way it was a great day for me I got to eat at the cafeteria and had a great meal for $3.00, lets see if you can do that.:)

I arose about seven and puttered around for a short time and then headed for the hospital, when I got there Jeri was doing quit well, except for the noisy women in the bed next to her. I once again tried to get the hospital people to get moving and move her to a private room; they keep saying when the get a empty one she will move to the room. I think proof of the pudding is in he eating so we shall see if gets to taste the pudding, however, there is one more thing I can do to try to get them to get busy, is go to a meeting that the Social Workers have every morning to discuss these kind of things. Now that has been said I shall give a report of the day. At eleven this morning they picked up Jeri and transported her to the Dialysis place for her treatment, and she worn away three hours, which does sap her strength but if things are as they usually are she will have a good day tomorrow. while she was doing this I had the pickup serviced, and then I went to Shopco and bought some gel inserts to put in my new $75.00 shoes that Jeri insisted that I buy a month ago; they had little nobs on the innersole and they hurt my feet so I got the jell to see if I could ware them to see if they would help get rid of the callous on my left foot that has been there since we were in Florida, with Scott, for the winter of 2007. I will give a report on the success of the shoes later but they feel pretty good tonight. With this tome I shall say 'good night Gracie'; think of George Burns.

I arose rather late and moused along and was at the hospital shortly after eight. Jeri still has her noisy room mate; hopefully Jeri will be in a private room tomorrow. She had the best day today than she has had in at least two weeks and maybe more. Yesterday she got a new PT and he used a new technique; he put a strap around her waist so he could slowly lower her to the floor if she fainted and he had her walk with the walker, which gave her more confidence and he had me follow her with the wheelchair so that if she got faint or tired and needed to rest I would put the chair up against her legs and she would sit down for a few minutes and then she would be ready to do some more walking. She walked up the hall and down the hall, which must have been almost two hundred feet; I know that doesn't sound like much but it is the most she has walked in many days. And the OP comes in every day and has her do exercises that will help her use her body to a better advantage. I am of course no doctor but that is my take on things and I'm not really sure what has happened but I will take good things no matter what it is! And she is eating better, which helps her get her strength back and we have told everyone except family that she isn't receiving visitors. Now the bad news, no I don't mean really bad but tomorrow, at noon, she is scheduled to have 3 hours of Dialysis, which will 'wipe her out' for the rest of the day but then Tuesday will be a great day once again. It was really warm here today and 'they' say it is going to be warm tomorrow but a storm is headed our way and it might bring some snow to our area. I believe that is all of the news that is news. Have a great day and please remember to keep my sweetheart in your prayers.

I sleep in this morning; I didn't wake up until almost 8:00 am and then I had to clean up and get ready for the day. When I arrived at the hospital Jeri told me that the family of her new room mate was there and some of them said they were really sick and had a fever and wondered if they could even make. So I went to the Charge Nurse and insisted that she should have a private room because of her cancer and then brought it to their attention that when she gets her chemo everyone had to 'mask up' and that put them into gear and said they would get a private room as soon as they could, which means maybe Monday. Her room mate was calling the aids all night and Jeri didn't get much sleep.
Even with this she had a fairly good day; Mike and Patrice visited mid-morning and they said she was going to have a good day, because Patrice's parents always had a good day after Dialysis. Jayci came and gave Jeri a pedicure and even asked if I wanted one but I declined. At noon-thirty I went to the cafeteria and had the meal they fix and there is very little else to eat except what they have every week on that day. It was fairly good, but not as good as the fare at IMC (Intermountain Medical Center) and is more expensive. Lee, Logan, Abby and Jaxan came to see Jeri, but after the kids said hello they went with Cliff while Lee stayed for a while.
Jeri had a new therapist, which knew how to help her do her exercise with out getting really 'light headed', however as she was finishing her walk she got faint so they took her blood pressure and it was too low; which made Jeri's point that she can only do so much, however, she did make the tour of the hall, which is something new. It appears to me that she is getting stronger but maybe not as fast as 'they' want it to be but I say I am content with baby steps and so is she. The fact that BYU won the football game didn't hurt her spirits any.

I went to the hospital shortly after eight and visited with Jeri until about eleven; that is when they came to pick up Jeri and take her for her Friday Dialysis. They took her in a transporting van and she was ready to start her treatment by noon, which is the time she planned on. While that was going on I went home and fetched some things that she wanted and needed, and of course I had to make a couple of trips and then it wasn't a 100% correct, so I will have to get some things together tomorrow morning. After the Dialysis, she was wiped out. When we got back to the hospital Jeri's new roommate was being placed in the other bed, which wasn't what Jeri wanted to see because she thought the new person might want the drape between them to be drawn shut, which would have blocked Jeri's view out of the window but when I asked the lady if she cared if the drape was pulled she said no, so I pushed the drape back so Jeri could get the daylight and the view from the window, which made her more content. I think this lady is about 70 years old and in our conversation she said I reminder her of her husband; I asked her if he was alive and she said no and started to shed some tears; it is tough to be really sick and be without your mate.

To answer Scott's question; I don't know where her red slippers are. She is settled in at SDCH (South Davis Community Hospital) and had her first physical therapy this morning but she was only up to a short session and then she slept for and hour or so; I hope her strength comes back soon. Tomorrow she gets a dialysis session around noon and of course she will be fatigued for a while after that. Her doctor said he was going to lower the dose of one of her heart meds; he said that med had propensity to cause blood pressure to lower, which can cause fatigue. I am not sure Jeri likes that idea but the doc says she doesn't have to worry about her heart because the pacer will keep her heart on a steady beat and she will feel better because of the lowering the dosage. I hope she can get her strength back really soon!