Still there.....

Well....

Mom is still in the "swing bed unit" of the hospital here in Jefferson.

she has good days and bad days..but..is slowly improving.

And

yesterday my sister-n-law was admitted to Watauga Medical Center in Boone with breathing issues.

I'm not sure what's happening there....maybe I'll know more soon.

Two different hospitals....two different counties....lots of driving...!!

We'll keep you posted.....please keep praying.

:)

What's happening.....

Just when I thought the plague was over....

the female parental unit was diagnosed with a large mass in the upper part of her colon, which the doctors felt was cancer....

So into surgery she goes and the doctor removed about 12" of colon and a large nasty looking mass.  The biopsy came back as cancer.  The good news is she needs no follow up treatment.  No chemo or radiation.

However, she is not physically strong enough to come home yet.  She is in what the hospital calls a "swing bed unit," that is within in the hospital complex....getting intensive PT, a high protein diet and lots of pampering by the staff.

She's up and walking at least three times a day, eating well, asking for her knitting, her word search books and complaining about not being able to find Jerry Springer on the hospital TV.
 

She's making great improvements, is almost like her "real" self and hopefully will come home soon.

I'm Still Here...

This morning's sun rise....beautiful..!

 

Yep.....I'm still here and everyone has recovered from the plague...

 

The MaleChild and I cooked his favorite vegetable in the Instapot...

Took about 20 minutes for 2 whole artichokes....that includes heating up and pressure cool down.  The last time he boiled them in a regular pot it took about an hour for them to cook...

"The MaleChild is now learning how to use the Instapot".....maybe he'll want one for his birthday...

 

That's about it for now.....the winter months in the high country are quite and slow...not much exciting going on...

Except for the winds.....I can honestly say....I know why the early settlers, out there on the plains, could go a little crazy with the constant howling....

it's eerie.