day 430 after transplant

 

Hello, to everyone.

Boy what a busy week. The weather was nice and then it was cold and rainy and ended being warm and beautiful. Rodney was off this week and we had a good time just being together.

Monday we went to UVA to get the results back from my CT and MRI. It was all good – the cyst on my pancreas has shrunk!!! The doctor was very pleased with my blood work and my recovery from the transplant. After this appointment on to MCV we went to hand deliver the CDs of the CT and MRI that Dr. Toor requested. Thanks to all of you for your prayers and continued support.

On Wednesday we kept Audrey and Scott and Beth and the kids stopped by on their way to DC. It was good to see them if only just for a little while. We celebrated Veterans Day by going out to dinner with Denny and Pam. It was really rainy and cold.

On Friday we took Rodney’s mother to get some shopping done and then we ate dinner with her. We had Audrey with us and Ryan met us for dinner also.

Saturday was a beautiful and warm day. Rodney got his yard work done. It was nice to be outside after several days of being rainy and cold.

Today we went to early church and the kids stopped by for lunch on their way back home. They had a really good visit in DC despite the rain and cool weather. The kids talked about all the things that they saw in the museums. I know that they will go back to school with lots of stories to tell their classmates.  Rodney and I went to see the Chuck Wagon Gang concert. They were really good and we were so glad that we got to go.

Rodney goes back to work tomorrow and then on to Richmond for a dinner meeting and an all day meeting on Tuesday. I have lots of things planned to get done until he comes home late Tuesday.

I can’t believe that it is almost Thanksgiving- less than two weeks away. Rodney and I have so many things to be thankful for. God has given us so much.

I guess that takes care of my week. I will write more next week.

Take care and love,

Gloria

day 423 after transplant

 

Hello to everyone,

What a beautiful, glorious day the Lord has made.

Had a very good and busy week. I cleaned the house (with mask and gloves on), kept Audrey, did some sewing and made some Friendship bread (if you would like a start please give me a call).

Wednesday, Rodney took me to MCV for my check up (first time in seven weeks). Then he had a luncheon meeting at 12. Dr. Toor said that my blood work looked very good. He said that the results of the biopsy was all donor which is great news. He looked a little concerned about the results of the pulmonary test. He said something about a CT scan and I told him that I was scheduled for one the next day. He wants a CD of it.I just pray for good results.

Thursday afternoon I had to be at UVA. A CT scan at 4 and then an MRI at 6. The CT scan went really fast but the MRI was 2 hours long. When the technician came out to get me, he told Rodney not to think that he was kidnapping me but I would be there a long time. He said that they allowed him 1 hour on the machine but he would probably need it for 80 minutes! He was very good and talked me right through it. We didn’t get home until after 10 pm.

Friday I kept Audrey and she was so good. She is trying to sit up by herself and I have a feeling that she knows when she is at G-daddy’s and Mamaw’s house.

Saturday was a beautiful day and Rodney spent most of it out in the yard doing leaves. I hope that this is just about the end of the leaves for this year. It is a blessing to see him out there and getting on and off the mower with less or no pain. I think that the shot has started to work, thank God for that blessing.

Today we went to church and then to visit Aunt Louise for just a minute—there is flu on another floor. Since it was such a beautiful day we went to the Veterans Parade and then we went for a drive.

That takes care of my week. I have to be at UVA tomorrow at 9:30 to see the doctor and get the results of my CT and MRI. Please say a prayer for me at this time. I always get a little “antsy” waiting for the results. I try not to worry and trust that the good Lord has everything in His control.

Have a wonderful week and until next Sunday – I’m gone!

Love, Gloria

day 416 after transplant

 

Hello everyone!

I know that I am blogging early but I turned on the computer to see if it would “act up” and so far it is doing fine. Thought that I had better blog now before it started having a fit again!

Today we woke up to rain. The last week it has been very nice and Rodney spent two days working on the leaves and today you would never know it.

Rodney has been off all week and we wanted to do something that would be fun instead of staying home and working all week (we do have a lot of things here that needs to be done, but there always is). Monday we took Rodney’s mother back to WV where she grew up. Since her birthday was Friday we thought that would be a good birthday present. We first went to Babcock State Park – where there is a mill that is featured on a lot of calendars and we have often said that we wanted to see it some day, so we did. It was beautiful with all the fall leaves. Then we took her to see the house that she grew up in and where Rodney spent the summers with his grandparents. It had really changed. I think the biggest highlight of the day for her was to see one of her high school friends that she has not seen in 60 years! We all had a very good day.

I kept Audrey on Wednesday and Friday, she changes everyday. I sure like the days that I spend with her. Sometimes you forget how fast they grow and how little you get done!

Thursday morning we went to the Eastern Shore of VA to eat at Driftwood Seafood Restaurant. One of the guys that work with Rodney owns it and that is another place where we have said that we wanted to go – so we did! The fresh seafood was delicious, I had broiled flounder stuffed with crab meat and Rodney had a seafood sampler. I wasn’t sure what me taste buds would do but to my surprise they liked it! My taste buds are still not back to normal yet. Some things that I have always liked just doesn’t make it right now. I don’t know what Thanksgiving will be like. I am to fix the turkey, dressing and gravy but don’t know if I will be able to eat it or not. That really isn’t the important part- it’s the fellowship with family that counts.

Rodney goes back to work tomorrow and I have a busy week coming up – Wednesday to MCV (first time for 7 weeks!) maybe to get some more shots. Then Thursday evening I go to UVA to get my 6 month CT and MRI scans.  I like to get these things done close together to get them over with – that really makes a long day.

Well, I guess that takes care of my week. I know that things will really be busy now that it is already the first of November and the holidays will be here soon.

Hope that everyone has a wonderful week and I will blog next week, Lord willing.

Love,

Gloria

day 409 after transplant

Good evening everyone,

I am going to attempt this, hope that my computer doesn’t mind! It is good to be able to blog but I am very thankful for my two “wonderful” sons that could blog for me and try to get this computer back on line.

This weekend was beautiful and we tried to be out as much as possible. Last weekend was cold and rainy and they even called for a chance of snow! We did have a killing frost so the garden is done for another year. Rodney did manage to pick a mess of green beans before the frost and boy were they yummy.

Life has been very busy but great. I have been sewing and taking care of Audrey- she is three months old today and boy has she grown. She really has a little personality now. Sometime you have to wonder what she is thinking.

Today the group that Rodney and I belong to at church was in charge of 4th Sunday Coffee so we had to be there early and then this evening we were in charge of the meal for the Wild West Fall Fest (like a Halloween party). We were planning on 150 people and only about 60 showed up. Boy did we have a lost of food leftover. Rodney and I are pretty tired now and I don’t think that we will have any trouble sleeping tonight.

Rodney is off all this week and we have a lot of things around the house to do but we do hope to get away for a day or two.

I don’t go to MCV until November 4 for a checkup. I am going down with Rodney because he has a meeting in Richmond that day. I pray for a good report. I will probably find out what shots I need to get.

That is all that I can think of to tell you at this time.

Love,

Gloria

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Gloria

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day 388 after transplant

 

Hello to everyone,

Can you believe that another month has begun? The weather here has been perfect glorious fall days, cool at night and very comfortable in the day. Where has the summer gone?

This week started off with Audrey and me going to the doctor to get our shots! I got 2 shots and Audrey got 4 and now I can not be around her for 2 weeks!

Tuesday I went to the dentist for my bi-yearly checkup and I had to go back on Wednesday to get two fillings. I sure appreciated how accommodating everyone at the dentist office was to get me in and to take precautions. Since I was already on strong antibiotic just to get my teeth cleaned they worked me in to get my fillings done. Otherwise I would have had to get more antibiotics. It is nice that they were willing to work with me.

The rest of the week was spent sewing, cleaning the house, laundry and working outside. It was too beautiful to stay inside.

Today we went to church and then we took Aunt Louise for a ride. It was a beautiful day for her to be out.We went to the pumpkin patch and came home and decorated the outside of our house.

That takes care of my week. Next week I take Rodney in for his injection (Wed. at 12) so please say a prayer that the procedure will be quick and painless. I pray that this will help him with his pain.

Hope that everyone will have a good week and remember to be kind to everyone you meet.

Love,

Gloria