My leukemia's back.

[3goodeggs]

It just occurred to me that I am in a different time zone.

I am getting nervous for you Blooie, so you stay calm.

 

[sourland]

It just occurred to me that I am in a different time zone.

I am getting nervous for you Blooie, so you stay calm.

Me too.

 

[Blooie]

To simplify things for me and for those who want to follow Kendra's progress, I'm going to post updates as I get them on this thread:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/935165/raising-chickens-and-special-needs-kids/130#post_17093266

That way I'm not hijacking threads, typing and retyping and I don't have to try to remember what I've already typed. <sigh> First update and photo is up now. Thanks, guys.....

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

I've talked with a young lady who has a very physically challenged child. She is so tired and overwhelmed at times and has told me it's so hard to ask her Mom for help cause the Mom acts like she's doing this huge favor and attaches a lot of strings to her help. Your kids are so, so blessed with your help. I know you'd say you are the one getting the blessing, but really you all are. How you feel is not wrong at all. It's not like you're undermining her parents. You are an extra layer of love and support. Jan said it perfectly.

So very true and very well said!!

Hey, Blooie, you're allowed ya know. Sometimes a few tears shed help to sort things out.

Absolutely - we all need to give ourselves permission to have a moment now and then.

They'll be calling you from recovery before you know it. The worst part is the waiting, and the NPO before surgery.

So true.

Jenny got the admissions information email on Kendra yesterday, but didn't know it until they got to the hotel and got her laptop set up. They have to have Kendra at Children's Hospital by 11 this morning and surgery is tentatively scheduled for 1 pm. They said it averages about 4 or 5 hours, but if they start the surgery and find they have to do the bladder augmentation that can bump it up to 7 or more. My sister Lori called early this morning. She has a business trip in Denver and will be flying in tomorrow. She'll be tied up most of tomorrow after she gets to Denver, but she said she changed her return flight by another day and plans to go up to the hospital and hook up with the kids and Kendra there after her final meetings on Friday, and then again on Saturday. That would be great....Lori is so special and Kenny and Jenny love her to pieces.

All we can do at this point is pray that everything goes well, there are no surprises, and that Kendra can tolerate it.

So many

and

Goat pictures as promised.


My breathing is still not good. I took an extra 10mg of prednisone Fri and Sat on my own, then back down to the normal 15 mg. I just want to feel good for my Dads service.
And I guess we get to pick up my druggie brother and give him a ride over the mountains. He's not a problem, actually very charming to be around short term. I've just made a practice of not having contact for the last 20 years. But I know it was his Dad too.

Oh, I just love goats!!! I am counting the days until I can be close enough to go play with my sister's little herd whenever my heart desires........they are such clever, naughty little things.

Sorry your breathing is not good - hope things start to even out a bit for you soon. I hope that the service goes well.

I'd love to have a pair of goats for just a summer to clean up all the scrub and the poison ivy.

I was just telling DH today that I needed to go down the road and "borrow" some of the goats from our neighbor guy's field so they could knock the crap down in our pasture now that the horse isn't here anymore --- and then I noticed as we drove by that he has gotten rid of all his goats, there goes that bright idea. Guess I'll just have to break down and go out with the weed eater (it's too overgrown for the mower just now -- knock it down good that way and then mow it is the plan)

 

[hbhoffman]

Hi! Checking in...
Thank you for the updates, Blooie! Praying!
Doing fine here so far. No conflicts. Answered prayers. More later.

 

[donrae]

Hi! Checking in...
Thank you for the updates, Blooie! Praying!
Doing fine here so far. No conflicts. Answered prayers. More later.

Glad things are going well.

 

[sourland]

Hi! Checking in...
Thank you for the updates, Blooie! Praying!
Doing fine here so far. No conflicts. Answered prayers. More later.

Good !

 

[Blooie]

Hi! Checking in...
Thank you for the updates, Blooie! Praying!
Doing fine here so far. No conflicts. Answered prayers. More later.

Thanks. Glad your trip is more uneventful than you feared so far!

 

[FridayYet]

Hi! Checking in...
Thank you for the updates, Blooie! Praying!
Doing fine here so far. No conflicts. Answered prayers. More later.

Good to hear.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Hi! Checking in...
Thank you for the updates, Blooie! Praying!
Doing fine here so far. No conflicts. Answered prayers. More later.

I am glad things are going well - having recently made a similar journey/reconnection with some family members I can understand the apprehension that comes with this sort of thing - very glad to hear it's going well thus far.