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Skriven 2010-04-01 20:55:34 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: around the house
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Hi Ruth
-> 
-> -> we'll be back in NC by the week end and I should settle back into a
-> -> routine.  No major cooking jobs, just class to keep me busy. (G)
-> 
->  hn> I've been Solo this week, Anne left Saturday for
->  hn> California, and returns tomorrow. Then back out
->  hn> again on Wednesday am for NYC.
-> 
-> Just home long enough to trade out dirty laundry for clean clothes, have
-> a good meal or 2 and off again.  At least she won't have to cook. (G)
->
Not even one meal, and less than 4 hours sleep.
Just enough time to switch clothes and grab a 
nap, then back to the airport. Got home at 10:45
got up at 0330. 0630 flight to NYC.
 
-> ->  hn> He asked her to bend as far as she could
-> ->  hn> and she went as far as she could, which was
-> ->  hn> further than she should.
-> 
-> -> Of course.  Just like therapists tell you that they will take you just a
-> -> tiny bit beyond your point of what you can do without hurting.  Then
-> -> they take you beyond that point and you are hurting.  But it stretches
-> -> you just that bit more.
-> 
->  hn> Yep, "just that bit more" that causes pain and
->  hn> more damage. I told her not to listen to the
->  hn> Fellow if he said that...but she forgot.
-> 
-> Sigh! Sometimes the little bit more helps, other times it makes the
-> problem worse.
->
the difference is the therapist is there to help
the "evaluator" is just measuring how far you 
go.
 
->  hn> Seems like it's one roadblock after another
->  hn> with this outfit.
-> 
-> But is starting at square 1 with another company any better?  Hopefully
-> some answers and actions will start flowing soon.
->
No choice of companies, this is the Workman's
Comp insurance company that the school district
has a contract with, so that's who we get to 
use.
-> 
-> ->  hn> Yep, got the workman's comp DR's report
-> 
-> -> So, onward and upward?
-> 
->  hn> Or over and over again.
-> 
-> Herding cats or Groundhog Day? (G)
->
Groundhog day for sure!
 
-> ->  hn> Surgery did not go well, Anne's mom is
-> ->  hn> terminal, the tumor is fully invlovled with
-> ->  hn> an artery and is too dangerous to attempt
-> ->  hn> removal. Don't have any numbers on how long
-> ->  hn> Mom has, but pancreatic cancer is not one
-> 
-> -> Ouch!  Our prayers will be with both of you.
-> 
->  hn> Thank you, they are most thankfully received.
-> 
-> You're welcome.  Knowing that you lost your dad last year should help
-> you help Anne thru losing her mom.
->
We just do what we can do. Anne is 
there now and saying her mom looks good
and is in good spirits, although quite a bit
of post surgical pain...but she has meds for
that. Still debating whether she'll opt for 
and treatment, both chemo and radiation
are recommended at this point. 
 
-> ->  hn> Making airline reservations, getting logistics straightened
-> ->  hn> out so Anne can get there and back.
-> 
-> -> Sigh!  But, it's got to be done.  Go out for a steak if you have the
-> -> time now, if not, do it later.  Get your cake and ice cream tho--go for
-> -> an ice cream cake.
-> 
->  hn> I should...but I haven't.
-> 
-> Settle for a scoop of something from the freezer or a Slurpee?
->
Salads for the most part. Soup one night
and tomorrow I'm working all day at the ballpark,
so I'll grab something on the way home I expect.
-> 
-> -> BTW, we were listening to "A Prairie Home Companion" last night on our
-> -> way to my my parents; he was broadcasting from Seattle.  He made it
-> -> sound like the city is as hilly as San Francisco.
-> 
->  hn> Actually it's hillier than SF, but the two cities
->  hn> are very similar in a lot of respects.
-> 
-> I've been to a bit of San Francisco; we made a day trip one Saturday
-> while Steve was stationed at DIL, Monterey.  I'd like to see more of it
-> and see some of Seattle--at least the Pike Place Market area.
->
Lots of hills there!
 
->  hn> About "prairie home companion", my boss at the
->  hn> ballpark, just got back from a cruise with the
->  hn> entire staff of the show, they went to Beleize
->  hn> and the Yucatan...it's their second cruise with
->  hn> Garrison Keillor and his troupe, and they had a
->  hn> ball. Now THAT's a cruise I might go on!
-> 
-> I think I would too.  He did a show in Honolulu when we were in HI.
-> They offered tickets to the local public radio supporters first--who
-> bought out the show.  I thought they should have had a good sized block
-> of tickets held for the public---and maybe gotten more NPR supporters
-> out of it.  But, it didn't play out that way, SIGH!
-> 
Amanda went to college just down the road 
from where their "home" is, but in 4 years
she never went once! We encouraged her to
many times, but she never got around to 
going and seeing a live show. I would have 
been there at least once a month (Grin).
Chat with you soon!
hap 
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