I GUESS I HAD NOTHING BETTER TO DO WHILE I WAITED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM ON JANUARY 11,2023

SO I TOOK A SELFIE!

 I HAD TO WALK MYSELF INTO EMERGENCY AS THE MEDICAL BUILDING HAD IT ROPED OFF TO CARS!

THAT ITALIAN HAD TO GO PARK ON THE STREET AND THAT WAS WAY TOO FAR FOR ME TO WALK!

 I MADE IT WITH A SLIGHT HESITATION…………..

LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE THE NEXT IN LINE THEY TOOK ME IN PRETTY FAST!

 I HAD A YOUNG DOCTOR. 33 I ASKED HIS AGE!I REMEMBER THINKING HE IS MY YOUNGEST SONS AGE!HE WAS CUTE AND ALERT AND I THOUGHT WELL AT LEAST HE ISNOT BURNDT OUT YET!HE TOLD ME HE HAD SOME IDEAS AFTER THEY DID THE TRIAGE.CHEST XRAY WAS DONE AND THAT NAILED IT!SEEMED I HAD FLUID IN MY LUNGS ALONG WITH THE SCARING FROM THE MAC OR BETTER NAME FOR MY LUNG ISSUE IS LADY WINDERMERE DISEASE!

YOU KNOW I LOVED THAT NAME!

I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MAC IN 2021………

I TOLD YOU ABOUT IT BEFORE ON THE BLOG; BUT LET’S REVIEW!

IT IS A DISEASE THAT FLOATS AROUND IN BIRD SHIT AND WATER……..WE ALL HAVE IT!

BUT THOSE TALL WOMAN WHO CAN SOMETIMES BE SLIM SEEM TO BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE.

I LUCKED OUT!I GUESS ON ONE OF MY THINNER YEARS!

MUST HAVE BEEN WHEN WE HAD CHICKENS,GEESE AND DOVES.

THE SCARING WAS SEEN ON KAISER XRAY IN 2013 AND 2017, BUT NO ONE SAID A THING TO ME!I WOULD HAVE RECALLED SOMETHING LIKE THAT!AS I NEVER EVER SMOKED OR DID ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE LUNG ISSUES.

I DO RECALL THIS NIGHT AS IT WAS THE ITALIAN’s 63 BIRTHDAY!

 JANUARY 2, 2023

 I COULD BARELY GET MYSELF DRESSED AND NO MAKE UP AT ALL…………

 VERY ODD FOR ME AS I KNOW IT CAN BE “OPERATION PHOTO” IF ITS A FESTIVE OCCASION WITH HIM;

OTHERWISE, HE IS SHY AROUND THE CAMERA!

 I DIDNOT FEEL FESTIVE AT ALL ,BUT IT WAS THE LAST NIGHT OF “THE HOLIDAY ” DINNERS SO I HAD TO PUSH THROUGH

FOR HIM.

NOT EASY HAVING A BIRTHDAY AFTER ALL THOSE GRAND HOLIDAYS!

HE IS USED TO THAT AS HIS FRIENDS WOULD ALL BE SKIING OR ON HOLIDAY WHEN HE GREW UP SO SELDOM WAS THERE A PARTY!HE SPENT HIS 63 BIRTHDAY TAKING THE ORNAMENTS OFF THE TREE.GAWD….. I WAS THANKFUL AS I HAD NO ENERGY FOR ANYTHING, BUT HAD TO GET THROUGH THAT DINNER.I DONOT EVEN REMEMBER WHAT I DID THAT DAY. MOST LIKELY CLEANED UP A BIT THE DECOR AROUND THE HOUSE AND PROBABLY TOOK A NAP!

PS. ON A PLUS NOTE I GAINED HEIGHT DURING MY STINT IN BED WITH PNEUMONIA!

THOSE VERTEBRAS GOT TO RELAX AND EXTEND!

I GOT OUT ALL THE GOOD CRYSTAL HIS MOTHER SO KINDLY GIFTED US FOR OUR WEDDING 37 YEARS AGO!

I DIDNOT GO ALL OUT DOING THE ENTIRE PLACE SETTINGS BUT ALLOWED THREE GLASSES FOR WATER, WINE AND CHAMPAGNE AT EACH SEAT.

WE WERE MARRIED IN 1986 AND THE CRYSTAL IS MASSENA BY BACCARAT.

HE LOVES IT AS DO I; BUT I DO KEEP THIS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS………….

I THINK AFTER MY January STINT IT WILL BECOME OUR EVERY DAY GLASSWARE!

PEOPLE!!!

YOU CANNOT TAKE IT WITH YOU SO USE IT IF YOU LOVE IT!

 HOSPITAL ACCESSORIES!

THIS WAS MY ROOM STILL IN EMERGENCY BUT MOVED UP A FLOOR.

I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED!

 PRIVATE ROOM BUT STILL CONNECTED TO EMERGENCY!

 THAT BRYAN WALKER COAT CAME IN REAL HANDY FOR A BLANKET!

       FIRST NIGHT I THINK!

       NOT MY BEST LOOK!

  I ASKED THE ITALIAN FOR HIS SWEATER AS I WAS SO COLD.

   I ASKED THREE MEDICAL ASSISTANTS OR WORKER BEES HOW YOU SPELL PNEUMONIA.

 DO YOU THINK ONE OF THE THREE COULD SPELL IT?

 NOT ONE!

  SIDE NOTE; TODAY I HAD TO CALL A DOCTORS OFFICE FOR MY STEP MOTHER.

  THE 28 YEAR OLD WANTED TO KNOW HOW TO SPELL JOYCE!

(I HAD TO ASK HER AGE AFTER OUR CONVERSATION!!!!!)

 SHE WANTED HER BIRTHDATE.

I CAME UP WITH MONTH AND DATE BUT THE YEAR I DIDNOT KNOW!

I ASKED HER TO DO THE MATH TAKE 2023 AND SUBTRACT HER AGE!

THAT TOO WAS A PROBLEM……………..!

 DAY TWO OR THREE IN HOSPITAL AS I PURLOINED THAT SWEATER FROM YOU KNOW WHO!

 MY GUESS IS THREE BY LOOKING AT MY EYES!

YOU DO KNOW SLEEP IS NOT A GIVEN IN HOSPITALS!

 THEY LOVE TO WAKE YOU UP AND TAKE BLOOD AND VITALS ALL NIGHT LONG!

TWO PEOPLE FROM THE LAB WALK INTO MY ROOM AT 12:30 AT NIGHT AND TAKE BLOOD.

 I EVEN RECOGNIZED THEM FROM THE LAB!

THEY TURNED ALL THE LIGHTS ON.

I TOSS OUT BOTH ARMS FROM UNDER THE COVERS AND SAY, “DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO!.JUST DON’T TALK!”

 THEY HAD A FULL VOICE LEVEL CONVERSATION ABOUT REAL ESTATE IN OAKDALE,CALIFORNIA!

  I UN-COVERED MY EYES WITH MY HEADBAND AND SAID DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?

  NO! WAS THE RESPONSE.

AGAIN I SAY DONOT CHAT. IAM TRYING TO SLEEP!

  ANOTHER NIGHT I HAD A WOMAN WITH A BEAUTIFUL LOUD LAUGH DOWN THE HALL.

 I AM ASLEEP………

HER LAUGH GETS CLOSER AND CLOSER.THEN BINGO SHE IS ENTERING OUR ROOM!

 BY THIS TIME I AM SHARING A ROOM WITH A WOMAN WITH CANCER.

 SHE WANTS MONEY FOR FOOTBALL BETTING.

I KNOW THERE IS A NAME FOR THAT BUT IT HAS LEFT MY HEAD.

  I SIT UP FROM A RATHER DEEP SLEEP AND SCREAM,

“WHAT THE FUCK!

THIS IS A HOSPITAL WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SLEEP!”

 THE ENTIRE FLOOR WAS QUIET FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS AFTER THAT VOCAL BIT FROM ME!

  I AM CERTAIN I WAS LABELED THE BITCH IN ROOM 109!

 AND NO I DIDNOT GET BACK TO SLEEP!

 I WAS PISSED!

   OH YES, I TEND TO NOTICE THE DETAILS EVEN ON MY DEATH BED AND THIS TRAY/TABLE WAS DIRTY!

 I WAS GATHERING EVIDENCE!

WHAT ELSE WAS I GOING TO DO?

 AT LEAST I KNEW WHERE I WAS.

FROM THAT BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET!

IT USE TO BE A THRIFT SHOP I WOULD FREQUENT!

  I DONOT REMEMBER THE ITALIAN COMING AND GOING.

I REALIZE NOW AS I TYPE THIS…………..

I KNOW HE WAS THERE BUT HE DIDNOT SPEND THE NIGHT AS THE ANIMALS WOULD NEED HIM TOO.

THIS WAS NIGHT ONE I WOULD SAY!

 A HOSPITAL MEAL I WOULD THINK!

THIS WAS MUSHROOM RISOTTO AND I DO RECALL I THOUGHT IT VERY TASTEY!HERE IAM HEADED HOME BY AMBULANCE!

I HAD A NICE BOY RIDING IN THE BACK WITH ME AS THE GIRL WANTED TO DRIVE WHEN I SAID I WAS PRONE TO BARFING RIDING BACKWARDS ON THE AUTOSTRADA!

HE HAD TO BE AN INTERN AS HE WAS ADORABLE ASKING ME QUESTIONS KEEPING ME BUSY!

 I OF COURSE AM THINKING OF THE BLOG AND I MUST GET A PHOTO OF THIS RAIN DRIVING HOME ON HIGHWAY 24!

 THIS RAIN WAS SO WELCOME AS WE ARE IN A DROUGHT HERE IN CALIFORNIA!

LOOK HOW FAR BEHIND ALL THE CARS WERE…………

HERE COMES LA CONTESSA!

 MOVE IT.

SHE IS IN TRANSPORT!!!

 I LEFT THE HOSPITAL FEELING SO SAD AS MY ROOMMATE TOLD ME HER STORY.

SHE WAS IN FOR A PROCEDURE AS SHE WAS TOLD SHE HAD CANCER IN SEPTEMBER.

SHE WAS ALSO TOLD SHE HAD SIX MONTHS TO LIVE!

HER SURGERY KEPT BEING POSTPONED WHAT WAS TO BE 3:00 BECAME 7PM SURGERY.

THEY WERE THE NICEST COUPLE.SHE WAS 60 YEARS OLD.

THE NEXT DAY SHE TOLD ME THAT THE DOCTOR A WOMAN ASKED HER IF EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER.AND THAT BOTTOM LINE SHE SHOULD JUST DIE AS NOW SHE HAS BECOME A BURDEN ON THE FAMILY!

I KID YOU NOT!!!!!!!!!!!

I QUOTE HER THE “Eastern European” DOCTOR BASICALLY SAID

,”YOU NEED TO DIE AS YOU ARE A WEIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY NOW!!

CAN YOU IMAGINE GOING IN FOR A STINT REPAIR FOR CANCER AND BEING TOLD THIS BEFORE YOUR OPERATION?

I LEFT THAT HOSPITAL THINKING WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO OUR BEDSIDE MANNER?!!

MY ROOMIE AS I WILL CALL HER SAID,

“WE ARE CATHOLICS.WHEN IT IS OUR TURN WE GO.

NOT BEFORE!”

I COULD NOT STOP THINKING ABOUT THIS WOMAN AND HER HUSBAND THE WHOLE WAY HOME!

I OF COURSE EXCHANGED NUMBERS WITH HER AND PLAN TO HAVE THEM OVER FOR LUNCH OR DINNER COME SPRING!

AMBULANCE RIDE IS OVER.

HOSPITAL ANNEX SET UP IN OUR BEDROOM!

 BY ADVANCED CARE AT HOME.

THIS IS KAISER’S VERSION OF THE CONCIERGE DOCTORS THAT COME TO YOUR HOME.

IPAD FOR APPOINTMENTS, VITALS AND VIDEO CHATS!

BIG BLACK PHONE WITH DIRECT LINE TO NURSES STATION!

YOU CAN’T SEE THAT HERE.

CUTE MAN WHO SET IT UP SAID, “DIRECT LINE TO THE PRESIDENT!”

THIS IN HOME SERVICE WAS BRILLIANT!

I LOVED ALL MY NURSES AND THEY LOVED ME AND THE ITALIAN!

THREE OF THEM SAID WE WERE THEIR FAVORITE PATIENTS EVER!

THAT ITALIAN LIKES TO BUTT IN AND ADD HIS TWO CENTS OR SHOULD I SAY 500 LIRA!

 HE KEPT TURNING DOWN THE OXYGEN TANK LEVELS!

 DIDNOT WANT ME DEPENDENT ON IT!

 HE WAS ALWAYS A STEP A HEAD OF THE DOCTORS.

IN ITALY THEY KNOW SO MUCH MORE ABOUT THE BODY THAN US AMERICANS!

ONE DAY HE HAD ME ON FACETIME ADJUSTING THE BIG MACHINE IN THE SECOND BATHROOM!

I HAD TO GO DOWN IN A GRAND PLIE TO SEE THE KNOB.

MY BIGGEST FEAR WAS I WOULD NOT GET BACK UP!

I DID IT!

NEXT HE HAS ME REPLACING THE BEAST!

TANK OF OXYGEN ON WHEELS!

SOMETHING ABOUT A FLAME ON A BOTTLE SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF ME!

 IV’S FOR ANTIBIOTICS TO BE CONTINUED AT HOME.

 I GOT A NEW IV DAILY!

THEY BASICALLY RAN OUT OF VEINS.

 THEY WERE ELATED WHEN THEY FOUND A “ROLLING VEIN”

 I WAS ON IV’S IN THE HOSPITAL FOR FOUR DAYS.

 I THINK A WEEK AT HOME OR MORE.

 NURSES CAME TWICE A DAY TO THE HOUSE FOR THESE.

 MY MEMORY WAS A BIT FUZZY BUT NOT GONE!

 THATS WHY I TOOK NOTES!

THANK YOU DARYL YOU TAUGHT ME LIFE LESSONS!

 I WONDER IF HE (THE ITALIAN) THOUGHT THIS IS IT!

THE END OF LA MAMMA!

( NOW HE CAN GO GET HIS BLONDE AND FIND A WOMAN WHO LOVES THE MOTORCYCLE!)

 BRUISING ON ARM IS A MYSTERY!

 IV’S WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE AT HOME!

  MY BEDROOM WITH PART OF MY MEDICAL TEAM!

  HERE YOU CAN SEE THE PRESIDENTIAL PHONE AND ALL THE OTHER NEEDED ACCESSORIES!

 ESPECIALLY THE BALL FOR MOM TO TOSS!!

 I GUESS I NEED A NEW HEADBOARD?

ALL THE NEW ONES TAKE UP SO MUCH ROOM.

WHICH I DONOT HAVE ENOUGH SPACE AS IS!

ISN’T THAT CHEST CUTE?

FLORENTINE!

BANKSY ON GUARD WITH THE FIRST OF MANY FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS TO ARRIVE!

  NOTE BETTY’S TOY MONKEY COORDINATED PERFECTLY WITH FLOWERS DONE BY MY NEIGHBOR DIANE!

I HAD SPOKEN ABOUT MUMS LAST YEAR AND SHE DOES NOT FORGET A THING I SAY!

 I THINK THEY ARE A VERY OVER LOOKED FLOWER!!

 YES, YOU ARE IN THE DEPTHS OF MY BEDROOM WITH A BIT OF DISARRAY!

PASTA MADE FOR ME BY THE ITALIAN WITH SOME PANNA THAT WAS SENT TO ME FROM THE NETHERLANDS!I HAVE NO IDEA WHO SENT ME ABOUT 9 BOXES OF ITALIAN PANNA! THERE WAS NO NOTE AND THE ADDRESS SEEMED TO BE A POSTAL SHOP.ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW?I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH!!!!I LOVE THIS STUFF AND ITS GLUTEN FREE BELIEVE IT OR NOT!SAYS SO ON THE BOX!THIS IS A WHIPPING CREAM THAT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE REFRIGERATED!IT HAS A SHELF LIFE BUT NOT THAT LONG!A FEW MONTHS!THE ITALIAN MADE IT WITH PEAS AND BACON I BELIEVE.HE LEFT THE SAUCE A BIT DRY WHICH WAS WONDERFUL!!I HAD FORGOTTEN THAT TECHNIQUE FROM OUR ITALIAN DAYS!I SCARFED IT DOWN AS I WAS HUNGRY!!

THE ITALIAN COOKED AND SHOPPED AND WENT TO WORK AND TOOK CARE OF ME THE ENTIRE TIME!

HE GETS UP AT 4 AM……………TO START HIS DAY!

 AS DID MY FRIENDS!

 YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY REPAIRED HEART!

 A FUNNY STORY!

WHEN THEY BROUGHT IN AN XRAY MACHINE ON WHEELS TO MY BEDROOM.

YEP YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT.

IT BARELY FIT THROUGH MY HALLWAY AND DOORWAY!

BOTH THE ITALIAN AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID, “WHAT’S THAT ?” AT THE SAME TIME!

SCARED ME TO DEATH!

IT WAS THE LITTLE PLASTIC RING THAT HOLDS MY MITRAL VALVE TOGETHER WHICH THEY HAD INSERTED IN 2010 WHERE THEY TURNED MY HEART OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES DURING THE SURGERY!

I THINK THE ITALIAN GOT IT FIRST!

 I ALWAYS TOLD HIM IN OUR 20’S HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PEDIATRICIAN.

 I LOOK VERY SICK HERE TO MYSELF.

IT WAS 7:30 AM AND MY SON NICHOLAS WAS IN FRONT OF HER.

 BETTY!

THE ITALIAN HAD HIRED A CAREGIVER TO COME IN AND NICHOLAS WAS INTRODUCING US.

A CAREGIVER WAS NEEDED AS THE NURSES WERE AFRAID OF MY DOG BETTY!

GOOD THING THEY DIDN’T SEE THE PIGGY!

THE CAREGIVER LOVED THE DOG AND THE PIG!

HIS NAME WAS AUGUST AND IF YOU EVER NEED HELP AND LIVE IN THE Bay Area I WOULD RECOMMEND HIGHLY!

I WAS THRILLED TO FIND OUT HE WAS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER IN HIS PAST LIFE SO HE COULD DEAL WITH THE OXYGEN TANKS AS THEY TERRIFIED ME!

HIS ENGLISH IS EXCELLENT!

THE CONSTANT NURSE!

 THEODORE.

THEODORABLE AS A FRIEND NAMED HIM YEARS AGO ………..SARAH YOU OUT THERE?

 CARDS THAT HAVE COME IN……………….

 THANKS TO KIM AT NORTHERN CAL STYLE WHO MENTION I WAS SICK ON HER INSTAGRAM!

 THESE REALLY PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE!

 I WOULD COUNT THE CARDS AND POSTCARDS EACH DAY AND GIVE KIM A TOTAL!

8 TODAY OR 3 TODAY!

THEY ARE STILL COMING IN AS OF YESTERDAY!

 PART OF THE A MEDICAL TEAM……….getting ready for his shift!

  JANUARY 23, 2023

12 DAYS INTO THE CARE FOR PNEUMONIA.

  ALL I DID WAS SLEEP.

I HAD NO DESIRE TO READ OR EVEN LOOK AT MY PHONE IT WAS HARD TO FOCUS.

 IF I WASNOT SLEEPING I WAS STARING OUTSIDE.

OCCASIONALLY I WOULD TAKE A CALL, BUT ONLY TALK FOR A COUPLE MINUTES AS I DIDNOT HAVE THE BREATH OR ENERGY.

I WOULD SAY I HAVE TO HANG UP NOW.THANKS!

  THE DAYS WENT BY SO FAST.

 I DID NOT HAVE THE WILL TO BRUSH MY HAIR OR STRENGTH TO BRUSH MY TEETH!

 TELEVISION HAD NO INTEREST TO ME.

 I THOUGHT THIS WAS STUNNING!THANK YOU!

FEET WARMERS………

SOMETIMES THE OLDEST FRIENDS KNOW JUST WHAT TO DO!

THIS WAS THE CREEK CLOSE TO MY HOUSE WHERE I GREW UP!

I WOULD PLAY HERE WITH CELESTE OR RUTHY OR GINNA.

WE WOULD CAPTURE TADPOLES IN JARS AND LITTLE GREEN FROGS!

WE ALWAYS LET THEM GO BUT JUST TO STUDY THEM!

 WHEN CELESTE SENT ME THIS PHOTO AND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD IT BROUGHT BACK SO MANY GOOD MEMORIES!CELESTE, LIVES NOT FAR FROM THE CREEK AND TAKES WALKS TO IT!I HAD TOLD HER THE OTHER DAY TO GO FOR A WALK TO THE CREEK YOU KNOW WHICH ONE!SHE INFORMED ME SHE WALKED THERE FREQUENTLY!THAT COMMENT MADE ME SO HAPPY AND IN A COUPLE DAYS I HAD THIS! WE WOULD SPEND HOURS HERE……….AND ACROSS THE STREET DOWN A COUNTRY DIRT ROAD WAS AN OLD, OLD VICTORIAN HOUSE!WITH NO TRESPASSING SIGNS ALL OVER!IT SAT IN A FIELD OF DRY GRASS………………

WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT HOUSE  ANYONE KNOW?

MEGA MANSIONS I BET THEY PUT THREE ON THAT ONE LOT!

 ON SHIFT………THE MEDICAL A TEAM!

  DURING THIS TIME IN BED I HAD THREE FOCAL SEIZURES WITHIN 24 HOURS DUE TO THE EPILEPSY!I HAVE NEVER HAD MORE THAN ONE A DAY……….TWO WERE HORRIFIC AND ONE WAS MILD.MILD ISNOT THE RIGHT WORD BUT LETS SAY I WAS NOT HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE!I ACTUALLY HAD ONE WHILE TALKING TO A NURSE VIA THE PROGRAM AT ACAH.

ON VIDEO CHAT. I TOLD HER WHAT WAS HAPPENING THEN I HAD TO HANG UP AND LIE BACK.IT LASTED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHICH IS LONG!NORMALLY THEY ARE 3 TO 5 MINUTES.A FOCAL SEIZURE IS WHERE I LOSE MY VISION, FEEL FAINT AND AM LEFT WITH A TERRIBLE HEADACHE FOR UP TO TWO DAYS.

THE NEUROLOGIST INFORMED ME THAT SEIZURES GO UP DURING THESE KIND OF INFECTIONS.

OH LUCKY ME!!!!

THE SYMPTOMS FOR ME WERE:

A COUGH WHICH I ALWAYS HAVE DUE TO MAC.

EXTREME FATIQUE

LOW GRADE FEVER NOT HIGH!

RASH ON BACK THAT ITCHED LOOKED LIKE SMALL PIMPLES.

FEVER BLISTER ON UPPER LIP

NIGHT SWEATS. I WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE ABOUT 3 AM.

I LEARNED ABOUT OXYGEN SATURATION WHICH WE DONOT WANT BELOW 92.

HOSPITALIZATION FROM JANUARY 11 THROUGH 14TH.

AT HOME CARE BY KAISER JANUARY 14TH THROUGH 27TH.

BOTTM LINE I HAD TO FIGHT FOR AN EXTRA DAY AS I HAD BEEN OFF THE OXYGEN FOR THREE DAYS BUT DIDNOT FEEL CERTAIN I WAS OKAY!I GOT  AN EXTRA DAY……….THANKS TO A LOVELY P.A.

I SIGNED OFF ON JANUARY 28TH,2023.

A WELLNESS COACH WILL CALL ONCE A WEEK FOR FOUR WEEKS TO CHECK IN ON ME.THROUGH ACAH.

IF I FEEL UNWELL AGAIN I HAVE TO START OVER AT THE EMERGENCY ENTRANCE!

TODAY IS FEBRUARY 2, 2023 A MONTH SINCE MY ITALIAN’S BIRTHDAY.I AM STILL NOT BACK TO MY NORMAL.OXYGEN LEVELS FALLING INTO 80’S AND LOW 90’S I PLAN TO CHART IT FOR THE NEXT WEEK!TO SEE IF I CAN SEE A PATTERN!

I AM TRYING TO MOVE MORE AROUND THE HOUSE.

MY FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT WITH MY MEDICAL DOCTOR IS FEBRUARY 15TH BY PHONE!

19 DAYS AFTER I WAS SPRUNG!WHAT DO WE THINK OF THAT TIMETABLE?

THERE IS NO FOLLOW UP WITH MY LUNG DOCTOR, BUT I ADORE HIM SO MUCH AS HE ANSWERS MY EMAILS THE SAME DAY I WRITE THEM AND HE WAS THE ONE TO SAY “DON’T BE A HERO GET YOURSELF TO EMERGENCY IF YOU ARENOT BETTER!AND GAVE ME A LIST OF THINGS TO HAVE DONE!WHICH I PASSED ON TO EMERGENCY ROOM DOC KIDDO!

I KNOW THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE I WANTED TO MENTION BUT IT HAS LEFT ME AT THE MOMENT!

DURING ALL OF THIS I HAVE HAD A VERY SICK PIG.HE HAS STOPPED EATING!

MY ITALIAN FOUND A MOBILE VET WHO CAME TO THE HOUSE LAST SATURDAY!

STAY TUNED HERE FOR THAT UPDATE SO FAR NO IMPROVEMENT!BUT I LOVED THAT KID TOO!

IS THERE A BETTER PLACE TO HAVE A PHYSICAL THEN MAMMA’S CAFTAN CLOSET ON A PERSIAN WEDDING GIFT CARPET FROM ROME?

WITH A YOUNG VET FROM PETALUMA WHO CAME FROM IOWA!

BANKSY TOLERATED IT BUT WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO BE NAPPING!

WHAT YOU CANNOT SEE IS AN ULTRA SOUND BEING DONE AND THE GOOD NEWS IS NOTHING BAD WAS FOUND!

NO TUMORS. NO BLOCKAGE.

AS I WENT TO GRAB THE PHONE TO TAKE THIS PHOTO OF THE ITALIAN AND THE VET THEODORE WAS TRYING TO BARF!

GOOD GOD WHO IS NEXT?

BETTY GOT AN EAR INFECTION DURING THIS TIME AS WELL!

STAY AWAY FROM US AS WE ARE NOT HEALTHY BEINGS YET!

WE ARE WORKING HARD ON IT AND HOPE TO BE DANCING AROUND THE GARDEN SOON!

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

YOUR COMMENTS YOUR CALLS YOUR TEXT MESSAGES HAVE GOTTEN BE THROUGH THIS INCREDIBLY BAD TIME.

XXX

PS. I WAS NEVER OFFERED OR TOLD TO GET A PNEUMONIA VACCINE!

I RECENTLY HAD THE FLU AND THE SHINGLES AND ALL THE BOOSTERS, BUT NOT ONE PERSON NOR ONE EMAIL TELLING ME TO GET VACCINATED FOR PNEUMONIA!ONCE AGAIN I FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS OF KAISER WHO DID A TERRIFIC JOB WHEN THEY HAD ME FOR MY HEART SURGERY; BUT HAVE FAILED ME MANY TIMES NOW IN THE PAST DECADE.

YES, I FEEL SORRY FOR MY 62 YEAR OLD SELF NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH IN HER 62 YEARS OF LIVING!HEART SURGERY AT 50.SEVEN YEARS OF DOCTORS TELLING ME THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME OR WHY I LOSE MY VISION!IF MY MD TOLD ME ONE MORE TIME” I”M SORRY” I WAS GOING TO PUNCH HER. I CHANGED DOCTORS ONLY TO CHANGE AGAIN!ONLY TO FIND OUT I SUFFER FROM FOCAL SEIZURES A FORM OF EPILEPSY.

LUNG ISSUES.NO WONDER I WAS ALWAYS OUT OF BREATH!I HATE WALKING BECAUSE OF IT!

WHAT I FORGOT TO MENTION THE WEEK OF CHRISTMAS I GOT A FLOATER THE BAD KIND!

A TYPE THAT CAN BLIND YOU………….THEY WILL KEEP AN EYE ON IT!