Blue Monday - Meet My Physical Therapist

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I'm planning on visiting each of you.

I thank you for leaving me a comment. It makes my day!
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Allow me to introduce Joe. He's my physical therapist, and he's good at it. He's wearing a blue shirt, and he has blue eyes.



When doing physical therapy, it's important to never say,
"I can't" but instead say, "I'll try."
I'm working hard and making progress.

Happy Blue Monday!

1. mizhelle 2. Chubskulit 3. Pencils 4. Ms. Burrito 5. Play-Doh 6. Lolarati 7. Spice Up Your Life 8. Dhemz 9. LaVoice 10. Wolverine 11. Barbara F.- 12. Rajesh, India 13. Lani 14. Jeanne, backyard neighbor 15. Shannara 16. Dee - Indonesia 17. Leckeres für Mensch und Katze - Goodies for a pleasant life 18. Pie 19. Lina, Indonesia 20. RobinfromCA 21. Lesley 22. Luna Miranda 23. Twiggy Belgium 24. ladyofthereel 25. clavsupclose 26. Iris 27. emma, sweden

28. uncharmed life 29. imriz 30. Grace,Philippines 31. Ursula - Game of Thrones 32. Caffeinated 33. Alicia 34. Blogging Anything 35. Sherry 36. Bookworm 37. Bahchi 38. Leovi - My dreams slip through your pillow 39. Birgitta - foto CHIP- Budapest 40. Ella Maes Barn Gathering 41. Fe's Journey of Life 42. Traveler's Notebook 43. Beverly @How Sweet The Sound 44. Maria Berg, Sweden 45. Grace - Kids Turf 46. Kooki 47. Black Eyed Susans Kitchen 48. 4U2 49. Bogie 50. Ann @ Tin and Sparkle 51. Dimple 52. Fast Life 53. hapzydeco 54. Singapore

55. Just capture 56. A Woman's Note 57. Dorincard: blue track and field; Pistorius 58. Shobha 59. Visits With Mary 60. Ash Tree Cottage 61. Daytona Beach 62. Hutch Love 63. Jhansson 64. Kim,USA 65. Savannah Granny! 66. Diann @ The Thrifty Groove 67. Dorincard 2:blue waters of RSA 68. All Things Pretty... 69. Mount McKinley 70. Elaine 71. annies home - 72. Charlotta, Swe 73. Miss Kathy@The Writers Reverie 74. Mountain Mermaid 75. Pat Langley 76. Shabby Pink World 77. Maria's Space 78. Joy@Books and Life 79. 36 Weeks After

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Blue Monday - Tiny Blue Car

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I’m HOME as of Wednesday, August 18, 6 PM. It is so wonderful to be here!

However, I’ve fell twice during the first twelve hours. Yep, I'm the classic "I've fallen and I can't get up" lady. I have Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy lined up to come.

Obviously, I still need your prayers.

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During my hospital stay, Jane and Paul flew in from PA. How good it was to see them! They rented "the smallest car" that Jane had ever seen. She said that they sat with their shoulders touching! However, it was blue, so I had Jane take a picture of Johnny standing beside it. Of course Johnny is wearing a blue, shirt.



Happy Blue Monday!

1. John 2. Spice Up Your Life 3. Landmarks 4. Dino 5. Rose 6. Chubskulit 7. Ms. Burrito 8. LaVoice 9. Mary@One Perfect Bite 10. Blue and Brown Wedding 11. Milla 12. Jeanne, backyard neighbor 13. Barbara F.- 14. Barbara F.- 15. Riet, Holland 16. Bella's Rose Cottage 17. Sweet Nothings 18. Dhemz 19. Leovi - Star Trek (Abstract Version) 20. Mrs. M 21. Dias Spot 22. carolynUSA 23. emma, sweden 24. Twiggy Belgium 25. Michelle 26. Braja @ Lost & Found in India 27. Buddhatropolis

28. Shydub 29. Anni, Sweden 30. Shannara 31. Goodies for a pleasant life 32. Mom's Place 33. Gedankenwoelkchen 34. A Woman's Note 35. Eden,Australia 36. imriz 37. A.Marie 38. Cacai M. 39. Maria's Space 40. Black Eyed Susans Kitchen 41. genny 42. Naomi 43. Pie 44. Birgitta - foto CHIP- Budapest 45. 36 Weeks After 46. Glascier Bay Alaska 47. hapzydeco 48. Daygazers OZ 49. Siromade Australia 50. Becky K. 51. Jhansson 52. Joy@Joysweb 53. Elaine 54. Anne's Phamily

55. Caroline L 56. Kim,USA 57. Lina, Indonesia 58. Jacqueline~Cabin & Cottage 59. Paint Chip Framed Art 60. Rural Blues 61. Points of View and Thoughts 62. mizhelle 63. dixie rhoades 64. gypsyczech 65. A Musing Potpourri 66. Barbara in Philly 67. Gypsea Nurse 68. All Things Pretty... 69. Jennicillin 70. Charlotta-Sweden 71. Myrna-My Enchanted Home 72. annies home 73. Kayce 74. Mona Sweden 75. Rene 76. Dorincard: subantarctic fur seal 77. Ella Maes Barn Gathering 78. Lifemoto -Trucks 79. Paper Vernissage

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Blue Monday - Blue Ridge Mountains

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Several Bloggers have wondered about what’s been happening since June 9th. Here's a list of my experiences:


Surgeries

Diagnosis: renal cell carcinoma
Kidney surgery – NOT cancer
Walk (with a walker) down a short hallway
Fell in the bathroom – badly bruised my lower left jaw
Right side of stomach swelled by at least 3 inches
White count rose dramatically to 30,000 – indicating infection
CAT scan showed burst duodenum
Emergency surgery on burst duodenum (small intestine)
Intubation – tube removed too soon - reinserted
Double pneumonia
Drain inserted stomach's right side to drain & suction out infected abscess
Feeding tube inserted
7 units of blood transfused
25 days in ICU – 19 of them unresponsive

Recovery
Infectious material drain removed
Moved to progress care – 10 days
Moved to Connerton Acute Long Term Care Hospital - although NOT a rehab center, they do offer some rehab
Working hard to recover and get home

Please continue to pray that I'll recover enough to get home! I'm fully confident that I'm in God's hands, and He is in control.

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My son and his family traveled to North Carolina this summer. Johnny and I had taken our family there many years ago; what a beautiful state!

Here's a picture that Jenna, our son's youngest took. It brought back some happy memories.



Look at that Blue!

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Blue Monday - Birthday

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This past Wednesday, our youngest grandson, Pierce, celebrated his 13th birthday! The entire family came into my hospital room so that I could share in the joy of watching him read his cards and open his gifts.



Here he is with his pile of presents. Notice all the Blue. Just look at that smile . . . I wonder where he gets it?

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Blue Monday - Team Blue

My favorite color is blue, so I thought, "Why not have a Blue Monday?"









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Happy Blue Monday!
Last Monday, I was transferred to the Long-term Acute Care Hospital at Connerton.
Here is a picture of the ambulance assigned to me.





The logo of the ambulance contains blue. I got as far as the parking lot of the hospital and we had to make a U-turn because the air conditioning broke—instant sauna!





The ambulance team unloaded me, and took me back into the ER until a working ambulance could be exchanged. It was about a half an hour wait, but the time passed easily because I was able to talk with these very nice men.





Notice that they both have blue uniforms. The shorter of the two is a real hero as he was previously stationed in Iraq. Both were solicitous.

I am working on gaining strength, doing therapy, and getting home as fast as I can. Thank you for your prayers, love, and support. I look forward to visiting your blogs and catching up.

My granddaughter, Lauren, helped me with this post.