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    September 25,2009 Trala! Fun news to tell

    Our dear friend, Tina, came to take Fred and me out on some errands, since neither one of us can drive right now. First stop – Campbell County Clerk’s office to apply for our marriage license. Wow. It’s really happening. He signed his name. I signed mine. In 15 days, Pete Gosney will sign his name, Emily and Krista will sign theirs – and we’ll be official. The thought of being truly married to Fred takes my breath away. My boss from the office called to tell me there are many changes afoot. They have decided to make the Kentucky…

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    September 25, 2009 – Living together and getting healthy

    It’s official. Fred moved in. Now I’m feeling a bit guilty since we aren’t married yet. However, in light of recent events, it was a necessity. He officially moved in last week-end, after I came home from the hospital. I’m so glad Fred is here. He has been wonderful. Now, I get to help take care of him too. We’re certainly a couple of health wacko’s, aren’t we? I can’t imagine what would have happened if Fred had blacked out alone at his apartment. He could have been hurt worse than he was here, and he would have been so…

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    September 24, 2009 – Fred gets to come home

    The doctor is releasing Fred from the hospital today. So far, the tests have shown nothing of significance. Everything looks good. There are two tests results that remain to be received. Pending those, the doctor will determine a course of action. It could be nothing major, or it could be that Fred will have to alter his lifestyle. To me, that’s the easy part. The good news is that I get to keep him in my life for a long time yet! Whew! I took a shower today and washed my hair. It’s a monumental task, but oh does it…

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    September 23, 2009 – Fred’s Turn

    Fred is in the hospital. He wasn’t feeling well and decided to go to bed. He went to the garage to feed the critters. Then he started to come up the two steps into the kitchen, when he passed out. He landed in the kitchen on his face. He was out cold. I couldn’t rouse him. I tried to bend over to make sure he was breathing. He had turned an ashen gray. When I reached to take his glasses off, his eyes fluttered open. Fred sat up a moment later, looking around, trying to figure out what happened. He…

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    Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 – How many staples?

    I am happy to report that the x-ray machines at the airports will not sound the alarm should I walk through them. The surgeon removed a multitude of staples from the incision site. Thank goodness. I feel much less like a pin cushion. I’m still wearing the lovely elastic band and have the two drainage tubes. The surgeon tells me I’m healing quite nicely considering the extensiveness of the surgery. That’s good to hear. He thinks the tubes will come out next Monday. Wahoo. In the mean time, my head is clearing a bit every day, though I continue to…

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    Friday, September 18, 2009 – Home from the Hospital Adventure

    Hello dear readers, I will try to write clearly here and update you on recent events. I’m still kind of wobbly and wish the pain killing drugs didn’t cloud my thoughts, but I will do my best. Tuesday, Sept. 8, Emily took me to the Emergency Room at St. Elizabeth Edgewood. The pain I had in my abdomen had gotten to the point where I couldn’t function without stabbing pain that doubled me over. The doctor admitted me. Wednesday I had a cat scan again that confirmed I had a large hernia. On Thursday, the 10th, one month until the…

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    Tuesday – September 8,2009 Need to laugh

    I stayed home from work today. After sleeping at least 12 hours, I’m still hurting. I hope I hear from the doctor soon. I will probably call later this afternoon, if he doesn’t call me first. So, while I’m waiting for my body to simmer down, I’m sitting here thinking about Fred, the wedding, our kids and all the wonderful people who are planning to attend. We are blessed. Here is a silly photo of us. It’s really the only one I have of with us “put” together, thanks to Photoshop. Maybe one day my body will match the lower…

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    September 3-7, 2009 – stupid body

    Today I went to the doctor. He concurred that the problem is probably my hernia. He is sending me for a CAT scan to see what’s going on in there. I’m still in much pain. Tylenol is not working very well anymore either. He said if I need surgery, he would use the laprascope. If I have to have it and can have it next week, well, I think I’d be OK. But we know what can happen sometimes. I don’t have six weeks to recuperate before the wedding!——Monday. Labor Day Sept. 7, 2009 Went for the CAT scan, no…

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    Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 – off work to work Sat./Sun.

    I’m off work today to complete some business transactions and maybe have a little bit of fun too. I’m still feeling a bit dicey physically. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow. It will be interesting to see what he says. I’ve barely eaten anything since last Friday. I still hurt pretty badly. I know it’s not the band. What I do eat goes down OK. The pain is lower than that. Tylenol helps. It’s kind of a weird thing wondering if the band fill is why I’m not hungry, or the pain is the reason. I’m hoping its the band…