re-post from 2023...

 bye, bye June...

maybe next year will
be more of what you want or
less than what you got.

Family...

Carol is making so much progress we are all pleased.
She can eat anything she wants...and she does.
Her lungs are getting better. Added oxygen at only 4L.
She gets physical therapy 3-4 times a week and now
is able to use a walker.
Her fluid output is back to normal. No IV fluids.
No idea how much longer she'll be in re-hab but we
are all looking forward to the day she can come home.

Ann's journey is just starting.
We met with the surgeon and he has scheduled her
surgery for July 31. In the meantime she has a
gazillion blood and other tests to get done before she
goes for the pre-surgery consult on July 9.

There are no good shortcuts in life.

Don't be afraid...

to tell me what you think of my
dark and not very laugh-out-loud
little poems.
You won't hurt my feelings.

a little bit...

 

Even on a good
day we do a little bit
of dying.

Breathing room...

 Carol finally got well enough to get moved to
a rehab facility. She's making good progress there.
She was actually able to walk (with a walker) the
length of the hallway from physical therapy to
her room. That's more mobility than she's had
in over a month.
Monday we see her oncologist to find out what the
plan is there.
Wednesday we head to Cleveland Clinic so Ann
can meet with her surgeon to find out when they
will remove the pituitary adenoma that is blurring
her vision in one eye. The adenoma is the size
of a plumb. Much larger than average.

Still much to do for both my sisters.

a poem of sorts...

 I can see every
leaf on every tree across
the way. But I can't
see tomorrow.

"I just want to get better"...

 After 18 days in the hospital for severe dehydration
brought about by the chemo they gave her for the
colon cancer, they just moved Carol to ICU.
Serious breathing issues.

We're seriously worried.