Just a quick update on Sherrie....she had surgery on Tuesday...14 1/2 long hours, can you imagine? She went in at 8:30 AM and came out just before 11 PM. The surgery went well. Bill kept me updated all day which I REALLY appreciated! The plan was to leave her in a drug-induced coma until Friday, but as usual plans didn't work. Her blood pressure dropped extremely LOW so in order to get it up they had to bring her out of the coma. So on Wednesday after less then 12 hour out of surgery she woke up. According to Bill she is alert and doing great! They took her off the ventilator in the afternoon. I know that is a huge relief. Bill got to see the new tongue and for the lack of a better description he said it looks like chicken...It is white?? For some reason I thought muscle tissue would be pink???
He is planning to go back down on Saturday and spend the weekend there. Like he said leaving her on Wednesday was one of the hardest things he has ever had to do....he called me earlier and had talked to both the nurse and the doctor and she is doing great!
She will probably be there until next Friday or later but thanks to my friends for all their prayers...they do work!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to Greg! It is hard to believe he is 21 today!!! Where has the time gone??? Happy Birthday!
Saw this on another blog
Saw this at another blog...
All you have to do is copy and past this and then highlight the things that you have done! Easy!!
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland /world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day
All you have to do is copy and past this and then highlight the things that you have done! Easy!!
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland /world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
there is some good news!
O.K. I do have some good news...Sherrie had her biopsy and they are 99% sure it is begnin. There is a small tumor behind her lung that will need to be taken care of but for right now they are going to concentrate on her tongue. Her surgery has been rescheduled for next Tuesday so I am gonna save my days up and go visit after CHA. But continue to keep her in your prayers.
I did manage to snag tickets for the Bonnie Hunt show on the 27th! I am very excited! I really want Ellen tickets but this will also work, she is very funny and I also LOVE her show.
I also received a $250. refund from our cruise!! WOOHOO!! I can't believe they have a special somewhere and we still get to reap the benefits!!!
So today has been a pretty good day overall!
I did manage to snag tickets for the Bonnie Hunt show on the 27th! I am very excited! I really want Ellen tickets but this will also work, she is very funny and I also LOVE her show.
I also received a $250. refund from our cruise!! WOOHOO!! I can't believe they have a special somewhere and we still get to reap the benefits!!!
So today has been a pretty good day overall!
Update
I talked to Sherrie last night and the news so far is not good. She spent all day Monday in Ann Arbor being poked and prodded...the decision was that she will be admitted on Thursday and have a large portion of her tongue removed. They will take some vein tissue from her thighs and reconstruct her a new tongue. That in itself sounds scary. She will have a trach and have to relearn to talk and eat. ...Then today they called her and want her back in Ann Arbor today (she should be there now) to biopsy a lymph node on her shoulder. I have to tell you that not only is she scared but so am I! Her brother and father both passed away from lung cancer that started with a lymph node biopsy taken from the shoulder. PLEASE! PLEASE keep her in your prayers!! I have rearranged my schedule to go up to Ann Arbor Sunday through Tuesday and spend some time with her and to give Bill what I am sure will be a much needed break.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
PICTURES?
Here are some pictures from our cruise...it is freakin' freezing outside and I thought these might warm me up.....Only a little over 3 months until our next one!!!! I can hardly wait!
The top pic is Joe & Ken taking a well deserved nap...Joe missed his poppa!
We are back in port...I am not happy to be back!
The Florida sunrise coming into port.
A seagull in Nassau...one of these buggers stole bacon off my plate!
McDonald's in Nassau...I wanted a picture inside but security wouldn't let me...menu was pretty much the same, but pictures of the food were different.
A gambling boat in Freeport.
Ken & I on deck somewhere.
The gang of us at Cocoa Beach on Saturday before we left!
I will try to get more pics up soon...I have an order from Jillian to do this...I am doing project 365 and am taking a picture daily so I will get some of them up soon I promise!! I also really am challenged at getting them on here:)
Monday, January 5, 2009
I forgot!
I know only a few people know about this blog, I basically do it for myself but I am asking for a huge prayer request for my closest, most dear friend in the world. My friend, Sherrie was just diagnosed before Christmas with oral cancer. She only told me over the weekend because she didn't want to ruin my Christmas. She was to make an appointment in Ann Arbor today to get the sore on her tongue checked down there to see what they will need to do...so please keep her in your thoughts...she has had this sore for over a year and just got it checked. Thanks!
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