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Ruby · The Good Witch Of The South

Friday

darleneapd · Cuff 'Em N' Stuff 'Em

Ruby, You know I am thinking of you, and I sent you a PM!!

I am so sore today!!! I went to roller derby practice last night. The captain said I did very good for not being on skates for 10 years. There were girls of all ages, body types and personalities all around last night. I had fun, but I think it's going to take me awhile to get used to it. I worked muscles I haven't used in years. My practice was from 7 - 9 PM and I got home at 9:30 PM.... today I'm going to look for my own skates! The skates they lent me were horrible! I fell one time unexpectedly, and landed on my right hand, so that is sore too.

We actually had drill that you had to touch one knee down, and get up, that was the hardest one... we did over and over again!

Well, have a great friday. TGIF!!

Sparky · Phat Cat EL Presidente

I'm so sorry Ruby! cry

Let me know if I can help in any way.

Darlene, did you get to knock any heads off at least?

It's dark and rainy here this morning and I have Anti-money laundering training to complete. hmm

See everyone after bit.

willy_smith34 · Lord of Linguists

Sorrry too hear Ruby, Seems as though things can only start to look up.

Darlene..... sounds like you are having fun.... can't wait till you tell us how a real match goes.

TGIF

ghostdancer · Ghost In The Machine

Ruby, my thoughts are with you.

Darlene, happy to hear no serious injuries occured!!

Well, it's finally Friday and I'm so glad it here! It's been one of those weeks where it seems like nothing has gone right and I'm ready for a break from everything!!! I'm thinking of visiting with my pal Jose Cuervo a little bit tonight......it's been quite a while since he and I have spent some time together. smile

Hope you all have a great day!! smile

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

Hi all-
TGIF
Ruby take care!
Darling glad you didn't end up in traction!
Sparky please store $2000 that I am holding for "a friend". Get high interest on it too and you can get a cut!
Willy Have a good day eh?

WebGuy · Doesn't Do Windows

Howdy folks,

Happy Friday.

Ruby, sorry about yet another round of troubles.

My wife and her sister-in-law are taking my mother-in-law to a nursing home today. She needs more help than we are able to provide now. The ride to and from dialysis three times a week is just too hard on her too, so she is moving into managed care in the same town as the dialysis. The home will get her to and from dialysis on week days, one of us will need to go get her and take her on Saturdays. We will ask to see if we can move dialysis to m-w-f so the home can take care of getting her there and back. There is a waiting list for m-w-f as well as afternoon time slots at the dialysis center, so for now, its early mornings and the Tu-Th-Sat schedule.

The place where she is moving into was a quick decision yesterday, get somewhere now, kind of thing. We'll try it out and if she (or we) doesn't like it, we'll look at others. She does have some long term care insurance which will kick in after she's been there six months. If she is still with us six months from now, she won't have to worry about paying for the home. That will help ease her mind as she is one to worry constantly about things.

I better get to work and try to get something accomplished around here.

allycat · Cat Scratch Diva

morninin all. Happy Friday to ya.

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

Good luck Ruby.

I hope you had fun Darlene! At least only your hand is sore from falling down. You'll get used to the rest, right? It sounds silly, but I think the next day soreness after doing something like that is a good kind of sore. It makes me feel like I accomplished something. (Yep, I'm messed up.)

That sounds like a good thing for her Web. Maybe with some research you might be able to find a place that can do the dialysis. I know a lot of transplant patients have done dialysis at home, so I would figure there's got to be some care facility that will do that. She'll probably enjoy being in a nursing home more too, since she'll be around her peers. Maybe she can make some friends.

I've had a pretty productive morning. Took my car in to get the tires rotated and oil changed. They want to do $350 more work on my car, but I said no. It seems pretty steep for the type of stuff they want to do (new brake pads on front and a new belt). I'm going to call my stepdad tonight (he's a mechanic) and ask his opinion.

WebGuy · Doesn't Do Windows

I've learned a lot about dialysis with this deal.

Yes, dialysis at home is now possible, but it requires a lot of prep. They have to install a bladder of some sort in your belly to be able to do dialysis at home. After that is put in, then it is a six month wait before it can be used. We considered that option when this started, but now, we don't think she would survive the operation and maybe not even the six month wait.

We asked why our own hospital can't do the dialysis here. They said that to be able to do it, a VERY expensive water purification process is required. Small, rural hospitals like ours simply can not afford/justify the cost. The dialysis center 65 miles away is the closest to us. The place where she goes, thats all they do. People come from all over the central part of the state to this one center.

I didn't realize it was so involved.

-- Edited by WebGuy at 11:47, 2007-05-11

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

I didn't know the bulb operation was so intensive. And since that's a dialysis center, then it probably is less likely that a care facility would do it with a center right there. But, it's possible there's a place that would take her on Saturdays too.

WebGuy · Doesn't Do Windows

Yes, another of the homes said they would do the run on Saturdays. This all came about quickly yesterday.

She had a checkup with her cancer dr. The doctor's orders were to get her into managed care today and not wait any longer. I've been saying for the last few weeks that she needed to be in a place with nursing care, but I'm just an outlaw on this side of the family. The place where she is going could take her today even with the understanding it might be temporary while we decide where the long term place will be.

The final decision of where she will go will likely depend on either their ability to take her to dialysis on Saturdays, or getting her on a dialysis schedule of m-w-f.

Woo Hoo · The Chosen Woo

I've been listening, just busy. Taking a break to eat. Sorry to hear of everyones' troubles!
Glad RD went well Darlene!

Well I think my sister is finalizing plans to take my Mom out for breakfast on Sunday. She was trying to convince me to not bring my hubby! I don't think so! Just because her boyfriend refuses to go doesn't mean mine gets out of it.

garougal · Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult

darleneapd wrote:

I am so sore today!!! I went to roller derby practice last night. The captain said I did very good for not being on skates for 10 years. There were girls of all ages, body types and personalities all around last night. I had fun, but I think it's going to take me awhile to get used to it. I worked muscles I haven't used in years. My practice was from 7 - 9 PM and I got home at 9:30 PM.... today I'm going to look for my own skates! The skates they lent me were horrible! I fell one time unexpectedly, and landed on my right hand, so that is sore too.

We actually had drill that you had to touch one knee down, and get up, that was the hardest one... we did over and over again!

Well, have a great friday. TGIF!!

Great job Darlene! Just think what great shape you'll be in with the butt-kicking you get in practice. {{lol}} It sounds like you did really well! Yay! biggrin

willy_smith34 · Lord of Linguists

OK.... not so thankfull it's friday......

Just spent 2 hrs mowing, and still have about 45 minutes to do.....

yard didn't look so big before

LOL!!!!

Tennessee Gal · Chairwoman Of The Board

Hey Ruby,

I'm so sorry to hear that things are not going well. At least you can look back over the last six months and say you tried. I've never known what all the issues were that made the marriage fall apart so I'm not here to advise you one way or the other. I'm just here as your friend and support. Keep praying for guidance. God will lead if you let him. Look at it this way. You're at least in a better position now than you were at Christmas. You're the one in the house! God Bless you and yours...