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9/11/24 Racing toward the storm
To be able to sit on the sofa in our home and have our dogs snuggle in, our grandbaby chattering away, and our kids talking … well that’s a bliss we had definitely missed. Our week at home was busy and sped by rapidly. We cherished every second. Knowing there was a storm brewing in…
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8/28/24
The only thing we can count on is…we can’t make plans. We thought we could come home for a few days with some free days on the calendar. But first, Richard broke out in hives from some dry mouth products. His white count was high, and we were afraid this would send him back to…
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8/17/24
We sit here in a tiny room in the hospital. We should have packed up last night to be released and go to the apartment today. Instead, we moved to this ill formed room with two doors. Why two doors? One leads to the hallway like all normal hospital rooms. The other door leads to…
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In the hospital again…
Light reflects into the night sky from other hospital rooms with the lights shining bright. Day 3 in the hospital is complete. Richard had a blood transfusion all through the night until noontime Friday. He was strong and felt fine. We were surprised his levels were so low. He received twice as much blood…
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8/7/24
There was nothing to report over the weekend. We hunkered in our little apartment and enjoyed watching the Olympics and eating my home cooking, for a change. Rigatoni with bolognese sauce, and creamy enchiladas. We enjoyed some normalcy. Something we haven’t experienced in awhile. It took a few days, but the blood Richard received Friday…
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It’s Moving Day!
When we got the message a month ago to get Richard to Houston and into the ER immediately, we had no idea how long we’d be here. We never dreamed we’d be in Houston long enough to qualify for a library card. We received news about a week ago that an apartment was available. Today…
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Welcome to the new information hub.
As many of you are aware, the last place I was journaling Richard’s journey and keeping everyone abreast of information and events suddenly closed. Sadly, all of that is lost. However, they do hope to make it available again at some point. Without that availability, it leaves me sending over 30 texts every time I…
20 Years For Richard 