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Yesterday was not a happy day. The topper was that I've lost my flash drive with my entire life on it. It wasn't at home and it isn't in my purse. I'm hoping it fell out of my purse in Fearga's van over the weekend and that she will find it today. My final paper which has to have a couple revisions is on that drive and I really don't want to retype 36 pages. Of course that is only one of the many things that will be bad if I don't find it.
Still I think today will be a better day. My life is still out of control which bothers me a great deal but I'm feeling a little more relaxed. Somehow, simply identifying what the problem is helped me to let go of it.
The doctors were able to shock my grandmother's heart back into a regular sinus rhythm yesterday and they are doing surgery to remove her gall bladder entirely today. Apparently the gall stones are blocking the pancreatic duct which could cause pancreatitis. It's just best to remove it, and Grandma is perfectly ok with never feeling that kind of pain again. ;>) There were a few moments yesterday where she was being vitriolic with the hospital staff. Her doctor finally said, "Lilly, if you didn't want us to help you, why did you come to the hospital?" Which shut her up. *lol* Ah the caustic nature of old farts. ;>) Age hasn't mellowed grandma's sharp tongue at all...And that's part of her charm.
My younger double cousin is having total hip replacement today also. It's going to be a good thing. She's had so much pain these last few years. The second hip will follow as soon as her healing allows. She's had JRA since she was 6 or 7 and it has eaten all of her joints. Her shoulder will be the next joint to be replaced. I know I complain about my health and my body's idiosyncrasies but I'm surely glad that JRA does not number amongst my problems.
On the knitting front, I tore out the sock I started with the toe up pattern. I didn't understand the directions so I tried a different top down pattern. So far it's going ok but I'm just finishing turning the heel. I really need a formula so I know where the increases and decreases should start instead of blindly following a pattern that may or may not have errors that are compounded by my own errors and inexperience.
Thank you to everyone who called and emailed me yesterday to assure me everything would be ok and reminded that I have a wonderful group of friends. It was very uplifting when I needed it most.
Still I think today will be a better day. My life is still out of control which bothers me a great deal but I'm feeling a little more relaxed. Somehow, simply identifying what the problem is helped me to let go of it.
The doctors were able to shock my grandmother's heart back into a regular sinus rhythm yesterday and they are doing surgery to remove her gall bladder entirely today. Apparently the gall stones are blocking the pancreatic duct which could cause pancreatitis. It's just best to remove it, and Grandma is perfectly ok with never feeling that kind of pain again. ;>) There were a few moments yesterday where she was being vitriolic with the hospital staff. Her doctor finally said, "Lilly, if you didn't want us to help you, why did you come to the hospital?" Which shut her up. *lol* Ah the caustic nature of old farts. ;>) Age hasn't mellowed grandma's sharp tongue at all...And that's part of her charm.
My younger double cousin is having total hip replacement today also. It's going to be a good thing. She's had so much pain these last few years. The second hip will follow as soon as her healing allows. She's had JRA since she was 6 or 7 and it has eaten all of her joints. Her shoulder will be the next joint to be replaced. I know I complain about my health and my body's idiosyncrasies but I'm surely glad that JRA does not number amongst my problems.
On the knitting front, I tore out the sock I started with the toe up pattern. I didn't understand the directions so I tried a different top down pattern. So far it's going ok but I'm just finishing turning the heel. I really need a formula so I know where the increases and decreases should start instead of blindly following a pattern that may or may not have errors that are compounded by my own errors and inexperience.
Thank you to everyone who called and emailed me yesterday to assure me everything would be ok and reminded that I have a wonderful group of friends. It was very uplifting when I needed it most.
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