KELLY DID NOT HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND CANCELS ONE OF HER FRIDAY MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS

 FLOWERS IN MEDWAY CEMETERY

All three of us in the Subaru again heading out our driveway this morning at 7:45 a.m.  Our destination was London's University Hospital where Kelly had a 9 a.m. appointment for an Iron Infusion procedure.  Pheebs and I dropped her off at the main door at 8:50 and then headed north out of town.  Once again our first pit stop was at the Medway cemetery on Ten Mile Road where buoyed by my better-feeling hip, I had hoped to do a brisk walk around the cemetery grounds.  But, it wasn't to be.  After two days of very little pain, my hip threw me curve again.  Disappointed, Pheebs and I were back in the car and headed west to put in a little time before having to pick Kelly up.  We wandered through Ilderton where I spotted a Time Hortons coffee shop so I snagged a coffee to go.  With sunshine peeking through the clouds and enjoying the peaceful countryside we began making our way back toward London.  I had just pulled into the Arva cemetery to await Kelly's call when my cell phone rang with her on the other end saying she was ready to go.  Ten minutes later under brightening skies, we were all headed for home again.  A quick stop at Lucan's Tim Hortons for a couple sandwiches to go and we were back on the road again arriving home forty-five minutes later.  We were both very tired and especially Kelly because she did not have a good night.  Itching, nausea, and stomach pains had kept her awake the entire night.  She had two appointments in London scheduled for Friday with the first one being at 9 a.m.  It Is an  Upper Endoscopy at London's University Hospital followed by her second to last Plasmapheresis and Plasma Exchange treatment at London's Victoria Hospital scheduled for 12:30.  This afternoon, dealing with fatigue and disappointment she called Victoria Hospital and canceled Friday's afternoon Plasmapheresis treatment because she felt she just didn't have the strength to do it.  All these medical procedures have been wearing her down and she reached a point where tomorrow was just too much in one day.  They were very understanding at Victoria Hospital and rescheduled that procedure for Saturday.  As strong as Kelly's resolve is, to say she is becoming increasingly discouraged would be putting it mildly.  These are very difficult days for her with seemingly no end in sight.  It appears her Plasmapheresis treatments to stop the constant itching are not working.  She had been counting on those treatments to relieve her from the terrible itching..................  

 YOU CAN TELL KELLY FELT THE COLD THIS MORNING AS SHE HEADS INTO THE HOSPITAL WITH HER WINTER COAT ON

 I AM ALWAYS IMPRESSED WITH THE ARTWORK ON MANY TOMBSTONES

WITH MAPLE SYRUP SEASON OVER THIS COUNTRY SYRUP STORE AWAITS NEXT SPRING'S HARVEST

 A SUGAR SHACK IN THE WOODS

 PHEEBS IS FOCUSED ON TIM HORTONS DOOR WAITING FOR MOM TO COME OUT WITH THE SNACKS

Al's Music Box:)) Time Of The Season by The Zombies from the album 'Odessey and Oracle.  1968

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Just reading that there's a small Island off the coast of Italy with 5 million Sicilian people.  That's the biggest number I've ever heard.

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A man received two sweaters for Hanukkah from his mother. The next time he visited her, he made sure to wear one of the two sweaters. As he entered her home, instead of the expected smile, she said, "What's the matter? You didn't like the other one?"

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A little child was in church for the first time and watched as the ushers passed the offering plates.  When they neared the pew where he sat, the youngster said in a little voice loud enough for everyone to hear:  "Don't pay for me, Daddy. I'm under five."

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