WE'LL SEE HOW SHE FEELS IN THE MORNING

 A QUICK SHOT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD CAUGHT THIS STATELY WILLOW TREE NORTHWEST OF LONDON THIS MORNING

Despite a good night's sleep, Kelly felt very weak and nauseous this morning but with a 9 a.m. Endoscopy appointment at London's University Hospital she was not deterred.  Loading her overnight hospital bag into the car just in case, we rolled out of our driveway at 7:40 under a light cloud cover.  With Kelly not feeling well it was a quiet drive to London.  Just over an hour later Pheebs and I dropped her off at the hospital's front door and she felt strong enough to walk in by herself.

 TREES BUDDING OUT ON A LONDON STREET

Pheebs and I headed for Mcdonalds' and snagged a coffee and one burrito to go.  The burrito we shared in the parking lot and the coffee I drank on our way to our first pit stop which was the Medway Cemetery.  We had ourselves a short walk and I didn't need the cane.  Following the cemetery stop we headed west along a country road but we didn't stray too far because I expected my cell phone to ring at any minute.  With Kelly feeling as bad as she did I thought they might keep her overnight for additional tests.  We ambled into the Arva cemetery closer to London where Pheebs and I had ourselves a second short walk.  

 THE ARVA CEMETERY IS A CONVENIENT PLACE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE AT LONDON'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

No sooner back in the car and my cell phone rang with a nurse saying Kelly would be at the front door ready to go in about twenty minutes.  Fifteen minutes later Pheebs and I picked her up and we headed north out of London.  It was 10:45 a.m.  

 THE NURSE ON THE ENDOSCOPY FLOOR INSISTED KELLY NOT TRY TO WALK TO THE FRONT ENTRANCE

After a quick stop at Tim Hortons in Lucan, we were home shortly after noon.  Kelly immediately stretched out in her living room recliner and stayed there for a long time.  Still feeling very weak she contemplated again canceling her Plasmapheresis treatment scheduled for Saturday at London's Victoria Hospital.  We'll see how she feels in the morning.  

 SHE WAS SURE GLAD TO BE HOME TODAY

Now, this is how it went this morning for Kelly and this is what her liver doctor told her.......Kelly's endoscopy found a bleed in her esophagus and they were able to repair it.  Blood pooling in her stomach may have been causing some of the nausea.  Kelly's liver doctor was present at the endoscopy and she was able to talk to him about her condition.  He said he is referring her to the Liver Transplant Committee and they should be in contact with her in about a month.  He also said it is up to this committee to decide if Kelly is strong enough to withstand major liver surgery.   He did tell her she looked frailer than the last time he saw her.  He also said her anemia and esophageal bleeds will continue and more endoscopies will be needed as well as additional iron infusions.  She has two out of six Plasmapheresis treatments left (Saturday and Monday) and that will conclude those treatments which so far have not given her any relief from the itching.  Maybe the next two treatments will do the trick. 

 A PAIR OF GRACKLES AT ONE OF OUR FEEDERS

Al's Music Box:)) I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry by BJ Thomas from the album, 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry'.  1966

 MOURNING DOVES IN OUR FRONT YARD THIS AFTERNOON

GROANER'S CORNER:(( My 7 year-old-nephew showed me with pride the "telephone" he had just made from a string and two tin cans.  I pulled out my iPhone and said, "That's nice, but... look at the phones that kids your age are making in China!"

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Two golden-agers were discussing their husbands over tea. "I do wish that my Elmer would stop biting his nails. He makes me terribly nervous."  My Billy used to do the same things," the older woman replied, "but I broke him of that pesky habit."  "How?"  "I hid his teeth!"

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Gladys was the preacher's wife and accompanied her husband each Sunday to church. One particular Sunday when the sermon seemed to go on forever, many in the congregation fell asleep. After the service, to be sociable, she walked up to a very sleepy-looking gentleman. In an attempt to revive him from his stupor, she extended her hand in greeting, and said, "Hello, I'm Gladys Dunn." To which the gentleman replied, "You're not the only one!"

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