THE LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE PHONED KELLY TODAY.....THE BALL IS ROLLING

 POPPY'S ALONG THE ROADSIDE ON PORTER'S HILL LINE THIS MORNING

With an arthritis prescription to pick up at the Walmart Pharmacy in Goderich, Pheebs and I headed north up Porter's Hill Line this morning.  Shelled out over $70 for half a tank of gas at Goderich's Solo gas bar.  A McDonalds coffee to go and down to the harbor we went.  One large ship loading grain at the Goderich Grain Elevators while another big ship maneuvered around at the harbor mouth angling itself to back down the narrow harbor entrance channel to the loading dock of the Goderich Salt Mine.  From there it was a drive out to Rotary Cove where work continues on the shoreline bank in the dog walking area.  Following that, it was a stop at Walmart to pick up my prescription and from there we were on our way home.  

 THE ALGOMA COMPASS MANEUVERS AROUND AT THE HARBOR MOUTH

REVERSING THROUGH THE NARROW HARBOR CHANNEL ESCORTED BY THE HARBOR TUG ??

 THE FEDERAL ASAHI TIED UP AT THE GRAIN ELEVATOR DOCK

 GRAIN COMING DOWN THAT WHITE SHUTE INTO THE HOLD OF THE SHIP

 ON THAT RAISED HATCH COVER CAN BE SEEN A WHITE H PAINTED ON A GREEN CIRCLE....THAT IS A HELICOPTER LANDING PAD

 THESE FELLAS ARE MONITORING THE GRAIN POURING INTO THE HOLD TO MAKE SURE IT IS EVENLY DISTRIBUTED

 BEACH GROOMING IS A PRIORITY OUT AT ROTARY COVE

 A SEAGULL DISCOVERS A PIZZA BOX

 IT'S DEFINITELY CURIOUS

 CHECKING IT OUT

OPENING THE BOX

 HMMMM, MAYBE NOTHING IN IT

 OKAY, SO HOW CAN I GET THIS BOX HOME FOR THE KIDS

 SAW THIS NICE 1956 FORD CROWN VICTORIA PULLING INTO THE WALMART PARKING LOT

Despite the day quickly heating up and my sore hip, I was able to mow the grass across the road from our place and take the mower around the bunny path.  Kelly is still having a lot of trouble with her lower back.  If it doesn't let up soon she will have to make another appointment with her Nurse Practitioner and go from there.  We're quite a pair right now as we slowly limp, gasp, and bungle our way around trying to do things that were not long ago no problem for us to do.

 LILAC FLOWERS

At 1 p.m. this afternoon, the London Health Science Centre (University and Victoria Hospitals) phoned to speak with Kelly.  After a number of medically related questions she was informed that in four to six weeks she will receive notice of an all-day meeting she will be required to attend at University Hospital with the Liver Transplant Committee.  At this meeting, they will assess whether Kelly is an eligible candidate for a liver transplant.  The lady on the phone told her that this is an all-day meeting and Kelly will be very tired before it is over.  She will be meeting with a surgeon, dietician, physiotherapist, and a social worker, etc.  An Echocardiogram will be done too plus probably other things we don't know about.  I'm guessing that this meeting is also designed to be a stress, stamina, and endurance test for Kelly to see if she is strong enough to proceed to the transplant stage.  If she is, this meeting is only the first in a number of meetings that will take place where she will be required to jump through and over a number of hoops and barrels in a series of tests.  But that's okay because at least it's finally a step forward that may result in many better days ahead for Kelly.  It now feels like the ball is rolling.

 THIS WILD TURKEY'S COLORS BLEND IN WELL WITH THE BACKGROUND

Update:: At 1:23 this afternoon the phone rang again and this time is was the Maitland Valley Medical Center in Goderich.  Kelly had me take a picture of the bruising (or whatever it is) at the base of her spine yesterday and she sent that picture to her Nurse Practitioner.  The phone call came from Kelly's Nurse Practitioner's office telling her to come in Thursday morning at 11:30 to see about her painful back.    

 NO THIS IS NOT A GIRAFFE, IT'S A LLAMA

Al's Music Box:)) Benny And The Jets by Elton John from the album 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'.  1973

GROANER'S CORNER:((  An 8-year-old girl went to the office with her father on 'Take your kid to work Day'.  As they walked round the office she started crying and getting cranky.  Her father asked what was wrong.  As the staff gathered round she sobbed loudly, "Daddy, where are all the clowns you said you worked with?"

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