Wednesday, May 6th, 2020…… I decided to try it again this
morning. Cabela’s, I mean. I got everyone taken care of at home, then took off
and headed south this time. The Cabela’s in Tualatin is a pretty good size
store and I prefer going there over the smaller store in Springfield, but it is
only about 40 miles down there, so I said, “What the heck!” I didn’t expect to find anything there either
but was surprised that they had a good boat seat selection. But these guys
didn’t have four of my style in stock either, so I decided to just order them
online. I got free delivery and a military discount to boot. They say they will
ship tomorrow. Today was Lydia’s off day for dialysis and no one was coming
from home health so she took it easy (not much else to do anyway!). So, she
relaxed and settled in and watched tv most of the morning. Sis had come over
this morning with Quincy and then went off to Costco so we gave
her one or two items to get for us. When
I got back, I went over to help her hang some flower baskets outside and check
out some trim boards on her house that she wants to replace. Once that was
done, I came back home and rested.
One of the
things Penny got for us was more stuffed salmon, which we decided to have for
dinner tonight. They come four in a pack so I took out two and put the other
two in the freezer along with the ones we had from our last trip. Once that was
done, we settled in and watched The Masked Singer and Survivor before calling
it a night. I had heard that folks on
the internet had figured out that Kitty was Jackie Evancho from the clues. They
were right but none of the panel got it right. Us either. She’s sure come a
long way from America’s Got Talent ten years ago! All grown up!
Thursday, May 7th, 2020…… It was great sleeping weather for me last
night except that it was really bright in our room – even with the shades down!
That was because of the Super Moon, aka Flower Moon. Because our skies are
really clear up here and there is absolutely no city lights anywhere, we got
the full effect! It looked so close!
As I said, I slept ok. Lydia
has experienced some sleeplessness at night due to the Revlimid medication and
last night she had trouble falling asleep. She only has Dominique coming today
so she will be able to rest for the most part and catch up. I did some window
washing on the back porch. I wanted to do the inside of the slider which Rylee
slobbers on, plus we had some bird poop on one of the windows even under the
back porch cover. We have these swallows here that fly everywhere. I guess
their high speed turns allow enough velocity to reach the windows! I also got
out the back porch furniture, which had been stowed away for the season. We are getting some nicer weather these days
and Lydia wants to be able to go sit outside when weather permits. I also
decided to have a go at sanding the trailer. I ran out the necessary power from the rv
garage and started in. I think I made some good progress and got about 1/3 of
it completed. I have already ordered the bedliner paint that I will use to
paint/coat the trailer. I have seen others done and I think it’s a good look
and will help protect it better. It will be a grey color and I think I will
paint the fenders a navy blue, which will match the boat seats.
Lydia
asked about dinner and I said I would go pick up something. We chose pizza from
James Gang and, after calling it in, I went and did the pickup. I ordered salad
but the girl there said she didn’t feel right about the lettuce, and we were
glad she was conscientious about that and did that. After dinner, I worked on
some online orders from Walmart. Our insurance gives us each a $50.00 credit
per quarter and mails us a catalog from Walmart allowing us to order necessary
health-related items (i.e. pain meds, first aid, vitamins, tooth care products,
etc.), up to the $50.00 limit. That includes free shipping. I had placed my
order yesterday and needed to help Lydia choose things, totaling $50.00, to put
on her order. We got that done and sent
off and then each of us watched our own taped shows until bedtime.
Friday, May 8th, 2020…… Today was Lydia’s day two of the now twice-weekly
dialysis. The doctor wanted her in to come in a little early to meet with him
today. I got her dropped off in time and headed back home. About fifteen minutes later I got a text to
come back and get her. They had told her that her creatinine number was now
down below 2 and, for now, she doesn’t need dialysis. That was thrilling news!
She will need to test in two weeks and see if it stays down and if so, she’s
good to go.
We got
back home and settled in for the day and relaxed and watched tv. Lydia said she
was super thirsty but not too hungry. Later, I went out and got us pizza and
she ate three slices!
Saturday, May 9th, 2020……
Lydia had a tough night last night. She said she feels bloated and has
some muscle weakness. These are both side effects from the Revlimid pill. When
she got up to go to the bathroom, she was struggling and was out of breath. So,
this morning, I called her oncologist hot line and a doctor on call called right
back and said for us to go to the er asap. I asked him to call ahead to Good
Samaritan in Corvallis we wouldn’t have any covid issues. We chose Corvallis because
it is a bigger hospital and drove there. Of course, they wouldn’t let me in
past the check-in desk. I left and stopped at Peoria Farms and bought a couple
of hanging flower baskets for her for Mother’s Day for the front porch and then
went home and hung them up. I called
back in a few hours. They said she has pneumonia and they would be admitting
her. Again, I can’t go be with her at this time, but they did say they were
expecting the restrictions for visitors to be changing on Monday if she is
still there. So, I mowed the grass, made a light dinner and then watched tv for
the rest of the night. Tough day….
So sorry to hear that Lydia has Pneumonia, hope she is better soon. Give her my love.
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