Rainy Update ~ (Shelly) + info

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Hi Everyone,

I did disappear again. Weather here is BEAUTIFUL! Blue skies and warm temps.

AND MY FAVORITE FLOWER IN THE WORLD IS BLOOMING. Lavender lilacs. I just

love them! (hint hint Mom!)

OK, I am about 700 posts behind in just our group, so if anyone has asked me

anything, please be patient, I will get to you, PROMISE! But it won't

happen today. Got lots to do. I gotta clean, get meds, and Ryder and I are

going to see Scorpion King tonight. (Have you seen it yet ?? THE ROCK!

And what is this about a WWF draft?? I saw something on TV about it

happening on Smackdown, did I hear wrong??)

ALSO, peoples, April 27 was MONTH END for this month of our " eating

healthier " plan. Send me your total scores for the month. I know I didn't

send them last month, because not everyone sent me their scores! Only 2

people (a and June) for a monthly total of 16 pounds, combined! WAY TO

GO!!! This score IS and could be higher if you had sent me, personally, your

month total. Sending it straight to the list makes it difficult for me

because then I have to wade through all the posts to find them, plus find

them within personal notes to the group.

So, please send Rainy, rainysu@..., your scores for this session..

date: March 31 to April 27. Put " Weight Club Monthly Total " in subject line

of email. Thank you.

I am sooo sorry I have been here to support you like I should have! But

believe me when I say, " I think of you all everyday! "

It's been just about 4 weeks (tomorrow) since my last Remicade, and I'm

still doing pretty good. I have those days of " skinny " fingers and can't

stop playing with them, trying on rings that wouldn't fit, you all know what

I mean, " you've been there, done that, are doing it now. " We all know how

good those " skinny " fingers days feel!

Other news, Ryder's grandfather is very sick. He just got out of the

hospital Friday after a 2 week stay. The docs give him about 3 months, but I

think that might be a worst case scenario. I HOPE. Anyway, he went in

because he couldn't breathe. Turns out he had fluid building up (his body

was not getting rid of it) and it was pushing against his heart and lungs.

Anyway, the docs drained the fluid out through his chest. You won't believe

how much they drained! You all know those 2 liter soda bottles? They could

fill FIVE of those and part of a sixth! They had to re-inflate his lung

because it was squished flat. They said the first night if they didn't get

some drained, he wouldn't make it through the night. We were pretty scared

that night. They drained two 2-liter size jugs that night. But he is

breathing better now and on oxygen, a nebulizer (spelling?), about 4 to 5

times a day. And get this, he is being treated for emphysema too. He doesn't

smoke. The wife does. What it comes down to, and we've all known this for

years is, gramma is killing grampa with her chain smoking and none of us are

happy about it, and this is the kind of woman who does things her way. It's

horrible! For example, the doc told grampa how to do his meds each day

before he left the hospital, gramma agreed and said OK. What happened when

they got home?? She changed them! Daughter, Ryder's Mom, got in huge fight

with gramma! Grampa was ready to go back to the hospital to get away! Even

though he was so sick and in the hospital, it was truly vacation time for

him away from the wife. Poor man! Anyway, gramma said she will smoke on the

back porch. Problem? Yes. The back porch is like a fish bowl with no

circulation. They had a hot tub put in a couple years ago and GRAMMA wanted

it ALL enclosed in glass, with no window openings. So, if you hot tub, you

sit and breathe chemicals. She smokes, and it all goes straight back into

the house. What she needs to do is just go into the bathroom and open the

window and lean out and smoke. Perfect. Will she take that advice? Hell no.

She's gotta do it HER way! I can't even go over anymore to visit bcs the

smoke is so bad. I go when I " have " to. Holidays. But as soon as I get home,

the clothes are OFF and I'm washing my hair. Really sad. I sit there and my

nose itches and my eyes run...

My rant. Over.

Anyhow, I really hope everyone is doing fine! I should be in the swing of

things tomorrow and get some catching up done here at the desk. I'm on a

daytime schedule! Up about 7 am and bed between 10 and midnight. It's only

been a little over a week, though. I gotta be strong and really discipline

myself to do this. It will be easier once it gets hotter outside and I have

no choice but to sleep at night when it's cooler.

I think that is it for now. I best be off to do my chores!

I love you, all!

~Rainy Sue

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