Trouble comes in threes. Hopefully that means we're done for a while.
After My brother and cousin have both ended up in the hospital I am sad to say that Katrina's Grandmother passed away this morning.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Doctor's Appointment Update 8-9-11
We had an appointment to follow up with the Chemo doctor today. Things still look good with no new growth. He white level counts have climbed two tenths and she weighed 99 pounds.
We had an opportunity to visit with my Cousin, His wife and My aunt and Uncle. My cousin had a farming accident Friday and hurt his hand pretty bad. He seemed in good spirits. Please pray for him and his family as they go through their struggles right now. In farming your hands are are pretty important things, and I know that they'd really appreciate the prayers. I wish that Katrina and I were in a better position to help them out some how. They are just good down to earth, friendly people, whom I really feel it a pleasure to call family.
An update on my brother, he's doing well. They seem to have the brain swelling and blood thickness under control He's up and around being a nerdy teenager again.
We had an opportunity to visit with my Cousin, His wife and My aunt and Uncle. My cousin had a farming accident Friday and hurt his hand pretty bad. He seemed in good spirits. Please pray for him and his family as they go through their struggles right now. In farming your hands are are pretty important things, and I know that they'd really appreciate the prayers. I wish that Katrina and I were in a better position to help them out some how. They are just good down to earth, friendly people, whom I really feel it a pleasure to call family.
An update on my brother, he's doing well. They seem to have the brain swelling and blood thickness under control He's up and around being a nerdy teenager again.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
A Week
It's been a stressful week, and I'm beginning to think that the month of July is cursed for my family and me.
My brother had to come home from scout camp because he got super sick. He probably never should have gone because he wasn't feeling well that morning. It turned out that he had a blood clot in the artery in the base of his skull and he spent a few days in the hospital. He's home now but it will be some time before he can return to anything nearing normal activity.
The other thing that happen is our vehicles both need registered this month, and my truck failed safety. To make a long story short; it was a costly repair involving the axle and the rear breaks. It ended up costing a little more than half of what we were quoted, but we still couldn't afford it. Thankfully Katrina's mother was able to help us out there.
It seems like every time we start to get life figured out and things are going okay again life throws us another zinger.
Katrina sent off some paper work to the university to get into the student learning rehab center like her rehab lady wanted her too. If that goes through it will be twice a week. It will also cost us thirteen dollars a session. They gave us a huge break on the cost though. It's normally fifty or sixty bucks a session.
My brother had to come home from scout camp because he got super sick. He probably never should have gone because he wasn't feeling well that morning. It turned out that he had a blood clot in the artery in the base of his skull and he spent a few days in the hospital. He's home now but it will be some time before he can return to anything nearing normal activity.
The other thing that happen is our vehicles both need registered this month, and my truck failed safety. To make a long story short; it was a costly repair involving the axle and the rear breaks. It ended up costing a little more than half of what we were quoted, but we still couldn't afford it. Thankfully Katrina's mother was able to help us out there.
It seems like every time we start to get life figured out and things are going okay again life throws us another zinger.
Katrina sent off some paper work to the university to get into the student learning rehab center like her rehab lady wanted her too. If that goes through it will be twice a week. It will also cost us thirteen dollars a session. They gave us a huge break on the cost though. It's normally fifty or sixty bucks a session.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Rehab, done?
Katrina finished up her most recent amount of allotted rehab appointments. It's frustrating that the insurance has so much say in how many they will cover. She needs the rehab and progresses so much better when she is going. What gives the insurance the right to say she doesn't need them.
Our specialist recommended that we look into the student clinic at the University to get some more rehab since the work on a sliding pay scale because we are helping teach students at the same time we receive rehab. We'll have to look into it before we commit. It would be two days a week and that can add up real quick when it's out of pocket.
Our specialist recommended that we look into the student clinic at the University to get some more rehab since the work on a sliding pay scale because we are helping teach students at the same time we receive rehab. We'll have to look into it before we commit. It would be two days a week and that can add up real quick when it's out of pocket.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
A bad person?
Does the fact that I torment a disabled person make me a bad person? Katrina seems to think so. ;oP
Friday, July 8, 2011
Friday Update 7-8-11
We celebrated our anniversary this past week. It doesn't seem like we have been married nearly as long as we have.
We are still here, we are still scrapping by. I guess you can't complain too much about that. It's far better to scrape by than to not get by at all.
I'm begging to question the logic of continuing to post weekly. We just have our little day to day struggles so there isn't really anything to write about. I feel like a broken record.
We are still here, we are still scrapping by. I guess you can't complain too much about that. It's far better to scrape by than to not get by at all.
I'm begging to question the logic of continuing to post weekly. We just have our little day to day struggles so there isn't really anything to write about. I feel like a broken record.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Friday Update 7-1-11 One year and Counting
July Second will probably always be surgery day for us. It was probably one of the longest most devastating days of my life and for her the day that only lasted a couple of hours.
Still we've come a long way since then and it fells good to be marking anniversaries.
Things are going good. The rehab specialist we are seeing says that she is seeing progress, which is encouraging. We stopped by her school today and her interactions seemed to be more . . . normalized(?) than before. I hope that given this coming year off to heal she'll be able to return to what she loves doing.
Still we've come a long way since then and it fells good to be marking anniversaries.
Things are going good. The rehab specialist we are seeing says that she is seeing progress, which is encouraging. We stopped by her school today and her interactions seemed to be more . . . normalized(?) than before. I hope that given this coming year off to heal she'll be able to return to what she loves doing.
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