Since I can use email (basically!) and not the Blog, thought I’d send out a few paragraphs. The end of January Dick had another squamous cell cancer surgery done. It was on the top/back of his head this time. The area, in a circle, was a bit bigger than a 50 cent coin. All flesh inside that circle was cut out, down to the bone. Wet dressing changes daily using the med Ziox…..and now, the area is full of new cell growth. Now we’re into dry wound care for a few weeks. Soon it will be all done healing; the human body is absolutely amazing. And, Dick will have a whole new area to show off as battle scars on his head! And the pulmonary problems from last summer are just a memory, thank goodness. He's had no troubles at all in that department since they did the procedure to quote 'plug the thinning area' with the gel stuff that was put thru that tube in his side.
Also in January my brother Jim had another Mayo hospital stay for a couple of days. More little mini-strokes occurred and they kept him overnight in the hospital to get him started on a new medication. Mom had been okay, just aging as she liked to say….but then her back was hurting enough to go see the doctor about it. Now, she’s into comfort physical therapy being given to her. No exercise-type, they use heat, electrical stimulation, massaging heat. But, we’re only into the 5th visit (tomorrow, Monday) and there are at the minimum 7 more to take her to.
Hope it helps.
Scott had sent us an email from a website, about an award he received. Thought I’d give you the website to find it:
www.afcea.org/signal/chapternews dropping the index/ works ok, so just click away....
Click on 1st one, SIGNAL
At the top, for choices, click on News by Chapter
In the Chapter box choices, click on Hampton Roads
(in the photo Scott is on the left)
Click on more details….and the award news comes up
You know, we do think about all of you….often. We just don’t get at writing or calling….
Take care, everyone
Sent with love, Mary
Also in January my brother Jim had another Mayo hospital stay for a couple of days. More little mini-strokes occurred and they kept him overnight in the hospital to get him started on a new medication. Mom had been okay, just aging as she liked to say….but then her back was hurting enough to go see the doctor about it. Now, she’s into comfort physical therapy being given to her. No exercise-type, they use heat, electrical stimulation, massaging heat. But, we’re only into the 5th visit (tomorrow, Monday) and there are at the minimum 7 more to take her to.
Hope it helps.
Scott had sent us an email from a website, about an award he received. Thought I’d give you the website to find it:
www.afcea.org/signal/chapternews dropping the index/ works ok, so just click away....
Click on 1st one, SIGNAL
At the top, for choices, click on News by Chapter
In the Chapter box choices, click on Hampton Roads
(in the photo Scott is on the left)
Click on more details….and the award news comes up
You know, we do think about all of you….often. We just don’t get at writing or calling….
Take care, everyone
Sent with love, Mary
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