Good night sweet Debbie. My friend went home to be with Jesus this morning. I will miss her terribly. But she is so happy now. She is with her husband who died six months ago. She was so lost without him. And to look into the face of her Savior is amazing.
Just thought I would share the news with you. I'm not up to making a big post today. Perhaps later. Soon...
Kathy
Yesterday morning I received a phone call from Jack's vet. We had taken him there on Monday because he has been doing poorly. Not eating, losing weight quickly, lethargic, refuses to take his medicine even when mixed with his favorite treat. Dr. Kelly called to tell me some bad news. Jack is in severe renal failure. There is no treatment for it and no chance of recovery. She suggested that the kindest thing to do for him was to put him down. After crying A LOT, I was able to call the office near us (she was calling from their office in Bucks County) and arrange to go next Monday for the euthenization. (Not sure if that is spelled right.) My poor little Jack. I so don't want to lose him, but I can't see him suffer like he is either. George must know what is going on because he no longer jumps on top of him, wrestles with him or tries to play with him. He just goes over and looks at Jack laying listlessly on the floor. Last night we had some chicken for dinner and Jack ate a tiny bit of it and seemed to like it. Then he drank a lot of water. It was the first he had drank all day. My heart is broken.
My heart is also broken from the news that my best friend Debbie, who you have seen comment on here a lot over the years, has days to live. She has a cancerous brain tumor which cannot be treated. We were motoring around, laughing, having fun just a few weeks ago. This came on very suddenly. Well, the information came suddenly. By the size of the tumor I'm sure it has been growing for years. It is about the size of 1/4 of her brain. Again, I don't want to see her suffer the way she is and I'm praying that God will show His daughter mercy and take her home.
I had a problem too, but little in light of what I just said. I hit my foot on a table leg and broke a toe. It hurts a lot and I am having trouble walking. *sigh*
What a sad post this is. But this is what is on my heart. It is so hard and I don't think the month of May will ever be the same for me. There are other things going on that I can't talk about right now, but they are hard also.
On top of everything else, Joe's birthday is in May. I don't want him to have a bad birthday. I want to make it nice for him. I just don't know what to do. We are broke so it can't be anything expensive. I'll let you know what I come up with. I have a few ideas.
Well, I have to run. Medicine and then breakfast awaits. Then a shower and cutting the grass. It's so high that I have to do it today and stop putting it off. Even if my toe hurts and I have to limp a bit.
See you all soon. I hope with better news.
Kathy
Hello, friends. It's been awhile now, but did any of you get to see the eclipse on April 8? It was only 90% here in Philly, but alas the clouds rolled in as it started and disappeared as it was ending so we didn't get to see anything. It did get darker though. Sort of like dusk. But not dark as it did in places where there was a total eclipse. And the temperature did drop.
I did watch it on TV though. I recorded it on all three of the major TV stations, but found that ABC was the best. They had reporters in several cities and I followed it all across America. It totally fascinated me. And I did take pictures of the eclipse as if traveled from Mexico to Canada from the TV. It was amazing how it changed even though it was the same thing. Here are some of the photos I took.
When I was in college, I took an astronomy class and got 100 on every test I took. I have always been fascinated by space. The thought of billions of stars and planets (even billions of galaxies) just speaks to me of the awesomeness of Almighty God.
Life is very busy these days. Went to my GI doctor yesterday and he is going to wait a few months before doing another surgery on my esophagus. It has to calm down first. Eating is difficut these days.
But life is still good. And on that note, I will talk to you later.
Kathy
