FIRST OF ALL-
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU THAT PRAYED
FOR SWEET LITTLE LIZA!
SHE CAME THROUGH THE SURGERY
AND IS DOING WELL.
THE SURGERY WAS A BIG UNDERTAKING
AND IT WILL TAKE HER A LONG TIME
TO RECOVER.
SHE IS IN GOOD SPIRITS AND DEALING
WITH THE CHANGES IN HER LIFE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP HER
IN YOUR PRAYERS.
SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME
TO SEE HOW I AM DOING.
THE TRUTH IS,
I HAVE HAD A RECURRENCE OF AN OLD
AUTO-IMMUNE ISSUE.
THE FIRST TIME I HAD THIS WAS IN 1993.
I WAS IN BED FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS
UNABLE TO MOVE WITHOUT A LOT OF PAIN.
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS I HAVE HAD
A FEW LITTLE 'BLIPS' BUT HAVE ALWAYS
GOT IT UNDER CONTROL BEFORE IT GOT TOO BAD.
NOT SO THIS TIME.
THE FIRST WEEK IN FEBRUARY IT HIT ME HARD-
IT STARTED IN MY RIGHT FOOT AND IT
SWELLED TO ALMOST DOUBLE ITS NORMAL SIZE.
I COULD NOT BEAR ANY WEIGHT ON IT
WITHOUT EXCRUCIATING PAIN.
I HAVE A WONDERFUL DOCTOR THAT HAS DONE
HIS BEST TO HELP.
I HAVE BEEN ON ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES
AND STEROIDS SINCE THEN.
I THINK I AM TURNING THE CORNER BUT
STILL HAVING A HARD TIME WALKING
OR BENDING AND SLEEPING IS AN
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TASK.
I AM NOT TELLING YOU THIS TO ASK FOR
SYMPATHY BUT AS A REASON I HAVE NOT
BEEN AROUND VISITING MUCH.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT I AM A LOT BETTER
CARETAKER
THAN I AM AT BEING THE CARETAKEREE...
YEP-NOT A REAL WORD BUT YOU GET IT.
I HOPE TO BE BACK TO MY USUAL SASSY SELF SOON.
YOU KNOW THEY CAN'T KEEP US OLD BROADS
DOWN FOR LONG.
SO-BEAR WITH ME AS I CONTINUE TO RECOVER.
SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE ALSO ASKED ABOUT
HUBBY'S TRIP TO MAYO.
WE WERE GIVEN SOME ANSWERS THAT HAVE HELPED
AND A SEMI-DIAGNOSIS.
THE NEUROLOGIST HERE AND AT MAYO SAID IT
IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPLEX CASES
THEY HAVE EVER SEEN AND HE FALLS INTO
SEVERAL (OR NONE) OF THE USUAL CATEGORIES.
I AM STILL HIS PRIMARY CARETAKER-
WHICH, LET ME TELL YOU, HAS BEEN FUN
WITH MY OWN HEALTH ISSUES.
(I MIGHT HAVE LIED ABOUT THE FUN PART).
HE IS IN BED ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME AND I
DON'T SEE THAT CHANGING MUCH.
SO--AS USUAL--
WE SLOG ALONG DAY BY DAY HERE.
THERE YOU HAVE IT-
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF NANA DIANA AND COMPANY.
IT'S TIMES LIKE THESE THAT I WISH I DRANK....LOL
INSTEAD I HAVE BECOME ADDICTED TO MEDICAL SHOWS
AND HAVE BEEN BINGE WATCHING THEM
SINCE EARLY FEBRUARY.
I THINK WITH WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
I COULD PROBABLY APPLY FOR A MEDICAL LICENSE
AND MOVE DIRECTLY INTO THE SURGICAL FIELD.
LET ME KNOW IF I CAN HELP YOU WITH
ANY OF YOUR MEDICAL NEEDS.
HAVE A WONDERFUL MARCH AND WISHING YOU AN EARLY
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
