Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Recap of 2017

JANUARY
Lizzie and Sonia and Nicole to LM from SD
Sonia and Nicole back to Barcelona
Lizzie to SD.  Rain
To LN with N. French Bistro
M Podiatry. Rain
Sandy’s knee surgery. All well.
 Dr Chapra podiatry
Lizzie to Austin, then to SLC to be with Sandy
Dodge to dealer. M feels weak
Trump’s Inauguration. Lots of rain

FEBRUARY
52nd Wedding Anniversary. We had a cold
Oscars and SuperBowl
DNA results

MARCH
Marv had a procedure done on the 10th
I had a Mammogram on the 6th. Needs to be retaken
 Marv dermatology visit the 27th. Lip biopsy.
Had to Fix our heater
Lunch with N at HB El Ranchito
Lizzie came over bur got sickly at lunch L
Tristan turned 19 years old.

APRIL
To wound nurse
Radiology for me
Podiatry for both of us
Lulu vaccine and salon
Dermatology for me – Lip surgery for M
Marvin’s 77th birthday. Lizzie over.
Sick with flu April 22, whole week.
New family member : Eddie Thegel

MAY
M’s Computer meltdown
Mother’s Day yumminess and love from my girls J
M. pain on his hip for two days. On our way to ER getting in the car we heard his hip crack.  Broken hip. May 15
Stressed. Had my hair done.
M to rehab  May 18
Girls to Savannah, GA
Lizzie came over May 28-29
Post Op visit. Doing OK. Using walker.     
  
JUNE
M recovering. Get bath bench. Physical Therapist
Pain on my saide, stress&indigestion
Pick lots of tomatoes
Sandy turned 51 J
Lizzie over for Father’s Day, to Black Angus los 3.

JULY
Lizzie to Michigan
Seal Beach with N
Appointment with my new Dr Tran
Nuri’s 76th BD talk to her and Monica and Sonia later
Sandy and Lizzie over. All of us to El Cholo –July 16
M leg pain. To ER July 22. Cellulitis. Released July 24

AUGUST
Eye infection and anxiety meltdown.
Urgent care and ER. Hip wound infection August 3
Lizzie over. M released August 9
Spider/bug bites on my legs.
Nurses and physical therapists
Terrorism attack in Las Ramblas. August 17
Total eclipse of the sun  August 21
Huge floods in Texas  August 25

SEPTEMBER
M felt sick
Talk to Nuri and Monica.. Lizzie over. M haircut.
Very bad day September 12
Mia’s 63rd birthday
Girls to Outer Banks NC vacation
Seal Beach. La crema. Harbor House
M didn’t feel well, got transfusions. Leg red and swollen L
Pain on the side of my right knee.

OCTOBER
Catalan referendum for Independence from Spain
Massacre in Las Vegas 58 dead.
Lunch at Ruby’s with N
Wound nurse. To orthopedics. M’s hip has healed.
Edison worked on electric poles
Bought 2018 Honda with M.
Brought car home.

NOVEMBER
To my doctor and radiology, all well. Hair done
Financial advisor over.
M sick at night. Disoriented. Called 911
To ER. Pneumonia. Nov.9 – Released Nov 12
Lizzie over.  Bettie and Lee over
Get mustang panels
Lizzie’s 46th BD
Thanksgiving with Lizzie, Norbert and Marv
Talk to Sandy about T

DECEMBER

December 5, M was not feeling well. He was very cold.
Went to dialysis and his BP was very low. They called the paramedics. To ER
Everything  was closing down, his breathing, BP etc. Inserted breathing tube and to ICU
Lizzie came over.
To ICU Hard times, bleeding colostomy, Strep Pneumonia, heart, breathing tube, blood pressure…
My 74th BD. Sandy over. To Marshall’s shopping spree. El Cholo.
Next day to Sunset and Pacific City
M transferred to post ICU. Bad room 2321. His brother and sisters over.
December 21 – Marv made the decision to stop dialysis and come home for the holidays.
Great sad family Christmas. Saying goodbye.
Home hospice. 
December 31. Very weak but the girls and me drank a toast with him to 2018.









2 comments:

Lizzie said...

that was a hell of a year

RedRed said...

I actually celebrated my 51st birthday. :)
A lot of stuff happened in your world in 2017.