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Here goes…
Tuesday, August 13th, 2024

Yesterday was…interesting. I had a very strict diet to follow for the PET scan this morning (they changed the appointment from late afternoon to early morning at the last minute. Yay! I don’t have to starve for long.

There was a rush of phone calls. My sister, Elle James, is coming down to Hot Springs to sit with me while I’m getting my insides all sparkly with radiation. That’ll be nice. Everything so far has been on my daughter. I feel for her.

Then, last night, the 15-year-old came to us, pulled off her shoe, and said, “I think I got stung by something.” She was bitten while she was doing my usual job of cleaning out the pool filters. From the look of the bite, with its tiny twin punctures and purplish swelling, we thought it was a tiny snake bite. Off the emergency room, she goes. She was bitten by a brown recluse. So, she was sent home without treatment to wait to see whether necrosis sets in.  She’s the most chill person in this house, so she shrugs and says, “I can live without a toe.”

Anyway, I’m up early to get my last tiny sip of water before the procedure. While I’m there for all those hours today, I’ll be thinking of this—me in the pool with the other “water baby” of the family.

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13 comments to “Here goes…”

  1. Deb Robinson
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    · August 13th, 2024 at 5:12 am · Link

    Sending positive thoughts your way xx



  2. Ellen Wulf
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    · August 13th, 2024 at 5:47 am · Link

    I try to sleep when I have pet scans….it helps. Wear leggings and a sports bra….nothing with metal cause it’s always cold to me. Will be thinking of you!
    Ellen in SA



  3. Melanie Jayne
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    · August 13th, 2024 at 6:02 am · Link

    Sending positive vibes and calm.



  4. Elizabeth Andrews
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    · August 13th, 2024 at 6:12 am · Link

    Still sending good thoughts for you and your family.



  5. Debra Guyette
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    · August 13th, 2024 at 6:38 am · Link

    Hope it all works out.



  6. Barb
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    · August 13th, 2024 at 8:59 am · Link

    Sending lots of positive vibes your way today!



  7. Terri
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    · August 13th, 2024 at 10:08 am · Link

    Sending love and light. You’ve got this!



  8. Laura Bowles
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    · August 13th, 2024 at 10:21 am · Link

    My thoughts and prayers are with you and all the good vibes I can send you



  9. Colleen C.
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    · August 13th, 2024 at 12:03 pm · Link

    Continued well wishes & positive thoughts…



  10. Payton Harlie
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    · August 13th, 2024 at 12:22 pm · Link

    May you be happy. May you be well. May you be safe. May you be peaceful and at ease.



  11. AMY FENDLEY
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    · August 13th, 2024 at 12:55 pm · Link

    Everything will come out fine. Tell Elle I said hello. You will be great in her capable hands.
    Amy Fendley



  12. Beverly
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    · August 13th, 2024 at 6:16 pm · Link

    Sending good thoughts all will be good…



  13. Delilah
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    · August 24th, 2024 at 10:17 am · Link

    Thank you all for your good wishes and prayers!



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