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Place: Dickinson, Texas Comments: Sandy, Our prayers are with you and Don. I know what you are going through. Martha has been in the hospital nine times since 1November with heart issues. The last time she was in nine days. Many prayers helped us through this time. I know this site will lift you up in prayer.
Place: Edmond OK Comments: Words seem inadequate at this point, so prayer is what I am offering up for you both. I resolve to be diligent in this regard not just “one and done.” While we are being so open, I will let you know I have been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Am in 4th installment (3 weeks each) of 7 installments of chemo. I am responding well but it is a challenging disease. I think it is clear from our GB that prayer for all of us is much needed. I intend to make it a priority. PES
Place: Dig D Comments: Sandy, my prayer tonight will be for you and Don.
Place: Heart Surgery & Trigeminal Neuralgia Comments: If your wondering what happened to me & why I've been missing from GB & FB, here's the situation. Don had an angiogram done 12-18-18. He thought they would probably put in 1 or 2 stents. Instead they found numerous blockages and he needed bypass surgery. Of course it's one week till Christmas. After the first of yr there wee Dr appointments and tests before he had quadruple bypass surgery on 1-29-19. 5 days/4 nights and he's home. Doing really good for for 12 days and then a little problem he's had for about 9-10 yrs cropped up on 2-14. He started having the extremely painful shocks on the right side of his face on 2-14. It escalated on 2-15. The Trigeminal nerve is just behind the right ear. It's a rare ailment and most doctors have very little knowledge on what to do for it. He takes meds for it when it acts up. It will bother him for a week or so and then fade away, only to return at odd intervals. But on 2-15 it was worse than it's ever been before. It was so bad that he couldn't eat or move his lips or the pain hit. He's told me it's light a bolt of lightning that hits you in the face. As the pain in creased so did his blood pressure. It hit 212 / 110 at 5:15pm and I grabbed my purse and his Id & ins card & we headed to ER at the Heart hospital where he had his surgery done. I'll cut to the chase . . . we spent from 5:45pm 2-15 in the ER with the pain escalating by the minute & BP sky high. Nothing worked, they had to practically knock him out to stop the pain. He couldn't even talk it was so bad, so he kept scribbling me messages. At 2:30am Sat morning they took us via the Sky Bridge from Heart Hospital to the regular Scott & White Medical Center next door. It wasn't until nearly 11:00am when a Neurologist came in and ordered the correct meds to stop the pain. Unfortunately it's coming an going and Don is still in the hospital as I type this. So, in answer to the mystery as to what I've been up to . . . long days and many nights at the hospitals. When he can't talk , I won't leave because someone has to answer all the many questions each and every Dr asked every time they come in the room. And each day there are different Drs. Here's the irony to this whole situation. We thought the day of his bypass surgery & the first night would be the worst day/night we would spend in the hospital. Turns out it wasn't ! The 30 hours from Friday evening and up to 11:00am Saturday were the worst ever! He came thru bypass surgery with flying colors, but turns out a little tiny turn took him down! Please do me two favors. 1) Please don't mention this on FB or other medias. This is our little 66 GB and this is where we share our hearts and problem, not on FB. 2) please send up some prayers for Don's Trigeminal to stop acting up and give him some peace and healing time. You might also include a prayer for me too. I have to stay well & strong to be there for Don & make sure he's getting everything he needs to get him well. At this age, being at the hospital for 12 hours and all that entails, is very draining. My butt is dragging! I will let you know when I bring him home and where we stand. Until then, take care of each other and know that your SOC Friends are always the Best!
Place: North Richland Hills Comments: Happy belated anniversary, Sandy and Don!
Place: 66erville Comments: Happy Anniversary SNL & Don! Happy Birthday JD!!
Place: Allen, TX Comments: OH! And, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JD!!!!
Place: Allen, Texas Comments: Really miss seeing you at our class parties, JD Garoutte. Hope you will come to our next get-together!
Place: LV, TX Comments: H a p p y B i r t h d a y wishes go out to J. D. Garoutte today, Feb. 15th!
Place: Richardson Comments: Thank you Don! Let's just say it was an unusual celebration, but a happy one none the less. Hope everyone enjoyed their Valentine's Day.
Place: LV, TX Comments: H a p p y A n n i v e r s a r y to Sandy Norman Lynn & Don Broughton, who ‘tied the knot’ on this date, Feb. 14th, at Wynn Chapel of Highland Park Church, Dallas, TX, in 1985.
Place: Allen, TX Comments: Rick, Don't feel too bad for not asking your mom who is in pictures or what something is. We are all guilty of that. My heart is with you. I think cleaning out my parents' house was one of the saddest, most stressful aspects of losing my parents. And remember, you have all of us SOC'66 gang you can call upon whenever you feel the need to talk to someone. We all love you. Ronney
Place: Sachse Comments: Rick, it has been a year since I lost Mom and I still haven't cleared out her house and sold it. It is a hard thing to do. There are so many things I would like to keep and no place to put them. Most are silly things that remind me of growing up. Things that have always been around me. Have a beautiful old dinning room suite that ought to be worth some money, but I have no idea who to contact about it. She bought a new king size bed not long before she moved in with us. What do you do with a slightly used bed? You're not alone, friend. One step at a time.
Place: Richardson Comments: Rick - You're not alone in feeling like that. This April will be 25 yrs since my Mom passed & my brother and I immeditely found out our Dad had Alzheimer's. We had no one to ask "What should I do with this?" "Where are all your financial records?". I basically had to jump in and work my way through a very different and new life. It was hard , but I slowly plowed my way thru. The point I'm trying to make is that we all have that sense of guilt in not doing what we later realize and wish we had. You were a wonderful and loving son and that's what counts. Take your time in making decisions of what to keep, what to donate and what to do with all the things you knew nothing about. Time gives us clarity and a better sense of calm and what to do. Take care my friend and know she knew you loved her!
Place: Dallas Comments: Thanks for all your kind words. Looking through mom's house I find things, I want to ask her what is this? Or who is in this picture? I should have done that before, but it's to late now. |
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