The longer I dont post, the harder it is to think of a reason to post......

  it was a habit that I have gotten out of...  it was therapy, which I still need.....  it was a method of communication, which I didnt realize was still being used for some.    I wonder if Larry will ever read it, but then, that doesnt really matter......   i was never a writer, and still am not, but I am a talker, so when I write on this blog, instead of worrying about proper sentence structure, etc....  I choose to just talk using my keyboard....

Ok I will back up a bit, in September Larry had to have ALL of his teeth pulled because of gum disease and bacteria... was in for 9 days with the complications, had problems with bleeding, kidnies failing, and then jaw bone still being sharp....  so he still has NOT GOTTEN his dentures, they are made, and have been fitted, but he will have to have additional procedures in January to be able to comfortably wear them... so he is still eating very soft ground foods, and I am still cooking soft mushy stuff.....  he has  rediscovered Cheetoes....

Then Thanksgiving came, we traveled.... yes really did...  our first trip since his LVAD surgery on March 7.....  we took the RV to my sons home two hours away...  this was a major accomplishment for both of us...  but we felt like if ya gotta take that first step, why not go to where you have doctors....  turns out, there was a friend doctor as well, so we had my 2 sons, 2 daughters-in-law... total of 5 doctors in attendance...  and got to enjoy them as family rather than medical professionals...  3 nights and then home...  WE DID IT.

Came home and then developed head colds....  ok another minor setback, Larry is limited on what he can take, because of drug interaction with his warfarin, so we got serious about essential oils therapy....  although I still swear by the vicks vaporub......   but I have been prone to vertigo bouts....  yuk... so limited driving and meds for me, so glad that online shopping is so easy...

Then another sad occasion.....   my son and daughter-in-law live in Tampa, we had been visiting them when Larry had the heart attacks in January and February....  her mother had gone to live with them when her cancer progressed this past summer...  they brought her back to Arkansas over Thanksgiving, and after more scans and another brain surgery, she passed away on December 10th..... so they returned this past weekend for services for her... while I enjoyed having the Florida grands back for a few days, it has been an emotional time...

 It makes me appreciate Larry’s progress so very much....
 each day is just one more special gift with him.... and I try so hard not to take any of that time for granted...