Saturday August 22, 2020

It’s been a mostly quiet day. Al did a few house chores. I’ve been battling back spasms all day.

The weather is 80 and humid. We’ve had clouds, sun, dark rain looking clouds but rain after early this morning. We had storm during the night with thunder ad lightening and another 2 inches of rain.

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Friday August 21, 2020

Rain, rain, and more rain, All the counties around including us are under flash flood warning.

My back spasm are back again today. Al is going to the store sometime today to pick up a few things.

Al has been hanging some of the pictures not damaged from the quake back on the walls.

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

I am reading Deception in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope.

Al had to go down to Winston for the day. I spent the morning resting. My back spasm as of now are gone. I waited until about noon and felt well enough to do my laundry. I had just finished folding and putting that away when the home health nurse arrived. She did the final assessment and I am now officially released from home health care.

Temperatures in the low 70’s with a breeze but it’s humid. We had an inch and half of rain last night. I think we are supposed to get more rain again tonight.

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Wednesday August 19, 2020

Al spent today doing domestic chores; changing sheets and washing those plus my bed spread.

I’ve been fighting spasms in my lower back for two days,

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Tuesday August 18, 2020

Al and I headed to Winstson at 6:30 for my 8 am MRI appointment. I had a 10:20 appointment with my infectious diseases doctor who is monitoring my back infection. We had enough time in  between the two appointments to stop at Lowe’s to pick up another bag of bird seed.

The doctor just called me with the results of the MRI. Still have inflammation around the T10 and some on the T9. She said everything she saw was normal and what she expected. The nurse removed the PICC line. I go on oral antibiotics for one month.

We were back home by noon. Cloudy but no rain with temperatures again in the low 70’s. It was 69 degrees when we left for Winston this morning.

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August 17, 2020

I spent the morning and early afternoon with final visits from my home health nurse and my OT and PT persons. I think I have one more visit from Home Health to do the final discharge.

Al had to go to Winston this morning to do a few things.

Very breezy today with temperatures in the upper 70’s and no rain,

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Sunday August 16, 2020

Believe it or not I had a doctor’s appointment this morning in Winston at 10 an, The appointment was originally this past Thursday but they called me Wednesday to see if I  could do this Sunday. He was working in the office by himself seeing patients. He said to me “you have to do what you have to do” and I needed to see my patients,

From that appointment we stopped at the pet store then on to Frances’ and Al’s, She fixed a wonderful lunch of rice and chicken and beef enchiladas. We brought home enough for dinner one night. Then it was back up the mountain and home,

 

 

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Saturday August 15, 2020

Al and I went to the grocery store this morning to pick up a few things and stopped at Walgreens to pick up a prescription.

He vacuumed the house. I tried to dust but my back still will not let me do much of anything. I’d sit and rest a few minutes than get up and do another little project.

More rain last night. Today is overcast with temperatures in the upper 70’s but muggy. More rain this afternoon and tonight. We are under a flash flood warning.

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Friday August 14, 2020

A busy morning with visits from two OT’s and the nurse. I’ve been cleared to take a shower as long as someone is in the house. Next week will be the last week for the nurse. Not sure how long I will have PT.

Al spent the morning edging along the flower beds. James came and mowed today. The rain predicted for this afternoon has so far not shown up. We had a couple of heavy down pours last night.

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Thursday August 13, 2020

Al had to go Winston again today for some appointments.

The plumber showed up at 8:10 to install the new toilet. After he left I did a couple of things in the kitchen, This afternoon I worked at my desk. Still trying get caught up on paperwork from being gone for two months.

We’ve had thunder all afternoon but no rain.

 

 

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