A Perfect Storm of a Week!

Hello dear friends!

Hope you are all doing well and healthy during 

this incredibly difficult time.

So  many things came together last week to make it a "perfect storm" when
 a rare combination of circumstances joined together and resulted in a semi-disaster,
 and caused lots of worry, stress and aggravation.
It was a week to remember . . . or maybe someday forget?

Last Friday evening, April 24, Mr. Tennis

a/k/a The Rickster collapsed at the barn where 

he was taking care of his horse.

Luckily, there were others nearby who were 

able to call 911.  He was whisked off to the hospital 

where I met the doctors caring for him in the ER.

He was admitted, sedated and intubated while they tried to determine
what the heck happened???

No, he did not have Corona virus and was tested for

every other potential medical event known.

Without going in to too much medical detail, turns out

that his electrolytes bottomed out and crashed impacted by his Crohn's disease

and other auto-immune ailments.  He was one very sick guy.

So happy to report that he is getting better everyday and

is now doing rehab to gain his strength back.

In addition, since there are covid restrictions in place, we have not seen

him since April 24th - - no visitors at all. 
We are able to talk to him on the 

telephone and he sounds good!  He's working hard 

at rehab and we hope he will be home in the coming days.
Maybe even today!

It was a bit of deja vu all over again from 22 years ago
in April when he had a sudden heart attack!  That was a Friday night spent
waiting in the ER then too.

In other news, Maddie's second semester of senior year

has resulted in more homework than during regularly held classes.

 More stress! And now finals are approaching.  UGH.

Let the seniors go already! :)

And our stinker puppy Frannie has found a space to get out of the backyard

fence and visit the neighbors and their three little boys!

Trying to figure out how to barricade that area.

Feeling a bit overwhelmed around here.
Yep - a perfect storm!

Good thoughts and prayers are appreciated.
Looking forward to a better week.

xoxo

Ooops - I did it again!

Oh dear -- I did it again!
I slipped and fell going up the stairs, grabbed the
handrail and bumped back down a few stairs
twisting and crunching my foot/toes, not to mention
hitting my knee and elbow! :(
It felt like my toes snapped backwards!
Sadly, I did it again and broke that same toe
that I broke a few years ago!
OUCHIE!!

Deja Vu

So, I am back in the boot!
I tried taping my poor purple swollen toe
to the toe next to it and that seemed to
help a little.  But by the end of the day, my broken toe
was more swollen and sore than before.
So, I've gone back to the big boot -- takes pressure
off my foot and toe and allows it (cross your fingers)
to heal faster. 
It's not a great fashion look, but I've never
been much of a fashion maven anyway.
But, the good news is that it makes me taller!
Always, trying to look on the bright side! :)