Ahhhhh! What is it?

[SadieKate]

I'm going to need it.

Just got a call from Bill. His older sister had an emergency appendectomy this morning. Doing fine. Expected to come home Saturday. It hadn't erupted but was close.

Mom just called to tell me my father is going through a phalanx of med tests starting today because I got pissy with him last night when on the phone he said his ankles had been swollen for a few days and it hurt to walk. Mom looked at them last night and said they were tender to the touch so she called and got him a doc's appt this morning. Full neurological test today. Cardio, MRI or CAT-scan, and god knows what else over next couple of days. Last night's phone call was the first time I've ever heard him truly confused, even when my mother wasn't interrupting him (as is her way). 78 yrs old, sedentary in the extreme, obese, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor, bi-polar or depressed or god knows what (always been somewhat in his own world). Parkinson's, stroke, circulatory, who knows.

Raining out the near living room window but I can see blue sky to the north out the other window. I'm going over the edge. I thought it was going to stay dry enough I could ride tonight, even a few miles

Bill's out of town until Friday. I bought healthy stuff for dinner. Maybe ice cream would be better.

[maillotpois]

I'm going to need it.

Just got a call from Bill. His older sister had an emergency appendectomy this morning. Doing fine. Expected to come home Saturday. It hadn't erupted but was close.

Mom just called to tell me my father is going through a phalanx of med tests starting today because I got pissy with him last night when on the phone he said his ankles had been swollen for a few days and it hurt to walk. Mom looked at them last night and said they were tender to the touch so she called and got him a doc's appt this morning. Full neurological test today. Cardio, MRI or CAT-scan, and god knows what else over next couple of days. Last night's phone call was the first time I've ever heard him truly confused, even when my mother wasn't interrupting him (as is her way). 78 yrs old, sedentary in the extreme, obese, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor, bi-polar or depressed or god knows what (always been somewhat in his own world). Parkinson's, stroke, circulatory, who knows.

Raining out the near living room window but I can see blue sky to the north out the other window. I'm going over the edge. I thought it was going to stay dry enough I could ride tonight, even a few miles

Bill's out of town until Friday. I bought healthy stuff for dinner. Maybe ice cream would be better.

OMG!! That's terrible! At least your SIL sounds okay - but I am sorry about your dad. That's so rough, and it sounds like it has been an ongoing degenrative thing. I'm so sorry.

My recommendation is Chunky Monkey. It has fruit in it.

[bikerz]

Hang in there SK! I hope your dad's Ok and that you don't have to wait too long for the results.

At least today we all got a brief reminder that there ARE blue skies under all those clouds...

[snapdragen]

I see some blue stuff right now! It's amazing, I actually had to put on sunglasses for my drive home.

sk - hope all goes well with your dad. Why is it they wait until we get pissy to do something? My folks are the same way.

[SadieKate]

Thanks, everyone. My mother is somewhat of a hypochondriac and Dad is the opposite. Since he's the one that's off in his own little world (Earth to Dad was frequently heard in our house) and was taught not to "rock the boat" he frequently waits to say anything or pooh-poohs symptoms.

As of Tuesday morning we won't be near a phone for 5 days. The real boondocks. Back of beyond. Not that I can do anything useful but fret.

V, I bought your favorite quiche for dinner and some sugar snap peas to go with it. Normally when Bill's out of town my diet goes to heck in a handbasket. I was trying so hard to be good. Nutty-Buddies with a caramel center. Maybe the puppy and I need an outing.

What kind of fruit in Chunky Monkey?

[maillotpois]

What kind of fruit in Chunky Monkey?

Bananas. So it is good training food. (Ben & Jerry's).

[SadieKate]

Bananas and chocolate, right? If there isn't chocolate, it isn't ice cream.

[mmelindas]

It's always hard when parents start to have health problems, so I really sympathize with you kiddo. Prayers for your folks from my end of the world.

I second the ice cream. It always made me feel better demolishing a half gallon of extremely chocolately fudge supreme something or other... haven't had any in a monkey's age...or was that a coon's age? Wonder what a chocolate coon tastes like? The only thing blue here is my new bike!