KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

WELL THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE CALLED. WE WERE TOLD THAT TIM SHOULD COME BACK IN A YEAR FOR ANOTHER CTA OF HIS HEART TO SEE IF THE ANEURYSM HAS GROWN ANY. I ASKED ABOUT THE BLOCKAGES AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS ADEQUATE BLOOD FLOW. NO SURGERY IN SIGHT,
WE ARE SCARED HALF TO DEATH. I TOLD HER TIM WANTED SURGERY NOW AND SHE SAID THEY WOULDN'T DO IT NOW. WE WANT TO TALK TO THE DR. IN PERSON AND IF WE'RE STILL NOT HAPPY GET A SECOND OPTION.
TIM'S SISTER HAD THE SAME THING IN THE SAME PLACE AND HERS BLEW ON THE WAY HOME. IT WAS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT SHE IS ALIVE NOW. THE FLAP ON HER VALVE WAS HANGING ON BY A HAIR.
TIM'S STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THIS TIME HIS TONGUE , LIPS AND LEFT HAND ARE GOING NUMB. ONE TIME IT WAS ALSO THE BOTTOM HALF OF HIS RIGHT HAND AND TWO FINGERS THAT WERE NUMB. TUESDAY HIS EYES WERE MESSED UP. HE SAID IT WAS LIKE HE COULD SEE 3 OR 4 OF EVERYTHING. I'M NOT SURE THIS HAS TO DO WITH HIS HEART OR HIS BRAIN. I THINK HE NEEDS ANOTHER CT OF HIS HEAD, IT'S BEEN AWHILE SINCE HE'S HAD ONE. HIS BLOOD PRESSURE IS FINE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. HIS BLOOD SHOULD BE THIN, THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING WHEN HE HAD BLOOD WORK DONE IN HUNTSVILLE. I GUESS I'LL HAVE IT CHECKED AGAIN HERE AND MAKE SURE IT'S NOT TO THICK. IF IT GETS THICK HE HAS BLOOD CLOTS FORM AND GO TO HIS HEART OR BRAIN. THAT'S WHY HE HAD A HEART ATTACK IN 2000 AND MINI STROKES IN 2001. WE TRY TO KEEP HIS BLOOD THIN BUT SOMETIMES IT GETS AWAY FROM US.
AS YOU CAN SEE I CAN'T SLEEP, I'VE BEEN UP ABOUT AN HOUR NOW. TIM CAN'T SLEEP EITHER, ONE OF US IS GETTING UP WHEN THE OTHER ONE IS GOING BACK TO BED. IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

UPDATE ON TIM

WELL, ALL THE TEST ARE DONE AND OVER WITH AS FAR AS I KNOW. WE'LL KNOW SOMETHING IN A FEW DAYS, THEY SAID. TIM FEELS ALRIGHT AS LONG AS HE'S ON LEVEL GROUND. HE CAN'T BREATH IF HE WALKS UP A GRADE OF ANY KIND. SO I JUST KEEP HIM ON LEVEL GROUND AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
I HAD TO CALL THE DOCTOR ABOUT SOMETHING FOR MYSELF YESTERDAY. IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AND I'M GETTING TO WHERE I CAN'T TALK. I KNOW TIM AND JOHN JUST LOVE THAT LITTLE FACT BUT I HATE IT. I FEEL ALRIGHT I JUST CAN'T TALK LOUD SO TIM CAN'T HEAR HALF OF WHAT I SAY. NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD AT ALL.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

PRAYERS NEEDED AGAIN PLEASE

A YOUNG MAN OF 12 YEARS OLD NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS PLEASE. HE HAS A RARE FORM OF BRAIN CANCER , GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME. HE'S ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE SURGERY AND HE'S NOW TAKING radiation, avastin cheomo therapy, and temadar CHEMO.
HE'S A VERY BRAVE YOUNG MAN AND HE'S BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH AND HAS A WAY TO GO YET. PLEASE PRAY FOR HIM, HIS FAMILY AND THE DOCTORS. I KNOW THIS FAMILY IS PULLING TOGETHER AND I KNOW THEY'LL GET THROUGH THIS.
I GOT PERMISSION FROM MATTHEW'S MOTHER BEFORE I POSTED THIS. SHE ADDED A LITTLE TO IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ALL THE TREATMENT WAS. LOVE AND PRAYERS TO YOU ALL.

EGF DONATIONS


5 PREEMIE BLANKETS
4 PREEMIE HATS
AS ALWAYS I'LL SEND THESE THINGS TO EGF . I HAVE A FEW GOWNS MADE BUT I THINK I'LL HAVE TO MAKE MORE TO GO WITH THE BLANKETS. MY FAVORITE IS ALWAYS THE ONE MADE WITH LEFT OVER YARN. I NEVER KNOW HOW IT WILL LOOK.
I LIKE TO MAKE A LOT OF ONE THING THEN GO TO THE OTHER. THAT WAY I DON'T BURN OUT.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

WORRY BLANKET


THIS IS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT MAKING A WORRY BLANKET FOR THE NURSING HOME. I'VE HAD THIS MATERIAL FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO WITH IT. IT'S T-SHIRT MATERIAL AND I REALLY DON'T LIKE IT. I USED SOME OF THE LACE AND THREAD THAT MISS JUANITA GAVE ME THIS WEEK, SOME BOWS THAT WON'T GO WITH MY PREEMIE THINGS, SOME OLD BUTTONS I'VE BEEN SAVING FOR YEARS AND LEFT OVER PIECES OF BINDING. I LIKE THE WAY EVERYTHING CAME TOGETHER TO MAKE THE MATERIAL LOOK GOOD. I LEARNED WHAT NOT TO DO, WHAT TO DO AND WHEN TO DO IT. MAYBE I WON'T FORGET IT.
CAN YOU BELIEVE I'VE POSTED THREE TIMES TODAY. OH WELL I HOPE TO GET MORE OF THESE MADE TO HAND OUT AT THE NURSING HOME THIS CHRISTMAS.

UPDATE ON TIM

WE GO BACK TO HUNTSVILLE TUESDAY TO GET THE CTA OF HIS CHEST DONE. THEN IT'S WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THEY DID LET US KNOW HE HAD GOOD BLOOD FLOW IN THE DISEASED ARTERY. HE FEELS PRETTY GOOD JUST WEAK.

WE SAID GOODBYE TO VICKIE YESTERDAY. WE HAVE A GREAT NIECE THAT WAS CLOSE TO VICKIE. IT WAS SO SWEET WATCHING HER GATHER A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS TO TAKE HOME WITH HER. I COULD HEAR VICKIE SAYING GO AHEAD AND GET THEM ALL IF YOU WANT THEM MADISON. JUST GET THEM ALL HONEY. MADISON'S MOTHER AND AUNT WERE ALSO WATCHING HER THINKING THE SAME THING. SHE MADE THE DAY END WITH A SWEET MEMORY. SHE HAS LONG BROWN CURLS AND THEY WERE BOUNCING AS SHE WENT FROM WREATH TO WREATH PICKING OUT JUST THE RIGHT FLOWER. THEY WERE ALL SHADES OF PINK AND WHITE.

DONATIONS


WHILE IN THE WAITING ROOM AT THE HEART CENTER I STARTED TALKING TO A LADY THAT WAS THERE WITH HER HUSBAND. MISS JUANITA TOLD ME ABOUT HER MOTHER'S SISTER MISS MAVIS WHO HAD PASSED AWAY A FEW YEARS AGO WITH CANCER OF THE OVARIES. SHE SAID MISS MAVIS WAS A GREAT CRAFTER AND CHRISTIAN. HER DAUGHTER'S DIDN'T SEW SO THEY GAVE MISS JUANITA HER CRAFTS. THIS IS WHAT SHE DIDN'T USE AND SHE GAVE THEM TO ME.
THE FIRST PICTURE IS OF A BOX FULL OF LACE. WHAT I DON'T USE FOR THE PREEMIES WILL BE USED FOR THE NURSING HOMES. AUNT JANELLE IS MAKING A LOT OF LAPGHANS AND DONATING THEM.


THIS IS A PICTURE OF YARN, HOOKS AND OTHER THINGS. AS YOU CAN SEE I'VE ALREADY STARTED CROCHETING A PINK BABY BLANKET.
MISS JUANITA SAID SHE WAS A NURSE FOR 25 YEARS I THINK. I MAY NOT HAVE THAT RIGHT BECAUSE I FORGOT TO RIGHT THAT PART DOWN, BUT I KNOW SHE WAS A NURSE. SHE SAID THAT SHE MADE APRONS FOR THE NURSING HOME WITH BUTTONS, ZIPPERS AND OTHER THINGS ON THEM. SHE CALLED THEM WORRY APRONS OR BUSY APRONS. (I REALLY NEED TO WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING BECAUSE THE BRAIN IS GONE.) I'M GOING WITH BUSY APRONS. ANYWAY AUNT JANELLE AND I ARE GOING TO MAKE SOME BUSY LAPGHANS. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS AND SUCH WORRYING WITH A CORNER OF A SHIRT OR SOMETHING. I THINK THEY WOULD REALLY LIKE SOMETHING LIKE MAYBE A SMALLER VERSION OF A LAPGHAN TO TINKER WITH.AUNT JANELLE AND I TALKED AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY MAKING SOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MISS JUANITA FOR SHARING YOUR AUNT'S CRAFTS. WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY TOUCH A LOT OF LIVES.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

UPDATE ON FAMILY

TIM DID JUST FINE WITH HIS TEST. WE HAVE TO BE THERE AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING FOR THE OTHER PART OF THE TEST.
I'LL POST TOMMOROW ABOUT A REALLY NICE LADY I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING TODAY.
AS FOR TIM'S SISTER THEY CALLED ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH TIM'S TEST TO LET US KNOW THAT THEY WERE TAKING HER OFF LIFE SUPPORT. THEN WE GOT A CALL THAT SHE WAS GONE. SHE'S BEEN SICK FOR SO LONG, HER SUFFERING IS OVER AND OURS BEGINS.

Monday, September 14, 2009

DOCTOR VISIT

WE TOOK ALL OF TIM'S NEW RECORDS WITH US TODAY SO OUR DR. WOULD BE UP TO SPEED ON EVERYTHING. HE WANTS TO RUN A FEW MORE TEST AND CONSULT WITH OTHER DR.'S ABOUT THE BEST THING TO DO. TIM'S ANEURYSM IS 4.5 AND 5.5 IS WHERE YOU HAVE TO GET SOMETHING DONE FOR SURE. WE WANT IT FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE BLOCKAGES WILL BE FIXED THEN ALSO. WE MAY HAVE TO GO TO NASHVILLE TO GET IT DONE THIS TIME. THE DR. SAID THE SECOND TIME AROUND WAS MORE DANGEROUS AND THE DOCTORS THERE WERE A LITTLE BETTER THAN AT HUNTSVILLE FOR THIS SORT OF THING.
WE GO BACK TO HUNTSVILLE TOMORROW FOR MORE TEST.
WE ALSO NEED YOUR PRAYERS FOR TIM'S YOUNGEST SISTER VICKI. WHILE WE WERE GETTING RECORDS TO TAKE WITH US SHE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ER . WE DIDN'T KNOW THIS UNTIL TONIGHT. SHE HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS COPD AND HEART TROUBLE ARE JUST TWO OF THEM. THEY FLEW HER TO CHATTANOOGA BY HELICOPTER. SHE'S IN CCU ON LIFE SUPPORT NOW. THEY DON'T KNOW HOW LONG SHE WENT WITHOUT OXYGEN SO THEY DON'T KNOW IF HER BRAIN WAS DAMAGED OR NOT. HER HEART DID STOP AT THE HOSPITAL OR IN THE AMBULANCE OR BOTH AND SHE TOOK HER OXYGEN OFF DURING THE NIGHT AT HOME. THEY ARE GOING TO LOWER HER BODY TEMPERATURE FOR AT LEAST 12 HOURS AND THEN BRING IT BACK UP. THIS SHOULD HELP THE BRAIN WHEN THERE'S OXYGEN LOSS. THEN THEY WILL DECIDE HOW MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE BRAIN. THE ONLY SIGN OF FEELING SHE HAS IS THE TUBE DOWN HER THROAT.
HER KIDNEY'S AND LIVER WANT TO SHUT DOWN BUT ARE HANGING ON SO FAR. IF THEY SHUT DOWN THEN IT'S OVER EVEN IF THE BRAIN IS ALRIGHT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS FOR TIM. HE HAS TO BE ALRIGHT, HE'S THE AIR I BREATH, THE LIGHT IN MY SUN MY BEST FRIEND, WELL YOU GET THE IDEA.

Friday, September 11, 2009

WE MADE IT HOME

TIM'S HOME AND HE FEELS PRETTY GOOD, JUST TIRED. I WISH I HAD GOOD NEWS TO REPORT TONIGHT ABOUT HIS TEST. HE HAS A 100% AND A 90% BLOCKAGE AND THEY CAN'T USE STINTS BECAUSE THEY HAD A REALLY HARD TIME JUST DOING THE TEST. HE ALSO HAS AN ANEURYSM IN THE AORTA. NOT GOOD AT ALL. WE GO TO HUNTSVILLE MONDAY TO HIS DOCTOR. UNTIL THEN HE'S TO TAKE IT EASY SO HE DOESN'T STIR UP MORE TROUBLE. THESE BLOCKAGES ARE IN THE BY PASSES HE HAD. THE THIRD ONE IS JUST FINE. I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE ANEURYSM THAN I AM ANYTHING. I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES MONDAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS, WE NEED THEM A LOT.
I DID SOME CROCHETING WHILE WAITING AROUND IN THE WAITING ROOM. I'LL POST PICTURES LATER. I TALKED A LOT ABOUT EGF AS ALWAYS. I TALKED ABOUT THE WEDDING DRESS THAT WAS DONATED TO MAKE BURIAL OUTFITS WITH AND A LADY TOLD ME SHE HAD A WEDDING DRESS SHE WOULD LIKE TO DONATE.
I REALLY LIKED HER AND HER TWIN SISTER A LOT. PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS FAMILY BECAUSE THEY LOST THEIR MOTHER YESTERDAY. I JUST MET THEM BUT MY HEART BROKE FOR THEM, I PRAY THE LORD WILL GIVE THEM STRENGTH TO GET THROUGH THIS. I HOPE THEY CAN BRING ALL THE GOOD MEMORIES OF THEIR MOTHER TO MIND, HEAR HER LAUGHTER AND SEE HER SMILE.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

YOUR PRAYERS ARE NEEDED

I HAD TO TAKE TIM TO THE ER YESTERDAY, THEY PUT HIM IN ICU TO KEEP AN EYE ON HIM. HE WAS HAVING TIGHTNESS IN HIS CHEST AND HIS ARMS WERE NUMB, IT WAS LIKE HE'S HAD BEFORE ONLY THIS TIME IT HURT MORE. HE RATED IT A 6. THEY GAVE HIM VITAMIN K TODAY TO THICKEN HIS BLOOD SO THEY CAN DO THE ARTERIAL GRAM IN THE MORNING AT 8:00. HE'S DOING FINE NOW OR I'D BE IN THE WAITING ROOM RIGHT NOW. PLEASE PRAY THAT IF THEY FIND SOMETHING WRONG IT'S NOT BAD AND THEY CAN FIX IT WITHOUT OPEN HEART SURGERY. I NEED TO GET TO BED SO I CAN GET UP IN THE MORNING , I HOPE YOU HEAR FROM ME IN THE MORNING WHEN I BRING TIM HOME.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

LITTLE BOY OUTFIT


THIS IS THE PATTERN I'LL USE FOR THE BOYS MORE THAN LIKELY. I MADE IT A LITTLE LONGER, MADE THE SLEEVES LONGER AND I ALSO RESHAPED THE SLEEVES SO THEY WOULDN'T FLAIR OUT. I ALSO PUT A DRAWSTRING AT THE BOTTOM SO IT WOULDN'T LOOK LIKE A DRESS. THIS WILL FIT A 1 POUND BABY.
COCOA JUST HAD TO PLAY BALL WHEN I GOT EVERYTHING ALL NICE AND PRETTY FOR THE PICTURE. SHE JUST LOVES THAT BALL, IT'S SOFT AND JUST THE RIGHT SIZE FOR HER. I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO NOT TO WASH THINGS BEFORE I TAKE A PICTURE OF IT BECAUSE SHE JUST LOVES TO GET ON IT AND SEE WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO.