Kinda' News

Ron had an appointment with the transplant team Thursday. The doctor didn't tell us anything definite - but he did say - Ron may be further UP on the list because the surgeons performed a couple of liver transplants last week.....Ron was #5 on the list August 20th.

1 Month on List

It's been one month since Ron was listed on the transplant list. He has his final required "how to and what's up concerning liver transplant" class this afternoon. We're looking forward to Ron's 45th class reunion this weekend - and to top it all off - we have bats in our attic.

Are we there yet?

When I was little we used to vacation in southern Florida - I would lay my head in my father's lap as he drove, and watch the odometer - loudly announcing each and every mile as it ticked by (it must have been a long trip for my parents)........with the final question - we've all asked - are we there yet?

We can't go on vacation (at home) - we can't leave town - so this weekend - we're going on a mini vacation - no talk of liver transplant....

So again the question - are we there yet - we really want to have this ordeal over and done with.....no more talk of liver transplants until Monday.......that is....unless we receive 'the' call.

Things to think about

There's more to liver transplant than the surgery: our annual trip to Tybee Island, clogged gutters, tall grass, dog walking - but the thing I hadn't thought about until recently......where is Ron going to sleep. We live in a two story house and the bedrooms are upstairs....and he certainly can't spend his days and nights sleeping on the couch. Our sunroom will change again.

SLEEPING: The sunroom has had many uses: sunroom, diningroom for special occasions, photography studio when the downstairs studio flooded, and now a large bedroom equipped with grandkids' toys and Cheyanne The Wonderhorse. We've even worked out the TV issue - if we position the bed just right, he can see the TV in the livingroom, and use the remote control to change channels = Perfect!

DOG WALKING: Ron usually comes home at lunch and walks the dogs (2-Boxers and a Jack Russell) - but once he's home from the hospital - he won't be taking a 92lb Boxer for a walk. So, he's training the dogs to wait and go out in the afternoon once I get home from work - so far - so good - no accidents.

GUTTERS and GRASS: Ron spent his Saturday up on the roof cleaning gutters. It wasn't until tonight that he told me he almost fell off the roof - he won't be going up on the roof again....gutters clean and a riding lawn mower - I'm hoping the men of our family will spend a couple of their off days helping out with outdoor work.

TYBEE TYME: We can't go too far from home - our annual trip to Tybee Island is on the back burner until after the transplant and recovery time....something to look forward to.

Every weekend we hope for a call - and here it is - Sunday night again. Soon, I know, soon.