Lorena on September 30th, 2009

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Lorena on September 29th, 2009

From Aunt Gay’s daily email – Tues 9/29 3PM.  Joe is still in ICU, still on the ventilator, still running a fever of about 102.  The consensus among the docs is that he doesn’t have an infection, he has an inflammation of the pancreas.  As far as I can tell, the plan is to keep [...]

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Lorena on September 29th, 2009

Fiber: Shetland Wool Colorway: Selfish Yardage/Weight: 324 y/200 g Notes: from the Spunky Eclectic Fiber Club (June 2009)

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Lorena on September 28th, 2009

Two emails from Aunt Gay today – Mon.  9/28 Joe still has a high fever, though not as high as yesterday.  He’s off the cold bed again.  Still in ICU, still on the ventilator.  I hope to talk to some doctors today.  All other signs seem to be holding stable. He is responding to the [...]

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Lorena on September 28th, 2009

And the Question of the Week is… If you had to kill your own food, would you become a vegetarian? My answer is after the cut.

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Lorena on September 26th, 2009

I just had a lovely conversation with Aunt Gay, and they’ve finally gotten Unca Joe’s fever down. This is the email she sent out earlier today – Joe’s still running a high fever that won’t come down.  They’ve cultured everything but probably won’t have results for several days.  They’re leaving him on the respirator, sedated, [...]

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Lorena on September 25th, 2009

I was about to post this: Joe’s still in ICU, still has a fever, still on the respirator.  The pulmonary doc hasn’t been in yet, but he was hoping to start weaning Joe off the respirator today. They tell me that’s done slowly. Joe’s going in for a CAT scan at noon to see what’s [...]

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Lorena on September 25th, 2009

(Originally posted on July 10, 2008) Thursday is trash pickup day in my neighborhood; I usually forget this and then when walking the dog I feel that I’m being stalked by the garbage trucks. But I am always amused by guys in their boxers running their trash bins out to the sidewalk! This morning I [...]

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Lorena on September 25th, 2009

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Lorena on September 24th, 2009

Yarn: Steadfast Fibers Wonderful Wool (gray); Trendsetter Merino VIII (red) Pattern: 2009 Afghan: The September Square (Ravel it!)

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