Ten years ago,,,,,

today,,,was the day Ronnie passed away,,,,,,where has the time gone?  Alot has happened,,,,,alot of changes,,,,,,I'm not the same person I was then.  Things happen that change you,,,,,,,and you can't help it.  But,,on a brighter side,,,,,,,he is far off better than me,,,,or any of us,,,,,,,,and one day,,,,,yep, one day I will get to see him again,,,(Look for me,,,,for I will be there too).

I am still receiving iron by IV on fridays,,,maybe this friday will be the last of it,,,,,and I pulled 112 last week at therapy,,,,closer to 120,,,,maybe it will come this week.  The knee is doing well,,,,the muscles behind the knee hurt alot,,,,I think that is due to the fibromaylgia,,but even that is getting better.  But I think I am still getting feeling back in the knee that makes it hurt.   Wonder how long it will take to get all the sensations back?  Or will I ever?  hmmmmm  We shall see,,,meanwhile,,,,need to go ride my bike,,,,,,,,,

108*

degree of motion  yesterday at PT,,,,,,,way to GOOOOOO!!!  Maybe soon I will make 120*  Check up with Dr Shadowens was pretty good,,,A1c was 5.5,,,,that is real good but cholesterol is still pretty high,,,liver counts are excellent,,,,,,,he added Zetia to the already taking drugs,,,,,hope it helps.  I see Rebecca Shadowen on thursday,,,,wonder how things will be with her.........As far as I know,,,,no infections,,,,yey me,,,,,,,,,

Almost 6 weeks,,,,,,,,,

well,,,on Friday it will be 6 weeks since surgery,,,,,and still doing well and no infection,,,,just can't believe it......the knee looks great, all healed and staples all out.....the bruising is gone except for a little yellow bruising still. Today I got 102 degree of motion,,,that is good but still have 120 to get to,,,but they tell me it will come,,,,I'm looking forward to it. Thanks to Dr Rebecca Shadowen for giving me so much antibiotic that I didn't get an infection,,,,thrush yes,,,,,but no infection of the knee. Since the bone marrow test showed no iron stores,,,,,De Sishardri says I need more iron,,,,so on Friday I will receive more iron by IV,,,I did last Friday also,,,,will do this for the next 3 Fridays. She said this will help with the healing process and the platelets and overall picture,,,, should help. Looking forward to this,,,,but,,,,not looking forward to the leg cramps that followed last weeks treatment,,,,hey,,,,but it will help the cause,,,,,got some terrible bruising from the stick,,,,wonder what the platelets are doing,,,,might ask for a CBC to see what is going on. On a good note my A1c was a 5.5 that is a very good thing,,,,Dr David Shadowen will be glad to hear of this,,,,I see the endocrinologist on Friday.

Going to try and go back to sewing class tomorrow,,,,will miss my good friend Joann,,,,,but will remember all the good times we had. I had so many things lined up to sew,,,,,,but it has been very hard to focus on anything other than my knee,,,this has really surprised me. I found it hard to set so many times,,,but it is getting better,,,,the cane and walker are gone, that is a good thing,,,,,just waiting for the muscles in the back of the legs to finally heal.,,,,,Wonder how long that is going to take,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Hope everyone had a good Valentines Day yesterday,,,,,,,,,,,sure miss my Valentine,,,,,,,,,,

R.I.P. Joann Smith,,,,,

my dear friend that helped me so much on the creation of the wall hanging has passed away,,,,,I will miss her greatly, especially at our quilting meetings. I learned sooo much from her about sewing techniques, she taught me how to use my New sewing machine,,,many good conversations about gospel singing and preaching services and life in general,,,,and we shared a monster of a disease,,,hers with lung cancer and of course mine with CLL. Needless to say we had alot in common. Since we have started our sewing meetings,,,JoAnns health has continue to deteriorate,,,,and now it has spread to her brain,,,and was taking some radiation treatments. Of course to no avail,,,,she didn't get better this time and she passed. It truly is our(my) loss and heavens gain. She's probably teaching everyone how to quilt in heaven,,(tears, tears) RIP my friend Joann.