Ron had a very good appointment with Dr. Sora yesterday. He switched out some of his medication and put him on some vitamins. But Ron is doing much better. Next week he goes back to Dr Baddradoja (the neurologist). We will see what he has to say about the memory loss, vision changes, and trouble with numbers.
Today, mom and I went to get pedicures, and nails done. Then we ate lunch at NIMBUS, did some shopping, then picked up my glasses. Then it was home to veg.
I have now lost a total of 64 lbs. WooHoo. I only have about 40 more to go. I will get there, I am having trouble with my clothes fitting me. It used to be they were too small, now they are too big, that is a great feeling, but sort of sad too when my favorite clothes don't fit or something I have worn only 1-2 times. I am trying to hold out buying too many new things until I reach my goal weight. And the best thing is I know that I will be able to keep this weight off.
Tomorrow is our 12th anniversary. Ron got me a diamond tennis bracelet that he gave to me early. I got him a blu-ray player and a Terry Redlin print. I have to admit like all married couples, there have been arguments and disagreements, but all in all we have a wonderful rich fulfilling marriage. Ron is so thoughtful and so helpful around the house.
We bought our home last May. We were fortunate enough to be able to pay cash for it. We have had fun furnishing our home how we want it, We put in an above ground swimming pool and a spa. Now just waiting for it to get warm enough to swim again. But the hot tub has been great this winter. It is never too cold to get in there. We are contemplating putting a solar heater in the pool so that we can use it year around.
Mom lives with us. And that is working out very very well. We have lots of fun shopping, decorating, and playing. We go to the casino occasionally, and that is always fun. Sometimes we win and most times we lose but it's fun. When Ron and I were working, she is so good to do the cooking. However, I have to say, I don't like her driving. hehe. So I or Ron drive most places. But is is rewarding to take care of her for a change, or maybe it is she is taking care of us.
Well off to get some shakes at Sonic. So will post again soon.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Old Times and New Beginnings
Wow, everyone is blogging nowadays so thought I should keep up with the trend.
On Saturday, Jan, 30th, Ron and I will celebrate our 12th anniversary. It has been a fast 12 years but a wonderful 12 years and I cannot imagine my life without this amazing man.
We moved to Tucson in Feb 2006, and it has been the best move of our lives. Although I miss my kids in Iowa, I don't know if I would ever want to move back there. Tucson has everything there is to offer and everything is close. As far as moving out here, I think I had to wean myself away from the kids. They are all adults and I worried about them constantly if they were late getting home from someplace and stuff like that. It was hard to tell myself that they were grown up responsible people and not to worry, but as a mom it is hard.
Ron and I enjoy exploring the hidden treasures here in Arizona, we love to to go to places like Colossal Cave, Desert Museum, Mt Lemmon, driving through the desert, Old Tucson studios, the old missions near Tucson to name a few.
Until we moved to Tucson, Ron and I barely saw each other as we worked different shifts so we would only meet in passing. That was very hard for me, I felt like I had a phantom husband, and he always worked nights so even if I was off during the day, he was sleeping so missed out on family gatherings and we missed so much time together.
We moved to Tucson so Ron could take a job at SkyWest Airlines as an aircraft mechanic. I was born in Arizona and lived here until we moved to Iowa in grade school so I was excited to come back "home". Ron immediately fell in love with the town and surroundings and said for the first time he felt he was HOME.
That is the old, now for the new beginnings
This year has begun with changes in our lives. I resigned from my job at Tucson Medical Center as a unit clerk, it is a long story but it was the right decision for me and the timing was perfect looking back now.
On Jan 3, Jenny and her family were visiting for a late Christmas, and Jenny's and I were out and about at the Tanque Verde Swap meet, when my mom called frantic and told me Ron had fallen and to get home, the medics were on their way. Well we dropped eveything had headed directly to TMC to wait for Ron to get there via ambulance.
Evidently, Ron was getting ready to go to the mall, and as he got to the front door, he has a seizure and fell face first onto the floor. He laid unconcious mom said for at least 5-7 minutes and had a cut on his forehead. Understand in Arizona, there are no basements, and we have a concrete floor with tile. So there is no give to that floor. CT results showed 3 areas with bleed in the brain. So it was inpatient status for him. The bleeds were small and the neurologist and neurosurgeon didn't seem to be so much worried about the bleeds as they were about why he had the seizure. Was it medication? Was it the fact that he had been drinking after stopping for awhile and so like a withdrawl type seizure, Was he drinking with medication that caused the seizure? That is still to be determined, I guess only God knows the true answer. But in any case Ron could have died that day, and he knows now that there is no way he can drink and risk another seizure if that was the culprit.
I am happy to report that he has had no further seizures since then that we know of, however, on the downside, is Ron has trouble with his short term memory, in fact he doesn't remember what I got him for Christmas or things that happened around the time of this incident and sometimes doesn't remember things from earlier in the day. He also has a hard time counting numbers, so we play a lot of yahtzee where he has to count. That may be getting a little better.
He has also noticed that his eyesight is getting a little worse, he can't read the fine print like he used to. He goes back to the neurologist next week and we will discuss things with him then.
Ron's short term disability and FMLA ran out at work and we don't know when he will be released from the neurologist, so he resigned yesterday for health reasons. Ron is also very very scared of having another seizure while working atop an aircraft or lift. Also the stress of the job was really really getting to him, which also could contribute to the seizures. So in a nutshell here, Ron and I both are "retired" at this time. He has his military retirement and we paid cash for our home, so we only have our monthly expenses. So we can enjoy this time together for awhile. Ron can go back to SkyWest in the future when he can be assured that he will have no more seizures. Right now we may both just look for part time jobs and remain semi retired.
On Saturday, Jan, 30th, Ron and I will celebrate our 12th anniversary. It has been a fast 12 years but a wonderful 12 years and I cannot imagine my life without this amazing man.
We moved to Tucson in Feb 2006, and it has been the best move of our lives. Although I miss my kids in Iowa, I don't know if I would ever want to move back there. Tucson has everything there is to offer and everything is close. As far as moving out here, I think I had to wean myself away from the kids. They are all adults and I worried about them constantly if they were late getting home from someplace and stuff like that. It was hard to tell myself that they were grown up responsible people and not to worry, but as a mom it is hard.
Ron and I enjoy exploring the hidden treasures here in Arizona, we love to to go to places like Colossal Cave, Desert Museum, Mt Lemmon, driving through the desert, Old Tucson studios, the old missions near Tucson to name a few.
Until we moved to Tucson, Ron and I barely saw each other as we worked different shifts so we would only meet in passing. That was very hard for me, I felt like I had a phantom husband, and he always worked nights so even if I was off during the day, he was sleeping so missed out on family gatherings and we missed so much time together.
We moved to Tucson so Ron could take a job at SkyWest Airlines as an aircraft mechanic. I was born in Arizona and lived here until we moved to Iowa in grade school so I was excited to come back "home". Ron immediately fell in love with the town and surroundings and said for the first time he felt he was HOME.
That is the old, now for the new beginnings
This year has begun with changes in our lives. I resigned from my job at Tucson Medical Center as a unit clerk, it is a long story but it was the right decision for me and the timing was perfect looking back now.
On Jan 3, Jenny and her family were visiting for a late Christmas, and Jenny's and I were out and about at the Tanque Verde Swap meet, when my mom called frantic and told me Ron had fallen and to get home, the medics were on their way. Well we dropped eveything had headed directly to TMC to wait for Ron to get there via ambulance.
Evidently, Ron was getting ready to go to the mall, and as he got to the front door, he has a seizure and fell face first onto the floor. He laid unconcious mom said for at least 5-7 minutes and had a cut on his forehead. Understand in Arizona, there are no basements, and we have a concrete floor with tile. So there is no give to that floor. CT results showed 3 areas with bleed in the brain. So it was inpatient status for him. The bleeds were small and the neurologist and neurosurgeon didn't seem to be so much worried about the bleeds as they were about why he had the seizure. Was it medication? Was it the fact that he had been drinking after stopping for awhile and so like a withdrawl type seizure, Was he drinking with medication that caused the seizure? That is still to be determined, I guess only God knows the true answer. But in any case Ron could have died that day, and he knows now that there is no way he can drink and risk another seizure if that was the culprit.
I am happy to report that he has had no further seizures since then that we know of, however, on the downside, is Ron has trouble with his short term memory, in fact he doesn't remember what I got him for Christmas or things that happened around the time of this incident and sometimes doesn't remember things from earlier in the day. He also has a hard time counting numbers, so we play a lot of yahtzee where he has to count. That may be getting a little better.
He has also noticed that his eyesight is getting a little worse, he can't read the fine print like he used to. He goes back to the neurologist next week and we will discuss things with him then.
Ron's short term disability and FMLA ran out at work and we don't know when he will be released from the neurologist, so he resigned yesterday for health reasons. Ron is also very very scared of having another seizure while working atop an aircraft or lift. Also the stress of the job was really really getting to him, which also could contribute to the seizures. So in a nutshell here, Ron and I both are "retired" at this time. He has his military retirement and we paid cash for our home, so we only have our monthly expenses. So we can enjoy this time together for awhile. Ron can go back to SkyWest in the future when he can be assured that he will have no more seizures. Right now we may both just look for part time jobs and remain semi retired.
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