My CT scan results were unremarkable, to borrow a word from the radiologists report. They didn't find anything significant. I struggle a little with how one person could say I have blood clots in my spleen, and then the others say there's nothing notable there. Do I or don't I have them? Nobody seems to be worried about them, except me! My doctor recommended waiting, watching, and doing another CT scan in about 6 months to follow-up. I'll be a nervous wreck, waiting for the other shoe to drop and hoping it doesn't.
We visited my father-in-law today. We haven't been there in several weeks, and we were anxious to see how he is progressing. He seems about the same - he's coherent earlier in the day, but by around 3 PM, he starts to get fuzzy. His eyes start glazing over and he starts repeating himself more. The rough part today was his dog was hit by a car last weekend, and they had to put him to sleep because of his injuries. Instead of just letting him think what he wants, my mother-in-law wanted to argue with him about what happened and how they decided to put the dog to sleep. Again we wondered, why does she argue with him? It just aggravates him and it doesn't accomplish anything. Who cares if he's right or wrong? Let him think what he wants. She drives us crazy sometimes.
Son has frustrated me this week. We finally purchased a vehicle for him - we still aren't sure if it was the right choice, but we aren't sure it was the wrong choice either. Anyway, he was leaving for school the other morning and didn't completely scrape his windows, which were frosted over. He only scraped the drivers side, then drove off. Since I was home, I watched him leave. Then I called him and told him he needed to scrape the WHOLE window. He asked me what I expected him to do, and I said "Pull over and scrape the windows!" That night, he informed me that he wasn't going to put up with me watching him and following him like I did his sister. I, in turn, informed him that I would watch him and follow him if necessary and that if he didn't like it, he would be riding with me again instead of driving his own car. I know he wasn't happy but I think I made my point. And here I was thinking he was going to be easier than my daughter...
The Referee is escaping to Ohio next weekend, so I won't be posting then. My real father's wife called. She is remarried and moving to a new home, and wanted to know if my sister and I would like to have furniture that belonged to my grandmother. Of course! So we are making a quick trip there to pick up whatever she is willing to give us that will fit in our vehicle. It will be a long trip in a short time, but my sister and I will make the most of it, and we'll enjoy the time we have together.
It is November and a time to give thanks for all our blessings. In spite of my ramblings about how my family drives me crazy, I am so very thankful to have them!
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