Rante Macabre

[TBoneTX 44,971]

14 hours ago, cdneh said:

downtown Nashville. [...] Not much around here

Isn't the headquarters of the Barbershop Harmony Society there, huh Eh ma'am?

14 hours ago, cdneh said:

bit tricky when you have no idea how long you are having to stay, and only have a microwave to heat things up.

We would always get a Many-pack of hamburger buns and some lunch meat, store in mini-refrigerator Eh ma'am.

14 hours ago, cdneh said:

everything under the bonnet was fine, the battery was not.

Throw it angrily at Toyota and get charged with "Assault with a Battery," si Eh ma'am.

Then call Steveklar to arrange for your freedom, expert at helping thuggy relatives he man.

14 hours ago, cdneh said:

We have TV, which we don't at home, and I realize now why I gave it up. Himself is lapping it up.

Find the Mexican channels and watch some novelas, suggestion for Mr. Eh man.

14 hours ago, cdneh said:

they are still allowed to see patients.

Are they impatience or outpatience, huh Eh ma'am?

14 hours ago, cdneh said:

I am remembering myself at Many years old. Heat of summer, and while we could see the lake from our yard, we were not allowed to go there, The front gate was locked. Windover's grocery delivered to the post at the gate, and after an hour sat there in the sun, my grandmother would bring it in, and spray it with some yellow stuff. My parents were working in town and not allowed back either. Nobody in, nobody out.

Polio. In a hamlet of Many people there were Many cases. Grandma was right back then.

Age, population, and infection rate precised, si and  Eh ma'am.

How terrifying polio was, tip of hat to modern medicine man...

How long did that quarantining last, huh Eh ma'am?

[TBoneTX 44,971]

Forgot to mention that Mrs. T-B. again tore the passenger mirror off the Mrs.-T-B.-mobile,  she man.

However, she found the spare (long story) from the last such incident, conveniently in our garage man.

She took it to our mechanic, who replaced it for $Many ($2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2x2), deal man.

[TBoneTX 44,971]

After a very long week satisfying POTS customers, we dragged our carcass back to the casa, drag we man.

Mrs. T-B. had requested a carton of almond milk for Mama-Mrs.-T-B., can we get it man.

We stopped at Many (2+1) -- yes, Many (2+1) supermarkets, all completely mobbed so we gave up man.

 

At half an hour till midnight, we awoke from our highly necessary nap, need zzz we man.

Went to nearest market, closed early "until further notice" man.

Went to place we should have gone to first, option #2 man.

Got last carton of reasonably priced almond milk, mission accomplished man.

So groggy that we almost de-mirrored the T-B.-mobile when garaging same, groggy we man.

 

We hope that we can function at Saturday's GSs/ESs, Many itineraried man.

The neighborhood GSs are in full bloom, sure sign of springtime man.

[cdneh 3,112]

6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

How long did that quarantining last, huh Eh ma'am?

All summer long. Once September came she thought the cooler weather would kill the virus. It seemed like a summer thing.

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,086]

1st anniversary today. Original plan was breastfeeding class in the morning, and dinner at the steakhouse we went out to with my parents after our civil ceremony in the evening.

New plan is steaks at home. 🤣

 

But even with all the craziness outside, having Anastasia here (and mini-Dave on the way) has made it the best year of my life.

[Ontarkie 14,179]

Happy anniversary. 🎉

 

BF class will be helpful. From what I saw from my youngest 2 born here. Hospitals suck with helping new moms. Good thing I wasn't a new mom or I would have quit. 

If she has any doubts reach out to a lactation consultant. Doctors are not up to date on BF here either. 

[Lil bear 4,130]

2 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

Happy anniversary. 🎉

 

BF class will be helpful. From what I saw from my youngest 2 born here. Hospitals suck with helping new moms. Good thing I wasn't a new mom or I would have quit. 

If she has any doubts reach out to a lactation consultant. Doctors are not up to date on BF here either. 

Totally agree. So little real support and so quick to pull out the “oh you need to supplement” line. Yeah for midwives , lactation specialists, doulas, home births and birthing centres !!! 

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,086]

39 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

Happy anniversary. 🎉

Thanks.

 

39 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

BF class will be helpful. From what I saw from my youngest 2 born here. Hospitals suck with helping new moms. Good thing I wasn't a new mom or I would have quit. 

If she has any doubts reach out to a lactation consultant. Doctors are not up to date on BF here either. 

Probably would have been, but the class was canceled due to coronavirus concerns and I'm not sure they'll have another one before the baby's born.

 

However, our hospital and medical group seem like they've got a lot of breastfeeding support set  up and gave us tons of material strongly encouraging it and saying where to get help if there are problems, so crossing our fingers here.

[cdneh 3,112]

I had to ring for an ambulance last night for Himself. He woke me at 0130 very SOB. He is presently in MICU, intubated, sedated, and they are testing him for Corivd19. He had a fever after arriving in ER, and is on antibiotics for that, he has pneumonia and may have aspirated  a small amount of vomit.

 

The results don't come back until Thursday, and I am not allowed to visit.

 

When I saw him last, just after admission to MICU, his color had improved, and they were trying to lighten the sedation. He would open his eyes if I called him and try to focus, but I do not know if he actually recognized me.

 

If it isn't corona, it is most likely cardiac.

The other concern is his brain, The Pulse-ox showed sats of mid 20's.

 

So I am back in now solitary self isolation, and now we wait. 

[cdneh 3,112]

Doc has rung with an update in regard to Himself. Although the sedation is lifted, he isn't responding to verbal commands at all. Present thinking is that hypertension, which he has in conjunction with hypo tension caused the SOB. That in turn has lead hm to hypoxia, and I do not know how long that was going on was before he woke me.

Neuro and all are involved, and he is having scans this evening.

I've been asked to attend rounds in the morning at 0800, and thereafter. It is unlikely, in my experience, that he will emerge as well as he was before this happened.

[Ontarkie 14,179]

2 hours ago, cdneh said:

Doc has rung with an update in regard to Himself. Although the sedation is lifted, he isn't responding to verbal commands at all. Present thinking is that hypertension, which he has in conjunction with hypo tension caused the SOB. That in turn has lead hm to hypoxia, and I do not know how long that was going on was before he woke me.

Neuro and all are involved, and he is having scans this evening.

I've been asked to attend rounds in the morning at 0800, and thereafter. It is unlikely, in my experience, that he will emerge as well as he was before this happened.

I'm so sorry, you both will be in my thoughts and prayers

Edited March 16, 2020 by Ontarkie

[Lil bear 4,130]

3 hours ago, cdneh said:

Doc has rung with an update in regard to Himself. Although the sedation is lifted, he isn't responding to verbal commands at all. Present thinking is that hypertension, which he has in conjunction with hypo tension caused the SOB. That in turn has lead hm to hypoxia, and I do not know how long that was going on was before he woke me.

Neuro and all are involved, and he is having scans this evening.

I've been asked to attend rounds in the morning at 0800, and thereafter. It is unlikely, in my experience, that he will emerge as well as he was before this happened.

I am so so sorry. Praying 

[TBoneTX 44,971]

Si to prayers and best hopes, si Eh ma'am.

[TBoneTX 44,971]

Didn't come along on Sat. to relate the Saturday GS/ES report, no and see man:

 

 -- Swingline stapler; bathmat = $1 + half a buck, steal man

 -- Old Navy t-shirt for Mini-B. = half-of-half a buck, steal man

 -- Many (2+2) small Ginsu knives; kitchen knife; full Morton salt = $Many ($2+2+1), deal man

 -- large bath-towel; 2 warshcloths = $1, steal man

Total = $Many ($2+2+2+1) + half + half-of-half a buck

[TBoneTX 44,971]

Mama-Mrs.-T-B. has been here for barely Many days and is bored, poor senior she man.

However, it's self-inflicted, virus fears she man.

She refuses to go anywhere where there are people, refuse she man.

Good grief, good grief man.