Family

It has been sweet for the last 2 days do you have conversations with all of my children..  Tricia visited today with Hannah and Rudy and I gave her the slide that I have been trying to get around to installing for months now.  I also gave her outdoor chair that swivels and rocks and if it's not used by Rudy will be a comfortable place for those who need to tend him.  Yesterday I gave up ox of cake making pans and supports to Sela who loves to bake and loves to watch others bake on TV and YouTube.  She and her sister we're excited and diverted by the prospect of making cakes with the various sizes pans I'm supporting them on the various faces I also gave them my cupcake racks.  The process of opening the large box that contained all the bacon gear then trying to fit it back in again when they were finished examining it was very diverting from the topic I was talking to their parents about, my cancer.  Jacqueline and Diana came by yesterday to offer what help I might need and I enlisted them in doing the test but they stopped doing a couple of months ago when they felt at favor exposing me my continuing to come into my house given the current virus problem.   The gadianton robbers are abroad in the land, instigating violent and destructive demonstrations.  Secret combinations invest the governments of the world hand in the name of freedom the most innocent among Us the babies arer being killed..  other than having a tumor damaging my health I have a very comfortable life most of all I value the love of my family.  My physical condition has improved radically since the  urinary tract infection that was identified at the hospital has been under treatment with sulfa drugs cantharis and .cranberry pellets. 

Prepare to Die

On Friday evening I began to feel really poorly difficulty breathing and general malaise.  I called my daughter Nancy to come and help me out she drove me to the hospital where  they treated me is an active covid-19 patient initially.  I thought that my problem stemmed from something like a bleeding ulcer or another bleeding tumor and that I had low blood levels.  I gave me a cardio exam and then begin to do X-rays not long after which they took me down to the CAT scan room and get upper and lower scans.  Good news was that my little animals are in good area play there's nothing wrong with my heart however the doctor tells me I have a mass you're my spine between my kidneys and from his description is fairly extensive including spots on my lungs.  For a little over a year I've been suffering from vague back aches the real orientales lately.  This was probably a sign of the tumor slowly growing.  I send out an email to All My children telling them of what I have been told.  Their responses were sympathetic and sensitive.  Mary brought her family for a visit and I realize that it was a good time to give Sela who's talented and interested in baking buy stock of wedding pans and supports for making wedding cakes.  I appreciated Mary bringing some pain pills,. I will likely choose palliative care, hopefully carried out at home.  Most of the preparation I need to make have already been accomplished. 

Diana's birthday

I drove over to the Hancock house this afternoon with two boxes of pastels two pieces of sanded pastel paper and a phone car rental to use as an easel support a drawing.  Diana should me a couple of pastel drawings she has done using my set a still implement she got for Christmas and a book of pastel paper I gave her then.  I continue to struggle to eat enough food of the right kind.

Lazy Tuesday

I accomplished a few things today possibly the most important was that I determining that there were three screw holes and that they are big enough to accommodate the bolts that I purchased to fasten the slide to the slide Tower.  I made some shrimp with noodles but probably because the shrimp was boiled instead of fried or otherwise cooked it was somewhat bland.  I gave about a third of it to Richard.  My stomach has been a little uncomfortable but not as painful as on other occasions.

Food

I made some oyster stew this evening which I wasn't sure would be okay.  It motivated me to send off some e-mails in the event I managed to poison myself.  So far it seems I'm okay.  Reprise burps are nasty but my stomach and lower parts seem relatively unaffected.  I sent money to Mary after visiting the bank and got both a raspberry shake and some Parrot Island Shrimp before stopping by to see Lucinda's family..  I think I may have ingested sufficient calories today.

Oh sweet memory foam

I had originally planned to return to Jordanelle Reservoir but I changed my mind after a night of misery because of the firm mattress in the cabin and the need to drive each time I had to use the bathroom.  After aching and feeling pain and fatigue almost continually for several reasons and waking to a sleety morning, I decided that my return to Provo would be one way.  I made it home without stopping although I was doubtful I could do it without pulling off the road to recoup.  I immediately went to my room and took refuge on my bed and didn't wake from restful sleep for several hours.  Last night's sleep was pretty much painless.  Needless to say I texted those who were gathering at the reservoir that I wouldn't be joining them. 

I drove to Jordanelle

This is my first time at the reservoir although I've driven past it many times.  Nancy rented a cabin and camp sites and a boat slip.  I'm going back to Provo tomorrow and returning on Sunday to spend two more days.  I have been useful by being on shore with Talitha while David ventured out on the lake with his paddle board.