I’m back home, watching White Christmas and eating saltines and blended soups (not much to look at, but still tastes OK.)Merry Christmas to all! Continue reading

Recovered family correspondence — December 24, 2007. Original email from Peter Zeimet. Original subject: “retro Jello recipe.” Body preserved verbatim. lime pineapple sour creamjello 1. dissolve one large package LIME JELLO or two small ones with drained CRUSHED pineapple (large) can juice and water about half liquid amount called for on the instructions (like anyone… Continue reading

We have received two mystery packages for the boys. Each contains some type of over sized puzzle. If you sent this, please let me know. Thanks. Continue reading

The tube came out last night at about 10 ish. It’s the best Christmas present ever! I’m supposed to have some tests this morning and then maybe we’ll try some clear liquids (yeah more rubber jello and Popsicles!) You’d think with a diet like this I’d be losing weight like crazy, but no — no… Continue reading

Recovered family correspondence — December 23, 2007. It is odd because I read where you had the bowel obstruction……….boy are you fortunate they caught it before it ruptured. Your grandmother had the same thing and she kept complaining to the doctors at the VA and they said it was a myriad of different things. It… Continue reading

Recovered family correspondence — December 23, 2007. Truman, Truman. His last couple of blood tests were good, indicate that his kidneys and liver survived. Next week’s test will indicate if he’s out of the woods for kidney/liver stuff. His ulcerated stomach is now the biggest concern; apparently the ulcers may perforate. Won’t know on ulcer… Continue reading

This morning I was readmitted to the hospital for an obstructed bowel. Turns out what I thought was just a reaction to the antibiotic wasn’t. So I have a really exciting tube in my nose to pump my stomach all day. Merry Christmas to me! Maybe I’ll be out tomorrow or the next day. Hope… Continue reading

Dear Santa, I’ve been a good mom all year. I’ve fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited the doctor’s office more than my doctor and sold sixty-two cases of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground. I was hoping you could spread my list out over… Continue reading

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My sister has an odd sense of humor — but it’s hard not to laugh! Oser elvesDave & MarilynKrall elves Continue reading