So Much…So Many

Our last post was only five days away but it seems likes SO MUCH happens so fast.  

There are SO MANY generous people that have blessed Tina with meals and treats.

Last week, Casey (childhood friend) told Tina that she had some leftovers from a meal and wanted to share.  I can’t remember exactly what it was called but it was baked and had feta in it.  Sounds good to me!

On Friday, Barry and Judy (cousin and cousin-in-law) came with a lasagna supper and stayed for the evening.  It’s pretty special when someone brings a meal, stays for a visit and leaves the kitchen clean.

Saturday, Todd (one of those STEELE Standing guys) showed up with a chicken and spinach lasagna along with a delectable rhubarb apple crisp.  We are thinking he got a little help with his cooking.

AKA...Todd, the Terrible Turd 
(nickname given by his dad many years ago!)

Monday, Melissa and Paul (church connections) dropped off still warm chocolate chip cookies and a pineapple dessert.

Today, Percy brought in chilli for supper.  Jenn (My daughter) was there all day visiting, making SO MANY phone calls, doing Tina’s nails and other odd jobs.  They were even able to get out for a walk.

I'm STEELE Standing!💗

Also through these 5 days, dad took some of Tina’s cranberries from her freezer that they had picked in a previous year.  He turned the berries into cranberry juice.  He was even around for one of our video chats.

Talking about the Leaf's!

Homemade cranberry juice

Mom shows up regularly and usually has something in hand or she may stay to bake another batch of muffins.  She also does laundry, cleans and anything else to keep her busy.

Anthony (Tina’s son) has spent a few days around the house keeping Tina company.

Austin (Tina’s youngest son) has been holding down the fort and making sure that his mom has what she needs in front of her and the cat stays away from what’s in front of her.

John (a friend of Anthony’s) stopped in and he is designing a wheelchair ramp and has offered to pay for the building permit.

There has been SO MUCH generosity. 

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And now let’s take a break from the generosity news to the medical news and there is SO MUCH of that too.

Kingston General Hospital called and Tina is booked for a second MRI on April 4th.  Our eyes were opened to even the little struggles that Tina has on a day to day basis.  We were on a video chat when she got the call for the appointment. Answering the phone before someone hangs up is hard when your mobility is limited.  The person on the other end of the phone has details that are important for the appointment but Tina can’t write them down.  I took the information and then Tina “hey, googled it.”

Tina has been itchy for the past week and has had to take Benadryl.  This is a probable side affect from the meds that she is on.

The nurse called today and she will be dropping off monitoring supplies.

Kathleen, the Occupational Therapist, called and said that she would be ordering a wedge for the bed and a lift chair.  The wheel chair just arrived while I was doing this blog and Tina looked like she had just been released from captivity.  SO MUCH stuff!

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Tina has been in good spirits most of the time; although she was a little teary today while she was telling a story.  Emma (my granddaughter), went out “canning.”  Canning is something that Tina use to do actively but now watches from the car.  They drive somewhere and clean the ditches and then turn in the cans for money.  Emma has done this with Tina and when she went home she decided to do it on her road.  When Emma was asked what she was going to do with the money, she said, “it’s going to Aunt Tina.”  I teased Tina about crying over garbage.

So as you can see, this post is about SO MANY wonderful and kind people and SO MUCH news of Tina’s journey.  

It really is SO MUCH to take in but we are STEELE STANDING!

And for other news…

Carol has adopted a new little puppy and he will come home to live with them in about 18 days …but who’s counting?

Meet Augie Doggie

I found a little reminder of Ontario and just had to buy it. 

STEELE STANDING…still smiling, most of the time.