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Some of these things are interesting, some are kind of funny, some are a big "who cares" and some are even quite shocking....a whopper for 37 cents! Really, none of them are as noteworthy as what happened in our family 65 years ago.
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| Mom and Dad with Aunt Juanita and Uncle Johnny June 29, 1957 |
Let's step back in time to last week.
Friday - Janie (or Jane) came all the way from Tweed to spend the day with Tina. She said that they had a great time. Dad was a little disappointed when she showed up without tarts. Of course, she didn't come empty handed. Ron guessed right when he said that she would bring something with strawberries. (Facebook gives hints!) She brought pineapple pistachio fluff, dill pickle salads, chicken pot pies (that Tina said were sooo good!) AND strawberry/rhubarb pie.
Janie also gave Tina a great idea. We could take a baby monitor to the cottage so that if we need to put the baby sister to bed, Carol and I can party by the fire with the mosquitos.
Saturday - Nancy D arrived for the day. Tina said that they "had a blast." They went to Giant Tiger to shop and she got her wardrobe for the cottage. She bought a dress, a top, and 8 tank tops (every colour that they had!). They found a bathing suit that she really liked. The top was the right side but there wasn't the right size in the bottoms so they reluctantly had to leave the top behind. (Remember this part for later in the blog.)
Sunday - Tina arrived a little late for church. Tina was supposed to give her testimony but because of their tardiness they postponed it until next Sunday. I will be checking in virtually to hear this. I think you should be able to get to it through this link Wilton Church
Tina got to go for a drive and google maps didn't even know where they were. Tina said, "I guess we know when we get to the end of the road." Kind of like life. We never know what is just around the corner for us but somehow we keep going and find our way back to where we should be.
Monday - Tina continues to have her homecare each morning and on Monday day and Thursday evening she has respite. Kate, the respite worker is a keeper. She did a manicure and pedicure for Tina. I asked if we would have to do this at the cottage and she said, 'No, Kate will do it!"
The nurse came and told Tina that she was "the perfect patient." The nurse will be coming to the cottage when we are there. It will be nice to mean all the team of workers that have been there for her.
The Occupational Therapist came and Tina had her driving test. WHAT! She had to start on the ramp and drive a power wheelchair down. She was then instructed to turn right, left, do a complete circle, stop, etc. If she passed, then she would be qualified to have a power wheelchair. 10 out of 10! She is already thinking about the possibilities.
Cathy R came from Belleville and brought butter tarts! I've seen pictures of these and my mouth waters. So what Janie didn't bring from Tweed, got delivered from Belleville! Butter tart blessings!
Tina got a call from Nancy D. She was in Kingston and found the bathing suit that Tina wanted and they had her size. She wanted to know if Tina wanted it...and it was a big yes. I'm glad that I'm gong shopping tomorrow because it sounds like Tina got all new duds for the cottage and I better not show up in my old rags.
Tuesday - Judy was back on duty. She was there for the speech therapist appointment. Tina has no problem speaking and we are hoping that she keeps her voice. It's actually funny to even say that. Do you know how any times growing up I wished that I could silenced her but now, it's different. Keep talking!
Adam, the speech therapist also was giving instructions on how to swallow. Tina has had a couple times of choking. This is where my typing pauses and I take a breath. This is Tina's journey and she wants the facts to be out there. Choking is a very normal thing with ALS. Adam and Tina discussed different things about choking. They watched a video and he left instructions for others that are feeding Tina. The food needs to be soft, juicy and easy to swallow. He left 5 commandments and said that there will be more to follow.
Judy and Tina went for a drive and had lunch at Pita Pit.
Geneva P., a wonderful lady from our home church, showed up with a lemon loaf. She said that she had Tina's name on the fridge for awhile and wanted to bring something over to her. There have been so many people showing love and concern to Tina through this time.
Wednesday - I'm almost caught up. Jenn came to spend the day and brought Emma. Emma will be spending the week with Tina. Jenn was doing double duty. Her grandma (Ron's mom) fell yesterday and broke her hip. Jenn went to the hospital and visited with her and was working to keep the family all informed and using her connections in the Kingston Hospital to see when she would be transported there for surgery.
Tina, Austin, Jenn, Emma, Mom and Dad went to Tamworth to enjoy an anniversary lunch. We hope to all celebrate at the cottage in a few weeks.
I apologize for the length of this blog. Tina's life is way too busy to do a weekly blog and so I will try harder to do more entries so that you can read shorter updates more often. I have to say that Carol and I are so encouraged by Tina's upbeat attitude. She lifts us up when we get down.
Thank you to all who have helped in any way this past week. We appreciate those who spend time with Tina, brought food and snacks, picked up bathing suits in Kingston, etc. We are encouraged by your comments, thoughts and prayers.
We are STEELE Standing and before too long we will be flying.
Happy anniversary!
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