Texas Will Have to Wait

As you know by now...there's never a dull moment in this journey.

First things first…the tree house is officially a dream come true in the eyes of the city of Blue Springs.   Second time was a charm and my slight overlook of a few nails, in what they consider critical places, have been hammered into place and with any luck at all when the wind blows, it will stay standing.  It’s had a good test here this last week, so we are looking good.  No immediate threat of a tree house landing on the wicked witch of the east in the immediate future.

The final piece was the gate at the top of the ladder...check.

Now for the important stuff.  As we were preparing for the trip south to Texas these last few days, a pain that has been gradually building involving Miki’s stomach, became such that she was not able to swallow anything without it hurting as it approached her stomach.  With a short time before heading south and wanting to get some relief, we met with our primary care doc.  She ordered an ultrasound and x-ray to make sure something wasn’t obvious that was the problem.  After getting those two accomplished, they (whoever they are) added a C/T scan.  That got my attention. 

At the end of a long day, our doc called and told us that there might be a possible obstruction or blockage, but nothing for sure.  She added there were a few more spots where the cancer had spread that we were unfamiliar with and suggested that we not head to MD, but to Centerpoint and check her into the hospital to get this resolved.  She did not want us traveling and it become an acute situation with no help around.  Made sense to me, but Miki was focused on her appt. Friday at MD.  After making some phone calls and talking to a number of people, we headed to the ER to check in.  Our primary care was a strong supporter of our trip to Texas, so when she said we should not go, I felt that was momentum enough to shift our focus.  With Miki’s attitude, that everything is perfect, she adjusted to the new direction even though I could tell she was knocked down a few pegs.

After about 5 or so hours in the ER, she was assigned a room on the second floor (a new one for us) and she got settled in for the night or should I say morning (1am).  It was hard to leave the ER and the calls coming in over the intercom about another ambulance arriving and the family next door where the kids were running rampant and the mom yelling at them and the doctor and possible other imaginary people in the room that were irritating her.  I am sure there were no illegal substances involved with her situation.

This morning Miki was wheeled down to radiology for further investigation shortly after I arrived, so we hope to hear what they are thinking and wanting to do this morning.  Not sure what specialty this floor is yet, but I hear a lot of hacking in the distance, so we will keep the door shut as much as possible.

We continue to love the good mojo we are sent by you, so keep it coming.

My Zen from Home:  Take a timeout as needed...it's a long game we're in.

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