COLD DARK ROOM

[EllieMay]

That's a good subject to celebrate today.
All the best for you also Adam and family.

Happy birthday to you!!! ?????
I hope presents are superfluous and celebration is exponential ?

 

[Ray--Opo]

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Great story!

 

[CarolM]

Welllll.. update on Jess.... they did a vein graft this morning in her long surgery to get blood flow to her wrist in left arm. It worked... but just a bit ago, it failed. She is in surgery again and they are going to try again. I am just here.. waiting.. Hubby was allowed in to see her earlier but he’s had to leave and go with be with the other kids. I will stay. SO.. here’s a happy pic from yesterday, my collage of the senior pics they were taking...( I was standing behind the photographer taking my own with the phone) lol..

I have nothing to do but stay positive and entertain myself with you

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Jess is gorgeous. And we are all staying positive with you as well. Please Lord let everything go as planned for Jessica and allow the vein grafts to work. Heather we are thinking of you all the time. Big hugs. I wish there was more that I could do for you. But know we are all here for you and can just listen if you need to rant and rave or even cry. Love you and thinking of you.

 

[CarolM]

Does someone need glasses? I have plenty for everyone!

Oooh those are good too. As long as they come filled to the top.

 

[Ray--Opo]

It's really too bad all of us who need comfort are so far apart geographically. Wouldn't it be nice if we could get together in each others' living rooms?

How are you doing Yvonne. Hope everything is healing well!

 

[CarolM]

Bored is fine. Bored is good... But 15 laps! I’d trip over my shadow after 15 laps, unless they’re 15 laps the size of my front lawn. ?

And she is back. Missed you my friend.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Happy birthday to you!!! ?????
I hope presents are superfluous and celebration is exponential ?

Thanks Heather, here is my birthday steak. A 3.5 lb cowboy cut ribery. Cant wait to get it on the grill.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Busy morning, but no photos sorry. I really wish I had someone with me to film feeding the young swallows in the pre-release aviary. Their flying has got so good now. Instead of just sitting on a perch waiting to be fed, they fly to me holding a pinch of food in tweezers and take it in mid flight. It’s amazing to watch them fly so well. They will be released very soon and head off on their long migration to Africa.

In other news, we just got told that Mum-in-law will be released from hospital this afternoon. We don’t know anything else.

She had a course of injections to break up the blood clots in her lungs and was on oxygen all weekend. I can see why they want to move her on... having a respiratory problem with covid around isn’t great. Exactly how mobile she actually is to be seen.

JoesDad is planning on skyping once she gets home so he can see for himself.

Best wishes for your Mum in law.

 

[CarolM]

With everything going on I went checking on our poor old Tom and others. Lo and behold those dang birds ain't behaving... and doing their exercises. They're eating bunnies for heaven's sake dang it ? I'm sure everything is going to get better soon though.

Nope sorry, I cannot get your mission. I am pretty sure you are doing it now, but I cannot remember half the english rules or names for different Grammer styles etc and speaking of challenges here is your puppy for the day.

 

[CarolM]

Done.

Proof please. ?

 

[CarolM]

15 laps is not quite a mile. I was working my way up to 20, but that's on the back burner now.

Don't worry, you get there before you know it.

 

[Ray--Opo]

I do have a fold out chair my friends brought me a basket earlier today with some water, protein bars , tuna, etc.. they know me, I would never leave her.. once they remove her breathing tube and I know she is comfortable, I will start letting people relieve me for short periods so I can go check on my others. We aren’t there yet.. I think I’m having something like nightmares. The minute I drift off, I seem to wake in a panic that something is wrong.

Heather, I missed this tragedy going on with you and your family. I hope all turns out well.

 

[CarolM]

That is very true.
The happier she is, the happier I tend to be.
Perhaps I should be nice to her.

I thought that was a given.

 

[Maro2Bear]

We need someone to change the water in the jellyfish tanks.

Here’s some kind of jelly looking animals...

 

[CarolM]

They have brought her back in and gotten her settled. She has a very strong pulse now. She is heavily sedated and still has breathing tube. They will monitor her closely to make sure this graft stays open.. if it’s successful, we will tackle a different hurdle tomorrow. 1 step at a time. She opened her eyes and she knows I’m here!

Oh that is such good news. I am praying that it carries on going well.

 

[CarolM]

That sounds very positive!
I'm sure it won't do any harm that she knows You're with her either.
It's 4.30 am here, so I'll nip off for a kip, now.
I'll check in as soon as I can tomorrow.
Nos da to you both.

Nos da Adam.

 

[Kristoff]

OMG my wife loves Meerkats and I can't count how many times we have been to the Duke Lemer Center. Even a keepr's tour helping clean pooh didn't disuade her!

She never met some of the CDR variety. Horrible! ??

 

[Kristoff]

They usually come in on plants in the aquarium. We had snails until we bought a couple of clown loaches.... the clown loaches ate them all!

Are snails a problem? I mean they multiply, they have killed off one of the leaves of my Amazon sword plant... Does it get worse? I could make a French dinner for the cats...

 

[Kristoff]

I do too, especially when there's something yummy in my mouth!

I hear swallow nests are a delicacy ??

 

[CarolM]

Thank you. It means a lot! She woke up a few minutes ago and was able to tell me that she loved me and that she was strong. I asked her if she could feel anything and she could not.. she is back under now..

The best time to heal is when we are sleeping. So it is good that she is sleeping, It will help her heal. Keeping you my thoughts all the time.