An Exhausting day.

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Today has been an very tiring day. V was unable to get out of bed this morning due to the intense pain in her lower back. I gave her some morphine, a cup of tea and a bowl of apple sauce. She has a hospital bed, so I got her sitting up. We called Hospice and they sent a nurse around immediately. What an amazing organization. The nurse did an assessment and between us we got her up and shunted her around on her walker. In the meantime, Dee from Chase Bank had arrived and was busy in the office with moving all the pre-authorized bill payments. We managed to get V dressed and between us all we got her into the car. By now the morphine had kicked in and she was feeling a bit more comfortable.

The doctor was so good with her and checked her over, dressed her skin tears and said that he believed that her arthritis had overwhelmed her. He gave her a shot of cortisone and we went home. We stayed at the Chateau for dinner, which was ordered in from the dining room, watched some TV together and I got her ready for bed. When we left she was actually starting to walk on her own with the help of the walker. I am back there early tomorrow morning. Her PCW will be in as well to give her her shower.

I just dread to think what is going to happen when we have to leave at the end of March.

Thanks to all for your prayers. She is thrilled when I read all the comments. I may not reply to them all, but rest assured that I read them and appreciate them more than I could ever say. Praying that tomorrow will be better for our dearest V!!

Nursing Miss Virginia

Virginia was not good today. I left Michael again and went over to her place at about 11:00 am. She was in a lot of pain and was in bed, having brought up her early morning medication and coffee. She had called Hospice and the nurse arrived about midday. After an intensive assessment she called the Doc who ordered morphine for the pain, which she was given. Back to bed, while I did some banking for her, took a time out at Starbucks, and ordered her new Disabled Person Parking Placard, which had been lost or stolen from her car.

I made her some soup for an early supper and left with the assurance that "I will be back" in the morning.

I have to tell you this, because I am totally impressed with Chase Bank. She is the process of switching from Bank Of America to Chase Bank because it is much closer to where she lives. The person she has been dealing with at Chase Bank is called Dee, she is the wife of our agent in Escondido, Justin. We were not able to finish the transfer of bill payments as I do not know V's password, so Dee is coming to V's home tomorrow to finish the transfer on V's computer. That to me is absolutely amazing!!

After that we are going to see V's Dr in Vista. He is a fantastic physician and Virginia loves him to bits. I don't know if it is professional to say his name, but it is Dr Kaveh Farhoomand. He makes each patient feel as if they are his only patient. A bit quirky, but has a wonderful sense of humor. I think his motto is "Laughter is the best Medicine".

So we live each day as it comes, and be joyful for whatever that day may bring. Sorry no photos today.

Did you feel the earthquakes this weekend??

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We didn't feel it. It was in the Coachella Valley and was felt from Indio all the way down to Oceanside.

Today we were woken early by a call from Virginia who was feeling down. So we went over to her place and found her in pain again. We all decided to take her out for a drive to get her mind off her ailments, do a bit of shopping and go for a drive to the beach, so after some more analgesics we bundled her and her walker into the car. Target was our first stop for a nice clock for above her mantle, a new scale and some other odds and ends. Then we carried on down to Encinitas and stopped off at Moonlight Beach. A short walk to a bench for her to get some fresh air and a good view. She seemed to enjoy sitting in the fresh air and filling her lungs with the salt air. The cool breeze came up and chased us home.

Virginia and Michael 

Moonlight Beach

Playground and Beach side houses

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Sun glasses, pelicans and surfers.

Up late this morning and it was foggy! Or was it a Marine Layer?

Michael had dropped his Cocoon sunglasses in Ruby's yesterday. I called the restaurant last night and they had found them! Fancy that!! someone actually handed them in and did not just pocket them. A quick drive down to the pier and as we pulled into the $5.00 a day parking lot,  a family was leaving and they very kindly handed their ticket over to us. It is valid until midnight. Probably illegal, but hey, $5.00 is $5.00!!

The fog was lifting and the sun was coming out. Another beautiful day. The waves are still high and there was another batch of photographers out. I took some more pictures on the pier and found these young pelicans on the railing hanging around the bait shop.

....and yes, I did pass our parking ticket on to someone coming in.

Brrrr, low of 3C (37F) tonight. Turn on that electric mattress pad!

Morning crowds on the pier watching the surfers

Young male and young female pelicans

Lots of pink and 1 yellow starfish on the bottom of the pier pylons

Hoping for handouts

Close up

Happy to have his sunglasses back

Surfer