Take A Deep Breath!

Hello, Everybody!



Finally, we are happy to report to you that we think Sharon is on the way to saying truthfully that she is feeling much better. Thank you to those of you who have expressed your get well wishes to her. This time, she was really taken aback because of the magnitude of this illness. It has been more of a struggle for her to breathe than anything else. In fact, we took this picture of her treatment center.


You can see that the nebulizer has become her new "best medical device." With the Xopenex, the three inhalers, and the Singulair, she has finally been able to breathe without such a struggle. We both hope that the worst is finally over.

It is beginning to look like Christmas at her home.

It is the little things here and there that help to put the festive air on the holidays.

In a previous post, we showed a picture of the undecorated tree at Sharon's. She didn't get all of the ornaments on the tree this year, but it is up and decorated with lots of help from Ellen.

This little guy sings, "We Woof You a Merry Christmas." He belongs to a friend of ours who is also a school nurse.

Here is our friend, Jenny. We have talked about her before, but she is a dear friend who is always there when we need her. She has her own real life pug at home. His name is Pugsly!

Now, before we finish this post, we must tell you that Ellen is ending the year almost the same way that she began it. We were heading home after getting our manicures on Wednesday. As usual, Ellen got her manicure first. By the time Sharon is finished, Ellen is ready to drive us home. She put Sharon in the car and fastened her seat belt. Then she proceeded to go around the back of the car. All Sharon heard was this awful thud!!! She couldn't see Ellen at all! She even tried to get out of the car with seat belt attached. (That didn't work.) Ellen had stepped on a rock and she went down. Her new glasses were ruined. Her face was bleeding. She fell on her knees. (The day before, she had had a check-up with the doctor who had done the knee replacement.) Sharon was just horrified!! We went home, checked her out, had a bowl of soup, and then headed to Lenscrafters! The frames were able to be straightened, but the lenses were all scratched. Thank goodness for one hour places! They got the new lenses cut and into the frames. New bruises seem to be surfacing, but she is healing well.

Today was the last day of school. We are looking forward to a couple of weeks of rest and relaxation! The packages are all wrapped and under our trees. We are hoping to enjoy the days without lots of rushing around. Now, if time could just slow down a little bit, we would both breathe easier, and that would be wonderful!

Until next time. . . . .