KELLY WAS ADMITTED TO LONDON'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LATE THIS AFTERNOON

 PHEEBS AND I HAD A PERFECT MORNING FOR OUR COUNTRY ROAD WALK

Not a good night for Kelly at all, and when she finally got up she was totally drained and feeling very sick.  She had no energy to take Pheebs for their morning walk and sat huddled in her recliner under a blanket.  She didn't even bother with her laptop computer and her condition didn't improve as the day went on.  I insisted on going into the hospital with her to see the doctor for her 3:30 appointment.  She thought about it for a bit then reluctantly agreed.  I knew she was too weak this time to try doing it herself.  I figured one hour to the hospital, one hour there, and one hour back would be okay for Pheebs to stay home.  So, that's what we did.  It was 1:38 with a sad little doggy face looking out the window when we rolled out of the driveway heading for London.  Luckily, upon arriving at University Hospital's 4th floor liver department they took Kelly (us) right in.  A concerned Intern saw her first and asked a few questions.  He then right away conferred with Kelly's liver doctor.  Dr. Teriaky upon entering the room quickly made the decision to admit her.  He didn't waste any time in having his staff making arrangements for a room.  For the first time, I noticed Kelly's skin had a yellow color to it.  Dr. Teriaky then talked to us for about 15 minutes answering our questions.  At one point Kelly had tears in her eyes because she knows her life is on the line.  Dr. Teriaky told us he will again submit Kelly's name to the Liver Transplant Committee.  The liver disease has now progressed to the point where they have tried everything they can, short of a liver transplant.  I asked him what will happen if she isn't accepted for a liver transplant.  I don't remember his exact words to me but he made it clear that they have done everything they can and without a transplant, Kelly will go on suffering with severe itching, nausea, internal bleeding, and everything else that comes with the final stages of this terrible disease.  A liver transplant is her only hope and even that comes with a high risk factor and a whole host of its own problems as well.  But, it's worth the risk because it is the only chance she's got.  Tomorrow (Tuesday) she will undergo an endoscopy to determine where she is bleeding.  She will also undergo a number of other tests as well so we don't know how long she will be in the hospital.  We're thinking at least two or three days for sure and quite possibly more.  It was 6 o'clock by the time I got home after fighting my way out of the hospital's parking garage and then through London's construction-plagued 5 o'clock rush.  I grabbed a chicken/bacon wrap at Tim Hortons and a coffee in Lucan and made fast tracks heading in the direction of Bayfield.  Sure had a happy little tail-wagging doggy at the door when I got home.       

 WE HAD US A REAL NICE CLOUD-STUDDED DAY

Al's Music Box:)) Summer Wine by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood from Nancy Sinatra's 1967 album, 'Nancy In London'.

GROANER'S CORNER:((  Three preachers sat discussing the best positions for prayer, while a telephone repairman worked nearby.  “Kneeling is definitely best,” claimed one.  “No,” another contended. “I get the best results standing with my hands outstretched to Heaven.”  “You're both wrong,” the third insisted. “The most effective prayer position is lying prostrate, face down on the floor.”  The repairman could contain himself no longer.  “Gentlemen,” he interrupted, “the best praying I ever did was hanging upside down from a telephone pole.”

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A nursery school driver was delivering a van full of kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past.  Sitting in the front seat of the truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children started discussing the dog's duties.  "They use him to keep crowds back," said Tommy.  "No," said Billy, "he's just for good luck."  Peter brought the argument to a close.  "They use the dogs, he said firmly, to find the fire hydrants."

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