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Build-A-Bear…

10 Thursday Mar 2022

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this morning I watched a couple of bunnies on the deck looking for something to eat, so I tossed out a few carrots that I broke up for them…

I checked back a bit later and discovered one enjoying the treat…

reminded me of the bunny in the den… it is one of those Build-A-Bear animals that the boys and I had made when my beloved had his heart surgery…

the staff in the cardiology unit had recommended a pillow for him to hold against his chest when he coughed and we thought the bunny would be great… it worked well and he liked it;-)…

it wears scrubs, although a few pieces of the clothing have gone missing, lol…

it is a sweet reminder of a difficult, but special, time…

bypass…

18 Sunday Nov 2018

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it has been ten years since my beloved had a quadruple bypass…

he caught a virus that caused immense damage to his heart…

I can still remember the doctor’s appointment where we discovered that he was in heart failure and would need surgery…

all the appointments between that first meeting and his surgery…

waiting during the operation, wondering if he would survive… and watching his miraculous recovery from the surgery…

he came home November 17, 2008 and we had forty wonderful months…

system…

01 Thursday Dec 2016

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had a conversation with someone a few days back about health, or lack thereof…

they were waiting on appointments and test results and the stress was nearly unbearable…

made me think back to some of our difficult times…

November/December 2008, when George had bypass surgery… the stress leading up to the actual surgery was huge… the struggles with the healthcare system were daunting… 

advocating for yourself or your loved one takes courage, patience and persistence… and you can’t give up… 

once we got to the actual surgery he responded beautifully… 

August 2010, when I had a procedure for a blocked bile duct which led to a very bad bout of pancreatitis and ended with gall bladder surgery… for six weeks he came to see me every morning before work and looked after everything on the home front…

now I have memories of those times and although some of them are difficult they also remind me of what a special life we have been blessed with… reminded me of this blog I wrote in February of 2013…

one step at a time…

blooming hibiscus…