Prep Day

Fires. It has been so sad and the entire region of several counties has been decimated. Famous old hotels, new hotels, country clubs, golf courses, huge homes, mobile home parks, wineries, housing complexes are all gone. I read an article about a couple who died in the fire. They had just celebrated their 75th anniversary, he was 100-years old and she was 99. They could not get out of their house in time. Horrible.

At mom's, it actually was a bit easier to breathe compared to here on the coast. I think it had something to do with the wind direction. The supplemental oxygen and a mask still helped quite a bit. The rehab class has been cancelled for today, due to the warnings for people with breathing issues to stay indoors.

So, I get to be with Michael.

It is going to be a challenging day. Clean-out day, so to speak. Prep day. Stay at home day. Michael is dealing with clear liquids only today and at 1PM, he will take the Suprep for tomorrow's colonoscopy. He has to drink one bottle with a bit of water followed by two glasses of water within an hour. That's it. Then, at 7PM, he needs to do it again with the second bottle. In the morning, we will head over the pass for the procedure at 9AM. He has some delicious chicken broth, popsicles, green jello and ginger ale to get him through today.

This morning, Anna (Michael's sister) is flying to Knoxville to see her mom for two weeks. Mary has an aneurysm in her aorta and, due to her age, it is inoperable. Anna is going with the idea that this will be the last time she will see her. She may have a couple more years. Who knows? We hope to see her in May 2018.