Updates 7/27/07

Update on Randy per Aunt Martha

Randy is being moved to a short term full care rehab facility tomorrow. The nurse to patient ratio is 3 to 1. They will begin to get him up & out of bed more, walking etc. His hiatel hernia is constricting his eating some, plus he has 2 small blod clots in 1 lung & pneumonia in the other. They have him on a very strong dosage of blood thinner to dissolve the blood clots and he could bleed to death easily. Until these issues are resolved he is not a candidate for a liver transplant. Like I told Aunt Martha this pm, lots of prayer and 1 day at a time. She came home for some much needed rest & is staying home tomorrow. She is wore out. Who wouldn't be. He is some better but they still have the restrants handy just in case.

As for the darling duo, well both are feeling not to well today. Mom didn't even feel like getting out of bed to go get her hair done. Said she just wanted to sleep & rest. Kenneth still isn't well. I worry about them both so much. Always right there not even at the back of my mind, more like in the middle to front area constantly!!

Well I got 4 inches of hair cut off today & had it shaped, feel 10 pounds lighter in the head area, right where I don't need to loose!!

Gotta go for now, my love to you all,

Lisa

Corrected Update on Randy

Ok here comes a correct update on Randy according to Lisha who heard it from Raymond who heard it from the doctor and not me who heard it from Aunt Martha, so Lisha and I have decided that if this info is wrong than blame it on Raymond and tell him he is a chip off the old block!!

They removed 1/3 of Randy's liver & the remaining 2/3's is functioning. He has a touch of pneumonia, it is not positive that he has been placed back as a candidate for a liver transplant. He is still drifting in and out of left field but Lisha was able to get him to eat quite a bit of his supper. He continues to run around a 101 fever but he does have a wonderful outlook and attitude. The cancer is maintained to the liver area. He did get up out of bed today and take a few steps. Aunt Martha is handling things really well w/the exception that she gets things mixed up.

Gotta go, will check w/Ray or Lisha before adding further updates. Lots of prayers are needed.

Luv ya,
Lisa

Hello Loved Ones,

Quick update on what is going on around here, Randy has been moved to a room on the 7th floor, so he is out of ICU and seems to be doing some better. Have encountered a problem with getting him to eat, Aunt Martha says he will take 2 or 3 bites of something then stop & say he can't eat anymore b/c it is bad for his liver, so they are having to feed him by IV which is not good. Hopefully this is still the medication in his system talking and these thoughts will soon go away. When I talked to Aunt M they were in the middle of a discussion w/a lady who was telling them about a short term full care facility that Randy's doc has recommended for his recouperation, Aunt M wants to bring him home, have no idea what they decided.

Well the darling duo are supposed to go back next week for their tests for whatever that they aren't for sure of, they think!!! Mom said that Pop still wasn't feeling well at all & I lost my temper & told her that I had no sympathy for him. There are docs out there to go see, if you have felt bad for almost a month do something about it, don't just sit there!! Silly me!!

Other than that all is calm.

My love to you all,
Lisa

100 Things

100 Things To

Love & Hate

About the Reunion

(From Amy & Amanda's point of view)!

1. How excited everyone is to see each other the first day.
2. Trips up the hill to the bathroom.
3. Trips down the sidewalk to the cabins.
4. Packing and Unpacking and Repacking.
5. The Food!
6. 42.
7. Group picture time.
8. Sunburns.
9. The clean-up (for those of us who actually stay at the group camp until the last day.)
10. Adventure Day.
11. Climbing the rock chimney.
12. Getting stuck on the rock chimney.
13. Kids playing in the dirt.
14. Trips into town to Wal-Mart.
15. Trips across the street to the little store.
16. Boat rides.
17. Empty lake.
18. Full lake.
19. Mountain climbing.
20. Go cart races.
21. Water slides.
22. Wildlife encounters.
23. 3 am bathroom trips.
24. Forgetting your flip flops for the shower back at your cabin.
25. Worse...forgetting your towel back at your cabin.
26. Aunt Dorothy's cinnamon rolls.
27. Fishing trophy.
28. Fish fry.
29. Watching the kids watch the guys cut up the fish.
30. Having a playground for the kids to play.
31. Hot Reunion Days.
32. Cool, rainy reunion days.
33. Mice droppings in the kitchen. (GROSS)
34. Walking across the street to use the pay phone because your cell phone won't work to talk to your spouse who couldn't come to the reunion.
35. Trying to get a signal on your cell phone in the boat in the parking lot standing on your tiptoes.
36. Trying to make biscuits like Grandma Minnie made. (Amy)
37. Failing to do so.
38. Seeing how much all the kids have grown each year.
39. Showing up the last day for group pictures pretending you were there the whole time.
40. Swimming in the lake.
41. Having to take the kids out of school to go to the reunion.
42. Crawling into your bunk bed and forgetting to wipe your feet.
43. Kids/Grandkids crawling into your bunk bed and forgetting to wipe their feet.
44. Having to spend $25 for a fishing license for 5 days.
45. KP.
46. Concrete floors.
47. Walk-in refrigerators.
48. Mold in the shower.
49. Baby baths in the sink.
50. Red Kool-Aid.
51. Sun Tea.
52. Getting up to make breakfast at 6:30 am.
53. Getting up after 9:00 am and getting no breakfast.
54. The days of no a/c in the cabins.
55. A/C in the cabins.
56. Picnic tables in the big room.
57. Playing cards.
58. Visitors.
59. Big rocks in the front.
60. Missing those who have passed on.
61. The countdown before the reunion.
62. Oklahoma wind.
63. Our kids knowing their extended family.
64. The annual reunion letter.
65. Our kids talking about the reunion for weeks before we go.
66. Our kids talking about the reunion for weeks after we go and asking how long until the next one.
67. Catching the biggest fish the first day.
68. Someone else catching a bigger fish the last day.
69. My brother-in-law winning the trophy TWICE before I have won it once. (From Amy to James)
70. Family tiffs
71. Scorpions.
72. Rattlesnakes.
73. Planning the menu.
74. Shopping for groceries.
75. Having a family who wants to be together!
76. Having a boat.
77. Not having a boat.
78. It only comes along once a year.
79. Tearful goodbyes.
80. Hard beds.
81. Getting your picture with your big fish put in the bait shop.
82. No written rules for the trophy and/or pot.
83. Knowing certain people will definitely be there!
84. Sitting on the front porch.
85. The stars at night.
86. The view from up on the mountain.
87. Playing horseshoes.
88. Playing basketball.
89. Blowing big bubbles.
90. Flies.
91. Mosquitoes.
92. Knowing the camp will be exactly the same every year.
93. The camp being the same without any improvements.
94. Being so tired at night you can't wait to fall asleep.
95. Looking forward to the day ahead when you wake up.
96. Reminiscing about past reunions.
97. Having to leave the reunion early.
98. Having email to share reunion pics with each other.
99. Cook's cabin.
100. The hope of something new happening next year.

Wedding Postponed

A message from Venius:

Johnathan and Melissa have decided NOT to get married on August 4th. Johnathan has decided he is not sure he is ready to get married. I think it took a lot of courage to make that decision. They are still engaged but I am not sure what the future holds. We were in Woodward when he told Melissa. Her family was very understanding and supportive. We all want what is best for both of them. Everyone please keep them in your prayers. And pass this info along to everyone.

Updates: Randy, Minnie, & Kenneth

Well Loved Ones Here is the latest Randy Update!

Just talked to Aunt Martha, she has come home for the day. Randy has leveled out and stablized. He is doing so well that they are taking him out of ICU and moving him to the 10th floor tomorrow. His ct scan did show a blood clot and fluid in his lungs but they are treating him for that and he has shown such improvement in the last 24 hours. They finally found a pain medication that eases him and doesn't send him out in left field!! They did not have to remove any of his colon during the surgery, did remove part of the liver w/the tumor and zapped the other 2 small tumors. Unfortunately, his liver function is down to less than 1/4, the rest is just gone. He has been put back at the top of the liver transplant list so now it is a race to see if 1 can be found for him before his goes into total failure. The sorrow is that someone else must lose a loved one for ours to live. Personally just so that you all know I have opted to be a organ donor on my license, just so that I can help someone if possible.

Mom & Kenneth are seriously going to send me over the edge into la-la land & I am going to stay there and enjoy myself & not have to face reality anymore!! They make me want to pull my hair out b/c if I don't they are going to turn it all gray anyway!! They went to see the cardiologist yesterday, came home last night said everything was fine, except that mom needed some blood work done for something but don't know what, she was pretty sure they didn't do it today and well, hmmmmmmmmm Kenneth is supposed to have an ultra sound of something or other but neither one could remember of what or what for or what was wrong or well hmmmmmmmmmmmm oh well, they would call & tell them when to show up for the test. His cough, lungs are clear, no bronchitis, no pneumonia, shortness of breath, feeling not right, pale no color, low blood pressure, high blood sugar, etc etc, etc, but nothing is wrong except for the ultrasound for something or other. Said well since it was your HEART DOCTOR DO YOU THINK IT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE HEART???? You know maybe I am right but still not for sure. I think personally congestive heart failure but then who knows, If I was a drinking person I would get drunk!! and ENJOY IT!!! Guess I will settle for another Dr. Pepper and remain stressed out and FAT!!!!

Oh & for the really good news, Z & A are moving back in today!! See, See, why I am stressed, gray headed and fat, fat, fat!!

BUT YOU GOTTA LOVE ME!!! B/C I AM ADORABLY PRECIOUS AND I AM CUTE TOO!!

Love to you all
Lisa

Randy: New Surgery

Hello Loved Ones,

Here is my latest Randy update and I am sorry to report that it isn't a good one. Randy went in for his needle procedure Friday, they inserted a scope thru his belly button to pinpoint the exact location for the treatment and found a new tumor the size of a grapefruit plus two smaller tumors. The large tumor was on his liver but had also adhesed to his colon. They immediately performed surgery to remove the tumors. Randy did well during the surgery but during his recovery period he began to expierence breathing problems. He was moved to the ICU unit yesterday and has remained there in stable but guarded condition. Sherrill, Trish & I spent this afternoon with him. He did not respond well to the morphine and had to be restrained and is still restrained at this time. They have changed his pain medication to Demerol & Darvocett + Ativan for anxiety. The less stimulation that he has at this point the better. He was resting when we left after having a terrible bout of the hiccups which they are not allowed to give him thorzine for at the time due to liver damage from it. I did speak with an RN while I was there asking if they had pinpointed the reason for his oxygen deprivation (they have not). They do have him on a full face oxygen mask at this time, as long as he is on the oxygen his level stays in the 90's, w/o his mask it drop into the critical zone almost immediately. His blood work has returned w/a few abnormals but none of them are critical. He is running a 101 fever but according to the doctor's notes this is due to the trauma of the surgery not due to any infection. He has once again been removed from the transplant list. His stomach is quite swollen but this again is due to the surgery. I asked a new mri or ct scan has been ordered but they have not at this time. Ray & Aunt Martha are returning to the hospital tomorrow & hopefully will be able to consult with all of the doc's. We are unsure at this time if they had to remove any of his colon, what his prognosis is, in other words we are in the dark & we don't like it a bit. I questioned the nurse if it was possible with his form of cancer for the tumor to have grown that fast in bascially 1 1/2 months, since it did not appear on his June 6th tests and she said yes. I have not told Aunt Martha this. She is basically handling herself well and can be expected but heartfelt calls would be appreciated tomorrow. She promised to call me tomorrow & let me know how he is doing and what if anything the docs have to say. I will then send you all and update asap. Oh & if any of you go to see him be very, very careful what you say around him b/c he might be laying there w/his eyes closed but he repeats everything he hears!! Trish & I found this out by talking over his bed about music or the TV or something and he repeated everything right back to us.

Mom & Kenneth go to see their cardiologist this week and I will also send you an update on them. Pop has felt really bad for the last couple of weeks, all he will say is not himself, he is very pale, short of breath & has a cough.

Love to you all,
Lisa

Lisa's Diet Update

Here is another update on me!!

After reviewing the diet plan that was sent to me w/my doc I have declined to particpate. It isn't a realistic or safe diet. Oh well guess I will just have to do this on my own like last time!! Just put a lot of effort and hard work (gulp, exercise ) into it. I hate exercise!!

Oh well just thought I would let you all know, no glamour mag cover for me!! Alas, my beauty will have to stay hidden from the world.

Don't forget that Randy has his procedure today.

My love to you all,
Lisa

SOLD!

What a blessing this is. Danny and Diane have sold their house. With only one showing, it sold. YEAH!! Now they are off to Bartlesville next week to search for a new home. What a relief to have the house taken care of. Please pray for all the paperwork, etc. to go smoothly.

YEAH for Lisa!

Hello All,

Just had to share this you, couldn't contain myself any longer!! This is an update on me, me, me!!

Well here goes, have I kept you all in suspense long enough!!

How about now?

Ok, ok, don't need to get mad at me.

I know that most of the females that this will go to are very familiar with the magazine, Woman's World, the men are probably in the dark but that's ok!! Anyway, last year sometime I was reading the mag and noticed a small ad asking for volunteers for their diet programs. They feature a diet each week, this is a weekly mag by the way for you who don't know it. The diet's are all researched by their staff, etc, etc, most are by published authors, anyway I sent and email asking to be considered and received an email back thanking for my interest but due to the high volume of emails, they were no longer accepting volunteers, yada, yada, yada, blah, blah, blah, so I forgot about it.

Well guess what, last Friday they contacted me to see if I was still interested, which I am. Then told me that they would pay me $25 per day for 7 to 8 days to test 1 of 2 diets. If I do well and am chosen they will feature me, yes that's right, ME!! in their magazine and I might also grace the cover of the mag!! Little old me on the cover of a world wide published mag. Someone paying me to lose weight!! Wow!! Also they told me that if this diet doesn't work out which is a high fiber diet they will continue to offer me diets until they find one that works for me since I am seriously interested. If I get chosen for the mag they provide wardrobe, hair & makeup!! I might look pretty good for once!!! HA HA

Well just thought I would let you all know what is up with me for now and ask for your prayers that one of these diets works. I really need to loose the weight, I know that it is mostly from stress (what could I be stressing over in my life, hmmmmmmmmm I wonder). By the way 2 of the stresses are still not feeling well, just talked to her.

Gotta go,

Love to you all,

Lisa

Anderson Adventures

Everyone check out Rusty and Tracy's blog. There is a link at the left of this page. Their new pool is beautiful.

Congratulations to Tracy on her recent graduation! See the great pictures from her day on their blog.

Movin' On Up

To Oklahoma that is. Danny & Diane are making a move. Danny accepted a position with Conoco Phillips in Bartlesville. His first day is July 24th. It is a 40 hour a week job; in case you didn't know, it has been 25 years since Danny had weekends and holidays off. YEAH!

Their house is on the market and Diane will be waiting for it to sell. Please pray for a quick sale and a smooth move.

Updates from Lisa

Hello Loved Ones!!


Long time no hear from me, huh!!

Well here is my latest Randy update, just talked to Aunt Martha, they were on their way home from the city & Randy's latest appt. He will have his next cancer treatment on July 20, 2007. They will go in with a needle and inject chemo directly into the remaining tumors that are too close to his colon. He will be under for this, with no complications shouldn't have too long of a hospital stay. He seems to be doing ok. Was out and about on the 4th and has gotten rid of his motorcycle.

As for mom & pop they are both a little under the weather today. Pop has not been feeling well all week. Have been trying to keep a close eye on him, bp has been down & sugar has been up. Boy is he stubborn. Have used the excuse of taking them supper to really check on them.

As for me, well I have decided not to quit my job, will continue to clean homes on the side, have my 3 private home cleanings and will be available for rental cleanings. I just like what I do too much to give it up + I am really lazy. Housework is just really hard, especially when you see the waste like I do in the 1 house that I clean. Waste of money, food, clothes, jewelry, etc. Don't know how many of those houses I could clean w/o becoming shall we say a bit jaded!! or maybe more jaded than I already am. Would rather deal with druggies & med seekers!! Go figure. Am still living alone for now, Zach threatens to move back home just to keep me on my toes!! I love it. I have really gotten quite a bit of work done on the house but have a lot more to do. This week if weather prermits I am tackling the garage, so if no one hears from me for a long period of time LOOK IN THE GARAGE!!

Trish & family are doing really well & she is buidling quite a little catering reputation. She has a wedding job on the 21st and of course her head server and assistant is YOURS TRULY!! You just never know what will come up and what we will do next. She helps me with my cleanings and I help her with her catering. We are quite a team!! Who would have thought that you could have a cousin that you like as well as love. Family, go figure!!

Well everyone keep in touch.

My love to you all,

Lisa

July Birthdays

Happy July Birthdays!

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July 10

Rick

July 26

Tammy

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July 27

Abigayle

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July 29

Bobby, 6

I am doing my best to provide pictures with the birthdays. If you have a picture of the person mentioned, please send it to me. I would love to put it on the blog.

Countdown...10 months

Have you noticed the ticker at the top of the blog?

Only 10 more months until the next reunion. Fred, 2007

Flooded In

I know Oklahoma has been getting some serious rain the past week. Last I heard, Jimmy and Beth were flooded in with mere inches between their home and the waters. Please pray for their safety and any others in harms way.

Happy Birthday, Scott

Happy Birthday, Scott!

June 24

(No picture available.)

I only missed one birthday while away from the home computer.

Not bad. We hope it was a happy one Scott.