A Real Update on Tom, A Very Sweet Thank You Card, and Some Crochet

I’m sorry that my last post was so vague about Tom’s status. The reason I couldn’t tell you anything is because I didn’t know anything. I kept getting second hand news about his progress, so I decided on Wednesday I would call the person who knows the most about Tom and that would be my sister-in-law Linda. She updated me on several things that the doctors found out while he was in the hospital. One scan showed where his brain had a spot on it; the spot could have been caused from a TIA or mini-stroke. The Echocardiogram of his heart came back fine. Other blood work showed that he had high blood sugar readings and the nurses wrote on his chart that he could possibly have sleep apnea. Well, the last one didn’t surprise me since my Daddy suffered from sleep apnea (although he was never diagnosed), my brother Dean had sleep apnea and I suffer from it too. And if you were wondering I’m not ashamed to say this, I have slept with my CPAP machine every night for 9 or 10 years and don’t regret ever having the sleep test done. My CPAP machine is the first thing that I pack for an overnight stay and it’s also the first thing that I get set up as soon as I arrive at my destination and it’s the first thing that I pack back up to come back home. I recommended to Linda that they set up an appointment to go have the sleep study done as soon as they can. Anyway, Linda also said that she planned on watching what both of them eat and try to make healthier chooses with their meals. I just love all three of my sister-in-laws, because they take such good care of my brothers, since I can’t be there to do it anymore. 🙂

Oh by the way, I received the cutest little thank you card from my friend Bernie.

Remember she’s the lady that I made the Newsie Newsboy Hat for as she is going through her chemotherapy treatments. I heard from my friend Kat who is Bernie’s neighbor and my friend too that Bernie is doing EXCELLENT and she has had her 5^th out of 8 treatments last week. Her attitude and spirits are good and she has only lost 8 lbs. even though her taste buds have been affected and things don’t taste the same. I wish Bernie the best of luck as she continues to receive her treatments for her cancer and I couldn’t help but share the lovely little Mary Engelbreit Thank You card with all of you.

There’s not much to report on the crochet front, but I did finish up the little Mary Jane slippers and added just the right little black buttons.

The only thing now that’s bothering me is the little yarn bows are unraveling at the ends. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can take care of those?

I also made this cute baby wrap sweater to go along with the slippers. I’m pretty pleased with the way it turned out too. I hope everyone has a wonderful and relaxing weekend.