Bruce and I went to see Mom and Dad this morning. Dad was asleep, and they got Mom up right after we got there. Mom looked good and had eaten REALLY good at breakfast. Debbie told me that yesterday Lisa had sent in the wrong name with the request for info about Mom's cough. Debbie was faxing Mom's info today to the doc. Well, Donna called me tonight to say Mom has some pneumonia and they're going to give her updraft treatments + Cipro for the next 10 days. I asked about fever and there was/is none---just coughing. Dad had eaten great at breakfast, and Debbie said he'd actually been better than usual she thought. I asked about his eating and his weight. She checked and the last time he was weighed he was at 143 or 142---whatever, it was like up immediately after Jamie and I talked to Darah. They were suppose to be weighing him like maybe today---I told Debbie that there's no way he's gained weight. He looks really thin. She said she thought he'd lost weight, too. I'll call in the morning and ask if they got him weighed. Anyway, they seemed ok this morning. I hate that Mom has pneumonia, but hopefully the meds will take care of it. Ok, Love you all, Jeanie

I called to check on Mom and Dad this morning. The lady said that Dad was up and about and had no new issues---hopefully his is over. I asked about LNC specifically. She said that they were heading in the right direction---the hall where Mom and Dad are has one lady this morning saying she doesn't feel well. I think it was Paula I talked to---anyway, Paula, said they didn't know if it was one of her regular days not to feel well, or if this was her getting sick! She said west hall still had 2 or 3 cases---but that they were hoping that within a couple of more days, it would be out of there. I told her that I wasn't wanting to come down and get it---she totally understood. I may call again in the morning before I go. On another note, she said she'd contacted the doc about Mom's cough. She hadn't heard back as of the time of my phone call. Mom definitely had a cough on Mon. She said she thought it was maybe an upper respiratory infection and he'd give her an antibiotic. She's going to call when she hears back from the doc. Ok, today I'm going to try to hem three pairs of jeans. Oh, yeah! LOL! Hey, all you sisters get well. We can't have the stomach troubles running around the fam! Love you all, Jeanie

Good news for me is NO CDiff!! Yeah!! Of course that does leave the question of what is it then but that's another day I guess!! Keep hoping it will all go back to normal on it's own! We'll see! Jamie I hope today is good for Dad and a few words out of Mom thrown in! Love to all, Judy

My plan is to come over tomorrow, but I still don't feel great...my gut has just been a little upset the last few days...not sure if it's the new bread I bought or some raspberries I ate on Sunday...I do feel somewhat better today so far.  We've had the flu going around here as well...one of the guys I met with on Monday had just gotten back after being out for 4 days...yikes...he told me this after I shook his hand..double yikes!! Thankfully, I had my germ x wipes in my purse!!   I'm heading out to do a few errands this morning and then going to try and relax this afternoon and enjoy the weather!!  Ok, Jeanie, I guess I'll see you tomorrow???  Do you want me to bring the footballs too?  Dryer buzzer just went off...that's my signal I guess!! :)   Love you all,  Jamie

I called to check on Dad this morning and he was doing ok---no throwing up or big 'd' either. He'd eaten breakfast and was NOT on a liquid diet like several other residents. Hopefully he'll miss it all. I am not sure if I'm going tomorrow or wait until Thurs. I REALLY don't want any illness if I can avoid it! LOL! Keep working on getting that gut well! Love you all, Jeanie

Yes that book is awesome!!lol I'm still fighting with my gut so I'm NOT going tomorrow and probably won't make it this week at all since Jeanie and Bruce are coming here for the weekend on Friday! I'm sorry I can't take the risk with anymore gut problems at the moment! Pat and Pam hopefully one or both will make it there this week to pick up my slack! Sorry! love to all, Judy

I did go see Mom and Dad today. Mom had had a shower and ate really good at lunch. Dad was waiting for his shower and didn't eat as well at lunch. Dad kept telling me his stomach was churning---he was right. Margaret said that when they got him in the shower, he let it all go. Not totally diarrhea, but really close. She and another one or two of the girls told me that the stomach flu was going around at LNC. She said it did the same thing last year, too. I HOPE that Dad's not getting sick---he doesn't need it at all. I asked if it was the 24 hour type or what. Margaret said that for some it was 24 hours and for others it was a couple of days or more. Mom was coughing more than normal. Adrienne (sp?) said she'd left Mom sitting up this morning because she was hoping she'd go on and cough it up and not choke! I'm like good grief! I did feed Mom a piece of chocolate candy---VERY interested in it was she! LOL! I also paid the difference of Dad's bill----the amount left from last month and the extra for the Humana that he dropped at the beginning of Sept. HOPEFULLY that will be it other than the normal amount he pays each month. I did not pay that amount for Oct today because I hadn't gotten their social security checks by the time I went to LNC. I asked for Michael Smith and he was gone to lunch. I told the girl at the desk that I wanted him to get Mom's bill together for me. I will TRY to get there earlier next time and maybe catch him. I'd like to see what he has and if it matches up with mine. THEN we can come up with the figure. I hate that it's turned out this way, but that's the way it is. Anyway, I'm doing laundry and fixing to read on my (well, Judy's) book! It's actually very good! Love you all, Jeanie