Hello From Rockville
A cool rainy day but very little wind.

Harlan was sleeping when I got there, his neb machine was running and so was the oxygen machine. I got him up and we went for the Festival of Nations in the auditorium, food was served presenting various countries, hot dogs with sauerkraut from Germany, chips and salsa from Mexico, meat balls from Sweden, root beer floats from USA and many more foods, it was all very good. I took Harlan in a wheel chair through the L-O-N-G walkway but when we left to go back I took him out the front door of the VA Clinic to his building which is much shorter then the hallway, it is also much leveler out side. It didn't rain and with no wind the walk was great, I was warm and he said he wasn't cold but when we got up to his room his hands were cold. Because we had food at The Festival I did not take him out, I was not able to park near his building and it would have been a long walk to get to the car, it all worked out well just to stay in.

We just took it easy when we got back and I put the oxygen on him and he slept. After his meds I went home in a little bit of rain, I'll be in touch tomorrow...........Fran

Hello From Rockville
My cleaning gal came and cleaned and I got my wash done. I took the van in for an oil charge and what ever else they do then on to see Harlan. When I went in to see him he was sleeping and told me he didn't feel good, he did get up and went and played bingo, once a month they play birthday bingo and serve ice cream, the birthday people are recognized and Happy Birthday is sang for them. After the games and ice cream we went back to Harlan's room and rested, I think Harlan did get a little nap in, we watched TV, Harlan had his meds and the neb and I went home. I did stop at Aldi and picked up a few groceries. This was a quiet day, we need that kind of a day once in a while, so until tomorrow Good Night...........Fran

Hello From Rockville

Harlan and I went out for lunch, we met Harold & Marilyn and Ed at the Pizza Ranch and had a great time. Harlan was like his old self with a lot of retorts to statements that were made in fun with each other, we even had people sitting near us laughing.

I had planned to take the car for a grease/oil change but the VA wanted Harlan to have a chest x-ray because of his breathing difficulty, I'll take care of the car at a later date, maybe tomorrow.

His x-ray did not show any difference from last time so I guess we'll just have to wish for a frost to kill all the weeds then he'll probably do better.

Good Night Friends and Family............Fran

Hello From Rockville

The day was rainy, when I went in to see Harlan I drove in rain and when we went out for our afternoon treat it rained and when I came home it was rainy and we had a shower of rain after dark and radar looks like we may get more.

After our treat we watched the Twins win and this keeps them on top.

Harlan's breathing was a little better today and I hope it continues to improve.

A quiet day today but tomorrow will busy and I'll write again tomorrow..........Fran

Hello From Rockville

Here goes two days again. Yesterday was a fun day, I spent time with Harlan, he played Bingo and he played well but no luck with the card he had. He wanted to throw it in and get a new card, I suggested he use it one more week then throw it in. He does so good at finding the numbers and that's really all I want him to do. His breathing is still a problem, Gene talked to me about it and I don't have any answers except maybe if we had a freeze and all blooming stuff died maybe he'd get some relief, with all the rain everything just keeps on growing. Rick and DeeAnn joined us for dinner, we had brats, buns, fried potatoes, potato salad, baked beans, CC cookies and smoothies. Saturday was good and we had a good time together.

Today I had an early wake-up call, just before 6:00 too early to get up and too late to go back to sleep as I might have over slept. I had breakfast at McD and picked up coffee to enjoy with Harlan before getting him ready for church. Harlan told me to tell them when I cancelled his noon meal to also cancel his supper as he was taking me out for supper, we just did lunch out. We went to church then out for lunch at the Park Diner then back to the VA to watch the Twins win. I didn't understand the error that let the Twins win but Harlan knew immediately what happened, at times he really amazes me. When the baseball season is over we'll concentrate on the Vikings, maybe I'll learn to like football?

Today was not the best for Harlan's breathing but we had a good day.......Fran

Hello From Rockville
After watching the game last night I was too tired to write.

I hosted our Birthday Party last night, we have a monthly social with a dessert and coffee, only seven showed up. I served ice cream smoothies and cookies with coffee and ice water.

Today I took Harlan out for a hamburger at the Park Diner then back to the VA for meds, neb, TV and rest. I was ready to leave when Harlan had a bad coughing spell, he coughed so hard he passed out and fell back on his bed like a rag. I called for help and within seconds help was there. He was given oxygen and seemed better, I left and he went to supper and have been on the phone with him several times this evening and he is still having breathing problems but is much better. This was a very scary time for me, tomorrow will be better...........Fran

Hello From Rockville

Last evening Sarah called and we made plans to meet for an afternoon treat at Culver's, I'd pick Harlan up and we'd meet about 2:30. Today DeeAnn called and we had a good time chatting, I always enjoy talking to her. Both DeeAnn and Sarah met us, we had a good time.

I brought clean clothes in for Harlan and when I got there the oxygen machine was running but he was not using it and he didn't know why it was on. An explanation from the front desk explained - Harlan had difficulty breathing and his oxygen level was 87. They said that the neb was not doing a lot to help but the added oxygen helped and he went to sleep with it on so when I got there he was awake and had taken it off and his breathing was much better. He told me he didn't like the "needles" (the prongs on the oxygen tubing) in his nose, I know what he means I didn't like it either and it's hard for him to understand how much it helps. If his breathing is difficult for him tomorrow I'll just bring a treat for him there and we will not leave the VA.

Until tomorrow, good night......Fran