Along Came Jones

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Our Jockey

So now that Aubrie is in AZ we get to jump on the computer and watch her. I've only missed one of her races so far. So instead of posting each race here are some pictures of several.

Monday, November 21, 2016

Mom has been slowly getting weaker each day and when she had her appointment in October with her heart DR he scheduled and Echocardiogram and a nuclear test. When he got those results he ordered an angiogram. She got in the prep room and her heart started acting up and her rate was as high as 177. Three nurses were in there trying to get her heart regulated but it took over an hour for it to calm down. I was afraid she wouldn't be able to go through the procedure. But they got her stable enough and she went ahead and had it. Her arteries are open but she has 2 bad valves. We were at the Dr again for the follow up appointment yesterday and his PA ordered another test this time (like the angiogram) it will be down her esophagus to find just how bad the valves are. Her heart is at 40% right now and as I spoke with Dave he said that if the valves need repaired or replaced that its an open heart surgery. He also said that they may not even consider her because of the percentage of heart usage, they don't do surgery on anyone with between 35 and 40 %. So we will wait and see what the new test shows. Meantime I am just so grateful that we have her in our home and that the kids get to enjoy being with and loving her!
I sure not ready to let her go, but I know she is extremely tired and tired of not feeling good and just tired of fighting. She is a trooper and she is a miracle!

Another Race

Apple Blossoms

The apple tree was so pretty this year!

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Raylie turns 3

We met at a pizza & play place in Idaho Falls. What a sweetie!

Celtic Thunder Baby!!!

We saw the concert on PBS and mom instantly wanted to go see these guys. So we jumped on the computer and ordered the tickets. We left that morning at 11:00 picking up Jes from work and drove to our hotel. Then jumped into the hot tub for a little while. We then met Aunt Evelyn and Deanna at Cheesecake Factory for dinner and we headed to the concert. She has been extremely weak and not been feeling well these past couple of weeks and so she and I had been praying she could make it to the concert. We took her walker/wheelchair and we pushed her into and out of the concert. She never would have made it without her walker. We enjoy it SO much! We got back to the hotel about 10:30 and she went right to bed but about 2 hours later she started getting sick and by morning she had a full blown cold. Congestion and didn't feel good at all. So we got up, packed up and got in the car and headed to Mountain Home to get some cold medicine for her. We put her in the back seat with a pillow and blanket and she rested all the way home. She has been sick for 3 days now.