Monday, November 2nd - 6:20 PM

Oh my, I have been remiss in my duties of updating you on Gary's body..
I totally forgot his stomach...
The feeding tube is still not working - it's backing up...
He isn't digesting food.
Not sure if there is blockage or a twisted intestine.
He has lost 20 lbs.
We will work on that tomorrow...
They are keeping him sedated.
When he wakes up he becomes very agitated, restless, still need to restrain his arms to the bed.

Also, before I sign off for the night.

Humor me while I get up on my soap box....

If you don't have a will - get one NOW. You don't need to pay a lot of money. You can go on the internet or find someone with a will and do your own. Get three signatures from people not included in your will. Make copies of it. Give one to your family, keep one at home.

Think about a "living will". Talk about a living will.

If you don't have insurance - get it NOW. Go on the internet, talk to family and friends....
If you still don't have insurance - don't let it stop you from getting medical help.

Go to the Doctor and get a physical NOW. Get blood work, get urine work, stool work, get checked out and ASK QUESTIONS. Do this EVERY YEAR.

Know your body....

If something seems "off" get it checked out. Don't wait - do it NOW. Don't be afraid that you'll go to the doctor and they will say "nothing is wrong". When they say that - say "thank you".

Stay on your medicine - don't quit taking it just because you feel better. If you can't afford medicine, get help from the pharm. companies...

Know your finances. Know your spouses passwords. Pick a day THIS WEEK and sit down and go over all your checking, savings, bills, insurance, stocks, 401K, etc. Write it down, keep it in a folder and update every year. If you have elderly parents, make sure you know their finances and where everything is.

Be prepared to die. As morbid as that may seem. Know your families wishes.

More tomorrow and I promise this is the last time you'll have to hear me on my soap box.
But, I wouldn't type all of this on the blog if it wasn't important.
Don't find out the hard way.

Thank you for your prayers.
More updates later.