October 2-10, Sean and Ashley were finally able to go on a real honeymoon. They got married in March and stayed about a week in a hotel here in Greensboro after the wedding. For their actual honeymoon, they went to Southport and the Outer Banks. She had never seen the lighthouses before and, of course, it's the beach. They seemed to really enjoy their time there. Sean sent me pictures every day or two of lighthouses, the beach, etc. He also called me a couple times about places to eat (we've been to the Outer Banks a couple times) and things to do.
The only lighthouses they didn't get to see were Bald Head Island, Ocracoke, and Cape Lookout. Not sure if they saw Price's Creek or not.
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Charlie had a doctor's appointment on October 8th. They did a CT scan. Then on November 18th, they did a colonoscopy. Which was scheduled much later after the October 8th appointment than we expected. The colonoscopy showed that the area where he has diverticulitis is still inflamed, but there were no polyps or cancer. Now we're just waiting for them to schedule his surgery.
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This past Friday night (technically Saturday morning - it was a little after 12:30 AM), Kelly came into my office/library and said, "Mother, something's wrong." I turned around and she was having what looked like some kind of convulsions. She was bending/twisting to the left and down at the waist and her head was turning to the left and down. Not as fast as a seizure usually looks (not that I know a lot about seizures), but about every second or two.
I jumped up from my chair, terrified. I put my hands on her shoulders and I really don't remember what all I said to her. I remember trying to pray and trying not to cry.
After a minute or two, I opened my bedroom door (right next to the room I was in) and said, "Charlie, something's wrong with Kelly." He jumped out of bed, quickly put on a pair shorts, and came into the room. His face was pale with fear. He had her sit down and asked her some questions. I don't remember what. We both looked at each other like, "What is going on? What do we do?" I was still fighting not to cry.
I said that we should probably take her to the hospital. (Duh.) Of course, he agreed. Then I remembered that only one person can go into a doctor's office or hospital with a patient. (Stupid covid.) And since it was the middle of the night, I figured it would be better if he took her rather than two females in a dark parking lot.
They both got ready quickly and then left for Wesley Long. I sat down in my computer chair shaking and typed a short post on Facebook for everyone to pray for Kelly "right now". I was absolutely terrified. What if it's a brain tumor?
I called my mom after they left, but she didn't answer. I then tried Sean. No answer. Then Ashley. I can't remember if she answered or if I called Sean again. I told Sean what was going on and told him to wake up my mom. Then I called her and told her. Sean and Ashley came over for a few hours after I called, but then he started feeling too tired and went back home.
I texted Charlie about every hour for updates. After about 5 hours, they still hadn't put Kelly in a treatment room (she was in whatever area they put people before moving them to a treatment room) or done anything for her. She got tired of waiting and left the area where they had her. Charlie made her go back and demanded the doctor do something.
They finally put her in a room, did an EKG, I think an MRI (or that might have been at Moses Cone - it's kind of a blur), and took blood. The doctor there said that he couldn't find anything physically wrong with her and basically didn't know what to do. He told them to go to Moses Cone.
The doctor at Moses Cone said that whatever it was was in her mind and that she needed a psychologist and/or a neurologist. He had the nurses give her something in an IV to calm her and then sent her home.
It was after 1:00 PM Saturday afternoon when they got home. None of us had slept or eaten. I was still worried sick. I didn't sleep good or eat much for a couple days.
But Kelly is in good spirits. She seems happy and cheerful. The convulsion type movements have stopped, but she has Tourette's symptoms. Twitches, tics, random words and phrases, repeating words she hears on TV or others say, sometimes repeats sounds she hears (like saying "beep" if she hears a beep), woohs, oohs, clicks, the occasional snapping of her fingers, jerky arms usually with a thumbs up, hang loose, or "I love you" gestures, etc.
On Monday, I called her regular doctor and the neurologist the hospital recommended. Her doctor said to just call the neurologist. And when I called them, they said they don't treat what she has and recommended a different neurologist. I called them yesterday and they scheduled an appointment for Friday, December 11th.
It was an exhausting and worrying couple of days. I'm feeling better about it now. I wish she didn't have whatever this is. (I'm assuming Tourette's, but I'm not a neurologist. We'll see what they say.) But it's better than what I was afraid it could be. I'm praying God heals her, but if He chooses not to, I hope the neurologist can help her.
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I discovered Poshmark a couple months ago while looking for an embroidered blue corduroy Talbot's skirt I used to own and love years ago. I found the skirt (in blue and brown, but I can't remember if I found one of them on Poshmark or both on eBay) and from there have been able to find lots of cute things that I can't find in stores.
Skirts, including army green denim, blue plaid wool, brown corduroy, black tweed, and Ralph Lauren khaki. Vests in colors and/or styles I can't find in stores. (I can only find puffers and quilted ones and some fleece and I don't like those.) Long sleeved T-shirts, mostly Lauren Ralph Lauren, to go with the vests. A camo Sanctuary jacket that I saw at other store websites that were selling it for about $100 more than what I paid. Some sweaters. (Believe it or not, I only had one sweater before this.) A lime green hoodie and an aqua blue hoodie that Kelly liked. Etc.
And the prices are great, so I don't feel too guilty about it. lol Though I have "unliked" a lot of things on Poshmark after thinking about them for a while and deciding against purchasing them.
I also bought a pair of boots from Famous Footwear's website and a Levi's jacket from Amazon (they had the best price).
I got these same boots in brown from Poshmark for less than $35 after tax and shipping. The brand is Bare Traps.
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There are a few more things I wanted to blog about (book stuff and corona stuff), but this is already pretty long.
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