Trip to Halifax x2

Well I arrived home and received a call from David... Mom and Dad would like us to join them for Dinner, in the city.

David and his father we're planning on meeting to exchange work vans, but to our surprise we got to enjoy a wonderful meal, and some time to just 'hang out' with the 'rents.

I'm so very glad that we have become friends with David's parents.

Anyways that's my other trip to Halifax yesterday.

Today I'm off to the school, to work until everything gets down....

Trip to Halifax

Well I went, a got stabbed with a needle, I took a pill, and I got to see Ev'y. It was nice.

I was on the road at 7:00am... it was so pretty. The landscapes were so amazing, I wish I could have painted instead of heading into the city. But alas my appointment was creeping up on me. I arrived in Halifax, and got lost. yes I got lost... I just took a left when it should have been a right. Don't worry I got to the hospital in time.

Once at the Dickson I was ushered upstairs by some old women, who go to radiology twice a week, and love the nurses. They just wish there was coffee in the waiting room. After taking a number and waiting 5 min. they called my name. Now this is all happening to smoothly... things don't go smoothly with me and my health. So it stopped being so smooth. The last time I was down to the hospital they created, what the nurse called, 'a bogus' account. so she would have to take some time and fill out a real file and what not. Oh Joy!

I was sitting and waiting when they called my name - i could go in and get my treatment without the file being finished... umm OK, what ever they say. So I'm walking behind a woman who is no higher than my elbow, through a maze of a most hideous shade of lime green... calming I suppose... and then into a tiny room with a smiley radiologist.

She was kind and spoke with a soft voice. It was very nice. She was nice. She handed me my yellow pill, and told me not to touch it - just to use the container it was in as a cup. Scary much! She gave me a shot in the arm of B12 and sent me off. (The shot is what I might have to do monthly... not to painful... but my arm went tingly for about 5 hours)

I was thinking about heading home, but my arm was aching and throbbing and tingly, I didnt want to start the trek home till it felt a bit better. so I met up with Ev'y, who had a surprising dentist appointment. We walked around the Halifax waterfront, looking for a drug store, because her missing tooth was causing her pain. We went to a cute little place for lunch. It was nice. About 1:30 my arm felt normal, and we headed off. I dropped Ev'y off and headed home...

Sigh it's good to be home...

oh David and I are heading back to Halifax to meet up with Mom and Dad Skafte... sigh I could have just stayed in the city...

Tomorrow...

Tomorrow I leave at 7:00am, my appointment is at 8:30... I have no idea how long the test takes... so I don't know when I'll be back to Truro...

I have had nuclear testing done before (involving my kidneys) so I know there isnt' any glowing - but I still don't like the whole radioactive part...

Off To Work Today

Well it's my first day back to work... sigh I miss summer already.

Leanne Mac's Wedding

Today is Leanne's Wedding.

Congrats Leanne, I'm praying that Everything goes smoothly, that everyone has a great time, and that you remember every detail of today as your most perfect day!

I love you so much and I'm so upset that I can't be there. I tried... I'm sorry.

So where can I send your gift?

The Livingroom

As I start to slowly change the house we bought into a house I feel like is 'ours'...

So I bought paint, and tape and we began to paint... Don't mind the scrapbook stuff that seems to have taken over my couches....

here is the finishing touches.

one wall,two walls,three walls,....

and it's done...

next the Kitchen!!!!

Ahh my Trip to Halifax, and to the Tests

Well, Friday morning I picked up Janet and was off to Halifax. Thank you Jan for coming with me!!! It was blessing, I know that it cause a ripple or two but you saved my butt.. sigh... and when you have an emergency, call me I'll be there! (especially if it involves going to Hali) ... back to the story...

So we are driving to Halifax, and hoping not to get lost... we arrive at the Dickson centre. so we go in and take a number. Well I take a number. and we sit. Sooner than later I'm called up to the registration desk. It's been a few years since I had been to the QE2 so there was a lot to update. Then came the blood test, only wait No one had heard of this Shilling Test. they looked it up in the big black binder, nothing. they called upstairs, nothing; so a few nurses came down, and nothing, again. They had called the wrong "upstairs". Sigh, after 20 more minutes a lady from Radiology came down...

RADIOLOGY! apparently after talking with my family Dr., 8 nurses and a few other Doctors, not one of them felt the need to tell me I needed to have a nuclear test done, and that it would have to scheduled, by my family physician...

So now the trip to Halifax is not so urgent, and kind of a waste of time.. only not cause i got to spend some time with Jan (which is nice) and we went to see Ev;y and Holly ( which is also nice). Ev'y and Jan and I ate lunch at East Side Mario's. and then went to see Holly.

We drove home and that was my big trip to Halifax. Once my Dr. Calls me about an appointment I get to do it all again... sigh...

Tubing, Camping, and Ruthie’s Wedding

On Thursday I picked up Ev’y from the bus station and got home in time to finish up packing, and head out. Off we went. First to Pugwash for a Camp Meeting I had, and boy was that fun. You see we drove out of our way and left extra early so that we would have time to get to Moncton. Well we arrive and wouldn’t you know it the Camp is all locked up. So I think ‘gee that sucks’…. On to Moncton!!

We arrive at Brannie and Ryan’s house and have a washroom break and head off to Marimichi. Ahh Camping and tubing here we come! We are off and in between the blinding rain and the cloud patches we eventually get to Ruthie’s.

Thursday was Ruthie’s bridal shower. It was fun. I’m sure I’m the nastiest of her friends – and I don’t think that is bad (have you met her friends? … Aha…). It was a good time, I enjoyed it so much, the food was great and the gifts were great. I like the bloomers... ahahah but nothing beats the “D Cup” eh girls?? After the evening Brannie and Ev’y and I headed back to the Campsite. It was nice. Expensive but not bad. I don’t think that I’ll go back, but it’s nice.

Friday was TUBING DAY!! Oh man it rained but we were going tubing. Ev’y was very insistent. And we did. It was so COLD… until you went numb and then it was GREAT. Ev’y was in the rear, as usual, and Holly and Justin were laughing most of the time. I think David had fun, he was cold but I think he enjoyed himself. Brannie and Ryan took Hailey she was such a trooper! I love them. At the halfway point we saw these HUGE clouds and decided to sit out for a bit – let them pass and then move on down the river. Well let me tell you! It was horrid the sky opened up and dropped buckets. We got out and had to wait in the hurricane for our drives. It was still fun, and I’d do it again…

Saturday was Ruthie’s wedding, and it was done ever so nice. The church looked nice and Ruthie was beautiful as always. There were raindrops but no tears, and I don’t think anyone noticed the rain. It was just a lovely day.

Sunday we packed up and headed home… after three days of rain and waking up 2 time in the night to pump up the STUPID air mattress, again… Home to my bed and a lot of blankets! Well that was the Camping Weekend..

Sigh I can’t wait till next year… Ev’y wanna have a wedding next summer? Ummm and we can all camp?

Ahh Low (or No) B12

Well the blood work is back - I have Low B12 - so that means more tests. We need to get the specifics on what is going on in my body...

Now I'm not really clear on what will be going on - so I looked online and here is what i've found...

Vitamin B12 is essential for folic acid metabolism and for the health of your nervous system and red blood cells. It also plays a key role in achieving normal homocysteine levels. It is important to have adequate amounts of Vitamin B12 in order to prevent anemia (low hematocrit).

Symptoms - -
Feeling tired or weak (Yup that's me)
Pale appearance to the lining of lower eyelids
Palpitations, fast or irregular heart beat. (Yup that's me)
Faintness and breathlessness.
Hair loss
Bruising that occurs without reason
Dizziness (Yup that's me)
Long or unusually heavy menstrual periods
Numbness and tingling in the hands and feet (Yup that's me)
Equilibrium difficulties (Yup that's me)
Confusion (Yup that's me)
Personality changes and depression

General Info - -
Pernicious anemia is an autoimmune disease in which the body is not able to absorb enough vitamin B-12 from the digestive tract. It occurs after long-term autoimmune gastritis (inflammation of the mucosal lining of the stomach). The destruction of the gastric mucosal cells makes you unable to make intrincsic factor, a substance that enables vitamin B-12 to be absorbed from the intestine, resulting in a B-12 deficiency. Pernicious anemia is most common in people of Celtic (i.e., English, Irish, Scottish) or Scandinavian descent. Pernicious anemia usually occurs in people aged 40 to 70 years . . . I guess i'm jsut lucky..... Among Caucasians, the mean age of onset is 60 years, but it shows up at an average of 50 with African-Americans.

For pernicious anemia, injections of vitamin B-12 (called cyanocobalamin or hydroxyocobalamin), oral folic acid therapy, or both, can reverse the production of abnormal blood cells. (so we are looking to see if the pills will be effective, if not it's the needles... NGross much!!)...Current treatment of vitamin B12 deficiency consists of a life-long regimen of monthly B-12 injections. Unfortunately, neither diet or iron pills will help, but if diagnosed early a full recovery is promising.

In looking at some info it appears that the most plausible cause from my Pernicious Anemia (if that is confirmed with more tests) is Failure of the stomach lining to produce intrinsic factor. Intrinsic factor is a chemical produced by the stomach lining and combined with vitamin B12 in the small intestine. Due to an autoimmune disorder (a disorder caused by a person's own immune system attacking the body's organs and tissues), the production of intrinsic factor is blocked.


So that is what I have for Info right now - when I go back to the doctors i'll fill you all in...

Ahh and we are home...

Well its Tuesday, and life is going by ever so quickly.

Firstly, I'd like to say that I'll update about Ruthie's wedding at another time - we are having Computer Issues... so it'll be coming later, and the pictures will follow that.

Secondly, about a week ago I went to the Doctor's because of a few things - one of the those it the lack of sleep I am getting, and also that my left foot seems to be going numb and hurting me. So she sent me for blood work. No Biggie. I've done that before. Only this time I got a call to back to the Dr's and talk about the results... THAT CAN'T BE GOOD... so today I'm off to Chat.

Sigh....

AHHH THURSDAY

I

can't

wait

until

Thursday

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's Tuesday

Ahhh It's Tuesday. I Like it because it means that it's almost Wed. then Thursday and on Thursday Ill be reunited with my girls.... and I CAN'T WAIT!!!! I'm so happy....

Well our car appears to be going through puberty... it's 14 years old, and now it sometimes won't start. It just won't work, and then magically, poof, it works. We are taking it in to get fixed... argh. I just want a car I can rely on. sigh. If it isn't working before Thursday, i think we're getting a rental car for the weekend.. which is nice cause our little clunker needs a break.

And now for my women's intuition...

I believe that a certian Brother in Law that I have, might not be so 'unattached'. I'm not sure but if it's true and you have a girlfriend (which I will tease you for... cause that is what older sisters do.. and if you need any advice on girlie stuff... call me day or night... ) Congrats... and let me know... yeesh. Love ya Steve!

Um I think that is it... so I guess Ciao...

Girls see you in 2 days!!!

The Devotional

I’m working on a devotional for the youth group, well for me too… it’s on purity. Not just purity in a ‘no sex before marriage’ kind of way, but in a lifestyle way; in a Christian living sort of way.

These are some of the scriptures I’ve found, and quotes that seem to set a standard.

What are your thoughts on the scriptures below??


Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy; meditate on these things.

Ephesians 4:17,18 –
This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind,
18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart;

Romans 12:2 –
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.


“Sow a thought, reap an action.
Sow an action, reap a habit.
Sow a habit, reap a character.
Sow a character, reap a destiny!”
~Wiersbe, W. W. (1996, c1989). The Bible exposition commentary. “An exposition of the New Testament comprising the entire ‘BE’ series”–Jkt. (Php 4:8). Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books.

Romans 3:13-15 -
13"Their throats are open graves;
their tongues practice deceit."[a]
"The poison of vipers is on their lips."[b]
14"Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness."[c]
15"Their feet are swift to shed blood;

Ephesians 4:29-30 -
29Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Took My Road Test

David and I drove to Amherst, I took my test, and made 80% Woot Woot!!

Now I can finally drive! (legally, by myself)

Sigh... I'm a real live Grown up now...

Woot Woot.