The funeral will be Monday at 1PM.
Bob Bisoux
Yarber Funeral Home
621 East Fifth St
Mountain View, MO. 65548
(417) 934-1234
I am heading out this afternoon.
Friday, March 23, 2018
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Sad news....
My brother has passed away. His friend Jeff went to check on him and found him. More details will follow.
Monday, March 12, 2018
Savings Bonds
First, haven't heard anything from my brother. I assume nothing has changed.
And Tricia is doing well.
A few months ago I found two $50 savings bonds in Marshall's name. So today I decided to cash them in. I went to my bank and they wouldn't cash them. They said I needed to go to the courthouse and get myself appointed as a Personal Representative. So I went to the courthouse for Adams County and they said they didn't know what I was talking about. They said I had to hire an attorney. So I threw them away. I figured a lawyer would cost way more than $100!!
When I was going to the courthouse I noticed that the license plates on the motorcycle had expired last July. So I went to the DMV and renewed them. I had to pay a $100 late fee. Good grief.
And over the weekend I bought one of those Ring Doorbells and I love it! I can check on my house with my iPhone no matter where I am. And I can talk to anyone on my patio from wherever I am. It is really cool. It even records/films me whenever I take Mia out.
I'm trying to learn this new way of eating to keep the pancreatitis at bay and so far so good. I exercise every day, too. Trying to do everything the doctors told me to do.
My bone density test shows that I have osteopenia, the precursor to osteoporosis (bummer). The ophthalmologist says my eyes are in good shape (no macular degeneration). The ear doctor says I have better hearing than most of his patients (that was cool news).
And Tricia is doing well.
A few months ago I found two $50 savings bonds in Marshall's name. So today I decided to cash them in. I went to my bank and they wouldn't cash them. They said I needed to go to the courthouse and get myself appointed as a Personal Representative. So I went to the courthouse for Adams County and they said they didn't know what I was talking about. They said I had to hire an attorney. So I threw them away. I figured a lawyer would cost way more than $100!!
When I was going to the courthouse I noticed that the license plates on the motorcycle had expired last July. So I went to the DMV and renewed them. I had to pay a $100 late fee. Good grief.
And over the weekend I bought one of those Ring Doorbells and I love it! I can check on my house with my iPhone no matter where I am. And I can talk to anyone on my patio from wherever I am. It is really cool. It even records/films me whenever I take Mia out.
I'm trying to learn this new way of eating to keep the pancreatitis at bay and so far so good. I exercise every day, too. Trying to do everything the doctors told me to do.
My bone density test shows that I have osteopenia, the precursor to osteoporosis (bummer). The ophthalmologist says my eyes are in good shape (no macular degeneration). The ear doctor says I have better hearing than most of his patients (that was cool news).
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Brother back in ER
Yesterday we got word that my brother fell again and was taken to the ER. Has a gash in his head. Lost feeling in one foot so they moved him to ICU. And he will be going through detox, too.
Then there's Tricia:
Then there's Tricia:
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Everything is pretty much the same
My brother is still drinking and refuses to go back to rehab. We don't get much information from him these days.
Monday I'm going to have a bone density test. Trying to make sure I get as many medical tests done as possible since I'm on a roll. The next thing after that will be getting my other cataract removed.
I'm trying to stay on the low fat diet -- picking out low fat items to eat and then double checking to be sure they don't interact with the Warfarin. I called a dietition yesterday to see if she could put a diet plan together for me but she said she doesn't do that. So I'll figure it out myself. One thing is for sure, I am highly motivated to do everything I'm supposed to and I will be losing a lot of weight which will be a nice side effect.
Some of my neighbors have those Ring Doorbells and their cameras captured a guy going from patio to patio at 5:30AM and checking them out, perhaps looking for packages? I'm going to look into getting one for me. I did a little research on them and a lot of the reviews were not good, but my neighbors love theirs. If nothing else maybe it is a visible deterrent??
Monday I'm going to have a bone density test. Trying to make sure I get as many medical tests done as possible since I'm on a roll. The next thing after that will be getting my other cataract removed.
I'm trying to stay on the low fat diet -- picking out low fat items to eat and then double checking to be sure they don't interact with the Warfarin. I called a dietition yesterday to see if she could put a diet plan together for me but she said she doesn't do that. So I'll figure it out myself. One thing is for sure, I am highly motivated to do everything I'm supposed to and I will be losing a lot of weight which will be a nice side effect.
Some of my neighbors have those Ring Doorbells and their cameras captured a guy going from patio to patio at 5:30AM and checking them out, perhaps looking for packages? I'm going to look into getting one for me. I did a little research on them and a lot of the reviews were not good, but my neighbors love theirs. If nothing else maybe it is a visible deterrent??
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
More updates
First of all, another school shooting. That is so tragic. My heart breaks for these families.
Second of all, my brother is still drinking. That's all I know about that.
And third, the granulomas on my spleen that I was worried about are harmless and benign. I got that from my primary care doctor.
I heard from my cardiologist's physician's assistant and he wasn't able to tell me what the doctor meant about the evaluation surgery but he did say they are going to arrange night time oxygen for me.
Today I saw my primary care doctor for a Medicare-requested annual physical and test for Hep-C. I have to say this is the most thorough physical examination I've had in years. You name it and she checked it out. That was reassuring.
She looked up the recent bloodwork results and said that my cholesterol and triglycerides have come down drastically since the last test a year and a half ago, so that was nice.
And she got the results of yesterday's mammogram and it was normal!! Some good news.
The Medicare exam guidelines required the she measure my height. When I was young, I was 5'6". A few years ago I was 5'5-1/2". Today I was 5'3-1/2".
After I left the doctor, I picked Mia up and we went to Camp BowWow for their Valentine's Day Kissing Booth. Look how cute... I couldn't get her to kiss me because she was way too interested in the audience of other people waiting for their turn.
Second of all, my brother is still drinking. That's all I know about that.
And third, the granulomas on my spleen that I was worried about are harmless and benign. I got that from my primary care doctor.
I heard from my cardiologist's physician's assistant and he wasn't able to tell me what the doctor meant about the evaluation surgery but he did say they are going to arrange night time oxygen for me.
Today I saw my primary care doctor for a Medicare-requested annual physical and test for Hep-C. I have to say this is the most thorough physical examination I've had in years. You name it and she checked it out. That was reassuring.
She looked up the recent bloodwork results and said that my cholesterol and triglycerides have come down drastically since the last test a year and a half ago, so that was nice.
And she got the results of yesterday's mammogram and it was normal!! Some good news.
The Medicare exam guidelines required the she measure my height. When I was young, I was 5'6". A few years ago I was 5'5-1/2". Today I was 5'3-1/2".
After I left the doctor, I picked Mia up and we went to Camp BowWow for their Valentine's Day Kissing Booth. Look how cute... I couldn't get her to kiss me because she was way too interested in the audience of other people waiting for their turn.
Monday, February 12, 2018
Update
No news on my brother. Hope he's doing well.
I heard from my cardiologist today -- a message left on my online health portal -- and he says I will "likely need surgical evaluation" of the whole gallbladder/gallstones thing. I don't like that at all. Hopefully I will hear from him personally in the near future.
My primary care doctor says she thinks I can manage things with diet and exercise and my cardiologist talks about "surgical evaluation." I can't wait to see who wins. I know who I'm voting for.
The ultrasound also mentioned "splenic (spleen) granulomas." I tried Googling that and I didn't like what I found. But neither doctor even mentioned it, so I guess I won't dwell on that finding.
And he also has not told me the results of the sleep study.
That's it for today.
I heard from my cardiologist today -- a message left on my online health portal -- and he says I will "likely need surgical evaluation" of the whole gallbladder/gallstones thing. I don't like that at all. Hopefully I will hear from him personally in the near future.
My primary care doctor says she thinks I can manage things with diet and exercise and my cardiologist talks about "surgical evaluation." I can't wait to see who wins. I know who I'm voting for.
The ultrasound also mentioned "splenic (spleen) granulomas." I tried Googling that and I didn't like what I found. But neither doctor even mentioned it, so I guess I won't dwell on that finding.
And he also has not told me the results of the sleep study.
That's it for today.
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