Quick update

I have decided to donate Marshall’s motorcycle to the Patriot Guard Riders.  If you haven’t heard of them, they came into being about 14 years ago when protestors started disrupting the funerals of veterans.  The bikers would attend the funerals and create a barrier between the funeral and the protestors and if the protestors started shouting, the bikers would simply rev up those Harleys!  It’s a very moving thing to see.

Anyway, I don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner, but this is the perfect place for Marshall’s beautiful custom painted bike to be where it can support the causes that were dear to his heart.  So I’ve been spending a lot of time doing the paperwork involved in this donation.  I hope to have some pictures in the future of the bike actually riding in a “Mission” — with its new “handler,” of course.  So stay tuned.

My pacemaker got a little wonky but a visit to the cardiologist fixed that, I think.  We’ll see after a few more days.

And we can now add vertigo to my list of ailments.  It’s like there’s a little black cloud over my head.

And even though we all knew where my brother was heading, I still miss having him in my world.

Trip down Memory Lane

The nickname my dad gave Bobby was Bobbles.  So here are some memories of Bobbles:

First, here's the official cause(s) of death -- looks like heart attack was the first choice:

Now, here we go:
Hunting:

 Bob and Cousin Lanette.

               
 
            Devilish....

 

     Bobbles and Tricia:

Bob's funeral

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.

Sad news....

My brother has passed away.  His friend Jeff went to check on him and found him.  More details will follow.

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).

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:

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??