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After 20 days of hospitalization, my wife Dondra is finally out of the hospital and home with me. She faces an unspecified number of weeks of home nursing, and, of course, numerous doctors' appointments in 4 different specialties.

We both appreciate all the support, both written and with telephone calls.

We are hoping for a more normal life from now on with no more falls, fast heartbeats or esophageal problems.

Thanks again.

Bill and Dondra Craig

Y'all enjoy your weekend, my friend!

Bill

Dear Friends,

Yes, out of surgery, but not yet home. When we are dismissed we're going to have to make sure that there are generic versions of any newly prescribed medicines. Doctors are notorious for prescribing meds and not considering the patient's economic status.

Also we don't want her to come home too early, lest this start all over again.

Right now, heart rate, the A-fib, the esophageal ulcer which caused the intestinal bleed and the hemoglobin (blood in stool) have all normalized. She is, however, still on a Heparin drip which keeps her from having a blood clot which, in turn, could cause a heart attack or stroke. We'll see further when it is discontinued.

She says to tell y'all "Hey!" and sends her love. She is also looking forward to KIR's phone call.

Thanks very much for your many kindnesses.

Bill and Dondra Craig

Roger,

Dondra and I appreciate and loved your taking time out of your day to visit with us on the phone for a while and we're so glad you finally got through to us. It must have been frustrating to you every time you tried and couldn't get her/us.

For my wife and I it was like getting an early Christmas present to hear your voice for a while and getting to know a little more about our friend across the waves.

KeepIt Real, I wil e-mail you D's cell phone number in case you'd like to try again to call. I know she'll be happy to hear from you and any of you, if you'd like me to do the same as I did for Roger.

You have no idea how much this cheers us up, that you would take time out of your day to visit with us on the phone, and

We send our love to all of you!

Bill and Dondra Craig

ATTN: She's been moved to another room, so the phone number above is no longer valid and you will not reach us if you use it. PM me if you'd like her cell, but as I said before, please don't think it's something you HAVE to do. Your thoughts and prayers are more than enough. They are more than we're getting from our families!

Your Friend,

Bill

ETA: Zurf thanks for the laffs, I can use them. I went in for an esophageal 10 years ago and the doc, as a courtesy to me, used the same scope to look up the other end to see if I had any lesions there. It turned out I did, and they fixed them, again as a professional courtesy. When I woke up, I was told what they had done and my first groggy response was:, "Y'all don't reuse those things, do ya??

I found yours much funnier, however. It's good that you were a good sport about the whole thing, even though the doc and that nurse didn't think it was that funny.

Rock on, my brother and thank you!

Bill

VERY nice surroundings! I'm so glad y'all got together and had such a good time playing and just enjoying the fellowship.

Wish I could have been there with you.

Your Friend

Bill

This is some totally awesome instruction! I can see it working for me just fine as my memory has a tendency to fade quickly. If I can look at the numbers, it makes it much easier for me. Thank you for taking the time to do this for me, Bax.

Bill

On another platform of the forums, some folks are talking about finger-picking, so here's the king of that style, Mr. Merle Travis! I hope you enjoy it : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miQiaHYhb_o

Bill

Let it play all the way through for some finger-pickin' FUN! This clip bleeds into that one, and you shouldn't miss it.  See y'all when there's more time and please let me know how you like my Monday choice.

**UPDATE* We're being transferred. The endoscopy showed a big tear in the esophagus which accounts for the blood loss. Repair surgery can't be done here in Carrollton, so we're being shipped to Atlanta Medical Center for that. It's major surgery and we hope that after all is said and done. my wife will once again be her healthy self.

That's it for now. We think the transport will be in the morning, so since I've been awake for the last 24, my son is taking this next night to stay with her while I pack.

I'm holding it together the best I can, but I don't know if I could  as well without your support.

Bill

UPDATE: An endoscopy (fiber-optic tube down the esophagus) is scheduled for 2 hours from now (12;45 Eastern Time), so please keep us in mind in hoping they don't find anything serious and can fix it while they're down there.

In the words of David Byrne of Talking Heads: "This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no foolin' around".

Six admissions in a month and a half. Seems like we should have had this thing figured out by now, dammit!

Thanks

Bill

I can hardly keep the tears from my eyes, seeing the smiles on all those faces and that precious baby. And yes, it is from Peer Gynt, Roger. I should have given attribution.

I think I'm caught up for now. Quick nap and then back to the hospital for the night.

Love Y'all.

Bill