I'm feeling tired lately. My left leg and foot bothers me. I've got some strange pains here and there. Had a pain in my liver area in the front early this morning when I was lying in bed. I turned over on my other side and then I didn't feel it any more. But it scared me. I guess eventually it will get me. But I want to hit my 65th birthday first. That's November 1st.
The man who gave me a ride to Utica a couple times when I broke my wrist, died yesterday. He had a pain in his back this past year so went to the doctor and they found a tumor near his spine so gave him radiation and chemo. But he quit it before the treatments were done because he was getting real weak legs. He started feeling a little better and was getting around okay for a couple months. Then he couldn't walk very well and started falling. He went to the hospital a couple weeks ago then they transferred him to the Folts Home this past week. He had a large tumor blocking his esophagus so he couldn't eat. They gave him liquids but he'd cough that up too. This past week he was just lying there. Couldn't walk any more. Couldn't eat anymore and had to wear a diaper. So it's a blessing he went fast. The doctors say he had a very aggressive form of cancer that went all through him. He was on heavy Morphine. His Aunt Wanda is the one that lives upstairs here and the one that watched my birds for me when I was in the hospital for a week. I feel bad for her. She and Floyd were real close. He took her everywhere. Grocery shopping and to get her hair done. I can take her shopping sometimes but I don't go out as often as she used to. I think the couple upstairs has been taking her places sometimes. But for the past couple weeks Floyd's sister and her husband has been down and staying at Floyd's apartment. They were cleaning it out after he went into the hospital because they knew he'd never make it out again. I still can't believe how fast he went. I had just sent him a card too and he never got it. That happened to me before when a lady that lived upstairs was in Folts Home. It was her birthday and I didn't get her card out till the day after. She never got it because she died.
That reminds me that I better get another card out to Jeanette who is living over there at Claxton. That's a part of Folts also but a newer building in the back. It cost a lot to stay there.
I've been so busy with my own family lately that I've neglected to send cards to people on time. I feel bad about that.
I went out tonight to get a few groceries. I was so slow and my leg and foot were hurting so I was glad to get back home. I didn't want to go tomorrow. I feel like a real old lady today. I'm not sleeping enough I guess. I was awake at 5 am this morning and never could get back to sleep. So I guess I better get to bed now. It's past 10:30.
Take care everyone.
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