Mike- Our family went through about the same frustration and anxiety with our youngest daughter. Her liver was failing and producing toxic chemicals which were hastening her downward health spiral. She has AB blood so the wait was on for a donor liver that not only matched her blood type but many other factors as well. The waiting game could have gone for several years, which she wouldn’t have survived, but we got lucky and she received a new liver 5-1/2 years ago after waiting only 6 weeks. This coming Monday she and her husband have an appointment at the University of Wisconsin Hospital as her husband is exhibiting some of the same symptoms she had early on. Neither consumes alcohol and the local docs are stumped. So it’s been highs and lows for all of us for the past 8 years and who knows how long into the future. So hang in there and understand that anxiety, frustration, and a lot of other emotions will come into play. All the best to your daughter and family for a full and speedy recovery.
This is a 1943 film about how cross-island communications were established in Newfoundland during WWII. There are lots of great railway shots throughout the first 15 minutes or so, and the military buffs should find some enjoyable footage as well. Remember to click on ‘Watch on Youtube’ on the lower left of the screen. For reasons unknown the posted film starts at the 16 minute mark so you will have to manually start the film from the beginning:
Hi Mike. As I mentioned previously my daughter came up with the ‘knocked sideways’. The first time I heard it was when we did a ‘Relay For Life’ for our son who had Cancer.
It was a 24 hour relay and at midnight candlles were lit for Cancer patients. Messages were written. My daughter wrote ‘Knocked sideways. Never backwards’. Those words have carried us through many ‘trials and tribulations’. That was in 1999.
As for our son? He is alive and well and twice as cheeky with a wife and three children. [:D]
Here is a film which talks about the decline of the Newfoundland Railway in the 1970s. The subject is a bit depressing but the footage of trains running is great.
As always, click on ‘Play on Youtube’ in the lower left corner (Eventually I’m going to stop reminding people to do that, but I’m going to wait until everyone is thoroughly sick and tired of my constant reminders!).
Great photos and videos from Dave and everyone else. Thanks for the education on Newfoundland.
Time to mow the lawn and take care of some other outdoor projects, but nothing too hard. I should have some time to begin a new siding on the layout.
My new grass is starting to come in. I’m tired of watering three times a day. All my neighbors either have underground sprinklers or are putting them in. I am resisting, but wearing down by dragging hoses everywhere.
I hope everyone with health issues gets some relief, and that every diner has a good day today.
Mike sorry to hear about your daughter, I always hate to hear about young ones getying some type of weird sickness. Let’s hope they find out what it is.
I had my open heart surgery yesterday and everything is going well. They were able to repair the mitral valve and not replace it with either a pig’s valve or a mechanical one both of which would have required blood thinners for the rest of my life.
Today they removed all the plumbing and I took two walks with one more scheduled. I may get out Sunday or Monday.
