So I aggravated my back yesterday.  I think I was just sitting too long.  I woke up during the night and the pain in my back and in my ribs, was the worst.  I had to take a bunch of pain meds and use an ice pack on my back.  I will be spending most of the day in bed.  Besides the back and rib pain, I am fighting a massive headache. 

I didn't even think I could get out of bed this morning, as I was nearly in tears, but I prayed for help so I could accomplish my spiritual routine and the next thing I know I am hobbling out of bed and am at the table with my Bible opened and listening to the Bible reading on the JW.org site.  I just love listening to the Bible reading, it helps me to be able to picture the events in my mind so much better than when I read myself. Just love love love it!!!!

I looked back at my post yesterday, wow, it was really off.  So many mistakes.  I was really struggling yesterday with speaking and figuring out words.  BTW, I did manage to sleep until 9am this morning.  Granted I was up off and on because of my back pain, but at least I did get to sleep longer than I have the past few days.

YESTERDAY... Bill was released from the Spooner Hosptial, even though he hadn't passed his kidney stone.  He got home, and Carol was just so tired she was having a hard time.  EO and Colton went over there and EO fixed some lunch for them.  While Colton was talking to Bill, he could see there was a problem, and told Bill he needed to go up to Duluth.  At first Bill resisted, but Colton persisted and the next thing they new, they were off to go to the hospital.  EO took B&C up there.  At the hospital they were able to give him meds that made him feel so much better and he was able to sleep right away.  They looked at the scans that were done at the Spooner Hospital and wondered why no one addressed all the inflammation that is in Bill's belly.  I guess they just don't know enough down there.  So the docs are going to keep him for awhile.  With Bill's blood clotting issues, his system is all out of wack.  They can't do any surgery to remove the stone until they get his numbers stabilized, which would take until Friday.  So if he passes it on his own before then, he won't have to have the surgery (not exactly surgery, but it falls into that category).
 
THEN about an hour later, Lauren calls and says, Grandma Marge is in a lot of pain and her pain pills aren't helping. She had had the pain for about 3 days.  But yesterday her leg had swollen up so badly, lauren said it looked like a block.  i told her to get ahold of her doc ASAP.  Which they did and the doc told her it most likely was a blood clot and to get in the hospital ASAP.  It turned out, it wasn't a blood clot but it was one of the side effects from her spinal disease and that her paralyzed leg would do this and they gave her instructions as to what to do when it happens.

While she and Lauren were on their way to the hospital, I just because SUPER anxious. I grabbed a container of carrots and started munching on them as fast as I could.  I wasn't trying to be fast, but I couldn't get a grip on myself to relax.  That tension most likely aggravated my back and ribs too.  Steph tried to help me keep my mind busy and I tried to help her too. I don't think I did, but I don't think I helped her as much as she helped me.  Plus I kept thinking and praying for Carol.  She hasn't slept well staying in the hospital, she hasn't eaten much either.  The family is trying to take her to get food and trying to help her stay calm.  I keep praying that Jehovah helps to ease her stress.  So that is what I am keeping focused on, to keep praying for Carol.