Yesterday I had a headache all day. I thought, no big deal. Around 5pm. I started feeling nauseated, and got the hot/cold chills, and body aches. It felt like post chemo pains, but I knew it wasn't. I took my pre-chemo med cocktail, hoping that it would do the trick, and then took a hot bath. After a hot bath, I felt even worse!!! I then started getting an upset stomach! I asked Pete to take me to the hospital. We got there, and at the front desk, I told the gal my symptoms, and right away she asked Pete and I to put masks on. She told us we could not go back into the waiting room, and told us, we would be segregated to a different area, behind closed doors. We had to sit in theses chairs. It was at this point we found out that it would be FOUR HOURS before I would see a doctor!!!!!!! I kept getting worse, and then the diarrhea kicked it! I ALWAYS have meds with me in my pill container, and thank goodness for that. I was popping Imodium like it was candy, and it was NOT working! I knew I was in trouble. We sat there for an hour and a half while medical staff walked by and ignored us. It wasn't until I threw up ALL over, that they rushed me to a bed to lay down, and they hooked me up to I.V. right away. I had two bags of fluids, in one hour! They said I was severely dehydrated! After blood, urine and stool samples, they concluded it WASN'T N1H1, like they had originally thought, just the REALLY bad flu. Finally we got home at 2am. The doctor said LOTS of Gatorade and rest for the next couple of days. He said I am highly contagious and to avoid people.

I was feeling really rotten still at this point
Pete had worked all day and was exhausted. He caught a few winks, sitting up. Poor guy. I was exhausted!!!!! Tired, beyond tired. Pete was such a trooper!!! He tried to make me laugh, rubbed my back for me, grabbed me warm blankets, helped me to the bathroom a million times.


I still feel pretty rotten today, but not as weak as yesterday. Thank you for all your prayers.

Tomorrow, bright and early, we're off to Victoria, for a little get-away/second honeymoon! Will take pictures and blog about it when we get home! :)

It's been a while since I have blogged. Things have been moving along here. I have been told I am only 45% blocked in my head, so no surgery for me!!!!!!!!!!! Over a week ago, Pete started a new job. He's doing sales for Eclipse Logistics. Basically he sells transport. His boss has given him a new cell phone, laptop, gas card etc. So far, he likes the job. He drives pretty much all day, recruiting new clients. It's a 9-5 Monday-Friday job. He gets ALL weekends off :) I am hoping to go back to work a couple of days a week. I'd like to find one or two clients, or one client who may need me twice a week. If you know of anyone who needs a care aide/senior companion, let me know :)

Today, we applied for a service dog for me! He is trained to detect when I will have a stroke! It's SO amazing what they can do with animals these days. There is a place in Burnaby that trains dogs for all sorts of things, and we just sent in our application this morning. We are not allowed dogs where we live, but if it's a service dog, I don't think our landlord would mind. I am SO excited at the prospect of getting a service dog. It's a LONG and sometimes expensive process, but we know that if God wants us to get a service dog, He will open up all the doors that need to be opened. They can range from 100-$1000. It's something to look forward to :) Will keep you posted, as we hear more :)

I had a stroke last week. My mind is still not working right, and my right hand feels like it doesn't belong on my body. I had to quit my job, and I am feeling REALLY overwhelmed still. I am scared to be alone now, and have been very clingy to Pete. I never want him to leave the house. In two weeks, we will see if the blood thinners are working, or if I will have surgery on my , well, in my brain. This has taken me a half an hour to type, since my right hand has a mind of it's own, and I have to think really carefully to form the words and thoughts in my head, to type out here. I just want to cry. They say that God doesn't give us more than we can handle, but I'm past my limit, at this point. The doctors keep saying to go on a vacation......with what money? I just had to quit my job and hubby is on E.I. I would love to get away, especially if I find out I don't need surgery, double bonus. My mind is slow, words come out wrong, and I feel like a total reject. I'm on a bunch of new meds, that are making me sleepy all the time, and have dumb side effects. I feel so defeated. I love my husband, but he's so private, he won't share he's feelings with me about what happened with my stroke. I hope the next stroke is a big one, and God just takes me.

Life is really overwhelming right now. I am having a really hard time coping. I am going thru some personal things, and will not be blogging for a while. I have excellent meds, awesome friends and family to help me thru this difficult time. Please pray for God's peace, wisdom and guidance, as I look to Him for answers and clarity.

To celebrate, it being exactly two years to the day, that Pete and I went on our first date, we decided to go to Queen Elizabeth park, in Vancouver. Pete's dad was one of the origional men to help plan out the park and work, planting the trees and such!

This is what we normally look like and below, is what the sketch artist in the park, THOUGHT we looked like! LOL!


I think I look "ok", but I think Pete looks mostly like my ex (Chris Murray Driver(Pete pointed that out), or like my cousin Allen. Anyhow, this guy did the sketches for $10.00 each. I guess you get what you pay for. Next it was off to dinner at Mongolian BBQ! YUMMY!

We finished off the evening, with a trip to White Rock for ice cream and the sunset.

Man, my hubby cleans up well :)

Ahhhhh....the sunset......beautiful! What a perfect day!