Who Are You Calling Crafty?

The month that was…

Well I did not get clearance to go back to work because I had a major setback. I ended up having deep vein thrombosis with pulmonary embolisms in both lungs on February 27. Jeff took me to the emergency room with shortness of breath and chest pain pains. I literally was sitting in the ER … Continue reading →

Another Update…

I left the hospital on January 27. It has been an adventure getting used to not putting weight on my leg traveling from the couch to the bathroom. I feel like I run a marathon every single time, I think now I have gotten it down to a half marathon every time I venture to … Continue reading →

Another Weekend?

Yeah, I had a nice little talk with one of my nurses, Ben and he was very straightforward with me with inside knowledge. There’s a chance I might be here all weekend because they’re waiting to hear back from my insurance company. They are trying to get me into a skilled nursing facility or at … Continue reading →

Baby steps & Insurance

This morning I got up and was able to do 10 steps without getting too dizzy my blood pressure to drop a little but not as bad as yesterday. I did also make it to the bathroom and use the bathroom, which was amazing the little things that happen, they give me hope. Well, I’m … Continue reading →

Surgery update

Well, I had surgery on Monday. I no longer have the rod on either side of my leg. Tried physical therapy today unfortunately with my physical therapy I almost passed out because my blood pressure dropped. I have something called postop hypertension so it causes your blood pressure to drop when you stand up right … Continue reading →

Surgery Tomorrow

Well, it has been five days in the hospital doing absolutely nothing. I can say I do not do well when I do nothing had some big victories. I was able to get off the side of the bed with my leg in the rod so I have strength, which is good. It’s amazing how … Continue reading →

A Freak Accident

I admit, I haven’t been blogging in about four years but right now this is really the only thing I can do right now. Wednesday, I was painting my kitchen a beautiful teal color I was on the ladder, and the ladder started to slip, and I fell off the ladder and landed on my … Continue reading →

COVID & I am going to Brazil in 12 days…

After 2 1/2 years of avoiding COVID this past week it finally happened. I and my daughter tested positive for COVID. She woke up last Monday she said she didn’t feel good and was very tired. I made her take a COVID test – negative. She sleeps the whole day. Tuesday she feels much better … Continue reading →

John, We Will Miss You…

After a very long, stressful weekend, (some day I will share) I decided to take a break from Social Media for the day. Tuesday morning, I received a text from a friend stating John Davis had passed. I was shocked, I spoke to John on Saturday. She sent me the article. I couldn’t believe it, … Continue reading →

A Toaster

Several years ago for Christmas I received a Darth Vader Toaster from my grandma, we loved it and got a huge kick out of it. Darth lived on the counter space next to the stove. Wally recently started going through the trash again so we have been putting the trash can on the counter in … Continue reading →