Off to Oconomowoc


I talked with Julia a couple of times yesterday. Her nephew (Rich) took her and Linda to his home in Oconomowoc, WI for Mother's Day. I am sure Linda enjoyed being with her son...I'd say with him in Wisconsin and her in Mississippi that does not happen for Mother's Day too often. When I talked with Julie; Rich, Doug and Linda had went out shopping and doing the normal Saturday trips to the meat market etc. When I was there we went to the meat market and I had an awesome Brat that one of the Community Clubs was cooking right beside the market. Apparently in the spring and summer the clubs grill etc. to raise money. Well let me tell you, that was the best Brat I had ever had. My husband cooks a good brat but those fresh made ones there in Wisconsin can't be beat. Julia was enjoying relaxing at home with the girls (Shelby & Skyler...the Australian Shepherds)

She had visited the pain mgmt specialist on Friday and they had doubled her dose of the long acting pain medication and of course she has meds she can take every 2 hrs if needed. It sounds like the pain is getting worse but the change in meds seems to be helping....she did sound like she was in pretty good spirits. She also met with the Naturopath Dr on Friday and they have put her on nine supplements...she said most of them looked like horse pills and she would have to get up an hour earlier just to get all of her meds down. I hope the new meds do not have a negative impact on her appetite. She still eat very minimal amounts..the one thing she can almost always eat (but still not a lot at one sitting) is watermelon. She probably will eat about a fourth of what we would think of as a normal slice. She promises me that she is getting down a little bit of food every day.

Keep praying!
Love,
Peggy