Posts under ‘Health’

My rheumatologist just told me that my arthritis is officially in remission!!! I no longer show any clinical signs of having RA. It’s been 6 years since I was diagnosed.

Grandma was sent home yesterday! She’s very happy to be home. Grandpa Roy is taking good care of her by cooking, cleaning, and helping her get in bed when she needs it (getting out of bed is the easy part!). She still has a way to go before she is completely back to normal but [...]

Grandma Betty is slowly but surely recovering. She is still bandaged and bruised but has been doing physical therapy several times daily. In fact, when Ryan and I visited her we walked with her as she was wheeled to the physical therapy “gym”. She has received lots of cards, flowers, visits, phone calls, and even [...]

For those of you who haven’t met my Grandma Betty, I can’t wait for you to! At 82 years young, she is still outgoing, spunky, and on-the-move. She loves the Lord, her family, and the 1,700 high schoolers to whom she rings through the lunch line each day. She has such a positive attitude and [...]

For Samantha’s birthday, we bought a present that would benefit both of us–a Nintendo Wii! Samantha’s never been much of a video gamer (unlike me), but when she first saw the Wii more than a year ago before it came out, she wanted one–and badly! Well, we let our finances settle a little bit, so [...]

Well, I just had my annual cardiology check-up. The news from the doc was good news–the amount/severity of regurgitation of blood back into the left ventricle is about the same as it has been for 2-3 years or more, and the size of that chamber (which was, at one time, enlarging) has actually been reduced. [...]

I was reminded today of how blessed I am to have a good job with excellent benefits; I ordered a refill of Enbrel and paid $40 and the insurance company paid the remaining $4,000.