WOE: If Halloween doesn't hurry up and get here, I will have eaten all the "Gummy Body Parts" that I bought for the trick or treaters on Halloween! Uff da.
WHOOPIE: Rand is doing well in the weight department, turning down sweets right and left. He hasn't lost any weight but he hasn't put any on in the last six months either.
WOE: Today I called the Durable Medical Equipment Department of Kaiser to find out the status of Rand's speech generating device. They'd never heard of it! Six weeks or more ago, his doctor signed it off and sent it on electronically. It got lost in cyberspace. !@#$%^&*()! It has now been retrieved and is on its way to the Regional Review Committee who will decide if it is "appropriate" for Rand or not - six months late!!
I can't find a Whoopie in that mess!
WHOOPIE: Last week I sent out pictures of Rand driving a rented electric wheelchair - a trial run. He did so well that today I bought one for him! It will be here at the end of next week. It is bright blue with beige upholstery to match the interior of the new minivan that I bought on Wednesday! To see the minivan conversion (floor lowered by 10 inches, electric ramp and doors, passenger seat removed and a power wheelchair locking system in place, kneeling feature, etc.) go to www.braunmobility.com To see Rand's new hot rod, go to www.pridemobility.com and look up the "Jazzy 600." The unconverted minivan can be found on www.chevrolet.com under "Uplander." By Halloween, Rand and I should be cruising all over the place with new found freedom! At some point I will probably sell the Murano and get a small run around car for myself.
WOE: None really, but $$$$ keep my head spinning!
WHOOPIE: My baby sister, Annie, had two stints put in her heart two weeks ago. Two of the three arteries were totally clogged, so bad that the surgeon had a hard time getting the stints into the arteries! The surgeon said she was one lucky lady to have that major problem discovered when she did, through a routine stress test. There are five members of my immediate family and four of them share 13 heart bypasses and/or stints. Yikes! I have a stress test scheduled for next week.
WOE: Hmmmmmmmm - I can't think of any more. Life is good.
Rand is doing so well in the next round of Saving Stokes golf lessons! He's hitting a five iron out there, straight, with a nice loft. Pretty, pretty shots - not long but pretty. Thuan has found the perfect crouching position to keep Rand in place yet allowing his body to move with his swing. By the last lesson, Rand should be driving himself to the tee in his new chair!! Pictures of the new vehicles will be included in the next epistle.
Keep Rand close.
Love,
Connie
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