Jan 26- Feb 9....Mike drove to San Diego on the 28th to the golf tournament. He stayed with Ross for 2 nights and helped him at his booth and also saw a little golf. On the 31st Danny flew back to Ontario. Mike picked him up and they drove to Rancho Mirage where Mike overnighted with Danny. On the first Mike accidentally locked the keys in the car while filling up with fuel. $50 later he was on his way back to Menifee.
Mom continued to improve and was moved to a transitional care facility, Missouri River Manor on Tue. The 1st. She got settled in there and Dixie flew back on the 3rd. She had to fly into Orange County airport as flights were full to Ontario. She arrived at 830p. Friday was a rest up day! Saturday we drove the 27 miles into Marge's. We went to lunch with Marge, Don & Shelly and spent the afternoon visiting. Danny and Lexi stopped on their way back from Sea World and spent Saturday night with us. The also remained on Sunday and watched the Super Bowl with us. Dixie picked up a cold somewhere along the way and is feeling pretty lousy. Dixie talks to Mom daily and checks in on her progress. She is getting lots of occupational and physical therapy and continues to improve. We thank God daily for her progress.
We made a Walmart run on Tuesday. Dixie has a bad cold so we needed more drugs! Today, the 9th we move to Indian Waters RV park in Indio. We will stop at the Flying J on the way for fuel and propane.
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Indian Waters - Indio, CA
Jan 12-25...Went to the movie Country Strong – good one! On the 14th we went to the FMCA RV rally, attending a class and wondering around the exhibits. On Friday the 14th we had Bill & Gloria, cousin Box Cox and Danny over for dinner. We enjoyed the afternoon visiting with Bob and had a wonderful evening. On the 17th we started helping Ross get ready for the golf tournament. Our first day of working the booth was Thur. the 20th. It was a long day but at least the weather was better this year. Friday was Dixie's 54th birthday. We spent the day working the tournament with the exception of a couple hours when Dixie went shopping. We found out that day that Mom was admitted to the hospital due to non-responsiveness and incoherence. The doctor found out that the ammonia level in her blood was very high. Dixie and Danny decided to fly back home. We left at 430am on Sat. to pick up Danny and then headed to the Ontario airport (flights we full out of Palm Springs). They arrived in Great Falls around 430p (had a slight delay in Denver where on take off the airplane windshield cracked). Mom was not in good shape when we saw her. She did start improving about 4-5 days later. The doctor had to give her & continues to give her lactulose, a form of laxative in order for her liver to work properly. The only way to remove excess ammonia from the blood is through excretion. She also had built up a lot of fluid that the doctor is trying to removed through medication.
While Dixie was gone Mike continued to help Ross at the Bob Hope golf tournament. On Wednesday, the 26th he moved the motorhome to our next park, Wilderness Lakes, in Menifee, CA.
While Dixie was gone Mike continued to help Ross at the Bob Hope golf tournament. On Wednesday, the 26th he moved the motorhome to our next park, Wilderness Lakes, in Menifee, CA.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Happy New Year from Desert Hot Springs!
Jan 1 -11 …..New Years Day! Danny came over around 330p. About 5p we drove to Pioneer Town and had dinner and listened to a couple of bands. On the 4th our friends from Chicago came over for dinner and some card playing. Tuesday we took a 'pickleball' lesson. It's cross between tennis & ping pong???? It's a fun game & good exercise. Unfortunately not too many parks have courts. Wednesday we played 9 holes of Golf at the “First Tee” (senior rate is $10 on that day) with Bill Brinkman and some of his friends from their RV park. We also had dinner with Bill & Gloria that evening. Dixie did some haircuts this week and the normal stuff..ie laundry! The weather has improved and we are now in the 60's. We utilized the pool and hot springs some. Friday we picked up Bob & Cheryl & went to the “$2 theater” & saw the movie, Secretariat. It was a great movie! We then made a Walmart stop & then to an authentic Italian Pizza place called Palermoes near the airport. The pizza was very good. Saturday was a stay at the park day. Sunday we went to Bob & Cheryl's for football, dinner, & cards. Tuesday we decided to hike to flag mountain. The weather was cool but sunny; perfect for climbing over 1,000 ft. to the American flag at the peak of the mountain. We had done the same climb one year ago but, somehow, this one was tougher to master. We attributed it to the fact that we had done very little hiking in the past several months. We had lunch and again signed the book hidden under several large rocks in a metal army ammo case. The total time of the hike was almost three hours. When we got back to the park, we immediately went to the hot mineral water tubs and soaked our tired bodies. We moved to Indian Waters RV park in Indio on the 12th.
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