I've been busy playing carpenter.
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I've been busy playing carpenter.
I've not shared this with y'all here before but now I will.
In 2004 my wife was diagnosed with emphysema. She did OK until June 2007 when she got pneumonia real bad. Spent 15 days in the hospital. Had surgery to clean off the and repair the left lung. From that her emphysema got much worse. She has been on oxygen full time since. She is 49 and never smoked a thing.
On Sunday March 1st she fell in the house and broke her left shoulder. She has been in the hospital since. The last 2 weeks in a rehab hospital facility. While in the main hospital she got pneumonia again. It is being stubborn. She is now on a 3rd round of antibiotics. We thought she was going to come home Monday. That has been put off a few more days while they continue the IVs.
Wednesday and Friday this week 4 of my Masonic Brothers came over and helped me build a wheelchair ramp up to the front door for her. Thursday was rained out. These 4 are all retired and made themselves available to me. What a great bunch of men! 3 of the 4 are Past Masters of my Lodge. This is what the Fraternity is all about. Helping a Distressed worthy Brother and a sister. My wife is OES, Order fo the Eastern Star.
Here is a link to a bunch of photos I took. The password into the album is 2913.
http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/mtpys/Ramp/
MikeS.
In 2004 my wife was diagnosed with emphysema. She did OK until June 2007 when she got pneumonia real bad. Spent 15 days in the hospital. Had surgery to clean off the and repair the left lung. From that her emphysema got much worse. She has been on oxygen full time since. She is 49 and never smoked a thing.
On Sunday March 1st she fell in the house and broke her left shoulder. She has been in the hospital since. The last 2 weeks in a rehab hospital facility. While in the main hospital she got pneumonia again. It is being stubborn. She is now on a 3rd round of antibiotics. We thought she was going to come home Monday. That has been put off a few more days while they continue the IVs.
Wednesday and Friday this week 4 of my Masonic Brothers came over and helped me build a wheelchair ramp up to the front door for her. Thursday was rained out. These 4 are all retired and made themselves available to me. What a great bunch of men! 3 of the 4 are Past Masters of my Lodge. This is what the Fraternity is all about. Helping a Distressed worthy Brother and a sister. My wife is OES, Order fo the Eastern Star.
Here is a link to a bunch of photos I took. The password into the album is 2913.
http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/mtpys/Ramp/
MikeS.
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Jefferson county, WV.
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Re: I've been busy playing carpenter.
That's wonderful. Best wishes and prayers for you and your wife.
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Re: I've been busy playing carpenter.
Cool, nice work! ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Re: I've been busy playing carpenter.
Prayers for you and yours. Hopefully she'll eventually be able to drop the oxygen.
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Re: I've been busy playing carpenter.
prayers for you and your wife. nice work for sure
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Re: I've been busy playing carpenter.
Very nicely done Mike! Glad you have such great friends to help when you really need it! Prayers for you and your wife!
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Re: I've been busy playing carpenter.
Unfortunately not until she is 6' under.kimwcook wrote:Prayers for you and yours. Hopefully she'll eventually be able to drop the oxygen.
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
She was evaluated for a lung transplant, not a viable candidate.
Thanks y'all.
MikeS.
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Jefferson county, WV.
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Re: I've been busy playing carpenter.
That's the kind of thing a husband and friends can take pride in. Beats the heck out of some lame piece of jewelry. Too bad it needed to be done, but she's a lucky woman to have folks like you all around. I'm sure she knows that.
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Re: I've been busy playing carpenter.
Y'all did a nice job. Looks like it is a nice easy angle that should work well for her.
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Re: I've been busy playing carpenter.
I've built a few of those, too. First rate ramp!
Prayers are with you and yours.
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+ 1 God bless.rjohns94 wrote:prayers for you and your wife. nice work for sure
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Re: I've been busy playing carpenter.
Brothers indeed! Nice looking ramp. Prayers for you and your wife.
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Re: I've been busy playing carpenter.
Very nice. I remember ramping my mom's place. Not an easy task. My prayers are with you, your wife and family.
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Re: I've been busy playing carpenter.
Godbless and a job well done.
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