Anne came down with a terrible case of G.I. distress on Friday and was bed-ridden all day! When she wasn't sleeping she was in the bathroom and in between she'd lay there and just moan. So, as you may have guessed, I stayed home from work to take care of her and see that she got her fluids and whatever B.R.A.T. items she was willing to eat.
The B.R.A.T. diet is an old standby for treatment of diarrhea. It basically eliminates everything except bananas, rice, applesauce and toast (plain). This diet, combined with some Gas-X for bloating, helped ease her pain on Friday. Saturday she felt better and we attended James' last soccer game, which they won.
After the game I ran out to Dave's to drop off a Dell OS disc and to deliver Jared's b-day card. Neither one of them was home, so it was a quick trip. This was, actually, convenient because we were expecting Justus and his family for dinner.
Arriving home, we began preparations for Lemon-Dill Halibut, Julienne Au-Gratin potatoes and asparagus. I substituted crushed corn flakes for the Melba toast and, based on Anne's recommendation, cut the dill to 1/3 for Heather. This turned out perfectly and everyone seemed pleased with the food.
This morning we had eggs and potatoes for breakfast, fixed with peppers and onions (as usual) and Anne poured on the Salsa Verde while I went for the western-style picante and some chipotle sauce. A couple of hours later, the symptoms returned in full force and Anne was, once again, laid up in bed. This time she tried some Pepto-Bismol, but when that didn't help I went straight for the Imodium-AD (actually a generic for it) in combination with B.R.A.T. diet.
She finally got some relief about noon, but stayed in bed as she was just exhausted (and sore) form the ordeal. When Jane called on Skype to see how Cheeze and Dan's visit was going I had to inform her that they'd called it off because they were both down with the flu or flu-like symptoms.
Anne commented from the bedroom that although she was sorry they didn't make it, we were glad they chose not to come. With her immune system so depleted, it would have been horrible if she'd caught whatever bug they are fighting off.
The silver lining to this is that they may be able to come at a later date. Possibly, after Anne's surgery when we most assuredly will be needing the help. But, whenever it is that they can visit, we're certainly looking forward to seeing them.
Next up is Janie and Lenita coming to visit and November 3rd. Hopefully, there will be no surprises in store for them!
Movies this weekend: Spanglish, Yes Man, and Best In Show. My favorite part was "the world's greatest sandwich" in Spanglish where Adam Sandler plays a four-star chef. You have to see the bonus reel to meet the Thomas Keller, chef that worked on the set, and see how he makes this sandwich.
Peace and harmony for you and yours,
Don and Anne
The B.R.A.T. diet is an old standby for treatment of diarrhea. It basically eliminates everything except bananas, rice, applesauce and toast (plain). This diet, combined with some Gas-X for bloating, helped ease her pain on Friday. Saturday she felt better and we attended James' last soccer game, which they won.
After the game I ran out to Dave's to drop off a Dell OS disc and to deliver Jared's b-day card. Neither one of them was home, so it was a quick trip. This was, actually, convenient because we were expecting Justus and his family for dinner.
Arriving home, we began preparations for Lemon-Dill Halibut, Julienne Au-Gratin potatoes and asparagus. I substituted crushed corn flakes for the Melba toast and, based on Anne's recommendation, cut the dill to 1/3 for Heather. This turned out perfectly and everyone seemed pleased with the food.
This morning we had eggs and potatoes for breakfast, fixed with peppers and onions (as usual) and Anne poured on the Salsa Verde while I went for the western-style picante and some chipotle sauce. A couple of hours later, the symptoms returned in full force and Anne was, once again, laid up in bed. This time she tried some Pepto-Bismol, but when that didn't help I went straight for the Imodium-AD (actually a generic for it) in combination with B.R.A.T. diet.
She finally got some relief about noon, but stayed in bed as she was just exhausted (and sore) form the ordeal. When Jane called on Skype to see how Cheeze and Dan's visit was going I had to inform her that they'd called it off because they were both down with the flu or flu-like symptoms.
Anne commented from the bedroom that although she was sorry they didn't make it, we were glad they chose not to come. With her immune system so depleted, it would have been horrible if she'd caught whatever bug they are fighting off.
The silver lining to this is that they may be able to come at a later date. Possibly, after Anne's surgery when we most assuredly will be needing the help. But, whenever it is that they can visit, we're certainly looking forward to seeing them.
Next up is Janie and Lenita coming to visit and November 3rd. Hopefully, there will be no surprises in store for them!
Movies this weekend: Spanglish, Yes Man, and Best In Show. My favorite part was "the world's greatest sandwich" in Spanglish where Adam Sandler plays a four-star chef. You have to see the bonus reel to meet the Thomas Keller, chef that worked on the set, and see how he makes this sandwich.
Peace and harmony for you and yours,
Don and Anne
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Love is the music of life;
Compassion is its melody.
- Don Peer ( o)==#
Love is the music of life;
Compassion is its melody.
- Don Peer ( o)==#
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