...and out of the two days, she was in the boat two and a half hours before we had to take her back to the shore. The rest of the time she was in a reclining position either in the truck or in the bed.
We left early and came home for several reasons. I talked to her a while ago and even THAT overdid it.
She talks to her doctor tomorrow for yet another round of whatever to make her feel like a human again. She may not be bed-ridden but is certainly couch-ridden for the most part. She has been in ever-present pain of varying degrees for nearly four years. Having been on narcotic meds for that time, she fights to maintain her wherewithal and is driven to rid herself of the heavy stuff. She could do with the prayers of every one of this forum. She has been of the narcotics for a couple of weeks now but is taking power non-narcotic stuff as needed. That's an improvment.
I am not a doctor but I think she is fighting from several fronts right now, drugs, pain and perhaps some depression (because of the extended pain issues). Perhaps she does not trust her communicative skills 100% and doesn't want to write like some space cadet.
You all know her and care for her, so please, when you feel the urge to be flippant or carefree with your comments about her; remember two things: She is sick but she is a trooper's trooper and I am her brother and I will defend her until my last breath.
If she reads this I will probably get in trouble, but I have sent several of you PMS stating the issue as best I can without casting Linda's privacy to the wind and yet, I keep reading these unnecessary remarks about her.
No one wants her to be her old self more than her family both blood and forum. So, how about some solid, heart-felt prayer for her. Each of you has a special place in her heart and you know it. She would not avoid you unless there was a serious issue--and there IS.
We didn't set any fish-slaying records this past week-end, but we enjoyed each other's company. Even so, if I had it to do over again, I probably would have not tempted her wtih the Lake Fork trip. She just was not up to it.
So there you have it, folks. I'm not going into any more detail. I guess you just have to trust me that I would never, in any way, attempt to mislead you about this or any other situation. You should know that by now.
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Tom no longer has the internet so he's out. Linda is not feeling well, so she's out for the time being. Myself, well, the last time I checked, my story of last month was still up there. Hopefully I will have a new one for you soon. I'm trying to get Linda to write the one about this past week-end but I don't know that it will happen. If not, then I will write it. It had some good stuff happen and I need to share it with you.
Pray for my sister and your friend.