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March 4, 2008
Brother-In-Grace
My parents' old friend Bob Price used to refer to his daughter's partner as his "son-in-grace." I think this is much nicer than say, "live-in lover," which makes it sound like one is renting one's partner, along with a television and a leather couch, from the local Rent-A-Center. I have long referred to MR's mom as my Mother-In-Grace. Well, tonight I found out that MR's baby brother, a full twelve years younger than the Orange and considerably less orange, has appendicitis. He's in a hospital in Canada, and was due to have the thing taken out tonight. Can everyone please keep him in your prayers? Surgery is so scary, even if it's routine.
Here was the bright spot in the event... from MR's mom's email:
Remembering April’s horror stories about nurses not having time to eat, I bought his nurse a fat-free yogurt with lots of raspberries and a bit of granola on top (the healthiest snack I could find). She was flabbergasted but certainly deserved some kind of treat.
That made me extremely happy. A few thousand nurses organized, and one nurse with a healthy snack. My life has had meaning. With raspberries on top!
Meanwhile, I am doing better. My mom is feeling sick but Danny C seems to have fought it off, no doubt a tribute to the improvement in his immune system since he quit smoking.
Yesterday I had quite a bit of salt, including in some chicken brother in which I made CR chicken soup with shirataki (I know know know I spelled that wrong) noodles, which have almost no calories in the brand we buy, and brewers yeast, plus quite a bit of Mexican salsa verde. This morning I was up four pounds on the scale. By mid-day, I was back to normal. Just goes to show: do not freak out about the number on the scale.
Now back to bed... please keep Brother-in-Grace in your prayers. Thank you!
And thank you all so much for your sweet comments. I really appreciate it. Katerina, I'm so glad you found the blog helpful! Great to hear from you!
More soon...
Posted by april at March 4, 2008 2:01 AM
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April's mom is feeling better thanks to lots of white grapefruit, mangoes, and chicken soup with mushrooms. Check out my new blog.
Posted by: Marti at March 5, 2008 12:55 PM
Wow, Marti! Great blog and an excellent photo of you! Congratulations!
MR's brother is out of the hospital and doing very well. Thanks to all for your prayers. He has decided Percocet is definitely NOT his friend, although it is a great pain killer. He is staying with us for a few days, where he will receive lots of TLC and healthy food. As a matter of fact, he is having chicken soup as we speak! JD :-)
Posted by: Judith (MoMR) at March 5, 2008 6:21 PM