Friday (Day 15)

MaGee Women's Hospital.
Friday, March 12, 2010.

Friday a.m. was a lazy kind of day. Ace was here, he slept in, and then he ordered brunch. Here is what he ordered. It all was very good he said. He orders one and at most two meals per day because they are a bit expensive if you order three meals a day. It's been such a blessing people donating us money for us to cover gas and food. Because as you can see those things can add up quite quickly. Anyway, here is Ace's Brunch:

Ace ordering Food for everyone!

Ace's Brunch

• Two Pancakes
• Sausage Patty
• Three Strips o' Bacon
• One Hashbrown
• Scrambled Eggs
• Two Cartons o' Chocolate Milk
  

...and no, he couldn't eat it all...

Ace's Supper

• Oven Crusted Macaroni and Cheese.
• Oven-Roasted Red Skinned Potatoes.
• Seasoned Bread Stuffing.
• Cottaged Cheese.
• Marinated Pasta Salad.
• Chocolate Pudding.
  
• Fruit Punch.
  

Joyce's Supper

• Baked Cod with Citrus Crust.
• Ceasar Salad.
• Steamed Rice.
• Brocolli.
• Fresh Seasonal Fruit Cup.
• Carrot Cake.
• Pepsi.
  

Becky's Supper

• Chicken Stir Fry.
• Ceasar Salad.
• Coleslaw.
• Cottaged Cheese.
• Potato Chips.
• Chocolate Chip Cookies (2).
• Ginger Ale.
  

/\/\/\ SHELLANA & JAMES VISIT /\/\/\

To cheer me up my BFF, Swiss Cake Roll, and sister, Shellana drove up to visit me. It was so nice to see them. Shellana and James bought me a huge bag o' all sorts o' goodies!! It was oh so very nice! Here we are with all my presents!! (:

• Plain Green T-shirt.
• White Longsleeve T-shirt with green clovers.
• Blue & Green Polka dotted pj bottoms.
• 2 awesome pairs o' comfy underwears!
• Nail Polish (blue, green, purple).
• Nail Polish remover pads.
• Werthers Original hard candy.
• Jolly Ranchers.
• A sweet LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE...AERO bag.
• Oh and a clover garder thing.

Here we are with all the presents.

We have the coolest glasses, right?

Peace out PLAYA!
You know we are that cool! (:

They sure are cute, aren't they?

YEAH for marriage! (:

The "Jill Face"...CHEESE!!

James checking scores on his phone.

Saying our Goodbyes for the Night.




/\/\/\ Pedicure Time /\/\/\

Shellana bought me a li'l bucket filled with all different colors o' nail polishes...blue, purple, green, etc... Her goal was to cheer me up by giving my tootsies a pedicure! (: So I bet you can guess what color I picked??? Yup, yup, yup...I picked GREEN! My favorite color, and because I'm totally flippin' Irish! Here is Shellana painting my toes.

Shellana got a li'l frustrated because my nails were so tiny and hard to pain. Finally she just got all fed up and said, "Jill, I'm just going to paint your skin!" Haha...so it's hilarious. But it really looked good and it really cheered me up!

Almost done...


Me painting Becky's Toes...BLUE.

The Pedicure Par-TAY!

I'm surprised Becky let me paint her toes.
Especially since I'm on drugs.

Working...Concentrating...Having FUN!

Yeah for friends.

/\/\/\ Unexpected Past Roomie & Fam /\/\/\

When I was in the Altoona Hospital, one o' my roomies was named, Angie Kline. She was a very sweet young lady with three children (son, 15; daughter, 13; daughter, 10). Because we were stuck in the hospital room together for quite a few days on end, the two o' us got to know each other quite well and become very good friends. Angie was able to get out o' the hospital quite a few days before me; however, she still kept in contact with me thru facebook...I was even able to get my picture with just her and me. So she called me the other day and said that she wanted to drive ALL the way down to Pittsburgh to visit me and that she would bring her darling girls with her...she kept her word and boom, bang, there they were! (: It was nice to see Angie out o' the hospital and looking rather healthy! (: Here we all are with her daughters. The oldest daughter, Mary, then there's Angie, then cute li'l Brittany, and then me! They really brightened up my day! We look so darn cute, right?

They got me presents too:
Doggie, I named Reese Cup and Jolly Ranchers.

/\/\/\ Nurse's Aide -- Whitney /\/\/\

Whitney...LOVE her!

She was my nurse's aide for a few days. Whitney was amazing, and I really liked her. She stopped by my room to drop off a cute li'l tiger stuffed animal; however, they had given me a dose o' Ativan and I was out like a light! So she just dropped by the animal and left. So then she came back the next day to say her goodbye because she would be not working for the next week and wouldn't get to see me off. So it was great to see her and wish her well. What a great encouragement to me when I was feeling so sick.

Praise The Lord for Unexpected/New Friends.

/\/\/\ Ativan-Induced Sleep /\/\/\

They think it's funny to take pictures o' me passed out. Ok, for real, it is just a li'l bit funny. I was really tired though, and it's just hard to entertain people when they dope me up with Ativan. But just so you all know, I was totally there to entertain. It was a big day....we painted nails, did hair, make-up, massaged our backs, all sorts o' fun stuff...so it really knackered me out! (:
This may look funny, but this position really helps relieve the pain, pressure, and discomfort that I was experiencing. It doesn't matter what you look like as long as you get relief! (:
Gotta Love my POC (Position o' Comfort)!

Yes, I fell asleep with a jawbreaker in my mouth, and everyone was not concerned that I was going to choke (because I was in a hospital). They weren't concerned that I had a hard piece o' candy in my mouth. They also thought it was hilarious that the jawbreaker moved from one side o' my mouth to the other and then to the front and all around (if you got that). Anyway, what did everyone decide to do? Grab the camera and take a picture.
Me & My Jolly Breaker! (:

And Finally--I'm out for the count.

It was a long day, as you can tell. Lots o' visitors to cheer me up. I really appreciated the sacrifices that every one had made to come to travel many many hours to drive out, up, over, down to cheer me up. Just so everyone knows...it really helped me out, more than you could understand. Thanks to all who made my Friday such a wonderful day, filled with fantastic friends and family! Because my friends are the best friends ever, and my family? Can be replaced...they mean so much to me.
I LOVE YOU ALL!

MUAH!

/\/\/\ THE END /\/\/\

Wednesday (Day 6)

Altoona Hospital.
March 3, 2010.

/\/\/\ My Roomie /\/\/\

My room is 514. I'm in bed-B. My roomie's name is Angie. She was in bed-A. She came in Friday afternoon, and I joined her in the wee hours on Friday night. After spending almost a week with Angela we were able to get to know A LOT about each other, and about each o' our lovely families. So the coolest thing ever was Angela and her husband were celebrating their 18th year o' marriage!! Can you believe that? 18?!?! I told her that Ace and I were just married last May. Her eyes looked like they were going to pop out o' her head, a smile started to creep across her face as she screamed, "MAY16th?!?! That's OUR anniversary!!" So here we were roomies, and we both had the same wedding anniversary. How cool is that!?! Her family stopped by at least once a night, and I got to meet her husband, son (15), and two li'l daughters (13,10). You could really tell that the girls just adored Angie. What a lovely family!

Angie and Me.

/\/\/\ VISITORS /\/\/\

As I was walking back to my bed, I heard two soft knocks on the door. I turned my head and motioned the dark silhouettes to come in. I got to my bed and turned completely around to see who was at the door. Suddenly these to dark silhouettes came to life and began singing and dancing a li'l jig. Upon closer look, I noticed it was Steve and Steph Fisher. Yes, yes it was them, and they had green, glittery, leprechaun hats. Needless to say I was scared. This picture was a reenactment o' what happened.

Steve & Steph broke out in a jig;
Jilly Willy F. screamed out oh so big.

What is this silly picture o' Steve that I see?
Someone stole my camera while I was peeing.

Boy this picture is really scarey.
Look at Steve's face, it's hairy, hairy, hairy.

If you have young eyes than look away,
Li'l eyes shan't look at Stephs boo-tay!

Steve, Jill, & Steph--Three Peas in a Pod.
Steph, we're all jealous o' Steve's amazing Bod.

Steph sometimes hits me, enough to make me cry.
Though I just tell everybody, "I've got somethin' in me eye."

They brought me gifts:
lifesavers...thigh socks...funny card

...& lets not forget my underwear pj's!!
Please note, Steph is ok with this picture!

Isn't this a LOVELY picture?

My sister Ashley made it up to visit me!!
(My face looks funny here!)

Haha...I look awful, but Ashley looks SO good!

Kissy face wearing Irish hats.

Like our Irish Hats?

Cute li'l sista, love the hair due.
Better back up, I think I might spew.

Gotta have a FEET PICTURE!!
Ashley, Me, & Jackie.

Oh boy, do I look drugged,
But Ash looks cute as a ladybug!
(cause ladybugs are cute...& it rhymes)

We are looking so good.

GOODBYE Everyone...Thanks for coming!

/\/\/\ Medical People /\/\/\

I have known Terri for about 2 years now. Back when I was in the hospital in April, I had the opportunity to get to know Terri. She is an amazing women. She is a very strong woman/wife. Her husband has been struggling with physical issues for a long time now. Just this past December, she spent the better part o' the month out in Pittsburgh with her very sick husband. Yet, she was never bitter, sad, or complained. She just keeps right on going. She also is an extremely good cook. So the other day, she brought me in white-chocolate-macadamian nut cookies. I'm on a clear liquid diet, so I couldn't really eat them; however, I did nibble a li'l bit off the one cookie and they were amazing!

My Cleaning Lady, Terri.

Oh dear, what can I say about Jared. He is certainly one-o'-a-kind dude. His nursing knowledge is spot on, he loves to laugh and tell jokes. Don't let his hairy "mountain man" look fool you though, he can give shots, pour meds, and crush pills like nobodies business. He also is very prompt. If your shot is due at 12:30, it will be...eh...well...it could come as early as 12:20 OR at the very latest 12:40. What a great guy.

My nurse, Jared.

Ahh...words cannot describe my buddy Bekah. I also think that this picture is a really good picture o' her. She is very compassionate, always cheerful (smiling), and willing to do anything for her patient (me). Listen to how cool God is. Ace and I met at Skyview Ranch, where we both know one o' the counselors there named Charity. Guess who knows Charity? That's right, Bekah and Charity know each other from college. They not only went to school together, they also were roomies for the first two semesters. What a small world! It just made me like Bekah all the more.

Bekah, my nurse...she's the bomb! (:

Heather has such a sweet personality. After her shift was over, she stopped in to tell me goodbye (b/c I would be leaving for Pittsburgh before she'd be back to work). She sawl that I was a li'l down and sad. She was willing to stay past her shift, talk with me, cheer me up, even share stories that would help me. What a sweet nurse.

My nurse, Heather.

/\/\/\ Almost the End!!! /\/\/\

The last picture o' the night. It was completely dark in the room, so when we took this picture, it was very bright in our eyes, can you tell? Anyway, our eyes were pretty much BLINDED! Haha...Goonight to all!!

Ok, Now It's...
THE END!!!