getting stronger and feeling better

Today I am sitting here at the computer where I have been catching up
on things for the last several hours! Yepper feeling well enough to be
at the computer and reading and writing!!! I am still not quite there
yet where I would say I am all together. I am still having some
vomiting problems but the bleeding has stopped. The dr. says I am
definitely on the mend, and I do feel much better. I have actually only
use a little kleenex today... so I don't have to buy stock in that
company any more.
I have received some wonderful and caring e-mails from people here
and they have been greatly appreciated and uplifting.
I would have been able to handle this little 'bug' better if my
immune system wasn't so compromised already and the slightest bleed is a
major concern because of my bleeding disorder. I go back in next week
for another transfusion so hopefully by then or shortly there after I
will be totally back on my feet. Fortunately the dr. says it was not
the flu, just a bad cold. I am slowly becoming better hydrated too.
That was the biggie all the way around was the dehydration. Fortunately
I have the use of both of my hands right now. I have a mediport so I
don't have to be tied up all the time as I mend. And I didn't have to be
in a hospital since I have everything I need right here at home to take
care of business.
I am looking forward to getting the fabrics put away that I got the
day after Christmas and going out to use my gift card... I can hardly
wait! But I do know to take it slowly to start with. So I will... I
have to be able to quilt so I don't want anything to get in the way of
that. I am actually looking forward to the little needle pricks that I
always get when quilting .
Thanks again for the kind notes of encouragement and concern.
juliasb

It's good to see you're back and feeling somewhat better. I'm doing
better, too. Yesterday, I finally got at the sewing machine again to sew
up a ripped seam in my son's trousers. I also made a rice bag with a
fleece cover; it sure feels good on my tummy muscles, which are pretty
sore from coughing.

Today I got out a piece of fabric I had bought several years ago for a
stack'n'whack. I cut the triangles for a kaleidoscope block, and have 2
blocks put together. I love seeing the results of each block with
stack'n'whack. My main fabric is a dark green and beige floral stripe; I
think it is probably really a light weight home dec fabric. I am using
dark green for the parts Eleanor Burns calls the background so it will
look like dark green rings around the "stars". I'm combining the
Quilt-In-A-Day Kaleidoscope plan with a stack'n'whack by cutting the
triangles for the kaleidoscopes with the SNW technique. It will end up
lap quilt size. My sister-in-law has hinted that she would like a quilt,
so I think this one will end up at her house.

Julia in Mn
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Julia,

So glad to hear you're back with us! It sounds like you've had a rough time
of it, but it's great to know you're on the mend. Continue to take care of
yourself and you'll be back full-time before you know it.
--
Louise in Iowa
nieland4 at mchsi dot com

"julia sidebottom" wrote in message
...
Today I am sitting here at the computer where I have been catching up
on things for the last several hours! Yepper feeling well enough to be
at the computer and reading and writing!!! I am still not quite there
yet where I would say I am all together. I am still having some
vomiting problems but the bleeding has stopped. The dr. says I am
definitely on the mend, and I do feel much better. I have actually only
use a little kleenex today... so I don't have to buy stock in that
company any more.
I have received some wonderful and caring e-mails from people here
and they have been greatly appreciated and uplifting.
I would have been able to handle this little 'bug' better if my
immune system wasn't so compromised already and the slightest bleed is a
major concern because of my bleeding disorder. I go back in next week
for another transfusion so hopefully by then or shortly there after I
will be totally back on my feet. Fortunately the dr. says it was not
the flu, just a bad cold. I am slowly becoming better hydrated too.
That was the biggie all the way around was the dehydration. Fortunately
I have the use of both of my hands right now. I have a mediport so I
don't have to be tied up all the time as I mend. And I didn't have to be
in a hospital since I have everything I need right here at home to take
care of business.
I am looking forward to getting the fabrics put away that I got the
day after Christmas and going out to use my gift card... I can hardly
wait! But I do know to take it slowly to start with. So I will... I
have to be able to quilt so I don't want anything to get in the way of
that. I am actually looking forward to the little needle pricks that I
always get when quilting .
Thanks again for the kind notes of encouragement and concern.
juliasb

Glad you are feeling better, sounds like you should keep taking it easy
though, so you don't have those dreadful relapse thingys.

julia sidebottom wrote in message
...
Today I am sitting here at the computer where I have been catching up
on things for the last several hours! Yepper feeling well enough to be
at the computer and reading and writing!!! I am still not quite there
yet where I would say I am all together. I am still having some
vomiting problems but the bleeding has stopped. The dr. says I am
definitely on the mend, and I do feel much better. I have actually only
use a little kleenex today... so I don't have to buy stock in that
company any more.
I have received some wonderful and caring e-mails from people here
and they have been greatly appreciated and uplifting.
I would have been able to handle this little 'bug' better if my
immune system wasn't so compromised already and the slightest bleed is a
major concern because of my bleeding disorder. I go back in next week
for another transfusion so hopefully by then or shortly there after I
will be totally back on my feet. Fortunately the dr. says it was not
the flu, just a bad cold. I am slowly becoming better hydrated too.
That was the biggie all the way around was the dehydration. Fortunately
I have the use of both of my hands right now. I have a mediport so I
don't have to be tied up all the time as I mend. And I didn't have to be
in a hospital since I have everything I need right here at home to take
care of business.
I am looking forward to getting the fabrics put away that I got the
day after Christmas and going out to use my gift card... I can hardly
wait! But I do know to take it slowly to start with. So I will... I
have to be able to quilt so I don't want anything to get in the way of
that. I am actually looking forward to the little needle pricks that I
always get when quilting .
Thanks again for the kind notes of encouragement and concern.
juliasb

Sending ((((((HUGS)))))) to keep you propped up!
--
Kate XXXXXX
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

So glad you are on the mend and back here with us once again!!!

Charlotte

"julia sidebottom" wrote in message
...
Today I am sitting here at the computer where I have been catching up
on things for the last several hours! Yepper feeling well enough to be
at the computer and reading and writing!!! I am still not quite there
yet where I would say I am all together. I am still having some
vomiting problems but the bleeding has stopped. The dr. says I am
definitely on the mend, and I do feel much better. I have actually only
use a little kleenex today... so I don't have to buy stock in that
company any more.
I have received some wonderful and caring e-mails from people here
and they have been greatly appreciated and uplifting.
I would have been able to handle this little 'bug' better if my
immune system wasn't so compromised already and the slightest bleed is a
major concern because of my bleeding disorder. I go back in next week
for another transfusion so hopefully by then or shortly there after I
will be totally back on my feet. Fortunately the dr. says it was not
the flu, just a bad cold. I am slowly becoming better hydrated too.
That was the biggie all the way around was the dehydration. Fortunately
I have the use of both of my hands right now. I have a mediport so I
don't have to be tied up all the time as I mend. And I didn't have to be
in a hospital since I have everything I need right here at home to take
care of business.
I am looking forward to getting the fabrics put away that I got the
day after Christmas and going out to use my gift card... I can hardly
wait! But I do know to take it slowly to start with. So I will... I
have to be able to quilt so I don't want anything to get in the way of
that. I am actually looking forward to the little needle pricks that I
always get when quilting .
Thanks again for the kind notes of encouragement and concern.
juliasb

Glad to hear you are on the mend Julia!

Lorraine
http://members.rogers.com/poodiac/lorrainesworld.htm

"julia sidebottom" wrote in message
...
Today I am sitting here at the computer where I have been catching up
on things for the last several hours! Yepper feeling well enough to be
at the computer and reading and writing!!! I am still not quite there
yet where I would say I am all together. I am still having some
vomiting problems but the bleeding has stopped. The dr. says I am
definitely on the mend, and I do feel much better. I have actually only
use a little kleenex today... so I don't have to buy stock in that
company any more.
I have received some wonderful and caring e-mails from people here
and they have been greatly appreciated and uplifting.
I would have been able to handle this little 'bug' better if my
immune system wasn't so compromised already and the slightest bleed is a
major concern because of my bleeding disorder. I go back in next week
for another transfusion so hopefully by then or shortly there after I
will be totally back on my feet. Fortunately the dr. says it was not
the flu, just a bad cold. I am slowly becoming better hydrated too.
That was the biggie all the way around was the dehydration. Fortunately
I have the use of both of my hands right now. I have a mediport so I
don't have to be tied up all the time as I mend. And I didn't have to be
in a hospital since I have everything I need right here at home to take
care of business.
I am looking forward to getting the fabrics put away that I got the
day after Christmas and going out to use my gift card... I can hardly
wait! But I do know to take it slowly to start with. So I will... I
have to be able to quilt so I don't want anything to get in the way of
that. I am actually looking forward to the little needle pricks that I
always get when quilting .
Thanks again for the kind notes of encouragement and concern.
juliasb