Monthly Archives: February 1994

Diary Entry for 2/1/1994

Just zero this morning. Sunny day. Only up to 10° during day. I wrote Beulah. Gary B has another brain tumor. Barbara called. Gary had MRI test. His tumor the size of a golf ball. Near same spot as his other one. We cleaned our bedroom. Flipped mattress.

Diary Entry for 2/2/1994

Only down to 0° over night. Up to 18. Gary Belile has 2nd brain tumor operation. They found more tumors. So sad. He’s 53. Ground hog day. Sun out in PM. Cloudy in morning. Talked with Vivian twice.

Diary Entry for 2/3/1994

Temperature 16° in morning. 22° later. Windy. Snowed some. Sunny some. UMW at parsonage. Called off because of the weather. Hard to see to drive with the blowing snow. Drains still frozen. Hot water won’t thaw them. Barbara called. They were telling Gary today about his many tumors. Got letter from Evelyn and Howard.

Diary Entry for 2/4/1994

10°, up to 18° and windy. Merrill cleaned driveway. Still snowing off and on. Indian River Central closed. Also several others. Got letters from Juanita and Beulah. Times didn’t come. Talked with Linda B in evening. Gary under heavy medication today. He is to have radiation treatments.

Diary Entry for 2/6/1994

18° in morning, up to 32° in PM. We went to church, 47 out. Communion. Got groceries after church. Ken, Holly, and Hillary here in PM. Had been to Gouverneur. Got a hog. Sandy Fagan called. Beulah out of ICU. She’s not good. Vern called in evening.

Diary Entry for 2/7/1994

2° in morning, up to 8° in PM. Paid bills, electric bill $196.96 (2 months), cable $20.30, telephone $30.73 (3 months). Jim, Sue, Ashley, Jolie, and Shawn Michael here for supper. Kids so cute. Got refund from HEAP, $175.00.

Diary Entry for 2/8/1994

-8° in morning. I talked with Barbara. Gary moved out of ICU to a special care room. He is eating good. Margaret Waters in hospital. She has had a stroke. A mini one. They let her come home.

Diary Entry for 2/10/1994

-30° in AM, up to -3° in PM. Merrill cleaned out driveway again. UMW canceled because of cold. To send in money for Week of Prayer and Self Denial and have program later on. Sent Joel card, note, and $10.00. Jolie called. She and Jamie going to North Carolina, February 18-21 to visit Jamie’s folks.

Diary Entry for 2/13/1994

Joel’s 18th birthday. We didn’t go to church. Stormy day, freezing rain, snowy. Beulah Congdon, 82 died this morning. Vern called two times. Also Robert C. I called Beulah M. I talked with Sandy twice. Also Sue and Jim called.

Diary Entry for 2/14/1994

Cold, sunny, -2°, up to 8°. Merrill cleaned driveway. Terrible stormy Syracuse way. Jim and Sue had to go to Rochester. We went to bank and Pharmhouse. Tired me out. I don’t know why I’m so tired all the time. Called Gladys Lamon to tell her about Beulah. Rev. Carol called. Talked with Jolie and Shawn Michael. Kevin and Lorraine Pickert had baby girl, Sara Ann today.

Diary Entry for 2/15/1994

4°, up to 32°. Visiting hours for Beulah at Colvin-Robertson Funeral Home in Savannah, 2-4 and 7-9. Sandy and Gloria called. Jim called in evening. He is taking us to Beulah’s funeral. Called June and Vern.

Diary Entry for 2/16/1994

8° in AM. Beulah’s funeral, 2 PM. Jim and Sue took us. A large funeral. Her 10 kids all there. Nice service. Lots of flowers. We stopped at Timmy’s and Calvin’s home. Came home by Oswego and stopped at June and Vern’s. They gave us their picture.

Diary Entry for 2/17/1994

40°. Warmest day in weeks. Sunny. Lyla was here. Sent Jill card, letter, and $10.00. Lyla was here, Cheryl has to have a hip replacement on hip damaged by accident years ago. Talked with Vi in evening.

Diary Entry for 2/19/1994

Jill’s 19th birthday. Up to 60°. Great. Washed clothes. Jim, Joel, and a friend, Michael Stewart in bad accident at Sackets. A drunk driver ran into them. Jim hurt the worst, broken neck, crushed knee, and all had head injuries. Sue called early and Patty later in evening. Doctor Peckham is doctor.

Diary Entry for 2/20/1994

We went to hospital. Jim had his knee operated on. Dr. Peckham said it went well. They x-rayed Jim’s shoulder. Don was brought into hospital while we were there. He fell on ice and broke his hip. Dr. Witherington operated on him. Also gave him blood transfusion. All went well. Vern and June at hospital. Also Ken and Esther. Several people called on phone.

Diary Entry for 2/21/1994

Very foggy morning. We went to hospital about 10:30. Jim hurting bad. They got him up but he went right back to bed. Don doing great. They put him in room 430. He was in private room. He had blood transfusion after his operation. Merrill went to trustee meeting. Helen Kiechle and Vern called in evening.

Diary Entry for 2/22/1994

Cooler, 22° this morning. Wrote Dan and Robin. Sent Dan card, and $10.00. We went to hospital in PM. Jim’s shoulder paining terrible. Niles Busler, Theresa, in bed beside Jim in room 346. Merrill took Sue home to Diamond and spent the night. I came home with Linda Belile. Don doing okay. Gave him another blood transfusion. Can go home last of week. Dr. VanEnamen in to see Jim in evening.

Diary Entry for 2/23/1994

Dan’s 27th birthday. Merrill dropped Sue off at work and got home about 11 AM. Saw Jim on way. Took him down street for MRI. Showed damage to ligaments and vertebras. Dr. Owen on case. Jim’s neck injury came close to causing him to be paralyzed. We have so much to thank God for. Gary Belile came home by ambulance. Merrill went over. Joey was home but Linda delayed at drug store.

Diary Entry for 2/24/1994

Very stormy. We didn’t get to see Jim and Don. Debby took Don to Jim’s room to see him. Talked with Jim twice. They fitted him with new head and neck prosthesis to hold neck firm. Dr. Owen on case. Says it will take time and Jim is to move as he can. His knee coming okay. Took off large cast. I made chocolate chip cookies. I called June in evening. Vern at class. School closed there today because of storm.

Diary Entry for 2/25/1994

Much colder, cold wind. We went for groceries in morning. We went to hospital to see Jim and Don. Donnie in ER with kidney stone. Saw Arlene Moore at hospital. Jim got new large neck brace. They put him on an air mattress and air machine for his circulation. Jim walked to hallway for first. Juanita and kids all at hospital but Brenda and Cindy. David talked to Don about getting farm. Hope all goes well.

Diary Entry for 2/27/1994

-5°. Wayne videotaping church service, 1st time. We went to church, 35. Jim went home to cabin this morning. He called in PM. I called Juanita in evening. Don still in hospital. May go where they have swinging bed.