Monthly Archives: September 1996

Diary Entry for 9/4/1996

School starts today. My pre-op tests at 11 A.M. Got finished about 1:30 PM. Merrill went with me. Ate lunch at Burger King. Got pills at Pharmhouse. Vern called in evening. He is coming Friday to take me to hospital. Carol called from FHA. She is coming Friday the 11th at 8:45. Jim called in evening. Talked with Jill. She is getting set at Potsdam. Goes Tuesday and Thursday. Joel has a job at Altures Bakery.

Diary Entry for 9/5/1996

Cloudy and sunny by spells. Hot 80°. Rained at supper time. We went for groceries in AM. I go to hospital at 9:45 tomorrow. UNW at Doris H. I didn’t go. Vi called in evening. She has sold her house to Roe Ann O’Brien and husband. Betsy LeClair’s daughter. Vi going to live with Susan at Adams Center.

Diary Entry for 9/6/1996

Vernon here at 8:30. He took us to hospital and drug store. I get my kidney stone blasted at 9:45 AM. Got thru at 3 PM Took longer because my pulse beats so slow. My BP 159/90 weight 142. Blasting not bad at all. My stones very hard and large so may have to have it done again. Vern left about 4 PM. Jim came up to hospital in evening. He looks so great in it. He called in evening to see how I was. Our sons are so good to us. God bless them. Lyla called in evening.

Diary Entry for 9/9/1996

Cloudy. The hospital called to see how I was doing. No complaints so far. I froze tomatoes. Vivian was over in PN. We have $5.oo for Lianne Webb Brady’s fund. He has to have a liver transplant from his mother. I called Jolie in evening but she was at work. Talked with Darcia.

Diary Entry for 9/10/1996

Dr. Mike Hinman 10 AM Merrill and I both saw him as patients. My first time to see him. We both had blood work done. BP160/90 weight is 147. We went to Pharmhouse for pills and eye drops. Not a bad day. Partly cloudy at times.

Diary Entry for 9/12/1996

Raining. Carol 8:45 RECD Closed out FHA account with RECD. Sent check for steps to Jeff, concrete work. We went for groceries and to bank and post office. My right knee very sore all day. Lazy day. Talked with Vi.

Diary Entry for 9/13/1996

Friday the 13th. Cloudy rainy. Esther called in morning. Ken has an aneurysm in the blood vessel from his heart to stomach. Gloria and Roger here. They took us to Roma Restaurant at Gouverneur for lunch. A nice day together.

Diary Entry for 9/15/1996

Cloudy rained in AM and evening. We went to church. 68 out. We took vi out to Philadelphia restaurant for lunch. She went to see Bill after that. Susie and Vi are looking for a house to buy in Watertown. Fred Angel, 72, country singer died today.

Diary Entry for 9/19/1996

Another nice day. Floors look great. We cleaned the living room suit for first time. It is 18 years old. Looks great. Sent Vern birthday card, letter and $10.00. My kidney is bleeding. I must have some of my stone one left to irritate it. Hurts tonight.

Diary Entry for 9/22/1996

Fall starts at 2 AM. We went to church 34 out. This may be Vi’s last Sunday with us. She has her house closing this week. Susie has bought a house on S. Rutland Street in city. Pauline R called in evening. She’s doing good.

Diary Entry for 9/26/1996

Dr. Sherman 12:30 noon Xrays at hospital first. I’m to wait two months and see how things go. He didn’t think they got all the stone. Rev. Elaine here for a visit when we got home. I still have a temperature almost 102° in evening.

Diary Entry for 9/29/1996

We went to church 92 out. Sunday school kids had big part in service. Good job. We stopped at Vi’s on way for note for Rev. E. Vi moving last of her furniture today to Susie’s. I called Ken and Esther in evening. Ken went to a doctor in Syracuse. His aneurysm is 4.7 centimeters. They don’t want to operate. Too dangerous. Don is going to Mercy hospital twice a week now.