Monthly Archives: July 2004

Diary Entry for 7/1/2004

80° and 54°. Partly sunny. Alice here to dress my toe. Elgin and Carmi called. They are coming Friday the 9th. They are testing fire alarms here today. Jolie called in PM. She has a new cell phone. Shawn doing time in jail for writing bad checks. Jolie called again in evening after I went to bed.

Diary Entry for 7/2/2004

73° and 50°. A nice sunny day. Jessie here to clean. She shampooed my carpets. They look and smell great. She had her 6 year old granddaughter with her. Nurse Theresa here to dress my toe. Linda Beyette called. Angie, Sally and Vi here in evening.

Diary Entry for 7/3/2004

Finally a hot summer day. In the 80’s and sunny. Nurse Tammy here this morning. Will be here Sunday and Monday. Vi, Florence, and Angie here. Jim called in evening. He, Joanne, and Lauren sitting in car at Brewerton waiting for fireworks display.

Diary Entry for 7/4/2004

83° and 53°. Another hot day. Cloudy in PM. Windy in PM and evening. Nurse Tammy here at 10 AM. Jim N brought me church bulletin. Vi here for paper. Florence and Lila stopped in. Vern called from Oswego City. They were waiting for the parade to start. Kathy and Robin’s family all together for the holiday weekend at Dan and Robin’s. Vern’s stress test went well. He got up to 130 beats a minute for 10 minutes. Juanita called in evening.

Diary Entry for 7/5/2004

Windy and cloudy. Vi and I walked over to hospital lab. Both had blood work. Dorothy G there for blood work also. Nurse Tammy here in AM to do my toe. Florence gave me a piece of apply pie. I called Vern and June in evening. They are all set for tomorrow. Their minister had been there and had prayer with them. I called Jim. He was at Joanne’s Lyla called. Carol Gorman called. Also Bertha. Jolie called in evening.

Diary Entry for 7/7/2004

Rain off and on all day. Humid. Nurse Theresa here to do my toe. Elgin and Carmi called. Florence took me to Big M store for groceries. I called Lyla. June called in evening. Vern not as peppy today. He had another unit of blood. I made fruit cocktail cake in evening. I didn’t go to Pedro.

Diary Entry for 7/8/2004

Partly cloudy. Vern called in AM. His phone wasn’t hooked up last night when I tried to call him. I cleaned carpets and dusted. Vi here. Also Florence and Angie. Lyla called. I called June. Vern coming home tomorrow. Nurse Theresa here in AM. I made salads for tomorrow.

Diary Entry for 7/9/2004

A nice day. No rain. Elgin, Carmi and Lyla hot here about 11:45 AM. They went to Kathy’s before coming here. We had a nice dinner together. Cheryl and the twins, Kerry and Kelly here in PM. Also Coby slate. The nurse Theresa, Florence and Vi here also. They left about 3 PM. Elgin got home at 6 PM. Vern called. He got home from hospital and was feeling fine. Still has his drainage tube and catheter.

Diary Entry for 7/10/2004

74° and 60°. A nice sunny day. June called in PM. Vern went to Oswego hospital with pains in his chest. They admitted him for 24 hours. Jolie’s 33rd birthday. I called her. They were on the way to the show. I talked with Jim. Angie, Florence, Sally and Vi here. Vi gave me a piece of lemon pie. I gave her a piece of fruit cocktail cake. Nurse here to do my toe.

Diary Entry for 7/11/2004

Real warm and sunny. Nurse here at 9 AM to do my toe. I called June. Also Jim. Vern is still in Oswego hospital. They are going to take him to Syracuse for a heart catheterization. He had a restless night. Juanita called. I called her earlier. Also talked with Lyla. Vi here for paper. We got two today.

Diary Entry for 7/12/2004

A very warm day. Partly cloudy. Nurse Alice here. Her last visit. Cheryl took me to Dr. Gosslins. My toe doing okay. I can just put a band aid on it. I called Jim. June called in evening. Vern goes to Syracuse tomorrow for his catheterization. He had a heart attack Saturday.

Diary Entry for 7/13/2004

A great day. 77° and 64°. A nice breeze. Vern went by ambulance from Oswego Hospital to Crouse Irving hospital in Syracuse for a catheterization. They found blockage in small artery. They opened it with a balloon. June called. Also Jim. Vern called at suppertime. He sounds great and also relieved. Three people died on Franklin Street at 5 AM this morning. A jealous man shot his ex girl friend and her boy friend. Then shot himself. A male nurse came to do my toe. Jolie called twice. I called her once.

Diary Entry for 7/14/2004

73° and 63°. A cloudy day. Rain in PM. Vi here for Times. Nurse Alice here. She discharged me. They have been coming everyday since June 2nd. I played card with Vi, Diane, and Sharon in evening. Esther H called. I called Jim. Vern called in evening. He got home from Syracuse and is doing fine.

Diary Entry for 7/15/2004

A cloudy day. Jessie here to clean. We went to the store. I wasn’t feeling very well and ended up going to hospital in ambulance. Cheryl went with me. Jim came later and spent a long time there. I was in emergency room from 2:30 PM till 9 PM. I had a spell of diverticulitis. The hospital was full and they wanted me to go to Syracuse but I refused. Vi spent all night with me. Juanita called. Also Vernon.

Diary Entry for 7/16/2004

73° and 64°. Rain off and on most of day. Not good weather for Jefferson County fair. Jim took me to see Dr. Katherine Kolman. Dr. LaPoint not in today. Vern called on way home from Syracuse. His exam went well. He had two small tumors removed from the prostate during the operation last week. Not malignant. Jim Nash called. Florence and Angie here. Also Vi in evening. Juanita called at suppertime. Cheryl here in evening. Also Vi. Lyla called.

Diary Entry for 7/17/2004

A beautiful day. Sunny. I feel better today but different. Can’t think as good as I should. No doubt the horrid tasting tablets they gave me to take. Vi and Florence here. Angie brought me ham. Tasted good for supper. I called Lidia Souvice at hospital. I got card from Lyla.

Diary Entry for 7/18/2004

Sunny in forenoon. Thunderstorm in late PM. Vern called in Am. they went to church. He feels fine. Rose A Rose brought me 2 molasses cookies. Very tasty. Vi here for Times. Jolie called in evening. I called her but got her machine. Jolie and kids are coming.

Diary Entry for 7/20/2004

A partly sunny day. Vern called in morning. He had to go to heart doctor in Syracuse this PM. He’s feeling real good. I’m tired today for some reason. Not much done except change my bed. Will wash them tomorrow. Florence, Angie, Vi and Sally here. Jim called in evening. He is going to Pennsylvania with Road Dogs and to Joel’s.

Diary Entry for 7/21/2004

A very warm day. The locust are out. 81° and 64°. Vi here for Times. Jim Nash called to see how I was and if I needed anything. Florence here. Also Angie. Vern called in evening. Good report from his heart doctor. I gave myself Procrit shot.

Diary Entry for 7/22/2004

A hot muggy day. Rain at suppertime. Vi here for Times. Angie brought me some blackberries she picked at Oswego. Great. Florence was here. She had her rug cleaned today. Angie here in evening. Harborfest at Oswego this weekend. Vern called in AM. Debby called in evening.

Diary Entry for 7/24/2004

Much cooler. Below normal. 72° and 43°. Vi here for paper. Florence gave me beet greens. Very good. I haven’t had any since we had a garden. Juanita called. No news out that way.

Diary Entry for 7/25/2004

Cool but perfect sunny day. I didn’t get to church again. Maybe next Sunday. Jim brought me bulletin. Jim called in PM. He and Lob just got home from three days in Pennsylvania for Road dogs. He says Joel and Camille had had their house closing. She was in Mexico for her job and they flew her home for it. Had to fly back for a while longer. Cheryl called. She’s taking me to the doctor’s Wednesday, Dr. LaPoint. Lyla called. She went to Philadelphia alumni banquet last night. 135 present. It was 50 years for Vern’s class.

Diary Entry for 7/26/2004

74° and 53°. Partly cloudy but a great comfortable day. I went to hospital for blood work. Vi went with me. We stopped to see Lidia. She will be home tomorrow. Florence, Vi and Angie here.

Diary Entry for 7/27/2004

Cool. Some sun. Rain and cloudy. I didn’t go to exercise class. My side still sore. Florence and Vi here. Angie called. I loaned her my walker while they were fixing hers. I called Vern’s in evening. Lidia got hoe from hospital. Jim from Kinney’s here with $92 word of medicine. Gets more costly everyday it seems.

Diary Entry for 7/28/2004

75° and 61°. Cloudy. I called bank to order checks and transfer some money. My appointment with Dr. LaPoint at 1 PM. Cheryl took me. Everything good. Have to have blood tests every two weeks. Coby Slate here in PM. Vi, Florence and Angie here.

Diary Entry for 7/29/2004

A nice day. Sunny. Sue B called for prayer chain for Jack Tooley who is having bladder and prostate operation August 5th. Kate Boschock a nose operation on August 2nd. And roger Livingston had a heart attack in doctor’s office. Had a stent put in. Debby (nurse) called for me to have a urine specimen taken. Vi walked over with me. I went to exercise class for first time with new girl. I called Jim. He was helping Northforks build a farm pond at their home in Adams Center. Fred and Marlene. Marlene retired after 36 years of working for city. She was the assessor for the past eight years.

Diary Entry for 7/31/2004

Raining off and on all day and evening. Steve called in AM and said they would be here in PM. So good to see them all. They are a great family. Sarah and Kristen getting so big at 9 and 13. Sally, Florence, Rose and Angie, Vi and Andrea here. Rose brought me 2 pieces of cake and Angie brought pieces of zucchini bread. Both delicious.