Posted in Health & Wellness

My 28 year old daughter, Heather, called a few minutes ago. She gave me the latest news on my son in law, Joe, who is only 34 years old. The place on his back is Stage 4 Melanoma. I am sure we all suspected as much, but it still comes as a shock to the system. I think there is about a 10 to 15 percent survival rate with it. He is anemic, which made… read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

We had fried pork chops for dinner. Since I was "teaching" Gary to cook, it took a little longer than necessary. I had to explain about grease, flour, cleaning potatoes, using the curly fry machine, and the deep fryer. The pork chops were my responsibility. As time went on, we had a couple plates of pork chops and a good amount of fries. We dumped … read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

?Joe, my son in law with Lymphoma, saw his doctor today. The doc was supposed to be an Oncologist...he wasn't. He is an internist. This is the note he sent me: Hi Julie I didn't like the doctor I saw yesterday, so I am going to find a new one after I get all the testing done he ordered. Getting chest x-rays on Monday, MRI is being scheduled … read more

Posted in Zootoo website

I am not real happy with the new comment section on journals. I have a hard time finding where the original post is, so I can read them in the right order. Ya know, they used to be indented under the original. Can they bring that part back? It made the site much friendlier...But I love the block button! read more

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Here in Middle Georgia, we are having a cold spell...Now I know it isn't as bad as all you poor folks living up North are having it...but it's going down into the teens, with a Strong Wind blowing. I have been wearing my down coat when I go outside to feed the horses, or let the dogs out. So, mid-teens is a good excuse for a fire to us. Amber espec… read more