I'm still around.

Today and yesterday were 
really long days!  I am so 
glad the week is almost 
over. 

Yesterday I went for the stress 
test.  When I made the appointment 
I was told that it would take about 3 1/2 
hours.  When I got there they said 
it could be close to 5 hours! 
I couldn't have anything to eat or 
drink from midnight Tuesday and  
my appointment wasn't until 10:30 am 
so I was straving and thristy by the time 
I got to the office.  They took me back and 
put in an IV and gave me something that 
would show up on the films they were going 
to take of my heart.  I had to wait an hour 
before they would take the first set of pictures. 
I couldn't have anything to drink until 
about 10 minutes before they 
took the first set of pictures. 
That gets me to about 11:45 am 
Now I have to wait until 
the room is empty to do the 
treadmill.  They have several 
people ahead of me.  Then the 
nurses just left for lunch sometime 
without telling those of us that were 
still waiting.  Remember I couldn't have 
anything more to drink or to eat 
until after I did the treadmill. 
It was close to 2:30 before I 
got to do the treadmill!  I was 
so mad, and hungry!  I do the tread- 
mill and they give me a pespi and a couple 
of graham crackers.  Now I have to wait for 
close to an hour for them to take more  
pictures of my heart.  Luckily they didn't 
make me wait the entire time so I got out 
around 3:30 pm . 
I won't know the results from 
the pictures they took until 
tomorrow or Monday.  But  
the PA said the ekg took 
while I was on the tread- 
mill looked good.  So now I 
just have to wait to see how the 
films of my heart turn out. 

So yesterday was unbelivably long. 
Then today!  Sadie woke me up 
early to feed her.  While 
standing in my kitchen I look 
out the window and notice the door 
to my building out back is open. 
Goodness, I was robbed!  I called my 
dad to come up and then I called the police. 
Luckily for me whoever broke in the building 
didn't take my lawn mower (brand new, just 
got it this year).  He/they did take my 
weed eater and a can of gas that I kept 
for the lawn mower. 
It took the police almost an hour 
to get here and to take a 
report.  My dad said that 
the weed eater was broken 
so whomever took it would 
probably have a tough time 
pawning it.  LOL  
While walking back to the front of my 
house with the police officer I stepped 
into a massive amount of dog poop.  
And, no I don't have a dog!
After seeing the cop off, talking 
to dad about what to do to get 
the building locked back up and  
to make it harder to get into, I go in the 
house just in time to clean up where a cat 
or two had thrown up several times. 
All before 9 am! 
Then I got ready to take my mom to the doctor,  
we then went out for lunch and I took her 
by the grocery store and my day 
was mostly gone.  

I have been having sooooo 
much fun!  LOL  But at least 
I do feel some better and my 
mood has improved since my 
last entry. 

Thank you everyone for all your
prayers.  They have been working. 
As soon as I hear back from the  
doctor I will let you know what he 
has to say about my heart. 

Take care everyone. 

Kathy