Now For a Little R & R (Rest and Reuperation)

Now you know why I'm Matt In The Middle and not Matt In The South

The Cha Cha updates will be slowing down but the blog will go on as usual. Cha Cha updates will continue but they will not be two or more times a day for now. I will just update about her when I write the blog, pretty much, daily. I think another load of Dirty Laundry Podcast will be recorded soon too. I will let her decide when she is ready. All it really requires on her part is to sit and talk to me for an hour; pretty much torture. I would bet dollars to donuts that we talk a lot about the last couple of weeks' escapades when we do record a new show. When I was young people always said "dollars to donuts" but I don't really understand what that means. Does the "donut" mean a literal donut or a zero? You know, like a "a big fat donut?" I understand that dollars are valuable and donuts aren't as valuable - is that what they meant? Then there's the goose egg...

So, Cha Cha is home. Over the next couple of weeks we had to see many different specialists. I am not sure what-all specialist we have have to see but Cha Cha was given a whole packet of people she needs to contact. She also needs to get the stent removed, eventually. They told us that we could either go to someone closer to us or we could go back to Northwestern. Cha Cha and I both said, in unison, "we will be coming back here." Many people told us that we should go to Northwestern all along but we thought we were fine. How wrong we were. Kishwaukee Community Hospital was the second best because, as soon as they saw they were out of their league and this was a bigger deal than they could handle they got her in an ambulance and shipped her out. It is so nice to have her sleeping upstairs in her own bed with no pain (she does have some pain meds though). 

I am so tired I can barely remember what else. I will probably have to tell you more about that tomorrow. I am so happy that I am off work until December 1st. I know, if I need to, I can file for an extension for more FMLA; I really sure hope it is not needed. I want Cha Cha at 100% again.

I must say that this whole thing has been life-changing. We have gone through issues with complications from her Crohn's Disease for the better part of the 30 years we have been together but this was different. This time she almost died. I seriously believe she almost died a couple of times over the past week. I cannot believe it is only 1957; it feels like it's 3AM (I must be lonely). I have always loved that song. I think I want to go to more concerts. Sorry, it's like I have blogging Tourette Syndrome or something. (I think the last big concert we went to was Matchbox Twenty and the Goo Goo Dolls at Ravinia with MADYM and Derek). That was a really good time. I am listening to that video I linked  up there for the third time right now. Can you tell I am tired? There was not even a segue between the life-changing talk / Cha Cha almost dying and talk about the concert we went to. 

I already told you about the cruise / trip that we are going to go on - we just have to figure out when and where we are going to go. My guess is it will be the Bahamas but, quite possible, a European river cruise. For some reason I want to see where I was born (Heidelberg, Germany). What is that about? Why do we feel the need/want to see where we were born? I am going to work on one of the many story ideas I have for novels (maybe I will work on it on the cruise ship or a beach?) I have extensive notes I have made for three or four different stories. Maybe I can combine them and be done already. Something always gets in the way of things but that is going to change. I am not going to sweat the small stuff anymore. We are both going to get healthy again. We are going to win the lottery (still trying to figure out how to accomplish that one)... 

See why I want to visit the motherland?

When we came home from the hospital it was like Cha Cha was returning from war or something. Kevin from across the street was on his porch clapping and waving. Lisa from across the street came out of her house and welcomed us home. There were balloons flying from our mailbox. Cha Cha is so popular and well-liked. I had a difficult time trying to keep-up trying to keep everybody informed which is why I turned the blog into Cha Cha Watch 2014. People from all walks of her and my lives wanted to know all about Cha Cha. You all were a huge part of her recovery. Thank you sooooo much. I still want to know how Kevin knew we were turning into the cul-de-sac. Was he on his porch for hours just waiting? Were we on radar like Santa Claus is every Christmas Eve? 

Wow, this got long quickly (TWSS). I have lots more to talk about Cha Cha and lots more to talk about the life-changing thing. I am too tired to keep blogging. I will blog more in the morning. Thanks a lot for stopping by; I really appreciate you. Sleep tight (not the drunk kind of tight). TTTT,,,MITM (out but quite a bit less stressed), Speaking of stress, now that this situation is better, both Fabio and I are getting sick. HA, that makes me sick and tired, TA!