Marcy's Daily Updates

Marcy was in a talkative mood yesterday. She only asked for Oxycodones with her bedtime medicines last night (6.)

Kara was here yesterday, allowing me to go with Darcy (out of school for a teacher planning day) to pick up stationery for her resume/portfolio for her targeted employers in creative fields and to pick up job applications from Ben & Jerry’s, the new frozen yogurt store in downtown Franklin, and Dippin’ Dots.

We got home about 3p. I planned on doing our taxes, but Marcy wanted to talk. Kara felt bad and left about 3:30.

After our outing, Darcy walked to the park to take pictures and was home for supper.

Late yesterday afternoon our friend Garland came by to pray for Marcy.

Matt went on a picnic yesterday afternoon, then worked 3-9p. He came home to change then went to Michael’s to play video games and spend the night. (He’s on Spring Break from school.)

Today’s Bearing: Mark 11: 25-26; Application: Forgiving.

Daily Prayer for Marcy: God’s continued healing manifestation. Total relief from pain and discomfort.

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Marcy was very, very tired again yesterday – “drained” is how she described it. I put the sling under her Saturday night to take her to a movie yesterday as she requested Friday night, but she just wasn’t strong enough. We talked from about noon-3p when she asked for 3 Oxycodones and slept the rest of the afternoon. She asked for 6 Oxycodones with her bedtime medicines last night.

Darcy went to ClearView church with her friend Sarah yesterday. After church she took down her birthday decorations in the basement while I disassembled the photo booth. She then worked on a resume for a part time job.

Our friends Kelvin and Gertrude brought groceries from the ClearView Empty Nesters class and visited for a few minutes, but Marcy was too sleepy to really be part of the conversation.

Matt worked from 11a-9p yesterday then came home and stayed in last night.

Today’s Bearing: Luke 11: 1-4; Application: The Lord’s prayer.

Daily Prayer for Marcy: God’s continued healing manifestation. Total relief from pain and discomfort.

Lots of openings in our Dinner Calendar. Please pick a night and email to volunteer to bring dinner.

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Marcy slept soundly until 6p yesterday then was awake for supper and a little TV. She only asked for Oxycodones with her bedtime medicines last night (6.)

While Marcy slept, I cleaned up the house, then prepped and printed Home Keeper refrigerator cards. If you don’t get yours this week, please let me know.

Darcy went to The Factory to take pictures, then to Scott’s house to hang out. She was home for dinner, then rode with Scott to Amy’s house and was home about 9:45p.

Matt drove straight from Murfreesboro to work, worked from 1-9p, went to Michael’s, then was home just after midnight.

Today’s Bearing: John 10: 1-6; Application: Great to know the shepherd.

Daily Prayer for Marcy: God’s continued healing manifestation. Total relief from pain and discomfort.

Lots of openings in our Dinner Calendar. Please pick a night and email to volunteer to bring dinner.

F:3, J:2, I:1, Y:6, B:6, O:6, P:1, T:1 Key

Marcy may have felt a little better yesterday. She told me last night she wants to go out tomorrow. She only asked for Oxycodones yesterday with her bedtime medicines last night when she asked for 7.

Kara was here yesterday and was with Marcy while I took a 3 hour vacation to enjoy the beautiful weather. I had lunch with my friend Steve, went to Wal-Mart for a few perishables, to CVS for prescriptions for Marcy, then rode with Garland down to Arrington Vineyards to look around, then Eagleville to see the glider airfield – but no one was flying. I made it home in time to let Kara go home a little early.

Darcy enjoyed her new license yesterday by giving her friend Brooke a ride home from school and hanging out at her house all afternoon. She was home for supper then went to another friend’s birthday party at the theater to see “Alice in Wonderland.” She was home by 9:30p.

No word from Matt in Murfreesboro.

Today’s Bearing: Psalm 102: 1-2; Application: Hear my prayer.

Daily Prayer for Marcy: God’s continued healing manifestation. Total relief from pain and discomfort.

Lots of openings in our Dinner Calendar. Please pick a night and email to volunteer to bring dinner.

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Marcy seemed a little more comfortable yesterday and slept much of the day. She was awake for a couple of hours early afternoon and talked to me some. She asked for 2 Oxycodones yesterday about 6p and 6 with her bedtime medicines last night.

I paid bills, balanced the checkbook, and cleaned up around the house. Darcy stayed after school for track.

Our friend Jake from the Empty Nesters class at ClearView brought supper about 5 and tried to say hello to Marcy but she was asleep.

No word from Matt in Murfreesboro.

Wednesday morning Marcy approved my column for this week, Sweet 16, scheduled to publish today.

Today’s Bearing: Mark 6: 53-56; Application: Touching Him and hem.

Daily Prayer for Marcy: God’s continued healing manifestation. Total relief from pain and discomfort.

Lots of openings in our Dinner Calendar. Please pick a night and email to volunteer to bring dinner.

F:2, Optimental:3, I:0, Y:6, B:6, O:8, P:1, T:1 Key

Marcy seemed uncomfortable all day yesterday and it was very difficult to see when she was blinking. She was in extreme pain last night about 9 and asked for Morphine. She asked for 6 Oxycodones with her bedtime medicines last night.

Kara was here yesterday. Even though I could tell she didn’t feel up to it, Marcy wanted her hair washed, so I washed Marcy’s hair then Kara styled it. I went to the drug store to get Marcy’s Fentanyl patches. They had the prescription since last Friday, I had to get special papers from Dr. Reid, and I had to wait 45 minutes while I was there, but we finally were approved for the amount of Fentanyl that Dr. Reid prescribed.

Darcy went to track practice after school.

No word from Matt in Murfreesboro.

Today’s Bearing: Luke 19: 1-9; Application: Saving the lost

Daily Prayer for Marcy: God’s continued healing manifestation. Total relief from pain and discomfort.

Lots of openings in our Dinner Calendar. Please pick a night and email to volunteer to bring dinner.

F:2, Optimental:3, I:0, Y:6, B:6, O:6, M:2, P:2, T:1 Key

Marcy was alert yesterday afternoon, slept from 6-8p, then was awake until 3:45 this morning. She asked for Oxycodone yesterday only with her bedtime medicines last night (6.)

Kara was here yesterday and styled Marcy’s hair while I ran errands. I went to the bank, dropped Marcy’s Hoveround back at Sandra’s house so she can use it, returned some items at Best Buy, then met Darcy at ClearView church – one of her approved “drive to” locations.

From the church we rode together to the driver’s license bureau and got her full fledged (with 16-yr-old restrictions) license. From there we went to Franklin Kennels to get Cricket some more dog food, then to Wal-Mart to pick up prints of photos from her party Saturday night, to Dr. Reid’s office for a signature for more Fentanyl patches, then back to the church to pick up Darcy’s car.

Darcy is pretty excited about having her “real” license and already has plans to take Jo places to take pictures.

No word from Matt in Murfreesboro.

Today’s Bearing: John 4: 23-24; Application: Worshipping in spirit and truth.

Daily Prayer for Marcy: God’s continued healing manifestation. Total relief from pain and discomfort.

Lots of openings in our Dinner Calendar. Please pick a night and email to volunteer to bring dinner.

F:3, J:2, I:0, Y:6, B:6, O:6, P:1.5, T:1 Key

Marcy was awake much of yesterday, talking to me and didn’t seem to be in as much pain. She only asked for Oxycodones yesterday with her bedtime medicines last night.

Darcy went to track practice after school and we celebrated her real birthday last night here at home with just the family. Matt worked yesterday but was home in time for supper. After ice cream and cake, we all played Rock Band on Matt’s xBox, which he moved to the living room for the occasion. It was a lot of fun, but I was horrible at it. Matt is the video game master. Marcy smiled the whole time we played.

Today’s Bearing: John 7: 37-38; Application: Drinking the living waters.

Daily Prayer for Marcy: God’s continued healing manifestation. Total relief from pain and discomfort.

Lots of openings in our Dinner Calendar. Please pick a night and email to volunteer to bring dinner.

F:3, Optimental:3, I:0, Y:6, B:6, O:6, P:1, T:1 Key

Yesterday was kind of crazy.

Night before last Marcy asked me to keep her sling under her even though she hadn’t felt like getting out of bed Saturday for Darcy’s party. She knew the Encores and More blessing closet was yesterday – the day the owners of the sale let us come in and pick up things that didn’t sell before they donate them to charities. I didn’t think she would be up for that, either.

Yesterday Marcy slept through Kelvin’s visit to bring groceries at 12:30p and didn’t wake when I gave her medicines. Then at 1p, she woke and asked me what time the blessing closet was. I told her we had to be there at 2 – if we wanted to go, we needed to leave now. She raised her eyebrows meaning “Let’s go.”

I rushed around like crazy and got her in her chair. We (Marcy, Cricket, and I) rolled through the Encores door exactly at 2p and it was perfect timing. We found 4 items that we had wanted to buy but we thought were too expensive – we got them for free! Better than that, Marcy was so excited and bright-eyed that she wanted to go to a movie. I used my phone to check movie times and there was one we wanted to see scheduled to start just after the time we could arrive there.

But when we were parked at the theater, Marcy had lost her bright eyes. She said she was tired and in a lot of pain. I told her we could go home if she wanted. This way, too, we could be home before dark and I could wheel her around to the back of the house and she could see the basement. She liked that idea.

She still felt up to going to the basement when we got home and she loved it. I couldn’t get her inside – the transition is too severe for the wheelchair – but she could see most of it from the door and smiled really, really big. I promised her I will build 2 small ramps before she gets out again and she can see it all next time.

We made it back inside in time for me to get Marcy back in bed before I started cooking supper. Marcy asked for 4 Oxycodones yesterday about 5p – before getting back in bed and 6 with her bedtime medicines last night.

Darcy went to church with her friend Jo yesterday morning and Matt went to ClearView church. Darcy had planned for weeks to go to the movies with Matt yesterday so she could get pictures of them together in the photo booth. Matt was agreeable and kind for her birthday – they went to see “Dear John” and went in the photo booth. Oddly enough, their movie started 10 minutes different from the one we were going to see – we were probably in the parking lot at the same time but didn’t see each other.

We all had supper together then Matt went to Michael’s, then Matt and Michael came to our house and played video games in the basement until 2a. (Marcy didn’t go to sleep until 3a anyway – and 3:45a the prior night.)

Today’s Bearing: Matthew 17: 14-21; Application: Prayer and fasting.

Daily Prayer for Marcy: God’s continued healing manifestation. Total relief from pain and discomfort.

Lots of openings in our Dinner Calendar. Please pick a night and email to volunteer to bring dinner.

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Marcy didn’t feel good at all yesterday. She had planned on going downstairs to Darcy’s surprise birthday party but was in so much pain that she stayed in bed and slept pretty much all day and night. I think she had a total of 12 Oxycodones yesterday including the 6 with her bedtime medicines last night.

Darcy’ surprise party is why friends and I have been working on cleaning the basement the last couple of weeks. She wasn’t really surprised about the party – friends had told her about it – but was surprised that the basement was cleaned and free of cat smells.

This is a good overall shot of the room. Darcy is there on the left with the stocking cap on and you can see the chalkboard and its birthday message, drawn by Darcy’s friend Jo.

And here’s Darcy cutting the beautiful cake our friend Norma made. It had a VW beetle on it. Our friend Garland said he had never eaten a Volkswagen before.

And though the foreground of this shot shows Matt texting, you can see our friend Doug in the background and his equipment. Doug is the morning drive DJ for 94 Kiss FM and was kind enough to provide music for the party. Just in front of doug is Darcy’s friend Brooke, singing a song.

For more fun, I set up a closet as a photo booth, like you see in the mall, and let the kids take pictures. Darcy even talked Matt into getting in a few shots.Click here to see all of those.

Except for Marcy’s not being able to come, it was a great day.

Daily Prayer for Marcy: God’s continued healing manifestation. Total relief from pain and discomfort.

Lots of openings in our Dinner Calendar. Please pick a night and email to volunteer to bring dinner.

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