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Post by Paws on Oct 19, 2011 3:55:38 GMT 12.75
Mike and Faith made it to Paducah about mid-night last night on a shoestring and a prayer. He got his apointment kicked up to 1300. Everybody give them another prayer about that time that his blood presure is Okey dokey! Might help to ask for a quick trip out this evening as well and gas money to get Faith back home!
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Post by brittonfaith on Oct 19, 2011 14:51:20 GMT 12.75
Honey, we're home!!!!Mike got his OK to go to work!!! After driving all over Paducah this morning to find the hospital, we got there and doc seriously could not believe that they wanted a "fit to return to work" physical after they already had not one, but TWO, separate physician's release forms on file as well as 3-days worth of NORMAL blood pressure readings. He said this was a total bullchit trip, but is not unusual. Dispatch sent Mike on home and said to call in tomorrow for an assignment. So, we limped it back home in a heavy thunderstorm that followed us all the way home from down there. JUST turned in the driveway when the fuel light came on. And, uh Phil....I didn't have to hock my wedding ring to get home. Had it off my finger and was ready to walk across the street when Mike stopped me. Seems somebody was watching over us the entire trip. Total roundtrip milage was 969.2 miles. We didn't fare too badly on a the jar of peanut butter, loaf of oatmeal bread, and 2 gallons of iced tea I tossed in the truck at the last minute. Had that plus raided the continental breakfast for some raisin bran, several packets of cream cheese to put on the bread, a couple apples and when nobody was looking pumped the entire carafe of coffee into our thermos jugs and filled a 44 oz travel mug with OJ. Asked the front desk for some Goody's headache powder (my head had been splitting since Sunday afternoon) and mixed it with some coffee. I felt like a million bucks coming home tonight. I like the way people think down in Paducah. Up here in Ohio, when you go to the doctor's office, you see a sign that reads something like: "ATTENTION PATIENTS - Please consult with the desk before urinating. A specimen may be required from our medical staff during your appointment today." BUT....At Western Baptist in Paducah, the sign in the waiting room restroom reads: "HEY!! HOLD IT!! If you got to pee, check with the nurse. She might want some too!"
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Post by brittonfaith on Oct 19, 2011 15:41:50 GMT 12.75
You know you're OLD and TIRED when you get a free night in a nice hotel room with you're spouse and there's absolutly nothing shaking. Had two full-sized beds. Walked in the room, dropped our bags, and we both crashed with our clothes still on. Didn't even turn down the covers. But, that HOT shower this morning with super duper water pressure sure felt better than anything that could have happened in our room last night!
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Post by Toby Benoit on Oct 19, 2011 16:41:57 GMT 12.75
Lol, yep, nothing quite like salding hot, high pressure, motel showers!
Congrats on a successful trip and his return to work!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Paws on Oct 19, 2011 20:33:52 GMT 12.75
That's terrific Faith. Glad to hear it. ;D I wish I could tell you that it is going to get easier but I know that it isn't. Everywhere I look God's people are under the gun, being tested and tried to the limits of sanity. But remember that He has promised that we will not be tasked beyond what we can bear and that He will provide for us an abundance. So hang in there and when it looks blackest praise Him the loudest. p.s. Don't forget tlo thank Him first thing this morning.
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Post by brittonfaith on Oct 20, 2011 1:29:46 GMT 12.75
So hang in there and when it looks blackest praise Him the loudest. p.s. Don't forget tlo thank Him first thing this morning. Was praying and praising long before the answer came. Started singing praises on the way home yesterday! We know it's not getting any easier either. But this whole situation just may have been the little jump start we needed.
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Post by Paws on Oct 20, 2011 1:57:12 GMT 12.75
Lol, yep, nothing quite like salding hot, high pressure, motel showers! Congrats on a successful trip and his return to work!!! ;D ;D ;D Me and this Army Lt Col (Steve Broomfield) traveled to Fort Sam Houston to put on a dog and pony show, stayed in adjacent rooms in the VOQ. I'm up making myself a pot of coffee, I hear him in the shower so I flush four times real fast, [glow=yellow,9,900]AAAAAIIIIIIEEEEEE!![/glow] Comes from the other side of my bathroom wall!!!! ;D LOL!! Then he wanted Mexican food for lunch so we took him to Taco Bell! I had lots of fun with him. He is a reformed Jew.
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