A most unusual solution!

Somehow, my post went back to a draft - I've never had that happen - very strange.  Well here it is, back in it's original form:

After five days of being unable to eat anything at all, not even the Boost that has been a staple diet item for some time, I went to my family doctor for help.  At that point I was hoping for a temporary solution to hold me over until I could visit my Gastrointerologist, the specialist in Little Rock, that has been treating me for several years.

Before I went, I was imagining all kinds of scenarios, the worst which was that I'd have to resort to a feeding tube.

Well, I began to explain to my family doctor the progression that I had been experiencing.  At first, I'd started experiencing extreme abdominal pain with foods that I'd been able to tolerate for several years.  First it was one food, and then it was two foods and it progressed to include the Boost.  After five days of eating nothing, and just drinking clear liquids, I found myself at my doctors.

After listening to my detailed story he said, "I'm gong to tell you the same thing that Paul told Timothy.  You need to drink"

At that moment, I interruped him with, "do you mean drink MORE water?"

He said, "No, wine. If you will drink 4 oz. of wine daily it will have a healing effect on your colon".

He went on to tell me some of the other healing effects of daily wine and that there was no need to make up the 4 oz. in the event I missed my daily dose.  He also said that after a while, I would like be able to re-introduce a variety of fruits and vegetables into my diet.  WOW!!

As you might guess, I was NOT expecting to hear this.

I did take his advice,  however, and I can confirm that it has made a HUGE difference.  I am again able to eat the foods I had recently had to cut out of my diet as well eating as some new ones.

I am not ready to attempt any fruits and vegetables due to the extreme pain they have caused in the past but I do intend to try them this summer when I am no longer working.

I have to say, I am really excited about the possibility of being able to eat normally!!!

Thanks Dr. Dan for your advice!!!

Where did my blog post go?

This is the first time I have ever had a blog post disappear.

It was here yesterday and even had a comment and today it is GONE!

Very strange.  I will have to post it again.

Birmingham Visit

My newest grandchild, Lydia Katherine Wagner, was born on April 8th.

SHE IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!

On our recent visit, I was blessed to see how much her brothers love her.  I had expected to make an attempt to focus on them first and later on Lydia but they couldn't wait to show her off.  Ethan loves to shower her with kisses and Caleb gazes at her lovingly and caresses her hand or cheek.   Both boys seem to have grown up so much since the last time we visited.  Maybe that's part of being a big brother.

All babies are "good", but she is a really good baby.  I hardly ever heard her cry.  Whether we were at home, eating out, swimming, or somewhere else, she was content.   She loves being held and I loved holdng her.  :)

The Bible House burns to the ground

Dan texted me at work today to tell me that the Bible House had burned to the ground.  When I first read it, I was so busy I could hardly comprehend it.  As the day wore on, the words echoed and I thought back over years of the many times I had visited and taken my children to purchase books there.  It's been a fixture in Searcy and I wonder if they will rebuild.

I understand that the fire start at about 9:30 AM and it kept smoldering and reigniting.  At 1 PM the fire was still smoldering.  At one point there were more than 40 fireman at the scene.  Two engine trucks, a tower tower truck, and even most of the city's off duty fire personnel responded  to the blaze.  The Bible house has been at that location since 1980.

When I came into town at about 3:30, the tower truck was still pouring water onto the building.  The right wing of the building was the children's wing and is a total loss.  It was taken down with the help of a backhoe about 11 AM.

The cause of the fire is currently unknown.