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Who knew all this would happen afterwards! Mission Hospital room Sept.8, 2025 with Mount Pisgah in the distance, named after the mountain that Moses stood on to see the promised land. The building is AB-Tech, our local training school

Friday, September 12, 2025

What I’m seeing!

 


A photograph that loaded Onto the blog! Yay, small things!

This was Dawn on September 10, 2025. The fog is rising from the French Broad River. The tower to the left is probably on the campus of Asheville high school. And the mountains in the distance are in Pisgah national Forest. Somewhere in the same direction is the Biltmore mansion. Not a bad view.



However, that wonderful window faces West so I have to pull down that black blind around Noon before it gets very hot in this room.






This was Tuesday nights dinner a nice piece of roasted chicken, some kind of rice with chicken gravy, And the third serving of those nice green beans I had them Monday night, Tuesday, lunch and Tuesday night. Sweet tea is of course the southern drink of choice. But nothing is salted and they don’t give you any. I’m also craving bread. There haven’t been any except a strange English muffin for breakfast yesterday.

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I had my CT scan at 10 PM here and it was quickly over with and pretty easy. Then I got to sleep until 3 A.m. and because of the steroids couldn’t get back to sleep and that was why I saw Dawn Wednesday morning.

Not really complaining I guess, because I wasn’t really in pain. But I was stressed.

Thursday was a better day since I slept very well The night before. But talk about bored! I finally got my heart ultrasound done right here in my room late in the day. I have been scheduled for Friday having a swallowing test. Now they’re checking to see if there is aspiration of food that might be triggering the pneumonia.

Thanks for listening!

Today’s quote:

Hope is not a wish but an intention.


STEVEN CHARLESTON







8 comments:

  1. Not sleeping is bad enough at home and even worse when in hospital. I often find listening to audio books helpful against feeling too stressed (and bored!) about lying awake...

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    1. I have to laugh because the book audio that I have has this really soothing male voice, which puts me to sleep!

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  2. Hello,
    It is hard to sleep in the hospital, they are always coming in to do or check something.
    I wish you a speedy recovery! Take care!

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    1. I have to remember to be grateful for all the care I’m receiving – especially when I’m tired. But most of the time now I’m feeling a little bit better

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  3. ...Barbara, brighter days are ahead!!!

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    1. That’s for sure! I am feeling very hopeful this morning.

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  4. Oh darn! You’re still there. Any hope of escaping for the weekend?

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    1. Yes, yes, I actually heard a doctor talk about maybe going home today. Unless I was dreaming.

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