Six Days and Five Units of Blood Later...

It's been a rough week! I've been in the hospital following a totally unexpected gastro-intestinal bleed. I had no idea I even had an ulcer. I am much improved after six days in the hospital, five units of blood, two endoscopic procedures and a week of being away from my husband and lovely dogs.

I'm feeling well but may not be blogging as frequently as usual for a while. I've got a lot of your blogs to catch up on and I have missed you. Hopefully, I'll be back to whatever qualifies as "normal" in a few weeks.

These lovely flowers are from my children. A diverse and colorful arrangement, it gives me joy to look at it. The Golden Girls were so happy to have me home. Ever since I got home this afternoon, Ellie has come to my chair about every 15 minutes to lay her head on my knee as if to say, "Mom, I'm glad you're home." I pat her sweet head and say, "Oh Ellie, so am I. So am I."

I do hope you have a wonderful weekend. I repeat my advice from last week to look for discord in your life and try to resolve your differences with others. This horrendous week has taught me that we have no idea what our future holds. One day all is well and the next you are in ICU lucky to be alive.

Ironically, the bleed-out occurred on my birthday. After I was on the road to recovery my daughter asked me if perhaps my warranty had expired with that birthday. We have a strange sense of humor in our family. Believe me, it helps.

Have a safe and happy celebration of our independence. Embrace your loved ones and don't sweat the small stuff. Most of it really IS small stuff.