Monday, February 2, 2026

Oregon Living 2026 – Blog #4 – A Birthday and then not Such a Fun Week!

 

  

Sunday, January 25th., 2026……  We were up and going early this morning!  We made it to the Heavenly Hoedown in the main hall at 9:00am. Last year we really liked the caller and his more relaxed church type music. It wasn’t as much fun this time. The callers chose average songs so it wasn’t what we were expecting. Right after that, it was Shaun’s turn. He shared the mic with another caller and they harmonized pretty well. After that, we called it a morning and headed back to get the rv ready for the trip back home. Cathye took the dogs and went home in the car while I stopped at the dump station. It went quickly and when I got home, I backed in and we unloaded everything before backing all the way into the garage and we were done for a while. Cathye did get a load of laundry going but that was about it for us for the day.  We caught up on some of our tv programs throughout the day and evening and called it an early night.

Monday, January 26th., 2026…… We had a few things to do today. Cathye had to go over to check on Penny and help her with a few things, but we waited until after the gym and breakfast. I made another adjustment to her thermostat and I think that is working ok now. Later, we ate dinner then headed over to Frank and Marianne’s for cards. I had to cut it short because I needed to take care of my fleet enema procedure before bed. It went quickly and easily.

Tuesday, January 27th., 2026…… Today would be my scheduled mri. We have waited since May to get this sedated prostate mri done and finally it was time!  We had to drive up to OHSU hospital in Portland but I had an 11:30am check-in time so we didn’t have to hurry. The whole process went pretty smoothly. And, yes, I was totally sedated and didn’t even have to see that tiny tube! After we got going on the way home, I got the preliminary results in my chart. Of course they would be in medical terms and I will need to wait until I hear from my urologist for next steps, but from what we could see, it looks like prostate cancer. That wasn’t exactly specifically stated but we read malignancies and tumors in the report. We also saw that the recommendation is for direct visualization via a cystoscopy (done by the urologist). So, all in all, that’s not the best news….

I also heard from Randy. He told me they put Chuckles down today. He is sad. He said he was 16, so I told him that was excellent for a dog and that it’s always sad that we outlive our pets.

So, not a good day for all of us.  When we got home, we spent the rest of the day lounging and taking it easy.

Wednesday, January 28th., 2026…… No calls yet. Still waiting so life goes on. We planned on going out to the motorhome and doing a thorough cleaning. I had turned the hot water tank on so we could use that. But we found we just didn’t make it out there today! Maybe tomorrow.

Thursday, January 29th., 2026…… HAPPY BIRTHDAY RANDY!  I tried calling him and then texted and will talk to him later today. Cathye headed off to her doctor’s appointment and then later took the pups to their spa this morning. She is going to the coast with her girlfriends for a couple of days. Gambling and hanging out with her girls. I get doggie duty. Later, I picked the dogs up and I was in for the day and evening.   

Friday, January 30th., 2026…… Today I did absolutely nothing!  I did walk and feed the dogs and then just hung around the house and relaxed for the day. I did have tons of hours of Barrett Jackson and Mecum auctions to watch. Lazy day. I did hear from Cat that they were enjoying the coast, although it was windy and cold.  They spent time at the casino where she said she stayed ahead for most of the day. I waited until the end of the day and since I still haven’t heard from the urologist, I sent him a message. I think it might be a timing thing because the MyChart system in Portland OHSU doesn’t interface with the MyChart system here in this area, so they will have to contact him directly. Anyway, we wait….

Saturday, January 31st., 2026…… Cat was due in later this afternoon. That worked because I had Grace come over this morning for a procedure meeting. She is part of my committee and is the last to review my first draft. She is very thorough and spent a lot of time reviewing the entire manual. So, when she came here, I would pull up the file and make changes as we went through the pages. That would turn out to be a long process and Cathye couldn’t sit still that long!  So, it worked out! When she got home, she shared her time away and sent me some pics from their adventure…..









She did call to check on Penny but she didn't have to go over there so she was able to just rest and stay home for the day. Tv and bed.  

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