I haven't posted in a month or so.
The first 2 weeks of December we were in a wonderful All Inclusive resort near Cancun.Marty has a hard time walking now so he took a folding mobility scooter to get around the resort. It worked out really great. He did tip it over at the Cancun airport though and fell off but didn't get hurt. It took 2 men to get him up. He also passed a kidney stone while we were at the resort but he has gotten used to that. The last few days we were there he really started feeling sick.We have known for a long time that he would be going on dialysis and when we got home we found out that the time had come. He starts Monday morning and has to go every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.He just has so many health problems now.It is hard to believe that he worked for 40 years before he retired and hardly ever missed a day of work.
Sorry to ramble on and on.

Bette,
Please know that all your LCT friends are with you and Marty in spirit and wish you both well. Happy to hear that you enjoyed your Cancun holiday and hope you will keep us posted about what's happening.

Bette, you can ramble all you want. Our thoughts are with Marty and you.

Hang in there, Bette and Marty!

Masaki

Bette and Marty,

Listening to you is a pleasure, never a burden. I will keep you in my thoughts and hope for the best for you. We met only once for a short time, but you are definately a part of my LCT family.

Bette please know all of us on LCT care about you and Marty. My prayers go out for both of you. Please keep us updated on his health.

I am so happy you enjoyed your trip to Cancun! :hug: :hug: :hug:

Bette, prayers and thoughts coming your way and please let Marty know we are all thinking about him. :hug: Glad you had a chance to have a vacation in December.

Bette - Sending both you and Marty big hugs. I hope the dialysis gives both of you some relief. It is very hard when health conditions change life as we know it.

Cheers, Anne

Bette, like the posters above, I'm glad that you and Marty were able to enjoy your two weeks at the new all inclusive resort in Mexico in December. My thoughts and prayers are with you as you begin the new season in your lives as Marty starts dialysis.

Bette, I was just thinking about you the other day, now I see that you have had your hands full. I hope the dialysis makes Marty stronger every day! You both are in my thoughts and prayers.

Bette, we are all here for you and Marty. I will keep you both in my thoughts and prayers and hope that the dialysis will help Marty.

Nancy

Bette, I'm glad you were able to enjoy your stay in Mexico before Marty had to start the dialysis. Once he is on a schedule and stable, the dialysis clinic would be able to get him appointments at clinics close to where you might want to go next. Some cruiselines have itineraries with dialysis available.

Sending all my best wishes to Marty. With the great attitude both of you have I know you will handle this set back like the troopers you are. And if you need to ramble some days, you have to know your LCT friends aren't going to mind in the least. Please keep us apprised of how Marty is doing.

Betty, I'm happy that you and Marty were able to enjoy your trip before dialysis started. Hopefully, once you are used to the schedule, life will settle down. And, rambling is a good thing and there are plenty of us at LCT who will listen. Please keep us updated.

Please keep us informed. It will make both you and us feel better.

I can't say more than all the others who preceeded me. All your friends here want and need to know how things are going. You two are always in my thoughts.Lynn

Bette,

You and Marty are in our thoughts and prayers. :hug:

Bette: Good luck to Marty I wish the best for you both - hopefully, it is just a "bump" in the road - Joanna

We join everyone in sending our love, our prayers and our very best wishes to you!

Betty, so sorry to read this. The two of you have had "bumps" in the road before! Marty is such a sweet person, and I send my best wishes that this will make him feel up to snuff once again.

Bette, this weather is not what you needed, I hope you are safe and dry. I remember the problems you had a few years ago.

Bette - I echo what others have said - you and Marty are in my prayers. I'm glad you had a chance to vacation before adjusting to this change. I hope everything goes well and you will still find opportunities for the travel that you love!

Come by and ramble whenever you like - that's what friends are for!

Hang in there, Bette and Marty!

Thank you all for your kind words. Dialysis is going better than we expected.Getting Marty out of the house at 6:30 AM on Monday, Wednesday and Friday is a bit of a pain but he chose the time.
I hope that after he gets really used to the treatments he can be convinced to travel outside the country.Neither Medicare nor Blue Shield pays for dialysis outside the country but oh well...... We both love warm weather beach resorts. As far as cruises go we are spoiled by having been on Regent.The ships that offer dialysis just are not the same.

So glad things are better than expected. Soon enough you'll be at a beautiful resort, with the ocean breezes, and just enough shade.

Glad to hear dialysis is going better than you hoped.

Warm breezes .. now that's an incentive! Sending both of you a hug and our best wishes.

Cheers, Anne

Bette,
So happy that Marty is doing better!! Hopefully the progress will continue positively for him.