I know I haven't been blogging here, and I keep paying the subscription- some of you must be asking why. I will be here, on and off, and I do come into and out of the knitting world sporadically. I still enjoy my bloglines, and the lovely pictures of what everyone's making.
Things have been hard, but are hopefully looking up again. In September, I got what I thought was a flu, and went into the hospital for 2 weeks, but since I didn't feel much better, I stayed for almost 3. I went home for a week, before going on a wonderful cruise to the Caribbean with my awesome boyfriend and also awesome friends. We had a great time, and I wish I could do it over again. However, the day we arrived back home, I became ill again, with the same flu like symptoms, and after a month or so of trying to get better on my own, went back into the hospital for another three weeks. I got out at the beginning of December, felt okay for the month, but when I went back to my clinic, my test revealed I was backsliding AGAIN, losing lung function and losing weight to be almost the same as when I DID feel sick.
I've now been out of the hospital for a week, and I feel a little afraid of how long that will last. The visit in November (spent Thanksgiving in the hospital), the subject was finally broached about sending me to Boston to seek lung transplant listing. I'm meeting with the transplant staff in March to ask them to please consider me. I'm okay with that, and look forward to it, as I know my one chance of being "normal" stands in getting new lungs. It's a scary, but exciting time (mostly scary, as I'm planning the "just in case" things, even though I generally FEEL like this couldn't possibly be near any sort of end for me, I know I should clean things up a bit). Also, in the midst of all this, was a family crisis.
So, needless to say, there hasn't been much crafting, haha. I've just started to perk up again this week, and have finally, FINALLY picked up my Soctoberfest sock again, and a scarf I've long neglected. I was crocheting a little when I wasn't feeling too sick, and I made a bunch of granny sqaures for a long unfinished afghan promised to my parents (something else I need to finish before transplant), and a half finished snowman- the snowman's body is finished, but the damn pattern did NOT have a gauge listed! So the top hat was far too skinny, and didn't fit. He'd be finished without the top hat...except he's faceless. I never embroidered the face!
To show that I'm not dying over here:
A very healthy looking me at one of the formal nights on the cruise, with my handsome boyfriend :)
Pictures of knitting and crocheting to come!
sweetie, i'm so sorry that you've been so ill. please take care of yourself. i'm thinking good thoughts.
Posted by: maryse | January 26, 2007 at 07:24 AM
I wondered what had happened to you. I'm SO sorry things have been so miserable. Like Maryse, I'm holding good thoughts that things will steadily improve.
Posted by: Bron | January 26, 2007 at 08:30 AM
Jenn, I'm so glad that hear that you are okay now. What a frightening time you must be having facing the unknown. My prayers will be with you and your loved ones.
~~Anna (formerly Luvtocraft)
Posted by: Anna | January 26, 2007 at 10:10 AM
You are so lucky that I can stalk you across the intranets. And thanks for the reminder. I need to find yarn to go with the fun fur for those slippers. :p
Love you, Jenn. *hugs*
Posted by: Cookie | January 26, 2007 at 12:09 PM
I've been wondering how you've been--I'm sorry you're having such a rough time. Hoping things keep getting better for you...
Posted by: Stacey | January 26, 2007 at 01:42 PM
jenn, i'd been wondering where you were, but i figured that you would tell us in good time. i can't even imagine what the past few months have been like, and I also can't imagine how overwhelming the next few months are going to be. please pop in when you can to tell us how you are, and we'll be thinking of you. (by the way, you look FABULOUS in that picture!
Posted by: carrie m | January 28, 2007 at 11:08 PM