The News Was Mostly Good

I spent half a day at the gastroenterology testing unit at the Central Utah Center in Provo. Dr. Thorpe, the doctor I was referred to by the doctors in Nephi, was mostly pleased with the results. The good news was that I have no cancer nor pre-cancer of the esophagus. I do have some scarring from GERD and the hiatal hernia, a condition in which a portion of the stomach protrudes upward into the chest through an opening in the diaphragm, is a bit larger but, other than that, I seem to be faring quite well and I am not an immediate candidate for surgery. He did change my prescription and I ended up with one that my insurance will not pay for and that will, and did, cost me $75 for a one-month supply. He said that it is highly successful in people with my family history at keeping cancer cells from forming. It has made my life more pleasant. I can sleep at night without choking. In addition, while he was doing the test, he found that I had a fold of some sort and blew a ballon up in my esophagus which made it pop out so now I can swallow better. I also need to lose 10 pounds to make Dr. Thorpe happy. (Good luck with that!!!!!!)

I also had a bone scan done because people who have had my history of GERD usually have bone loss. I do not have those results back.

Other than my usual reaction to the anesthetic--sleeping the rest of the day--I am now in good shape for another five years.

Shawn wrote: Thank you for the update. That is good news.

Toren's Choir Concert Invitation

When: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Where: Canyon View Junior High
I think he has another concert in December. Kimberly

I am a BAD Grammy!

Maddie, your silly Grammy made it so that Gramps and I missed your concert. We were so looking forward to coming and I marked the wrong date on the calendar. I put it down for this coming Wednesday, not last Wednesday. Now we are both sad.  We so wanted to be there and see and hear our beautiful granddaughter perform. I think that I must be getting old.  I am so sorry! We do have some treat money for you that I will get in the mail tomorrow. Grandpa was the one who discovered MY mistake  yesterday because I had put the invitation on the fridge. We do love you!!!!! Please forgive me. We would have loved to share the memory with you.

How Many Noticed

Myrna wrote: How many of you noticed that we forgot to have our last name printed on the invitation? Believe me, our older friends did!

Kimberly wrote: That's funny. After 50 years they should know you.

You May All Hit Me Now.

I did not mean to send the lower portion of the email from AnnMarie with the note that I wrote. I was just going to delete it. Then I hit the wrong icon, thinking that I was hitting "save draft" I hit, instead, the icon next to it, "send." So, after having sent it as part of my mistake, I just left it there when I finished writing my part of the email. 

I believe there is no power greater to appeal to than our kind and loving Heavenly Father in the name of his merciful son. Prayer works. Please pray for her as you pray for all our family members who need your special thoughts.

I have too much to do today and there is SNOW. I told you all that Nephi only has two seasons: short, short summer and long, long winter. There is no fall and there is no spring.

From Saundra

Dear Classmates,

More sad news for our class.  We recently learned that Roma Anderson Cooper of East Carbon passed away on Oct 1. Her obituary can be found here:

http://www.fausettmortuary.com/sitemaker/sites/Fauset1/obit.cgi?user=483747Cooper

We will remember the good times we shared with her and pray for comfort and peace for her family.

Several of you have requested an address for Neil Warren.  Sorry, to take so long to get it to you.  Neil L. Warren, 945 North 200 East, Price, Utah 84501.

Saundra


Myrna: Will we have anyone left for our 55th? I hope to be there as I know you do also. But life takes little unexpected twists.

Also, thank you for the address!

Question

Myrna wrote: Does it cost less to fly Howard to MA than to fly Mikaela to Utah? If so, we would happily pay to have her here. Or, perhaps, there is another reason?

Melanie wrote: School is the reason. Not knowing now how much time she might miss due to the move, we don't want her missing too many up front. Yes, it is also cheaper for Howard to fly to Massachusetts than to fly Mikaela to Utah. Sad, but true. 
 
Mel


Myrna wrote: You, as her parents, know what is best but make certain you tell her that Grandpa and I will miss her! I think, sometimes when I just look at her when she is talking, that she may think I think she is silly. I was thinking about that the other day because Megan asked me what I was thinking when I got "that look" on my face. I am just remembering what it was like to be a girl of that age. Fun memories for me.

Melanie wrote: Glad there is some happy memories for someone. I love her dearly. Still, she mystifies me.

Myrna wrote: I imagine that I mystified more than one person.

Our Golden Wedding Anniversary Invitation

More About‏ Pitts Genes

I remember once as a child telling my dad that his dad was fat. Dad said that his dad had very strong stomach muscles and that he could easily handle anyone who became rowdy. Later, as a teen, I saw him do that--he marched Ken and my dad out of the house by the seats of their pants. Grandma said he was stout, not fat, and had a very strong stomach. He said she had not gained an ounce since he married her. Fun! I think I must have the Pritchett genes--rotten thyroid function.

Congratulations!

Congratulations on your special event on the 15th.
I will retire on the 20th

Al Pitts
Manufacturing Engineering
EPACS Functional Development

Myrna wrote: Congratulations! I think--are you happy about it? Then are you moving to Utah or are you staying put for awhile?

Al wrote: Thank you, I am very pleased about retiring, we are staying put at least for now!