last Novenber 2007

• I think last November was the best and worst month of our marriage
• David became sicker and was sick every day- horrid sick
• almost like a terrible flu day after day
• we only went out when we had too
• we were together 24/7 which was the good part
• and he started to let me take care of him as
• often he was too tired or sick to do it himself
• he was a good patient - maybe because he was so sick
• we rested and talked watched old tv shows
• and kept each other calm
• we both knew that something was wrong
• because David started to loose weight rapidly and
• was unable to eat more than a spoon of food here or there
• I also started a small janitress job at the church
• which was a good thing and a God thing
• we did go down every day and papa
• struggled to help the fellows at the church
• as they were doing some room repairs
• it was good for him to feel needed even
• though he was so sick
• the pastor came to me and mentioned his concern
• not only of papa's health but also re his doctor
• I did not know but when David had gone
• to the doctor in October - the doctor was quite rude
• and hard on David about coming in with new complaints
• I was shocked and when I asked David why he did not tell
• me , he told me he did not want to worry - sigh-
• I watched him become sicker and weaker
• and finally at the end of November
• I made a doctor's appointment and told
• papa I was going with him and if the doctor
• had any rude comments he would have to deal with me
• I am not sure if papa was more scared of the doctor or of me
• I am just a quiet little thing until I see some one being
• treated wrong
• so we went and yes, I told the doctor every thing and
• about papa loosing 30 pounds in a month etc- etc
• the doctor did hear me as I was very clear
• and did decide to set up some tests for David
• he tried to talk David into taking insulin but
• I questioned the doctors knowledge re the insulin
• and told him we wanted a specialist to set up
• the insulin etc. as I no longer trusted the fact
• that David was a diabetic as he had no symptoms
• other than a small raise in his blood sugar and
• also the diabetic nurse had questions and so did
• his eye doctor - they felt that David was not
• showing any symptoms and need further care
• and I got the appointment with the specialist
• but of course- we had to start a waiting game for
• the tests and the other doctor- sigh
• but at least this doctor admitted that something
• was not right and he did not know what it was
• oh, how I wish I could have talked dear papa
• into going to another doctor sooner
• as he had had many symptoms over the years
• but he seemed to
• like this doctor so much- perhaps because he
• felt he knew him and David did not like going to the
• doctor=
• I am so thankful the pastor could see more
• than the doctor could-
• I saw things too but because I was with him
• all the time things slip past me -
• sigh- I knew papa was not a complainer and I
• also the doctor that and let him know that I
• now expected to have something done-
• we did go home with some hope ......

I will continue some of papa's November in another post but I just needed to start

some where - this was the hardest part of our November- and it was barely a year ago-

we had many blessings during November that got us through the worse of our times and the best of our times-and it was the beginning of hard times-

The Lord was our Shepherd