Six doctor and physical visits in two weeks for Roy. Monday of last week Dr. Rochelle gave Roy an epidural steroid injection last Monday at the North Oaks Surgery Center in Hammond. It went well and after about a week most of Roy's pain has subsided. I love hiding my rocks around these doctor's offices.… Continue reading 12.12.19 Two weeks of doctors and a couple of rocks
Santa lives at the North Pole • JESUS is everywhere. Santa rides in a sleigh • JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water. Santa comes but once a year • JESUS is an ever-present help. Santa fills your stockings with goodies •. JESUS supplies all your needs. Santa comes down your chimney… Continue reading 12.07.19 WHY JESUS IS BETTER THAN SANTA CLAUS
On Wednesday, several of "the girls" who worked together over the years in the Office of Technology at Southeastern Louisiana University gathered to honor our dear friend Cindy LeBlanc who recently retired. Cindy wrote this on her facebook page the day she retired. It describes so well her connection to her work life at Southeastern… Continue reading 12.06.19 Cindy’s Retirement Lunch with “THE GIRLS”
Things have moved along a bit in Roy's back pain journey. Last Thursday we went to Hammond to see Dr. Rochelle, pain management doctor. He is a very thorough, informative and kind doctor. He had access to Roy's MRI and reviewed it with us. The picture below is one of the slides from Roy's MRI.… Continue reading 11.29.19 Roy’s pain update
Golly geez whillikers! We enjoyed our family's Thanksgiving dinner with our two son's families last Saturday! Several little adorable Chauvins running around, fishing, playing on the hammock, enjoying Bo and Peep Duck and eating Thanksgiving dinner! Bo and Peep are used to peace and quiet and the only people around them are two old folks… Continue reading 11.27.19 Chauvin Family Thanksgiving Gathering 2019
Andrew Kane's mom had dementia. He wrote this FB post on the group Being Patient: Brain Talks which I read from time to time. It helps me a lot reading how others handle what they are going through or how the caregiver describes life with a dementia patient. My personal dementia journey has included so… Continue reading 11.23.19 “Gooch of the Day,” by Andrew Kane
Roy saw his orthopedic spinal surgeon, Dr. LaFleur, Monday. The MRI shows narrowing of his spinal canal and vascular claudication. Narrowing of the spinal canal is a narrowing of the spaces within your spine, which can put pressure on the nerves that travel through your spine. Surgery is probably needed for the spinal narrowing, either… Continue reading 11.20.19 Roy’s pain update
Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning the temperature here was in the mid-20s for several hours. This is unusual in Louisiana for November. It will be the end of what's left of our vegetable garden. This is our last Chauvin Produce Company report until next year. I'd give our 2019 garden a B-. After Roy… Continue reading 11.16.19 Chauvin Produce Company – end of season report! Bo & Peep Update!! No
WHAT IS VETERANS DAY? Veterans Day, observed annually on November 11, is a tribute to military veterans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Not to be confused with Memorial Day, which honors those who died while in service, Veterans Day honors all military veterans, including those still with us. WHY VETERANS DAY IS… Continue reading 11.11.19 Veterans Day 2019 – To each and every one of you who serve, WE THANK YOU!
If everyone, yes I mean everyone, would be kind to others, this world would be so very different. This story touched my heart plus I loved it! Hope you do too! It started as a way to counteract things going wrong: A small-town movement to be kind to everyone. Now, it’s the goal of… Continue reading 11.09.19 ‘Be Kind! Just Try It! I Will!’ 98-Year-Old Leads Glenwood Minn. Kindness Movement
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