A Good Day, A Good Friend & A Word of Caution

Have I mentioned that Kathy & I are truly blessed with wonderful friends & family?
Well here is a perfect example: Kathy's co worker & friend John Kyros came to our house with snow shovel in hand and proceeded to clear our sidewalk & drive! Just how do you properly thank such an unselfish act of kindness? I don't know, but I'm posting it here for as many people as possible to know what a wonderful person John is!

Today was a good day. Kathy was relatively pain free (mostly muscle aches) & ate pretty well.
More good news! I've been cooking since we have been home & neither of us has suffered.

Although still very tired only took a short nap (we're hoping that will aid an entire night's rest).
She was able to watch an entire movie (Casino Royale) & did a set of therapy. So all in all a day of progress.

A word of caution: Anyone reading this (and tell all you care about) should check with any pharmacy you use to be sure they have a profile on you listing all your allergies AND make sure you read all the the literature that comes with each prescription you purchase.
Why do I mention this? Today while reading the literature for a Rx written by the ER doctor I discovered that this drug can cause an allergic reaction in people allergic to a certain class of antibiotics even though it's not an antibiotic. If Kathy had taken this drug we could have had a VERY serious problem. So what happened? Well I can see where the ER doc may have slipped(still not good), & assumed (also not good) he checked Kathy's hospital records & since it was not an antibiotic we did not ask. But how did the pharmacist @ the drug store where we have shopped for 15 years not catch it? Because they had no profile on either of us! That is impossible. Apparently 'the system' lost our profiles. And no one at the store has even occasionally checked to see if one existed. So when they (only G_D knows for how long) filled our Rxs no allergies showed up BECAUSE there were no profiles! Disaster averted, but only narrowly.

Thanks to my wonderful children (and son in law!) for checking in from your corners of the world.