Subj : T.O.H. Daily Recipe - 221
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Fri Oct 20 2023 22:15:50

Hi Dave,

 RH> kept outside whenever we were over. Good thing I brought an extra
 RH> albuterol inhaler with me; I will probably need it before we get home.

Update--we get home tomorrow but I started the new inhaler yesterday.

 DD> My doctor tells me that the Albuterol is a "rescue" implement. I was
 DD> having a problem the other day even w/5 litres og oxygen from the
 DD> portable generator but the inhaler brought the numberd up 15 to 20
 DD> points very quickly.

 RH> Yes, I call it my "American Express". Being around animals (especially
 RH> long haired) and significant amounts of dust will kick in the need for
 RH> help several times a day until I get away from the triggers. Then the
 RH> need will decrease, eventually getting to the point where I don't need
 RH> albuterol--until the next triggers. Trouble is, the lungs are so
 RH> scarred up that it doesn't take that much to set off an attack.

 DD> Just returned from a few days in hospital. Woke up in mid-air on the
 DD> way to the floor. Did the classic 9*1*1 "HELP! I've fallen and I can't
 DD> get up!"

Not fun; I presume you had a phone handy or some sort of alert system.


 DD> Root cause for the fall was a collapsed lung - something new to me.
 DD> The pulmonologists have re-inflated the lung. Nor, just to keep it so.

Sounds like a pneumothorax. I usually have an atalectasis where
something (usually a broken rib) pushes the lung down from outside.
About the only thing to do then is to wait it out; some days are more
painful than others, same with breaths. Weather has turned cold and wet
so I'm coughing (and grabbing the albuterol) more often.

 DD> Enjoy the rest of your trip ..........

We will, home tomorrow. Nothing spectacular for meals but good reheated
fajitas last night. They were originally made last Friday when the
granddaughters were with us.


 DD>       Title: Solar Eclipse Moonpie
 DD>  Categories: Cookies, Chocolate, Dairy, Candies
 DD>       Yield: 6 to 30 cookies

 RH> We're going to be in southern UT this week end, camping just about
 RH> under the path of totality. Will start heading east after the week end,
 RH> tentativly getting back home before the next week end.

Update--we were in the totallity path so it was quite fascinating to
watch the progress. Got outside before it started and every so often
would look up at the sun (with the saftey glasses). Temps definatly
cooled off as it progressed. Steve was able to link in with a group of
ham operators in western US, I think Wyoming and Utah, plus other areas
so gave them progress reports. After it was over we made lunch, then
took the girls to meet up with their parents. Spent a quiet day in camp
on Sunday, then hit the road on Monday. We stopped in Frankfort, KY for
some Ale 8 Zero soda and Rebecca Ruth's chocolates, spending the night
in a Cracker Barrel parking lot in Beckley, WVA. Home, with probably 3
loads of laundry tomorrow.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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.... Can I blame my spelling on jet lag?

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