Oh Marilyn - what a week! I hope everyone recovers soon.

Oh my goodness, that poor deckhand! I hope you and Val get better very soon. What sort of treatment does he get for the summer sore? I am guessing that they debride it?

Oh, Marilyn, I'm so sorry to be reading this. What a heck of a week, where does one even start. Wish you were feeling better, or at least know why you don't feel well...keep an eye on it, don't let it run all week if there is something a doctor could give you to feel better. I wish Val hadn't had to be sedated, did not realize a summer sore could take that much care to cure.

And the broken leg. Let's hope at her age she has strong bones and good density, and that must have been rough for Jody too. Yikes. I'm not even going to say have a good 4th of July, probably the last thing on your mind. Do you see a place to slip in some rest this afternoon? ((((hugs))))

I sure hope things get better for all of you very soon. So sorry to hear of it all.

Sue

Becky, his deckhand probably doesn't have strong bones. She fell on the boat in December and broke her collar bone. Last summer, a net swung around and knocked her over board. I was sick and had nightmares for a week, thinking about it. The bay was rough and she was in the water for about 30 minutes before Jody missed her and then found her. I would have drowned for sure but she is a very good swimmer and I guess she didn't panic. Jody thinks she will want to come back to work when she's well. I said surely not.

Val has a shot of Ivermec, a steroid, and an antibiotic mixed together. It is a big syringe and takes awhile. I have never had a horse with a summer sore and I hope never again. It is almost impossible to keep wrapped and once wrapped, keep it dry. He doesn't like to stay in a stall and if he stays in, I have to keep all the horses in. I may have to resort to that. He does stay in at night but the other horses are in the barn lot, right outside his stall.

I've got to go out in a little while and strip his stall and put fresh shavings in it. Not looking forward to that in this heat.

Jody goes to the hospital for tests on the 5th. When he had Vibriosis, about 18 mo ago, they think it damaged his heart. They said whatever it is, they can fix it. I hope.

Poor Becky. Poor Jody.

Good Heavens! As the saying goes, when it rains, it pour......that's a deluge!!! I hope everyone is on the mend real soon.

Oh Marilyn!!! How horrible, for everyone to have incidents/issues. You've got more than your hands full. My heart goes out to you.

How unfortunate for you, Jody, Becky and Val. I hope things take a turn for the better very soon.

Oh, I am so sorry!! My best wishes for a quick recovery for you and Jody and Becky and Val.

Oh Marilyn, what can one say!

Marilyn....I'm so sorry you were sick....hope you and Val are 100% very soon. :0) Hope everything runs smoothly until then.......

Marilyn-I'll keep all of you in my thoughts. ((((Hugs)))) for everyone.

So many, many problems and worries for you, Marilyn. I'm so sorry for all that has been happening. I want you, Val, and Jody to be back to good health and I pray that Becky will heal completely too. How painful that had to be. Let us know what the doctor has to say about Jody and YOU get to a doctor if you aren't any better in a couple of days.

It's just one brick after another! I am hoping for a string of good luck for you all, Becky included.

Hope that pendulum starts swinging the other way mighty fast!

Oh, my! That brings tears to my eyes. We are pulling for a good outcome for everyone at your place.

Oh Marilyn.........not that they will help,but sending long distance good vibrations and special thoughts for all to turn around for you.......

Oh my goodness, what a week. Hope the rest of your week is better.

You poor dear, truly hope things start going in the right direction for you & yours (((((HUGS)))))

Hopefully, better days are coming, I feel for you, what a week.

Oh my goodness! ! The old saying, 'when it rains, it pours' certainly held true for you, didn't it. Hopefully things will reverse themselves, and everything will start getting better. Hopefully, things have already started to get better!

Sending up prayers for you, Jody, his deck hand, and Val, too!

Rusty

I hope July will bring much better days, Marilyn.

You really have been having a rough time. So sorry for all you've been going thru. I'm sending good thoughts and prayers for You, Jody, Becky and Val. Hang in there. Keep us posted.

Ohh, how awful for all you! I wish all your friends here could pitch in and help you. Please, please go to the doctor if you don't feel much better tomorrow. What a rough patch you're all going through! I'll keep you in my prayers, Marilyn.

That is just awful for everyone affected. I hope July finds all of you on the mend and on your way to being restored to good health. Take care - all of you!

Ok Marilyn, we need to hear you are alright....

Still at the hospital.

How nice to hear some good news! May the good continue.

Just like babies, they are so cute when asleep ;0)

I'm glad for some good news this morning Marilyn, happy they found no blockage. And that you're feeling better, Val doing OK. You'll have to share some update pics of him soon.

Wishing Becky a good recovery, I'm sure she's worked hard for you. Three accidents in a year would concern me a little, but Jody must know best what her capabilities are and I hope she's more comfortable with less pain very soon.

Thanks for posting, Marilyn, and I'm so glad your husband had good results! And very glad to hear you are fine now and that Val is tolerating his bandage better. Very good thoughts for Becky from me.

So glad to read things are looking up for you and Jody and Val, and fingers crossed for Becky to improve quickly as well.

So happy to hear that "you" are feeling better, that there are no blockages in Jody's heart and the doctor thinks meds will help, glad Val is doing better. Prayers continue for all of you and for Becky too.

"also use a twitch on his upper lip"... what's this? i'm waiting for that loud BOOIINNGG of a "bounce-back"! feel better soon... EVERYBODY!

The twitch is a chain loop on a heavy stick...almost like a bat. It is used to twist around a horse's lip to distract them. It can be used very severely, or just enough to have a little more control. There are other kinds of twitches, but that is the kind they used on Val. I was not crazy about that, but I know he had to stand very still because he was being injected into an area just above his hoof. He was sedated and in a stock....a pipe enclosure just big enough for him to stand in there...but it was necessary for him to stand perfectly still. As soon as it was over, which was just a minute or so, they took it off of him.

I am fine...Jody is fine, except they still don't know why one chamber of his heart isn't working right. I am going with him to his next cardiologist appointment because he never asks questions.

He is not to lift anything heavier than 10 lb for two weeks....which means I will be unloading the truck when I pick up feed. I can do it...it will just take me a long time. The hardest part will be trying to keep Jody from helping.

Becky is not doing well. She had a doctor's appointment yesterday and she might lose her leg. They are trying to save it, but that is a possibility. I feel so bad for her. Commercial boats are very dangerous places to be. Jody is out right now, getting an air conditioner for her. She has one, but it can't keep up with the heat we are having right now.

Marilyn, I am so sorry to hear about all the troubles, and especially sad to hear Becky might lose her leg. I know the doctors will do everything they can to save it but it really sounds like she had a horrific injury. Keeping the circulation going is hard with a bad break and injury like she must have had.

Glad you are doing ok and Jody & Val too.

Oh poor Becky. I pray she doesn't lose her leg. I also hope that Jody won't attempt to lift an air conditioner. Surely there must be someone who can help him get it and deliver it and install it for Becky.

Prayers and healing thoughts for Becky. Is Jody allowed to drive so soon after the cath?

No. He wasn't supposed to drive for 48 hours following the cath. You can't tell Jody anything. He does what he wants to do. I wasn't terribly concerned about him driving...the truck is automatic and driving it isn't much more than sitting in the seat. He wouldn't lift the air conditioner. He has a male deckhand and a very big strong woman working for him now...so one of them would help. Keeping him from lifting anything more than 10 lb for two weeks will be hard.

I'm pretty happy about Val's summer sore. I finally got a bandage that will stay on....Elastikon. Three days after treatment and it looks better already. I wish the vet had suggested that six weeks ago when we were there the last time.