{"id":27322,"date":"2017-09-19T23:11:34","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T06:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=27322"},"modified":"2017-09-23T07:07:23","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T14:07:23","slug":"better-than-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=27322","title":{"rendered":"Better Than Expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We went to\u00a0 the hospital about 10:00 Am and Tom was in the Intensive Care Unit and was undergoing a test t see if he could begin breathing on his own.\u00a0 The nurse said he was doing &#8220;better&#8221; in that his body would attempt to breath and the tubes would push a little more air into the lungs so assure they got &#8220;filled&#8221;.\u00a0 We did not have a prognosis yet (as the heart doctor has not called Gayla as of this date).<\/p>\n<p>Tom recognized us even though he could not talk he did squeeze our hands and look at us.<\/p>\n<p>After visiting for a while, we returned to Aunt Kaye&#8217;s home and picked her up to go to lunch at Strings in Lodi!\u00a0 Great lunch and we missed Tom and the four of us have been going there for years and years.<\/p>\n<p>We headed home but stopped at Delano to visit the Delano Elks Lodge. We had so much fun and they were so nice, we wrote the ER a note:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27329\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/pix-delano-thanks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27329\" class=\"wp-image-27329 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/pix-delano-thanks-450x463.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/pix-delano-thanks-450x463.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/pix-delano-thanks-146x150.jpg 146w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/pix-delano-thanks-291x300.jpg 291w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/pix-delano-thanks-768x791.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/pix-delano-thanks.jpg 868w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Note to the ER<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_27372\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/delano.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27372\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27372\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/delano-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/delano-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/delano-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/delano-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/delano-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/delano.jpg 1142w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We sat and chatted with the locals for over an hour!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After departing the Elks and right after Bakersfield, the sky became almost magical.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27371\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sunset-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27371\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27371\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sunset-1-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sunset-1-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sunset-1-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sunset-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sunset-1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sunset-1.jpg 1142w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An amazing sunset as we whizzed down the highway at 70 MPH<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We finally made it home about 10:00 Pm and were dead tired&#8230; Driving takes a lot out of you!<\/p>\n<p>Our security systems worked fine&#8230; We were even notified of the neighborhood kitty cat who frequents our yard!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27374\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/nest.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27374\" class=\"wp-image-27374\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/nest.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/nest.png 482w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/nest-84x150.png 84w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/nest-169x300.png 169w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/09\/nest-316x562.png 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Always alerted of events around the house<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had a small glass of wine, watched some TV and crashed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We went to\u00a0 the hospital about 10:00 Am and Tom was in the Intensive Care Unit and was undergoing a test t see if he could begin breathing on his own.\u00a0 The nurse said he was doing &#8220;better&#8221; 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