by Fred Prout
Well, August 25th rolled around, and my insides are still not put back together.
Bummer! As I was walking Kelly that morning, a nurse crossed the street in front of me. “Good morning, rough night?“ “Yes“. As tired as she was, she stooped down to pet Kelly and we exchanged pleasantries. Continue reading
By Ruby Bonham
Seeing the notices of our semi-resident black bear in the park has brought back a lot of memories. Thus these recollections.
My ex was with a friend when he bought two baby black bears. He said he would get them bottled and weaned and then my ex would take one of them when they were six months old. It was said that they were the off spring of a movie star bear. At six months Yogi weighed about 15 to 20 pounds, was litter trained and lived in the house. His boys took him to school for Show and Tell. He rode in the pickup and went along to check cattle. He played with the calves while hay was being strung out for the cattle. He was the star of parades, store openings and various functions. Continue reading
What does it take? Do you people have to be hit over the head with a shovel? Mercy Hospital, Our Mercy Hospital is overloaded. National Guard soldiers are manning the Admission tables ( I’ve been there, seen it.) Latest statistics: There are 12 Covid patients in ICU…12 Covid patients are on ventilators! Do you think that’s fun? A tube rammed down your throat and a machine breathing for you? There are 78 Covid patients in Mercy Hospital over all. And the horrible truth: 69 of them have not been vaccinated. Read that again: 69 0f the 78 have NOT been vaccinated. Doesn’t that seep into your brains? Continue reading
by Fred Prout
Did you ever have to move and leave your friends behind? It’s a terrible, gut wrenching feeling for the adults, but it’s worse for the little ones. “Don’t worry,
You will make new friends.” But when there is one very special friend, it’s more
difficult. Lots more difficult. Continue reading
By Jackie Deal
It’s real! It ain’t funny! Nor fun. Covid 19 is real; it’s worse than it’s ever been. And, yes, we’re tired of the masks, stay home, 6 foot distance…blah! Blah! Blah! But you know what? We can’t opt out. We can’t ignore. It’s the nightmare monster breathing its fetid breath all over us. It’s here in Timber Valley. Continue reading
By Jackie Deal
It’s so simple, right? You’re exposed to Covid 19 (Delta variant maybe), so you get tested. If positive, you quarantine, fret and stew. If negative, you go out and celebrate. Right?
Nope, it ain’t so simple. We were in the Emergency Depart (ED, no longer ER): multiple waiting rooms, multiple hallways, multiple exam rooms, multiple patients and few staff. (Would you want to work in a pandemic??) Continue reading
by Thom Hoch #31
Like your worst dream… it’s back. I’m talking about the Covid Virus.
Since I’m in quarantine after having been exposed recently, I have a little more time to pay attention to the news, to read more, and to just observe the world around me. Here’s some of what I’ve learned and observed: Continue reading
by Fred Prout
Rita and I were slow to embrace high tech. We, like many of you, were Luddites. Progress? Who needs it. Of course, all the gadgets on our vehicles were there, so, might as well use them. Satellite radio for five bucks a month when we were traveling? Sure. Good deal. Listen to “our music “.
Cell phones became a must because we couldn’t find a long enough cord to reach the motor home when we did two hundred miles a day. A couple of times stuff happened on the road. So, a necessity. Good old basic flip phones were certainly good enough. Who needed more? Continue reading
From a statement made by Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg dated Thursday, August 12, 2021:
Mercy is operating at near capacity with significantly strained resources. While we continue to balance outpatient surgical cases with our normal acute practices, the dramatic increase in COVID rates at the community level, has translated into an enormous rise in Emergency Department utilization, and a high volume of infected unvaccinated patients being admitted to the hospital for intensive treatment. Continue reading
By Jackie Deal
HELP! It’s desperate! You! Me! Everybody! “They” might, yes, “They” might raise our Annual Maintenance Fees by hundreds! Now, stop! “Might” means maybe but not carved in stone. However, a raise in fees is ONE way to solve the dilemma we face. And, honestly, it is being discussed. Continue reading
