Hi everyone

Howdy all

hello everyone:)

hello all

G'day to you all

ma 7

on 6, hi all

Clues are up

am 7 - weird should start with an E

sy 7 x 2

ma7 - might need one to finish this!

oops - see that ursh already called it

stuck - good night everyone :)

Good clue om the ma7

FWs, an 8 last word

ty, diz - that's an uncommon one.

Fireworks, poofing unless anyone needs a clue

Good morning, Babblers. :)

Hi Crossy. How’s Vicky doing?

She is still very ill. I was only able to stay a few minutes yesterday. All I know at the moment is that they do have her blood sugar under control, snd the infection that sent it crazy, but as far as I know they still have not identified this bacteria and I have not heard any new news yet. She was in and out of consciousness the few minutes that I was with her, then they had to take her for an ultrasound because of severe belly pain. This marks day five since she has eaten any food.

To top it all off we are in the middle of a lake effect blizzard with minus 35 degree windchill values, so I might get to go see her today and get an update if the weather clears later on. She is still under ICU isolation protocols because if this unknown bacteria.

I do know they will contact me directly if anything changes for thevworse,

But for now, no news is good news, so I sit and wait. :(

Such a worrying time for you Cross. Thoughts & prayers for a speedy & complete recovery.

Thank you, Soodles.

So sorry crosshair :( Praying for healing

Ty, FrenchToast.

so sorry crossy. Sending positive thoughts her way

Thank you, Peri.

It is hard. There is nothing proactive that I can do. She has a great medical team that includes two nurses watching her day and night, so I sit here at home and wait.

((((crossy))))

That God for our two dogs. They give me purpose at least, otherwise I would just sit around all day and drink whiskey and eat fig newtons to keep the scurvy away. :/

I sit here on the couch, a dog on either side of me, leaking around the eyes and waiting for a call. I will pop in later and share any updates I get. Thank you all for the healing thoughts and prayers.

((Mrs Elegant and Crossy)) Sending peace and strength.

hello scrabbler

Hi Owl

Help with sy 7 36

sy7 = 3-letter prefix + an4/4

Thanks to Morewords.

Thank you

Just got an update: she was septic from a urinary infection, she has E-coli, and they may need to remove her gall bladder. :(

Well, the infection is treatable with medical support. Gall bladder removal by laparoscopy would be easiest for her recovery.

She is alert now, so I can bring her a few things to make her more comfortable.

Good. Music. Books. You know what works for her. Being a patient sucks.

Ty, scrabby. I will update as time allows.

Get a really nice hand cream, Crossy, and massage it into her hands. Nice physical,intimate contact, without being icky. I really appreciated that when I was ill.

Being a visitor sucks too. It is exhausting

Crossy...my daughter had her gall bladder out last summer and it was an easy surgery. She was in and out before noon. HOpefully it goes as smoothly for your wife.

crossy, praying for your wife. when i was very very ill, every once in a while i would stop breathing....my husband would say loudly "breathe, Minka, Breathe! and i would take a breathe i guess, because i survived. ifnot for his saying this i believe i would have died......i remember being upset by this because what i was experiencing was real bliss: the white light, the sense of total happiness and rest, but then i would be brought back by his insistance that i breathe....anyway now i am so happy that he was there even though i didnt acknowledge it at the tiime. This went on even after my surgery to save my life. i was still stopping breathing now and then and well, my message crossy is dont feel that she doesnt realize when you are visiting her! your voice will penetrate to her even if she is not awake or alert!! i knew my husband was there!!!!!!!!! so do visit her once or even twice a day. visit, then take a break for lunch or dinner, then visit again for a while. it is amazing how you can sense your partners presence.

sorry to be preachy. but trust me, i would have died if my husband did not tell me to breathe.......it was a very weird thing. i was 50 years old then and now i am 78.

crossy, remember that just because she seems asleep doesnt mean she doesnt know you are there! especially if you speak, she will hear you. I experienced it.

CROSSY is no longer here mkg

mart

oops sorry

rookie mistake

morning

sad grid, no E

top row grey

phantom: synonym

phantom: connotation

phantom: monitor

found the 8!

but oh dear

1-1-3-4

Phanto antonym

1-0-2-4

'morning - ntpn - one of the best novels about a pioneer woman, living the prairie life

my antonia

ding ding! no surprise there, hurshy :)

i haven't read it, tho

oh, it's so good - put it in the queue!

gosh i just wish this were a bigger grid for this snowy saturday

ok there's an sy7 that ends the same way as your NTPN

thanks!

done - and also wish it had been a bigger grid (but not because of the snowy saturday factor)

coming in, hi all

nbt at last, woot

Vicki asked me to thank you all for all your prayers and healing vibes. Her biggest issue today os her veins--or lack of good ones to run a line. Her poor arns are battered, bruised and there is a open wound from the many attempts. They cannot run a pick line until Monday due to staffing issues with the people that do that, so after many, many attempts on varios parts of her body, it loks like they are going to use her neck. :(

(they once did me on the back of my hand -- hope they do better for her soon)

They tried her hand, arms, feet.

Her srms are all swollen now, so even using the machine to fund duitable veins had no luck.

Suitable*

Finally they gave her gravol by injection in the shoulder to ease her nausea, and it may allow her a little sleep as well. Now they just need the doctor to dign off on using her neck. He shot fown the idea yesterday, but we dhall see.

Sign off*

keeping you two in my thoughts Crossy

Ty, Luv

Well, that's the update. I will keep you all in the look, but I need to bring her some socks, and P.J's. Be back later.

Loop*

{{{ gentle hugs }}} to you both.

Could I get a clue on the sy7, please?

sy + to swindle someone + 2 vowels

Thanks

We have been without electricity since 10:30 am. Getting a bit cold in the house.

there are two sy7 I have the one Molly clued. help with the other please.

hello all

sy + Al-____ families of alcohoics group

I can't get that to work

Don't us the AL

got it thanks

bottom r please

ra4

sheesh ty Bea

in a clue, the only letters you use are the missing ones

I know that

Not sure why my Al-____ clue didn

Didn't work then

Needed the cons after sy

without the cons after the sy it was only a 6 letter word which confused me

how long will it take me to find the last 20 words? Hmmm

looking for my last 24 - hi everyone

go go go cybernan !!!

anyone know what the 8 is?

an8

ty bea

uno

yahtzee!

Could I get a clue for am7 please?

clues, anyone?

oh, missed you there

am7/32, a + do I have a m***** to vote on this bill?

anyone else need a clue?

first no 6 please?

done -- hagd - back to olympic curling :)

Done... Hagd.. -back to watching paint dry.. :D

tonus

sorry

The monks for peace will be arriving in my area on Monday. I'm looking forward to some news coverage of a positive thing.

that's wonderful, Molly

this is a difficult little bugger