There was excitement at the Boley’s this morning!

Betty’s appointment this morning with her doctor concerning care of her feeding tube had her preparing to dress. Raymond was eating a huge bowl of oatmeal and applesauce. Betty called Raymond for help dressing the feeding tube wound. He took one look at the tube this morning, experienced dizziness, lost his appetite, and caused a chain reaction that is funny------------ now!

Devona arrived in the middle of this morning’s excitement and called me in Madison saying Dad was having a “spell.” His last “spell” turned out to be an inner ear infection so what now? Was this related to the carotid artery situation? While trying to quickly dress, I called Sharon to see if she thought we should consult the vascular surgeon when his office opened. I called Dennis to check in with Dad while Devona left with Mom and I was trying to get to Scottsburg. I was trying to determine our next action; wishing I was a health care professional so I would know what to do.

And all this time Dennis and Raymond were sitting around the kitchen table chuckling at the trouble some of our Boley family have with medical situations and blood. Raymond wasn’t have a “spell”. He just wasn’t capable of dressing a wound this morning. That’s it, plain and simple. Although he has been helping dress her wound for several weeks, this morning the tube seemed to be coming out and he panicked!

I arrived prepared to problem solve and the problem was solved. Betty was on her way to Louisville, Dennis was soon on his way to work, and Raymond dumped the other half of his oatmeal down the drain. It just didn’t seem that appealing!


Years ago before cell phones, when Dennis was old enough to accompany Raymond to the woods and Devona was old enough to stay home by herself, another chain reaction created havoc. Dennis was standing too close to the trunk of a tree Raymond was trying to cut with a chain saw. The saw blade touched his shin, but only did surface damage. Raymond carried Dennis into the house finding everyone gone except Devona. She took one look at Dennis’s leg and fainted splitting her lip on the fire place as she fell. Betty and I were returning from Scottsburg when we passed Raymond headed the other way. Headlights flashed!!!!!!!!!

Raymond gladly turned his carload of accident victims over to us and we took them to the doctor for first aide. Devona still leaves the room during medical situations and that is why she is in charge of thoughtfulness, food service and transportation during our present situation.

Do you think I have time to get my medical degree before the next crisis?

Footnote: The feeding tube is anchored with a balloon so it won’t come out. Now that we know that, Raymond will have to come up with a better excuse the next time it bothers him. His CT scan isn't until Monday.

The Boley Family