It was an emotional day and even with the frigid cold and snowy weather, so many came to say goodbye to Mike. They shared memories, stories and hugs with Rosanne, Kim, Tim, Patrick and Ali. There were tears, laughter and the sweet smiles of Griffin, Quincy, Cami and Mason trying to understand exactly where Grandpa was. Patrick wrote a beautiful memorial to his Dad that I would like to share with everyone: Michael J. Kiniry,…
Mike passed peacefully this morning surrounded by his family. Even though we were expecting this news, it’s never easy to hear. He went to the hospital last night where they kept him comfortable with morphine. Whether you knew him for a lifetime, for a few years, or briefly met him, he was one you instantly knew was a happy soul. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and all those who loved him. Until…
Christmas Eve was so much fun and it started with a visit from the Christmas Wagon! Tim called to let us know they were on their way and to look out the window for a surprise. Standing at the door we could see what looked like headlights coming down the road but it was Tim and Kim pulling their blinking and twinkling red wagon of gifts. The wagon was covered in red and white twinkling…
It was a very nice Thanksgiving and was celebrated in the party room of the apartment building where Mike, Rosanne and Tootsie live. Everything was delicious and the room was converted into a beautiful Thanksgiving wonderland. We were thankful that Mike and Ed were able to be there and were sad that Augie (Tootsie’s husband) was in the hospital.
Ed's biopsy came back clear – no cancer cells. We're so thankful, especially after all he's been through before. Now we have to let his body heal so he doesn't have as much pain. It's still tough for him to pull himself up out of bed or a chair but he's working on it. It doesn't help that his back is hurting from laying flat for such a long time and the knees are acting…
The doctor stopped by tonight and said everything went as planned and he removed exactly what he said he would – the 8″ of colon. Other than being a little dopey with some minor discomfort, he seems to be doing just fine. It will take a few days before we get the results of the biopsy. He continues to amaze all of us with his ability to go through some tough times. He was flying…
Ed was in surgery at 8:30 and done by 10 and doctor said everything went well. It took until 3 to get him in a room. He's been sleeping most of the time with the help of pain meds but when he's awake he says his belly hurts. Will update more after we hear from the doctor.
Ed's surgery is Tuesday, the 19th and is expected to start around 8:30am. He's already in the process of guzzling the poop medicine and running to the bathroom, but he's doing okay. Just want to get this part over with so he can get back on his feet, again, and enjoy the holidays. Prayers for Ed, Shirley, Bill and Mike – we know how powerful the prayers are.
Ed has been cleared for surgery on Nov 19th after visits to Dr. Zweig, Dr. Marakovits and Dr. Siegel. The surgery will be done laparoscopically which requires less cutting and faster healing time. He'll most likely be in about four days and be home in time to eat turkey and all the trimmings. Thanksgiving will be at the apartment building where Mike and Rosanne live. Usually we all gather at Rosemary & Greg's but with…
Today, we saw Dr. Vignati the colorectal surgeon and we liked him a lot. He spent a good deal of time with us and even showed us a picture of the polyp in Ed's colon…. yuk! Since it's in a spot near the intestines he will take about 8" of colon which will not require anything more after surgery than rest and relaxation – which I'm sure Ed can handle. He'll be in the hospital…