A "MOST" eventful week

Hi Y'all,

Sorry the blog has been a little quiet for a few days but there has been a LOT going on. We have settled into the semi-retired life here in Daytona... Karen, Tony, "Babe" ,"Sedona" and I. I get up every morning around 7, make the coffee, get the paper from the driveway and go online. Tony gets up around 8, makes his cup of coffee and grabs the paper that I've already read and goes out on the "lanai porch" ( where smoking is allowed) and reads his paper,has a cig and enjoys a cup of my awesome DD fresh brew. Karen gets up ( with the doggies ) around 10 and I make a low fat breakfast for the crew. We then decide what we're "NOT" going to do each day !!!!

Wednesday of this past week, Tony started complaining of a charlie horse in his right calf and I noticed he was coughing and hacking much more than normal. Well we went out partying Friday night and after a number of beers, Tony would not get up to dance and those of you who know "big daddy" know that he's a "dancin' machine. Well by Saturday morning the pain was so intense in his leg that he could barely get out of bed, so I told him.. "jump in the shower and get ready... we're going to the emergency room. " He agreed which told me he was hurting.

We took him to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona and after a couple of tests and an ultra-sound they discovered a huge blood clot in his thigh !!! He was admitted and given a shot of blood Heparin ( blood thinner ) a stint for IV was put on the back of his hand and he is on a regimen of Cumadin and other blood thinning drugs. His spirits are good, but he will remain there until at least Wednesday so the Drs. can track the progress ( or movement ) of this clot. This was a very close call and hopefully all will be fine, but thank God we were here with him and there is such an incredible health facility just 4 miles away.

He is at the Halifax Medical Center on Clyde Morris Blvd, Daytona Fl (Rm 1606 ) and his email is bigdaddyyumyum90@aol.com. I'm sure he'd love a hello from all of you. The great news is that he is on a low-sodium, 2000 cal/day diet and can't smoke while there,. YEAH !!!!

Things are a bit quiet in the "Camara Kitchen" for a while but stay tuned and we'll get back on the culinary tract real soon. Speaking of culinary, Best wishes to Henry Bousquet who announced this week his candidacy for Ward 3 councillor in New Bedford. GOOD LUCK - HENRY !!

Til next time......