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Good Morning Heather made it home last night from her trip. Her suitcase did not make the connection however and came in late last night. So I will head back to the airport to pick it up so she can receive a $150 Southwest travel voucher. She brought back a lovely cold too. I overdid the housework bit yesterday despite…

Good Morning Sam, are they not able to figure out the knee thing? Cooler temps have returned but the rainy season has well ended. Heather comes home tonight after being gone a week. I am more than happy. I am now following the post treatment diet guidelines more closely now. Avoid most fruit, nuts, fiber and spice. I…

Good Morning A tick in the middle of your back? Kansas isn’t for the faint of heart. Lack of sleep due to my stomach caught up with me a bit, but I got my exercise in and since Heather is gone watched a lot of the NBA playoffs available HBO Max. I didn’t get my 5K steps in, but I sure enjoyed the games. Knicks & Sixers…

Good Morning Been up since 3 with a churning stomach. I took a pill but couldn’t find sleep again. I am slowly getting some momentum with the cardio. Yesterday I had a strong walk . HR was about 10 higher than I was supposed to aim for. My Fitbit told me to “slow my roll”. First time going 20 minutes at a strong pace…

Good Morning Congratulations Steve & Dave on the weight. My body composition has shifted. I blame changes in gravitational forces. Had a pretty good day energy wise post workout. Today I will try walking outside, probably at a park where there are benches. I am hoping to get a little pace without my back tightening up.…

Good Afternoon! Bob, it was good see you check in. I am glad the first few treatments are under your belt. Back from the gym. After fading away yesterday afternoon and accomplished little (nothing) after my cardio, I took a more humble approach today and reduced my target to 12min at a 120-125 heart rate. I seem to have…

Good Morning! Sam, I am so sorry to hear about DW. Good luck with DMIL today! I survived my first day of cardio at the gym. It went better than hoped splitting time between the elliptical & the bike and a bit of a walk. My energy did fade badly as the day progressed. Back at it today. I started in at the dulcimer yesterday…

Good Morning Yeah, the burger, fries and milkshake with the DGS after a walk sounds like some solid grandparenting time. Slept in my bed for the first time in a week as the neck/shoulder muscles heal. This morning I will head to the gym and start building my cardio. I will start slow and maybe split the time between 2…

Good Morning Just back from taking Heather to Oakland Airport for a visit to her twin sister in Minneapolis to spend some Grand Aunt time for a week. Incredibly crowded but she made her boarding time. Home by 6:45am. Visit with Surgeon went great after the 80min wait. It turns out he repaired a small hernia tear instead of…

Good Morning Yikes Mike. Glad the eye is ok. Bob, I pray radiation goes well. After the first couple I found it to be somewhat routine largely thanks to the center I went to. I just finished mine 9 weeks ago. I have my 5 week followup with my back surgeon. Things seem to be going well. I am hoping for some easing of the…

Good Morning Congratulations Steve on the new low!! (My exclamation key works so I threw and extra in for Dave). Mostly rested yesterday and attended to my neck which is now improving between the brace and the Prednisone. I will be happy to ditch the steriod though. A range of motion is beginning to develop. This neck…

Good Morning! I need to finalize my taxes today. They are done I just need a final review with Heather and then push the button. I owe the Feds about 1500 and will get more than half that back from the State. Trip to Urgent Care resulted in Xrays to verify it wasn’t a spine/disc issue and went home with a neck brace which…

Good Morning Temps are dropping and a weather system moving in after several days of spring/summer weather to remind us of what cold and wet is all about. My now very stiff neck became very painful yesterday. Pain meds, muscle relaxors, heat/ice etc haver not worked. I have an appointment at Urgent Care at 1:30 today since…

Good Morning! Well relatively good. Up at 3:30 to pee and stiff neck was brutal. Tried to get it loose with heat/ice and some gentle stretch. Hopefully it will loosen up a bit like yesterday. I hope the Doc gives me more leway on post surgical considerations. I know he said 3 mos minimum with the bone and disc work, but…

Good Morning I didn’t sleep very well and ended in an odd position it seems and my neck is stiff and quite sore. It is responding to gentle movement and I hope with a little heat will make movement less exciting. Today is Corned Beef Hash day. When traveling, if we see it on the menu we always try it. It is the only way I…

Good Morning Mike since it is a bible study when one of the sweet ladies encourages you to just try one, fire off a loud “Get Behind Me Satan!” Nobody will offer you anything ever again. Problem solved, you are back on plan! Door painting went great. He actually scraped, sanded, wiped down and then spray primed the door…

Good Morning I ended up making a quick box to view the bit of eclipse that we could see. I sat outside and thought deep thoughts, or as deep as I go. I had another fun day digestive wise so today I have switched to the blander eating guidelines in my cancer support documents which helps points wise too. Exciting day today.…

Good Morning Sitting in a canoe on a river with my eclipse viewer sounds like the A ticket! Despite the 30% event here I ended up making a pin hole viewer and will check in with it every so often just to marvel at the heavens. We got my walk in yesterday though my back was quite tight and stiff and we had to stop twice to…

Good Morning Yesterday was a day of relaxing. I spent most of the morning reading, reflecting and planning. The afternoon was just us relaxing and streaming some concerts and shows til dinner time. Heather was under the weather. But today it is warming up again and we decided we need to get out for a walk somewhere. I am…

Good Morning That water looks cold!!! We will likely ignore the eclipse. Heather is a substitute at the pre-school next week so she will be there and the children will be likely be inside. If I get curious I will do the pin hole viewer approach. Our eclipse glasses are long gone. I am not aware of any plans for the day. I…

Good Morning Cold rainy day yesterday made my joints ache, but no NSAID meds for another 2 weeks at least. We did get out to the Pub Cinema for the new Ghostbusters film which was a lot of fun. Today I make a big push on taxes. I am pretty organized I just need to input it all and take a day or two to review before…

Good Morning Sam, have they still not figured out your knee? Temps dropping a bit as a couple of days of light rain roll through as our rainy season dwindles away. Thankfully our snowpack is in great shape. We will head off to the Pub Cinema today for a bit of a date and see Ghostbusters and then home to get going on…

Good Morning Dave heading off on a hike to a lake, seems like old times. Sam we hope to move by the end of summer. It really depends on when the surgeon frees me up to do more which is a minimum of 3 months (2 to go) but could be longer. The wildcard would be the cancer but even if there was evidence of its return we could…

Good Morning Glad to hear the good biopsy report Dave. I grew up just outside NY and most of our school trips were into the city for the museums or Bronx Zoo. We did family trips too. So many memories. A trip to the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium were a joy. Steve, my last few months I…

Good Morning Our Easter dinner was quite late so I overate quite a bit. Still fighting a head cold and stomach issues today but at least I got some sleep. Nothing planned today but rest.

A Blessed Easter to each of you and your loved ones! I am sick again with a head cold. Heather has also expressed concern about my up and down health and energy lately. I think it is just a rough patch with a lower than normal immune system right now. I will likely not be cooking which is OK based on yesterdays…

Good Morning I don’t know if I would have made the effort for overcrowded take out fried fish. My first day without any pain meds beyond Tylenol ER was tougher than hoped for but hopefully it will ease over the next couple days. This morning we are heading to the Farmers Market at my wife’s request. The rest of the day…

Good Morning Mike, the Afib is a bit concerning. Hopefully the Drs will chime in. Sam, I always found crutches a mix blending, help in one area but usually stresses another. I hope you can find some balance Digestive system continues to be unhappy. Combined with a unhappy arthritis day, not much happened yesterday beyond…

Good Morning We had a nice day out and about yesterday in Berkeley and Oakland. I am just running some Easter errands after I drop Heather off at work. They asked if she could come in today as well as tomorrow. I will get out for another walk later if it isn’t too wet. I have some chores that are always waiting on me to…

Good Morning I have a hard time listening to a billionaire counsel us on how long we should keep working. I will leave it there. Lee, it must be hard to see a couple struggle early in there marriage, though it is very common. Sometimes they have to rediscover in the midst of the disagreements and emotional turmoil whether…