1/4/2022 - 

It's Tuesday.  This is the first time I've written since 12/20.  At first, it was because I got busy.  Lately, I just haven't been in the mood.  I had a delightful Christmas with my family.  All 3 girls came home with their entourages and they stayed enough days so that I didn't cry so much when they left this time.  Two days after Christmas, we took our grandson, Warren (5-1/2) camping.  Courtney came along and we all fit in the RV pretty well.  I had a wonderful time and would do it all again.  It was one of Warren's Christmas gifts (he requested it) and I know he had a good time.  The smores helped a lot.....

The girls helped me get my Christmas decorations picked up and back in the attic for another year.  My house is almost all put back together now.  One room is a mess....

David and I went to a New Year's Eve party at a friend's house.  It was the first time I've been out on New Year's since 1982.  I'm petrified of the drunk drivers, but I did well this year.  His house is out in the country a bit, so it was pretty easy.  David and I danced, too.  I can only last one dance (if the song's not too long), and then I have to sit out 2 songs before I can two-step again.  It was worth it.  While I was sitting, David was dancing with the single ladies, so it was win-win.

I'm making new files for 2022, which is something I often didn't think I was going to be around to do earlier this year.  I made it to 2022!  Now, I'm just making more doctor appointments.  Oh, well.  It is, what it is.  In fact, I go to the hospital tomorrow for an out-patient procedure on my back.  I have another in 2 weeks, also.  I see my oncologist, I have blood work at my Internist office for my thyroid, and I pick up my new cancer drug tomorrow.  Turns out, it's $3100 for 28 days because I'm starting a new year.  Great was to start the new year, right?  And, I don't even know if I'll be able to tolerate it.  Maybe I should ask for 1 week at a time.  Whatcha' think?

My ribs are healing.  Turns out I broke 3 of them when I fell while at the cruise terminal in November.  It's called a brachial plexus injury.  I broke my fall with my left arm and I'm in such good health that it snapped 3 ribs.  I'm just that special.  Someone asked me if I didn't feel it.  I felt it.  I didn't think I broke 3 ribs, tho!  I guess that's one of the benefits of being in pain all the time.  One more injury doesn't add much to the threshold.  However, come to think of it, I can't think of any other benefit to being in pain all the time, so disregard that last sentence.

I turned my spinal stimulator off.  It was making it difficult to walk because of the sensation in my right knee and it's not helping my back at all any longer.  I can't stand very long now, so hopefully the procedure tomorrow will help me.

My spirits go up and down with every test result they send.  I seem to be going in the wrong direction too many times.  Perhaps I just need more time to heal from this past year.  Patience, patience.

The new year brings about resolutions.  They are a yearly bet with yourself to see how long it takes you to fail.  I decided not to make any this year.  Win-win.


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