Went to work today for 1/2 day. I specifically decided to go in today since Tuesday is the day we always hold our weekly staff meeting. It was great to see everyone again and they all cheered and clapped to welcome me back! It felt great to be there. I got a lot accomplished (in […]

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Between yesterday and today, I have worked 14 hours on office work. I found out yesterday that the Board at work needed a financial report for May in time for their meeting Tuesday night. While I had already done some of the work required, I thought I had until late July to finish up everything […]

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Nate has decided that killing lizards is his most favorite pastime these days. So far I have found three dead lizards in the house and just rescued the latest live one that he was carrying in his mouth as he ran inside. He doesn’t want to eat them, just play with them. I mean, how […]

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Went into work today for the first time in five weeks. Arrived at 10 am and planned to stay for four hours. Time got away from me and I wound up staying until 3 pm–longer than I should have stayed. I was exhausted when I left and spent about two hours napping/resting when I got […]

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Today was the Lakers victory parade in downtown LA. While it would have been great fun to have been there, my body is not yet ready to get shoved around by thousands of other bodies, I could never have done all the walking that would have been required to secure a viewing spot, and standing […]

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Well, I probably did too much today, but it is nice to have it all finished. I went to CVS, then to the car wash, then to PetCo, then to Trader Joe’s, and finally to Albertson’s. Whew! The worst part was hauling everything in from the car since I had to limit the amount of […]

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What a great game! I was worried most of the game, but the Lakers managed to pull it out and beat Boston for their second NBA Championship in a row! I am totally thrilled!

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Well, right now in LA there really isn’t much other news than the Lakers game tonight. I am a nervous wreck and can’t wait for everything to get started–and for the Lakers to win! Two more hours until the TV coverage starts and it seems like forever! I won’t be answering the phone tonight or […]

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I finally got fed up enough and called Verizon today. I am switching my phone and internet service to Verizon and my cable TV service to DirectTV. Unfortunately, FIOS is not yet available in our area. The only bad part is that my new TiVo HD won’t work with the DirectTV service. The TiVo will […]

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It’s been overcast and chilly for the past two days, known by So.Cal. weather forecasters as June Gloom. And it’s supposed to be the same tomorrow. I’ve felt really yukky all day and took lots of naps. I just couldn’t get motivated to do anything and my incision area has started to feel kind of […]

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Well, sort of…and it actually felt kind of good. Logged into my work computer from home via “LogMeIn” software and was able to post all the A/P and A/R journal entries from the past few weeks while I’ve been away. It was good to do something productive on the computer other than browsing FB and […]

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The Lakers now lead in the NBA Finals 2-1 against Boston after a great win tonight in Boston! Kobe played a great game, but it was all Derek Fisher in the fourth quarter. I really had to contain myself to keep from getting too excited and jumping up from the couch! Game 4 on Thursday. […]

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Am feeling good tonight after a lovely Sunday spent with Patrick and Veronica, enjoying a cookout and spending the day out back at the pool. I still can’t get into the water but dangled my feet in the pool which felt great! Patrick did his usual marvelous job of grilling chicken breasts, filet mignon and […]

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And so it’s Saturday morning and I’m up and about, feeling pretty good. Can’t believe that only a week ago Patrick was hauling me back to Huntington Hospital resulting in my being readmitted. It really does seem like ages ago! I let the cats out to wander in the backyard this morning and, once again, […]

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Am noticing some changes in my life after surgery. The most noticeable is that everything sweet tastes even sweeter. Perhaps this is an after-effect of the anesthesia or maybe getting rid of so much nastiness from inside my body. My coffee tastes extremely sweet and it didn’t used to be that way. Nothing has changed […]

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I woke early this morning and feel pretty good again! I slept through the entire night and only woke this morning because I had to pee–a good thing since it means my kidneys are functioning properly. I made my first cup of coffee today since 5/19 (2 weeks ago!) and it tastes pretty good. Think […]

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I was able to eat a substantial amount of food today–applesauce, some ginger cookies, saltines and about half a cup of chicken and stars soup. I also drank water and gatorade throughout the day. All seemed well as I headed off to bed tonight. I did notice, however, that I was feeling rather bloated and […]

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…I am NOT going back to that hospital again! Got home Monday night around 5:30 pm, feeling unbelievably weak but happy to be home. Still not eating very well (to say the least!) but other bodily functions are starting to work. I just need to take it reeeaaal slow with the eating and drinking part…which […]

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