Morning Thoughts

I am noticing an odd thing. Since I am cleared to drive "whenever I feel comfortable doing so," I am starting to feel quite uncomfortable about doing it! At the moment, it is raining and I am using that as an excuse. Also, at the back of my mind is that I told my landlord I would be using his parking space that he kindly offered me for six weeks and it has only been four-and-a-bit. Usually we have to park one behind the other so what usually happens is the I have to move Fred’s car to get out or vice versa. Right now, Fred can park right next to our back steps which makes it easier for him to bring in groceries. Since I am still walking with a cane, I can’t do what we used to do which is for him to leave the back of his car open and for me to get the groceries and bring them in…

I am also waiting for Elizabeth, the visiting nurse, to come this morning and sign me off the program. She said she would be here about 9:30 and it is 9:20 right now. This morning I woke up all gung-ho about going for a walk but the rain is that steady sort of drizzle which means it is probably going to be like this all day. I think I mentioned that before I go back to the doctor again, he wants me to be able to walk a mile using the cane. Once around the block is 4/10ths of a mile so if I can do that twice and then add once up and down our street, I will have a mile. Of course, I don’t expect to be able to do it right now and all at once, but if I never start, I will never get there…

When I came out of this surgery, there was some quite spectacular bruising and a little swelling. The physical therapist told me mot to be alarmed if I saw the bruising moving down my leg but that hasn’t happened. What has happened is that I have patches of dry peeling skin moving down my leg instead! It looks a bit like the after-effects of a minor sunburn without the redness. Very odd! Still, it is easy to cure by slathering it with lotion, and since I have a dry skin anyway, I always have that around…

I think the job-of-the-day for today will be to clean the bathroom floor. I have been able to keep the top surfaces in there reasonably clean but the floor has not been touched for a month and it is looking grungy.

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— David Viscott

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