Friday, September 18, 2015

Life Goes On

Our weekly schedule hasn’t changed, with dialysis 3x (Tu, Th, Sa) and PT 2x (W, F), plus a blood draw on Mon. We learned the hard way that we can make an appointment for the blood draw. As a walk-in, we waited 2.5 hours for a 3-minute procedure last Monday. Later that day we waited over an hour to renew my military ID. Now I’m good for another 5 years.

We’re still investigating home dialysis, but the implant of a fistula has been referred to a surgeon for in-hospital procedure because Don’s taking Warfarin. We have a consult appt. on Oct. 2.

We saw some friends from Cochise Terrace, Ben & Bonnie Ackerman, who stopped by for a visit on Wed. while their motorhome is being serviced in Tucson. They stayed in the Air Force Inn and were given the family suite – said it was really nice and only $63/night.

And another visitor came for a few days before that. Just think, Dennis Hill drove from Baltimore, MD to Livingston, TX to Tucson, AZ, just to install a new pair of windshield wiper blades on our motorhome! After all, what are friends for?

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Then he drove all the way back! (Talk to Dennis if you want the rest of the story.)

Don and I went to a movie this afternoon, first time in a long time. We saw A Walk in the Woods and enjoyed it. I might read the book, as I think it probably gives a more in-depth report of the experience on the Appalachian Trail.

Tonight Don surprised me by fixing dinner! We bought a half-dozen homemade pork tamales from a couple in the Safeway parking lot, and he heated them up in the microwave. We like no-bean chili on top, so he opened the can and heated that too. Set the table, etc. This was a first since June 1! The next challenge will be washing dishes. Winking smile

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Here’s tonight’s pretty sunset for your enjoyment. Notice the plane?

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