HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sweet niece, Brittany!
This has turned out to be a pretty busy week although there wasn’t much on the calendar when it started.
I met with the Stampin Up group on Monday afternoon and we always have such a fun time making a couple of cards and laughing and telling stories. They are a fun group of women to hang out with.
Deb invited me to Starbucks for a coffee on Tuesday morning, so we picked up coffees and headed to a sunny bench along the 9 Mile Creek and sat there and enjoyed a good chat, the warm (sort of) sunshine, and the beautiful sounds of the water flowing through the creek. There is still a bit of snow on the ground but it should all disappear this week.
I helped Elaine with her Renters Rebate form in the afternoon and we ended up chatting for over an hour. It’s been a while since we have hung out and will hopefully make it out for a dinner next week.
Wednesday started with a follow-up visit to the Cardiologist and I was hoping to be released from their care. NOT! Apparently there is enough of a significant decline in the left heart muscle that is causing it to pump at a lower rate than the right side. For now, the treatment is another prescription medicine, a blood test next week followed by another echocardiogram and a follow-up visit. The goal is to get both sides of the heart pumping at the same rate. If this medicine doesn’t do it, there is another that I am pretty resistant to taking (has a long list of side effects and a very high copay) and the possibility of needing a pacemaker. This doesn’t really upset me as I feel like it is what it is, considering my age and that it hasn’t slowed me down at all - all I want is to be able to keep on keeping on and if this is what it takes, I’ll do it. I feel confident with the Cardiologist (she seems like just a kid), but she was thorough and patient and willing to answer questions in a way that I could understand.
I got back home just in time to help out with the Food Truck distribution and then the cleanup.
I helped three residents with their Renters Rebate form on Thursday morning and that is all who have signed up so far. Each time, it only takes about 20 minutes and I’m glad that I am able to help. I can’t believe how little income some people have to live on - they are sure fortunate to be here and have such a nice apartment. I feel good about my situation and I just love my living space.
Not much was going on Thursday and Friday. Today, I’m off to watch Camille and Norah play in a basketball tournament. Their games have become a lot more fun to watch as they gain skills and have become more aggressive, and the pace of the games has picked up. So I just got home and they ended up playing three games - they lost the first game by one basket, they won the 2nd game 14 to 12 in overtime (first a 2 minute game and then the first basket wins), and they lost the third game by 7 points. The sidelines were crazy today and they seemed to feed of the support. They all played well and hard. It was an exciting afternoon and I am tired and have a scratchy throat from all of the cheering.
Weatherwise - there are some 60° predictions in the forecast. Nice!
