It’s been a week since I’ve written and I will really have to dig to remember the events of the last week. I’ll start with the most recent - Mother’s Day yesterday. It started with a call from Pat and Tracey and we had a lovely conversation. I then met Ben and his family, Lois and Dennis at Olivia’s organic restaurant in Burnsville. We have been going there the last few years and it is so nice because it is a celiac friendly restaurant so Norah and Camille can select items from the menu and know that they are safe for them to eat. It is also quite delicious and I just had a repeat of my breakfast this morning with leftovers.
In the afternoon, I went with Cathy to her friend Heidi’s house and enjoyed her beautiful yard and gardens and good food and conversation with some great people. It was a beautiful day and felt so good to be hanging out - looking forward to a while summer of it.
Sherry and I went shopping for flowers last week and I spent part of the day on Friday getting the planters in front of the building planted. They look very nice and I’ve gotten lots of compliments.
I had an appointment with the Neurologist this morning, a second opinion and follow-up to the issues I was having in February. It is all related, still considered to be mild, and was told to just be cautious about stumbling, dropping things, having trouble with grasping or picking up items, confusion, or any other unusual symptoms - otherwise follow up in six months.
It appears that the fluid that insulates the spinal cord is pinched off because of the compressed disks and is what is causing the problem. Surgery is an option but that was left up to me and I would prefer to put it off as long as I can and that decision was supported by the doctor.
