December BP

 

Outdoor Walkin’

There is finally a break in the rain. I’m not sure how long it will last. My Weather App indicates we have two days with no rain. I took advantage of the semi-clear skies and 35° temperature to take a walk around the park. I think it’s the first time I’ve actually walked outside in two months.

The walk was good. I completed the mile but boy, do my hips get achy. It’s not painful. It’s an achy soreness. It’s a discomfort that makes it difficult to walk.

Once I lose the ability to walk a mile, I’m going to be thinking the end is near.

It looks like we will get some snow on New Year’s Day. I hope that happens. I would like to see some snow.

Mt Spokane looks real nice today for the first time in weeks. They got three inches overnight and it looks like there is a good crowd up there today. But not me.

I filled up the bird feeder this morning as well as the squirrel feeder. I checked my rain gauge and it held two and a half inches of water. I told you it has been coming down.

It looks like it’s going to be a mellow day around the house for me. Susan, on the other hand, is cooking away…preparing her annual, traditional New Year’s Eve meal of Hoppin’ John.

We have plans to invite some friends over tomorrow evening and go see a movie. And the annual, traditional New Year’s Eve meal of Hoppin’ John.

End of Year Update

The year is almost over so I had better do a few year end posts. 

For starters, I'm no closer to getting on the transplant list than I was. Now they want a specialist to check out my kidneys. I don't see that specialist until mid January. And so we wait.

I am weighing in today at my heaviest weight ever. 242.2 pounds. I'm staying away from all the cookies and bad stuff that float around this time of year. It's hard!

We've had nothing but rain for several days. While I'm glad I don't have to be out there with my snow blower, I would really like some snow. I check the Mt. Spokane website daily. It has been snowing up there but just barely. The snow they are getting is very wet.

That's all the updates I have for now. I'm going to kick back and think slim.

Almost on the Transplant List...Maybe

We have just returned from a Doctors appointment with the surgeon who performs the transplant surgeries. Her name is Dr. Mary Smith.

She talked to Susan and I about the challenges we are facing. My heart is one issue, but my lungs and kidneys are another.

It's possible I could end up on dialysis after the transplant and she wanted us to be aware of that. Now I have to consider if  having kidney failure and dealing with that through dialysis is something I want in my life. I think the answer is yes because the alternative is not having a life.

It sounds like they will be presenting my case to the transplant board soon. She thinks this is doable but wants us aware of the downside.    

November BP