Rainy Monday Morning

Today was wild with the rain. Much needed as Florida has been in a severe drought. I worried about the family driving today. Lots of accidents on the news. Mom came up and hung out this morning til my PT got here. We had a nice chopped salad from somewhere, I can’t remember where she got it. It was good, nice and fresh ingredients. I had a couple of crackers after. The rain has since subsided and it’s sunny out. There’s a baby bird outside the window tweeting up a storm. I hope he’s ok. Chip has been nervous about him. He’s been tweeting for a couple days now. I see his parents swoop down to check on him. I’m not sure what happened with him but his presence is known.

So I had my penultimate PT appointment today. Lots of seated and standing exercises. I broke a sweat with it again today. The PT guy said I am improving. Practice makes perfect. Tomorrow will be the first appointment for bloodwork and CT Simulation for the chemo and radiation therapy. Still nervous to do this but will attack it head on.

We finished the last of lasts weeks egg bites today. I can’t wait to try the new method tomorrow. I’m tempted to have one to try but don’t want to break into them just yet. They’re calling me in. I know it’s just some breakfast food but we have been trying to find that perfect bite. Texturally and look wise they seem perfect. It’s all about that mouth feel though.

My balance has been somewhat better today being on a higher dose of the steroid this morning. I’m hopeful to stay on this dose but I know my Oncologist wants to taper off them. I’m not too sure about a full taper off. I’ve read many stories online in FB Support groups of people tapering off and having a seizure. This is not something I want to deal with. If I seize up, no driving for 6 months minimum. That would suck. I still haven’t driven since my biopsy. I won’t allow myself, let alone my family won’t let me. I know what is best and I am in no position to even sit behind the wheel. It’s killing me not having that freedom to go anywhere and do anything. I haven’t even ridden in my jeep since the biopsy. It’s just easier to get in the wife’s car to go places rather than climb up in the Gladiator, Rooster.

I watched a couple of Youtube videos with my mom today. I like this one travel blogger, Kurt Caz. He went to Iraq in one of the videos. Wild stuff.

Not much else happened today, hang with mom, lunch, PT and now this typing. Got some work done this morning. Plenty of spam calls came through, how annoying. I answer them though because I don’t know which is spam or doctors. I’m hoping I don’t have to fast tomorrow. Bloodwork is at 1pm. I figure if I eat early like 5am, I should be fine if it is fasting. Fasting is usually nothing after midnight right? So if I eat at 5am, and my appointment is at 1pm that should be plenty of time between. I’ll ask my team today.

Thank you for stopping by
~Bruce