Heart Recovery

I’m back to doing my walks in the morning and I’m starting out slowly. My feet hurt pretty badly afterwards but I expect that will get better as I get used to my walks. [Note from the future, it did … Read More

This morning my girlfriend Chris had a lab blood draw, the first in a series. To regulate one of her post surgery medicines she needs twice weekly blood draws for 2 weeks. This was her first journey down the stairs … Read More

My girlfriend Chris seems to feel slightly better after her surgery. The changes are slight but she isn’t feeling worse and is getting around a little better each day. Thinking back to when she had her hip done, it could … Read More

My girlfriend Chris spent most of the day doing what she called “being boring” and I called “recovering from major surgery”. I went grocery shopping and made red sauce and meatballs for dinner. I’m building up some leftovers to make … Read More

My girlfriend Chris woke up feeling somewhat better from yesterday and we made plans to leave the hospital. We timed leaving to when her next dose of pain meds would start which the nurses were more than happy to accommodate. … Read More

I headed back over to the hospital in the morning and stayed there for the rest of the day with my girlfriend Chris. She went through her physical therapy fine including practice going up and down stairs. However we all … Read More

We knew from the night before that my girlfriend Chris needed to be at the hospital at 6:30am for her check in for the knee surgery. We slept well except for the hotel fire alarm going off at around 11:30pm. … Read More

I went to Berkeley to visit my daughter Catherine. We had a really good brunch at a place called Cafe M. I had a “Benedict” with house made corned beef and Catherine had an enormous huevos rancheros dish with pulled … Read More