So today is Wednesday. It's been a very busy week so far. I've had to work of course and that is normal. Monday and Tuesday I worked from home, but mid day Monday I had to go with Emily to her Doctor appointment. He checked her out and said she's looking like she has a clean bill of health, but wanted her to start a journal of the times and duration, and activity she was engaged in when her heart felt slow or fast paced. That way he can see if there's a pattern to her feeling as she does. Unfortunately this didn't sit well with Emily, as she tends to think that the doc didn't think there was anything wrong and discounted her complaints, when in reality its not that, its just that he needs more data to see the pattern to know if it is medication related, or otherwise. I think if she is able to be diligent on the recordings of the variations in her heart rate, the doctor will be able to point us in the right direction . Doc did also mention it could be medication induced, as some of her meds are a cocktail for slowing down things.
Then Tuesday rolled around. Not much change here, except Em started her Fall / Spring schedule of work, which is go in at 9 am and not get home until after 630 pm. So it was depressing for me because i liked her getting home by 5:15 every day.
One thing we've been doing lately since I got back from being in Charleston for the Bone Marrow Transplant is having supper once a week or every couple weeks with my good friend and the man who was my best man in my wedding, Jason Parks. Jason came by last night with his prepped meal, and cooked for us again. This time he served Hamburgers, tater tots, and blackberries. He's a good cook, and made a good cheeseburger last night. I could only eat mine and a few of the blackberries, unfortunately the Tots were under cooked a little, and well honestly i was so full off the burger i doubt that i could have enjoyed the tots much without becoming totally miserably full. That is never good so i'm glad i didn't eat them all. All three of us did however enjoy our time together and our little chats during cooking and eating. I value these times with Jason more than I've been able to put into words because i'm a guy for one, and for another its just not came up for discussion. It's very nice to spend time with him though this way. We've had a pretty much lifelong friendship, and have played an important part in each other's lives throughout the years. I hope he realizes how much his friendship means to me.
Today, Wednesday, I had to go into my work office for the first time in a long time to work. It originally was to be because of some training that i needed to do on a new software package that we are going to be utilizing to log in work orders. Well like all things that Prisma Health does, they didnt have the training documents, presentations, or media ready, so they cannot conduct an online training course if you dont have that stuff. I decided to go into work anyways, because i figured that I should go in and see how long i can last without too much pain. This is a big deal because my back just doesnt handle being up for too long, its 130 pm now, and i can really feel the pain in my back now, and oddly my stomach has sharp pains in it too. So I dont know. I imagine i'll be heading out of here soon to return to the house without too much pain.
The rest of this week is shaping up to being just as busy as the beginning of the week has been. Thursday night after work Emily has arranged us to meet up with another dear friend of ours Danielle Corley, and her husband Jay, for supper. We are going to get pizza most likely and enjoy some time with them discussing our lives, and whatever may come up as a topic. We were fortunate to have seen Jay already once this week, last Sunday, he came by the house and weed eated, edged, and trimmed our hedges at the house. these are the things that Emily cant do, as the tools too heavy for her. She Mowed last Saturday morning so having the edging and what not done was necessary as the grass and weeds were starting to try to grow up into and under the vinyl siding of the house. He (Jay) runs his own landscaping company and we've had him out to the house now a few times to actually trim it up for us.
Friday, I have an old high school buddy of mine named Jason Stull coming by the house in the afternoon. He lives in Virginia Beach, but he is coming through Columbia Friday and let me know he'd like to be able to drop by. I told him that would be awesome. I've known Jason Stull almost as long as I've known Jason Parks, and we've had a lifelong friendship since high school / winn-dixie days here as well. Jason's a great guy, served in the Navy after he graduated from Clemson university, got married and had a buncha kids. Sadly his wife, Sara, has also had a rough road health wise like me with Cancer. i should actually reverse that, as she was diagnosed long before I was, and she's been fighting the battle much longer than I have. Talk about an inspiration. She is a true warrior. I pray for her health, and Jason and her often. Anyways, I look forward to seeing Jason Friday afternoon, as it's been too long since I've seen him last. Its funny looking back 25 years ago to high school days, and actually saying, 25 years ago, are high school days. I really wonder where the time has gone.
Then Tuesday rolled around. Not much change here, except Em started her Fall / Spring schedule of work, which is go in at 9 am and not get home until after 630 pm. So it was depressing for me because i liked her getting home by 5:15 every day.
One thing we've been doing lately since I got back from being in Charleston for the Bone Marrow Transplant is having supper once a week or every couple weeks with my good friend and the man who was my best man in my wedding, Jason Parks. Jason came by last night with his prepped meal, and cooked for us again. This time he served Hamburgers, tater tots, and blackberries. He's a good cook, and made a good cheeseburger last night. I could only eat mine and a few of the blackberries, unfortunately the Tots were under cooked a little, and well honestly i was so full off the burger i doubt that i could have enjoyed the tots much without becoming totally miserably full. That is never good so i'm glad i didn't eat them all. All three of us did however enjoy our time together and our little chats during cooking and eating. I value these times with Jason more than I've been able to put into words because i'm a guy for one, and for another its just not came up for discussion. It's very nice to spend time with him though this way. We've had a pretty much lifelong friendship, and have played an important part in each other's lives throughout the years. I hope he realizes how much his friendship means to me.
Today, Wednesday, I had to go into my work office for the first time in a long time to work. It originally was to be because of some training that i needed to do on a new software package that we are going to be utilizing to log in work orders. Well like all things that Prisma Health does, they didnt have the training documents, presentations, or media ready, so they cannot conduct an online training course if you dont have that stuff. I decided to go into work anyways, because i figured that I should go in and see how long i can last without too much pain. This is a big deal because my back just doesnt handle being up for too long, its 130 pm now, and i can really feel the pain in my back now, and oddly my stomach has sharp pains in it too. So I dont know. I imagine i'll be heading out of here soon to return to the house without too much pain.
The rest of this week is shaping up to being just as busy as the beginning of the week has been. Thursday night after work Emily has arranged us to meet up with another dear friend of ours Danielle Corley, and her husband Jay, for supper. We are going to get pizza most likely and enjoy some time with them discussing our lives, and whatever may come up as a topic. We were fortunate to have seen Jay already once this week, last Sunday, he came by the house and weed eated, edged, and trimmed our hedges at the house. these are the things that Emily cant do, as the tools too heavy for her. She Mowed last Saturday morning so having the edging and what not done was necessary as the grass and weeds were starting to try to grow up into and under the vinyl siding of the house. He (Jay) runs his own landscaping company and we've had him out to the house now a few times to actually trim it up for us.
Friday, I have an old high school buddy of mine named Jason Stull coming by the house in the afternoon. He lives in Virginia Beach, but he is coming through Columbia Friday and let me know he'd like to be able to drop by. I told him that would be awesome. I've known Jason Stull almost as long as I've known Jason Parks, and we've had a lifelong friendship since high school / winn-dixie days here as well. Jason's a great guy, served in the Navy after he graduated from Clemson university, got married and had a buncha kids. Sadly his wife, Sara, has also had a rough road health wise like me with Cancer. i should actually reverse that, as she was diagnosed long before I was, and she's been fighting the battle much longer than I have. Talk about an inspiration. She is a true warrior. I pray for her health, and Jason and her often. Anyways, I look forward to seeing Jason Friday afternoon, as it's been too long since I've seen him last. Its funny looking back 25 years ago to high school days, and actually saying, 25 years ago, are high school days. I really wonder where the time has gone.
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Saturday, Emily's mom will be coming down with her friend/Handy-Man Dan. Dan's going to put in a Flood light for the back yard, to ensure that we have ample lighting coverage out back as Mary Ann does not think its lit up enough at night as it gets pretty dang dark at the house at times. If it were up to me, I'd put 2 flood lights in, one on each corner of the back of the house, to illuminate the entire back yard. I'll suggest it, but I really don't know what Dan's plans are. Also, Saturday afternoon, my co-worker and dear friend Cleve will be coming by the house in the afternoon. He's been meaning to come by and hang out with me for a while now and we just now have gotten it scheduled so that he can come and hang out. We will hang out and what not and catch up on what is going on at work and in our own lives. I look forward to this time with him.
Sunday aside from church depending on how i feel, i do not think there is anything else that we are planning on doing. These days our weekends go by so fast, and bless emily's heart she works so hard around the house when shes not at work, taking care of me, the cat, or the house itself, i feel like she never gets a break. Its one of the reasons i decided to try to see if we could go get the Acadia for her, as i felt she needed to have a reward of some sort, even if she has to pay for it, a reward of what she has wanted for many years, and besides her old pontiac was getting worn down. So it was time to get her a new car. I hope she realizes how much i value her, and that she's invaluable to me. I'd be lost without her.
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