Summer’s Back
With not the heat that was predicted, the sun still has power.
I surely do enjoy my walking crutches. The stability of the cuffs that hold the upper arm plus the hand holds . . . sweet. Walking and doing the peddle exercises, hopefully a bit more strength than before.
We did get a letter from our family doctor in regard to Dennis’ nerve conduction study of yesterday. Dennis does have a pinched nerve stemming from the elbow of the right arm. I looked up the medical term within the letter on the internet. If rest does not help, there is a surgical procedure. Dennis said until the wound on his left foot is totally healed, he is not looking to do anything about his right arm. He feels the arm situation has been going on since March, it can wait a bit longer. If nothing else, my skills as a nurse needs to have a break. I agree.
Tomorrow the alarm will be set for six in the morning again and we will be meeting a cardiologist in the heart center in Mankato. Truth to tell, I have not spoken to a doctor in regard to my heart since I was released to Kersten and Kevin after the heart surgery in June of 2021. One on one, I do have some questions and I will be interested in what the esophageal scan reveled that I had last month. How do I feel physically? I think other than not having as much energy as I think I should have . . . all is good. Recovery from a surgical procedure passes in time. There is no recovery from what a stroke takes from one.
Dennis had coffee with the fellows at McDonald’s and came home with some around the town news.
My news was that after the appointment tomorrow morning, we can motor on to St. Peter to pick up dad’s clock from It’s About Time. Dennis is going to take his old pocket watch along for a look-see. Neither one of us likes to let go of items we have an emotional attachment to.
I stitched a bit and ironed seams. A total of twelve quilt blocks require one more 2.5″ strip to be added to them. It will be interesting as to what layout I will choose. Neighbor Jan stopped in Sunday afternoon and wanted to see what I had been working on. The fact that the log cabin block could be so versatile was amazing to someone that does not own a sewing machine.