Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Three Beautiful Things 10-22-2024: Relaxing with Ed, Nurse Jenn Says Labs Look Stable, Sandwiches for Dinner

1. I'm not comfortable writing in this blog about other people's medical matters, so suffice it to say that today Ed had an important meeting with a doctor in Coeur d'Alene -- it was a very productive session -- and as a way to relax after it was over, we had made a plan on Monday to head over to the Spokane Tribe Casino.

Ed and Nancy returned to Kingston, I picked up Ed, and we rocketed over to Airway Heights. 

Our first order of business was to go to the Caesar's Sports Book and each make a wager on the World Series. I like betting on underdogs, so I threw my modest bet down on the Yankees. 

We both wore masks in the car. Ed's had a mild head cold lately and volunteered to join me wearing a mask.  I left my mask on in the casino, wore vinyl gloves, and spent my entire session in the non-smoking section. 

So, I felt like I protected myself well.

Had my luck only been as good!  

I had one of those sessions where I just never got anything going. 

Darn. 

2. When I read my lab results on Monday, I thought the numbers looked stable and solid.

This afternoon, Nurse Jenn fired me a message telling me that the team saw my numbers as stable and solid, too. 

My creatinine increased a tad, nothing big, and that moved Nurse Jenn to remind me to stay hydrated. 

I agree with her. 

I think I've been slacking a bit in this area. 

I'll focus more on drinking plenty of water. 

3. Late in the afternoon, Debbie texted me with a request: please cook a couple stips of bacon.

That meant one thing: Debbie was going to fix herself a bacon and tomato (no lettuce) sandwich for dinner. 

I fixed myself another kind of sandwich, more in keeping with my current dietary restrictions.

It was simple: Trader Joe's egg salad with fresh basil and cucumber on Great Harvest's Harvest Blend bread. 

It worked perfectly. 

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