APRIL 2019

Is shaping up well so far.

I'm nearly fully recovered from my stroke.

Yesterday was the memorial service for my loved on; his remains are now laid to rest.

Just filed my two tax returns.

Hey, bring on the warm weather; I am definitely more than ready!

MARCH AGAIN!

We have just adjusted our clocks for daylight savings time. So we lost an hour.

Today I am home and the weather is somewhat warmer; this definitely gives hope for the future!

With some luck the cold weather should gradually subside.

I DON'T KNOW IF MARCH COMES IN LIKE A LION OR A LAMB...

...But I am firmly of the opinion it comes in too soon!

Next year we will have an extra day of February so it will be better.

When it's only the twenty-sixth of the month and one realizes one only has two full days until the first day of the next month...panic!

Well maybe not exactly panic but it can definitely be nerve racking.

Then there's good old All Fools' Day to look forward to on April 1; I really do not care for practical jokes and pranks! In my opinion such thing are inconsiderate and childish.

NOT "childlike" but CHILDISH!

I tried to insert a frowning emoji on the above line but the software was uncooperative. Or I am too inpatient. Or probably both! ;)

Into February....

...And the proverbial groundhog has come and gone.

Bad winter weather, now it is warm, Chicagoland is expecting an ice storm later today.

I am enjoying being home but I must resume work soon.

Dealing With The Drug Death Of A Loved One

https://deserthopetreatment.com/taking-multiple-drugs/mixing-fentanyl/

I will never know why he started using again.

I was shocked beyond belief at the following: "Cause of Death: Heroin and Fentanyl Toxicity."

Good thing the mail didn't come before I left for the opera; that would have destroyed my whole evening and the cold weather was challenging enough.

And to have to deal with this situation during stroke recovery.

I am obviously not hopelessly addicted to alcohol since I have all but given it up since my Dec. 18 discharge from the rehabilitation hospital. Hey, being on the wagon is good for the pocketbook; one can really save a lot of money.

I intensely dislike not having all the answers, not knowing, why did this happen, why did the dominoes roll this way and not the other, etc. etc. and so forth!

My Stroke Recovery Continues

Yes, I feel like I have been "born again."

My stroke occurred November 6. It was December when I was actually able to propel myself in the wheelchair to my rehabilitation hospital wastebasket!

Now it is cold out and I go outside. My right side really suffers. I need to look in my closet for heavy mittens or gloves.

I am only fifty-three years old and I am the family member who maintains the healthy exercising lifestyle.

WHY THE HELL AM I THE ONE WHO GETS CANCER AND A STROKE?

I am not as angry as I was during my last health issue; actually I am not angry at all. Maybe because I am older.

Who knows.

I am trying to spend as much of my online time on the PC so I can get practice typing. My right hand still isn't one hundred percent. Hopefully practice will really make perfect!

NEW YEAR 2019!

I am on my way towards a fully recovery!

Of course that means I will have to resume work sometime this year.

"This year" meaning 2019 of course.

What one take for granted....being able to drive, eat and use the toilet!

I should consider myself fortunate; there are other health issues in the family.

And it's winter too!