Otcober 7-11

Day 608 - 612
It's been an eventful week and I'm feeling the effects of it a bit today. Nothing I haven't felt before, but tired never the less. We went to the doctor on Tuesday, and he discontinued a medication that has pretty serious side effects, so we'll see how that plays out in the next few weeks. This particular one interacts unfavorably with warfarin, so I expect that will show up in the INR (blood test) some time in the next week or two. I'm just as happy to not use it anymore, and the doctor said he rarely prescribes it himself, as it is at best 50% ineffective. That's pretty high. We got a good spot to park, (this doctor is in the Medical Office wing of the General Hospital) so that made life a bit easier. We did have to drive around a bit before we got this spot, so I was happy it opened up. We had to pick up some thickener while we were there, so I gave Glenn a tour of the hospital. He may have done some of it for his Mom, but probably not the food services part in the basement. Next day we went to the optometrist, and we are both getting new prescriptions and new glasses. I took Dad and he got a prescription too, although he didn't buy his glasses at the office. I think he may go to Costco to do a bit of price comparison. He has cataracts starting, and is showing early signs of Macular Degeneration. The doctor prescribed a multi-vitamin to help fight the effects of the degeneration, but he needs to go back yearly to watch how it progresses. We had picked Mom and Dad up and were driving them around for the day. That day was Ken's 60th birthday, so we met Ken and Sandra for lunch, and Bill and Ida Mae were there too. It was good to be with them all, and Mom picked up the tab. I guess you don't ever stop paying for your kids meals out!
Thursday was our regular therapy day, and I had planned on just going for that and coming home to catch up on some house chores, but the phone rang Wednesday evening, and it was Glenn's Auntie from Vancouver. She and her daughter were in Regina, on their way to Russell, Manitoba. Auntie's sister had passed away, and they are going to her viewing and funeral. Did we have time to meet them for lunch? Well of course we did, so after therapy, we had lunch. It was good to see them, and Glenn was happy to visit with his cousin for a bit. We'll try to see them again before they leave.
So now I was looking forward to a day off on Friday, but you guessed it, the phone rang. Could I come in to work on Friday? Well, I did, so the laundry had to wait until last night. My clothes are still draped around the house, because I didn't get a chance to look under the dryer and see if the fan is plugged up. The clothes get warm, but no air seems to be flowing, so I just have warm damp clothes after 40 minutes in the dryer. What next?
I'm at the store for my regualr shift, my clothes are clean and mostly dry, and we are going for turkey supper and birthday cake tomorrow. I guess I'll take Monday off! Glenn is just happily going from one appointment to the next, and shows no sympathy when I moan about how busy we were this week. What can I say?
'Til next time,
Louise