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Medical Entry 3/16/2022

By pwsadmin / March 16, 2022 / Comments Off

—Medical Journal Entry— At 2 AM on 3/16/2022, I woke up with tremendous pain in my lower left and right back. —Kidney Pain— I got out of bed and immediately emptied my nighttime urine bag to monitor my urine output. (To monitor, I needed to start at zero CCs) In a great deal of pain,…

A Day In The Life

By pwsadmin / March 15, 2022 / Comments Off

—A Day In The Life— I had a somewhat typical day today. It started with Neurological Pain, Bone Pain, Hip Pain, Leg and Feet Pain. In a word, Miserable. I sat in my recliner for a bit but eventually got up, took my shower, and got dressed. I then headed to “CVS” for a few…

Surprise Birthday Party

By pwsadmin / March 14, 2022 / Comments Off

I’ve been as busy as a Social Butterfly here lately. I’ve gone to two, yes, count ’em, two, Birthday Parties. The first one was a Surprise Birthday Party for my First Cousin on Papa’s side.She celebrated the Big Six-Zero.—She doesn’t look a day over 44.As I said, it was a surprise party, and it took…

3/11/2022

By pwsadmin / March 11, 2022 / Comments Off

I got up at 4 AM this morning.I asked my Amazon Alexa for the weather forecast.The Hi for today is 70 and the low tonight is 27.The “S” word is getting tossed around. Yes, we could have an inch of Snow at some point this weekend.Weather in the South can be weird. I have a…

Epitaphs

By pwsadmin / March 11, 2022 / Comments Off

—Epitaphs— The sun was out, and the temperature was in the ’60s today.We have the weirdest weather here in the South. I’m sure it’s like that all over, though.This weekend, the weather is supposed to be cold, and the word “Snow” is getting tossed around. Today is nice, though. With it being so nice out,…

The Bullies

By pwsadmin / March 10, 2022 / Comments Off

—The Bullies— I was twelve or so, and it was Summertime. I’m lying down in bed watching TV when all of a sudden, my brother Tony comes running into the bedroom.He quickly lifts the mattress and throws something underneath, and lets the mattress drop. He then hops in bed with me. “I’ve been here all…

Sleep Doctor

By pwsadmin / March 9, 2022 / Comments Off

—Sleep Doctor— I saw my Sleep Doctor today. I’m doing good on my CPAP.I did learn that my Philips CPAP has gotten recalled.I got the website URL needed to get my New Philips CPAP ordered.I’m told it could take six months before I get my new one in. I was glad to get this appointment…

3/7/2022

By pwsadmin / March 7, 2022 / Comments Off

Today it rained up here on top of the mountain where we live. We have a great view of the storms as they come towards us.I stood in front of the window and watched as the pouring rain came closer and closer until it finally reached us. I’ve been watching “Murder She Wrote” a lot…

Oh Well

By pwsadmin / March 6, 2022 / Comments Off

I got up early today and immediately wanted to go for a drive. I checked to see what time it was. 5 AM. “Perfect!” I thought. I got up and brushed my teeth. I thought I’d take a shower after I got back.I wanted to ride around and see the Deer as the sun came…

Sleeping The Day Away

By pwsadmin / March 6, 2022 / Comments Off

Wow, I slept all day long. I guess I was tired from yesterday.We didn’t get home till late in the evening, and my day had started before 7 AM. I got up this morning and went and got breakfast.After breakfast, I got back in bed and planned to sleep until about noon. But, instead, I…

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