Blog of Random Thoughts
Over the course of the last 200+ days the support from everyone has been astounding. Old friends and colleagues have sent me messages or drop off cards and gifts for me on a fairly regular basis. Even though I have not spoken to some in years I am grateful for the thoughts and concerns. Today…
I seem to be ok now and am very careful when moving from bed. When I get out of bed I slowly go around to the end of the bed and sit there for a little while before I move on. Things seem to be getting better. It was suggested I protect myself with a…
Tryouts are in full swing now and I think that Xavier has a decent shot of making the team. On Wednesday we took him to get his custom pads. This is his design. Quite a lot of colours. The team colours are red, black and white. His favorite colour is orange and he decided he…
It has been over 200 days since this journey has begun. I was told that I should expect to take 6-9 months off of work. The time has flown by, and things seem to be getting better now. This morning I drove myself to an appointment and it went well. The receptionist came out to…
Xavier has hockey almost every day right now, and it was nice to see the parents from hockey. Over the last couple of years when Xavier was playing with the team they were super supportive of him and he has developed and grown a lot playing with them. A lot of the parents came to…
Xavier is starting hockey again and he will need some new pads this year. Last year in December he needed new pads so he got some. He used them for 2 months and then hockey ended. This time he is going to get some custom pads so he should have them in 8 weeks or…
Today was an interesting day. When I woke up I was feeling great. Last night when I had weighed myself i noticed that I had gained 3 lbs since Thursday. I not only stabilized the weight but I am increasing it now. I have been eating more and my caloric intake is about 2000 now….
Xavier needed some clothing for school and some new shoes. He is quite particular about both and he was on the verge of changing from boys to mens shoes. I am not capable of extending walking shopping. I have gone a couple of times in August where we were in the store for 5 minutes…
I realized that when I have not been feeling well I do not go downstairs to my computer and end up not writing much. I did not realize that it has been so long since I last posted something. I should have known as when there are no posts the number of emails and texts…