Friday, April 10, 2015

Chocolate Matters

This has been a year of my body not working quite the way I hoped.  I am blessed with a lousy musculoskeletal system.  Osteoarthritis from head to toe.  My blood pressure is up even though I eat healthy and feel good.  Now my leg veins are thrombosing.  Enter Jobst stockings.  Hardly very sexy but they do reduce the pain. I haven't slept in weeks.  Months.

I am told the valves are weak so I am looking into what to do next.  My hip has an osteophyte and that requires a visit to the orthopedic surgeon.  Frankly, I have not been feeling well and I don't like to talk about it. It has significantly limited my motion and has caused more depression than I care to acknowledge.  Nope, I am not doing anti-depressants.  One has to deal with what is.

After several trips to various stores to find the right compression stockings, I finally did.  That is a whole world unto itself.  I bought the knee high variety.  Beige.  Bleck!

I would rather be kayaking or hiking.  So I am switching my foci more.  I know my time is limited and I want to have a blast before the curtain falls.

I have spoken to my family about doing the Oregon trip. The euthananasia thing.  When the end is near.  I do not believe in suffering or being a burden to my family.  My close friends already have their own issues.

Off to end chocolate.  I do love chocolate.

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