5 December 2023
I can’t believe I forgot a blood draw for the endocrinologist. Farah, his assistant, called and asked if I had been in. The answer was no and the result was I had to fast from midnight on and go in early this morning. I don’t mind the blood draw but I do mind the disruption of my routine. I get hangry when I don’t get my breakfast and coffee.
After the blood draw, I headed to my local post office to send off the holiday cards. I could put all but one in the mail slot. One was destined for Germany and I needed an international stamp. There was quite a line even though the post office only opened at 9 am and I was there at 9:15.
It’s amazing what you learn when you stand in line. I heard for the first time that our branch was closing and everything was being sent to another branch. People who had received package notices on their door would come to our branch and the package wasn’t there. It had to be delivered from the new branch. I never did find out where the new branch is.
There was also some drama. One woman was openly weeping in front of the postal clerk. He handled it really well and by the time they finished, she had quit crying and was smiling. I can only image what the postal clerks are faced with on a daily basis. I later saw her in the parking lot and she started crying again.
I’ve decided I’m not going to do that drive to Pembroke Pines for the chiropractor. He seems to be helping my back but I made that drive for 30 years and I just don’t want to do it anymore. Judith gave me the name of her chiropractor and he’s 2.6 miles away. That’s compared to 11.2 miles in heavy traffic for Dr. Masterson. I called Dr. Masterson’s office in Pembroke Pines and canceled Friday’s appointment and let them know I had found someone closer but that I appreciated what Dr. Masterson had done for me.
I usually do groceries on Sunday but I put it off until today. I ordered online (my feet were killing me from standing in line at the post office) and I was surprised how quickly Instacart got them delivered from Publix. I finally figured out how to do the BOGO (Buy One, Get One) online. Apparently, enough people complained and Publix revamped the screen to make it clearer.
I ‘m just OK today. I was better yesterday and nothing is really wrong today, I just don’t have the energy I did yesterday. I did get 7 hours of sleep last night and I started to take a nap but couldn’t doze off. I can tell the effects of Taxol are wearing off. My beard is growing back more coarsely, my nose has quit running, and no more nose bleeds. Now if I could only get rid of this peripheral neuropathy. Acupuncture tomorrow!
Winter returns to South Florida tonight (58°F) and tomorrow night (55°F). Break out the long johns! Fortunately, it’s not cold enough to put out the falling iguanas warnings.
Stay tuned!
