Monday, October 27, 2008

A Week without Doctors


Well, hopefully, we have a week without any scheduled visits to doctors or the hospital. Garth's been doing much better since we went last Tuesday and had the water removed which was preventing his lung from expanding properly. The cardiologist suggested it on Monday. When he told Garth that he wanted it done in the hospital in Wenatchee (our old stomping grounds!), he nearly came unglued. The doctor suggested it would take four hours and alerted us to some possible scenarios "in case of the worst". Apprehensively, we entered the doors of Wenatchee hospital (to whom we owe, presently, every possession we own) and we waited longer for the lab results than the procedure. Since then he's breathing easier and every day feels a little stronger. This morning I mentioned that he didn't seem in much of a hurry to get going and he said, "You forget. I'm convalescing." I think he has in mind me helping him with leaves and lawn mowing today. Doesn't that sound like fun?

Not much else is happening in our part of the planet. In fact, the favorite pastime lately is: