March 21, 2009 10:40 PM 68 days to go

A very quiet Saturday. A potato day to say the least. Everything is still on track.

It's a little chilly outside, so we did not go out for a walk. We'll wait until the weather starts to warm up at midweek. Other than that, there is really not much to say.

My wife went to an event at our church this morning and passed along all the well wishes that people had for me. I guess that they haven't forgotten about me yet. I can tell you that I certainly look forward to being able to return at some point. Right now that point looks like 2010.

With my not having much to say, I would expect that you people will start to desert me in droves as the news always seems to be that there is no news. Suffice it to say, I am still not out of the woods yet but I have no idea whether or not it's going to be simple journey or one marked with a few breakdowns along the way. Only time will tell.

As I mentioned the other day, I have started to reorder the medications that I will need in the upcoming months. The cheapest way to do this over the internet via Medco. They basically charge you 2 months for a 3 month supply - they only do a 90 day minimum. That comes in handy for some of the the drugs. Believe it or not, the immuno-suppressants go for about $900 and $1000. These two hopefully will be discontinued before the year is out. Another drug that I take, however, must be taken for the entire year and lists for $1286 for a 1 month supply! Thank God for insurance!

So yesterday, when I got delivery of the 3 month supply of the latter drug, I was looking at over $3500 in drugs! It's mind boggling. But, what choice do you have? As one of my daughters said, "you could buy a car with that stuff!" Not a very good one, I admit, but it could be done.

Anyway, that's about it from here for today. As they say, "no news is good news"...

Bob