A wet one!
Certainly a very quiet day as it poured at times outside(it better not pour inside!). Though we did go looking for computers today. However, the whole world is waiting for the introduction of Windows 7(Oct 29) and they are selling off what they currently have in stock and are, therefore, down to nothing at this point. So, I guess I'll wait and just continue using this notebook until then.
Still healthy as a horse - I guess that most horses are healthy. And, just waiting for my next doctor's visit on Wednesday. Getting up at 5 AM is bad enough, but now it will be pitch black and remain that way until the spring. Makes for a rather depressing ride into Boston. But, God willing, the results of the trip should be more than worth it.
Had company for dinner - always a treat - which did help to brighten up the rainy day. And, we watched a few movies on TV. What else is there to do?
That about wraps it up for now...
Bob
October 2, 2009 11:35 PM
Just got home a few minutes ago!
We were out playing bridge and chatting(mostly chatting) at the first of our bridge sessions with our couples bridge group. This we had to bail out of last year due to my condition. But it's so nice to be able to get back to doing something that you have done for so long and was a part of your life.
The people were very pleasant(as can be attested by our late arrival at home).
Other than that, I did some neatening(?) up of my basement area and went out looking for a new computer at a couple of places. Nothing yet!
All in all, a good day to be alive! And I can say that with a zest that I would never have been able to muster up a year ago. I do appreciate the days more, even if they can sometimes be very boring. A boring day is certainly a lot better than no day!
Tomorrow is company again...
Bob
We were out playing bridge and chatting(mostly chatting) at the first of our bridge sessions with our couples bridge group. This we had to bail out of last year due to my condition. But it's so nice to be able to get back to doing something that you have done for so long and was a part of your life.
The people were very pleasant(as can be attested by our late arrival at home).
Other than that, I did some neatening(?) up of my basement area and went out looking for a new computer at a couple of places. Nothing yet!
All in all, a good day to be alive! And I can say that with a zest that I would never have been able to muster up a year ago. I do appreciate the days more, even if they can sometimes be very boring. A boring day is certainly a lot better than no day!
Tomorrow is company again...
Bob
October 1, 2009 11:15 PM
Kind of a bummer of a day!
Don't worry, healthwise everything is perfect. But my hard drive crashed on my computer. I hate having to get a new computer and I still have to get a pile of data off the almost useless hard disk, which thank God, appears to be doable. I am reduced to using the notebook computer that I had taken to the hospital during the interim.
Our deacon did visit this morning as was planned and it was nice to see that she is doing so well. It was also very nice to receive communion once more. Over the past 11 months(wow, it's really been that long!), I have received probably communion 7 or 8 times.
I completed part of my basement building project - putting in some shelving. Now I've got to move stuff to the shelves to free up some space for some peg board which I'll have to install. It keeps me busy and it's nice to begin to neaten up the area. More importantly, it keeps me busy and off the streets as they say.
So, I'm merrily looking for a new computer. Truth be told, I'm not too merry about the whole process - but I have no choice. Kind of like getting a bone marrow biopsy!
And, it's finally time to start looking forward to the next doctor's visit. It'll be 6 weeks since the last one - but since I'm doing so well, probably not a big deal.
I also received an e-mail from my church asking if I wished to renew my lay eucharistic minister license. Without hesitation, the answer is yes. But I'll be so rusty when I get back that I won't remember how to do anything!
It's nice to know that they still keep me in their thoughts...
Bob
Don't worry, healthwise everything is perfect. But my hard drive crashed on my computer. I hate having to get a new computer and I still have to get a pile of data off the almost useless hard disk, which thank God, appears to be doable. I am reduced to using the notebook computer that I had taken to the hospital during the interim.
Our deacon did visit this morning as was planned and it was nice to see that she is doing so well. It was also very nice to receive communion once more. Over the past 11 months(wow, it's really been that long!), I have received probably communion 7 or 8 times.
I completed part of my basement building project - putting in some shelving. Now I've got to move stuff to the shelves to free up some space for some peg board which I'll have to install. It keeps me busy and it's nice to begin to neaten up the area. More importantly, it keeps me busy and off the streets as they say.
So, I'm merrily looking for a new computer. Truth be told, I'm not too merry about the whole process - but I have no choice. Kind of like getting a bone marrow biopsy!
And, it's finally time to start looking forward to the next doctor's visit. It'll be 6 weeks since the last one - but since I'm doing so well, probably not a big deal.
I also received an e-mail from my church asking if I wished to renew my lay eucharistic minister license. Without hesitation, the answer is yes. But I'll be so rusty when I get back that I won't remember how to do anything!
It's nice to know that they still keep me in their thoughts...
Bob
September 30, 2009 11:45 PM
Another month gone by!
It's hard to believe that another month has gone by. It's even harder to believe that 3/4's of 2009 is gone. I guess that that is a good thing because it is in 2010 when I fully get back on my feet.
As I mentioned yesterday, we had company for dinner tonight and it just makes me long to get back into the swing of things all the more. We were talking about singing in the choir. For me it's an outlet because it is so foreign to everything that I do in my daily life. Choir rehearsal is like a relief valve that just allows you to escape for awhile and forget about everything else that is going on in your life for a short period of time. You can attend sports events, concerts, watch television, read, etc. But none of this really gets you involved as does getting involved in how to sing your part well. To me, it's something that all of us should have - mine happens to be that.
It also doesn't help that for a number of reasons the choir is currently barely sustaining life in the base section. I really do yearn to get back.
Other than that, another good day. I advanced forward with my workshop project and will continue advancing tomorrow. Still a long way to go. But, as they say, "Rome wasn't built in a day." I often wonder why it's Rome and not some other city, or a large building, or a large project like the Panama Canal - we'll never know.
So, tomorrow is October 1. The month that I was diagnosed as having leukemia a year ago.
In a few short weeks, the litany of anniversary dates begins...
Bob
It's hard to believe that another month has gone by. It's even harder to believe that 3/4's of 2009 is gone. I guess that that is a good thing because it is in 2010 when I fully get back on my feet.
As I mentioned yesterday, we had company for dinner tonight and it just makes me long to get back into the swing of things all the more. We were talking about singing in the choir. For me it's an outlet because it is so foreign to everything that I do in my daily life. Choir rehearsal is like a relief valve that just allows you to escape for awhile and forget about everything else that is going on in your life for a short period of time. You can attend sports events, concerts, watch television, read, etc. But none of this really gets you involved as does getting involved in how to sing your part well. To me, it's something that all of us should have - mine happens to be that.
It also doesn't help that for a number of reasons the choir is currently barely sustaining life in the base section. I really do yearn to get back.
Other than that, another good day. I advanced forward with my workshop project and will continue advancing tomorrow. Still a long way to go. But, as they say, "Rome wasn't built in a day." I often wonder why it's Rome and not some other city, or a large building, or a large project like the Panama Canal - we'll never know.
So, tomorrow is October 1. The month that I was diagnosed as having leukemia a year ago.
In a few short weeks, the litany of anniversary dates begins...
Bob
September 29, 2009 10:45 PM
Where am I?
That's right! Since my division of the my company has been sold, who do I belong to? Well, to get a definitive answer to the question, I called HR at corporate headquarters. Why not go right to the source? The answer was also definitive - "we don't know!" Well, that certainly clears things up doesn't it?
They recommended that I ask my manager. But, of course, they made that easy by cutting me off completely from the company when I went on long term disability - no company phone, no e-mail account, and no remote access from home. What did I do to deserve this?
I received a phone call from our deacon yesterday. She's doing great and is participating a a clinical trial for a new drug that is supposed to keep her leukemia in permanent remission - here's hoping that it is effective! She'll stop by on Thursday for communion. I look forward to these times. It's nice to that people haven't completely forgot about me!
As I said before, no doctor tomorrow which normally would have been the case because we couldn't get an early morning appointment. So it's next Wednesday and three weeks after that. But there really is nothing to be concerned about - I feel fine.
Tomorrow, however, we are having some friends over for dinner. It's always a treat to have company.
So much for another beautiful fall day...
Bob
That's right! Since my division of the my company has been sold, who do I belong to? Well, to get a definitive answer to the question, I called HR at corporate headquarters. Why not go right to the source? The answer was also definitive - "we don't know!" Well, that certainly clears things up doesn't it?
They recommended that I ask my manager. But, of course, they made that easy by cutting me off completely from the company when I went on long term disability - no company phone, no e-mail account, and no remote access from home. What did I do to deserve this?
I received a phone call from our deacon yesterday. She's doing great and is participating a a clinical trial for a new drug that is supposed to keep her leukemia in permanent remission - here's hoping that it is effective! She'll stop by on Thursday for communion. I look forward to these times. It's nice to that people haven't completely forgot about me!
As I said before, no doctor tomorrow which normally would have been the case because we couldn't get an early morning appointment. So it's next Wednesday and three weeks after that. But there really is nothing to be concerned about - I feel fine.
Tomorrow, however, we are having some friends over for dinner. It's always a treat to have company.
So much for another beautiful fall day...
Bob
September 28, 2009 10:35 PM
A grandchildren's day!
Well, at least half the day as we picked up my grandson and his sister shortly after noon and took them out to lunch before bringing them back here. No school today as it was a teacher's conference day.
So... We helped them with some of their homework and then my grandson helped me on my trip to Lowe's to get the wood that I needed to start my project tomorrow.
Healthwise it's business as usual - thank God!
I spoke to someone at work today and, of course, all is confusion as it relates to the sale of my company and any details from here on out. Of course, my situation is the last thing on anyone's mind so it's going to be interesting to see how I fit into the overall picture - if I do at all!
But, I'll tell you, it was another beautiful fall day. We have really been blessed with great weather after having a terrible summer.
I can hardly wait for winter...
Bob
Well, at least half the day as we picked up my grandson and his sister shortly after noon and took them out to lunch before bringing them back here. No school today as it was a teacher's conference day.
So... We helped them with some of their homework and then my grandson helped me on my trip to Lowe's to get the wood that I needed to start my project tomorrow.
Healthwise it's business as usual - thank God!
I spoke to someone at work today and, of course, all is confusion as it relates to the sale of my company and any details from here on out. Of course, my situation is the last thing on anyone's mind so it's going to be interesting to see how I fit into the overall picture - if I do at all!
But, I'll tell you, it was another beautiful fall day. We have really been blessed with great weather after having a terrible summer.
I can hardly wait for winter...
Bob
September 27, 2009 10:55 PM
A good day!
Went to a friend's house for dinner tonight. It's always nice to get out and connect with people. Likewise, it's nice to realize that people haven't forgotten about me. As the song says, "I don't get around much anymore".
Tomorrow, hopefully, I'll start my next project - finally clearing up and cleaning up my shop area. I say "hopefully" because I have to get some materials and I can only do it if it's not raining. If I have to delay for a day, it's no big deal - I've certainly got the time.
Still feeling great - but I have 10 more days until my next doctor's visit to verify that, medically, that's still the case.
So, pray for no rain while you are praying for my continual good health and a successful journey to a full recovery...
Bob
Went to a friend's house for dinner tonight. It's always nice to get out and connect with people. Likewise, it's nice to realize that people haven't forgotten about me. As the song says, "I don't get around much anymore".
Tomorrow, hopefully, I'll start my next project - finally clearing up and cleaning up my shop area. I say "hopefully" because I have to get some materials and I can only do it if it's not raining. If I have to delay for a day, it's no big deal - I've certainly got the time.
Still feeling great - but I have 10 more days until my next doctor's visit to verify that, medically, that's still the case.
So, pray for no rain while you are praying for my continual good health and a successful journey to a full recovery...
Bob
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