April 18, 2011 11:55 PM

There seems to be improvement! My eyes seem to be doing better. My wife thinks that they are definitely more open than before and I can feel that they do not hurt as much. Maybe we've turned a corner. Of course, only my doctor can really assess any changes. Today was blood pressure day at the senior center. Every Monday 1:30 to 2:30(though I don't go every Monday because I play bridge on alternating Mondays). Anyway, my pressure is down to 128 over 84 so I guess that the little bit of medication that I take is doing its job. What else has happened over the past few days? We froze on Saturday watching one of my granddaughters play soccer. Spring has been slow to arrive though we did our bit to hasten it on Sunday by cleaning out our back patio area and planting some flowers. Along with our crocuses, the daffodils are now blooming as well. So, even though the weather has been a bit nippy, the flowers persevere anyway. I have to admit that old age and/or the bone marrow transplant are catching up with me as went went out to our local arena on Saturday night and it was a chore to walk up hill from where we parked the car to the arena. I never thought that this would be the case given the fact that I have been walking a mile and a half 4 times a week for over two months now. I guess that I can take some solace in that my wife said that she was winded as well and she goes to the gym 3 times a week. I suppose that I should complain and that I should just adjust to whatever life feeds me at this point in time since I'm not living on my time anymore. However, it is eyeopening to see just how much we change as we get older. All the things that we kidded our parents about have been taken from their shoulders and been bequeathed to us. Holy week began yesterday with Palm Sunday. This is the most intense week for the choir as we rehearse on Tuesday night and sing on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A long stretch but it is a pleasure to sing. Yesterday's anthems went well. We can only hope and pray that the remaining ones are just as good. God will provide... Bob