February 27, 2004
oy, the pain....
Hubby is still home. Lower back pain. He can barely walk. He has been to the chiropractor, and puts on ice packs and heat packs on the affected area. This has not helped him. We have called an orthopaedic doctor and cannot get an appointment until next week(!). Today, we go to the massage therapist and are on the waiting list to see the acupuncturist. I can't believe that so many people have back/muscle problems. I know we live in a high stress area, but to see the outcome in doctors' offices is simply amazing.
In our quest for a painless day/night/sleep, we will stop at nothing to find a "cure". In the meantime, hubby is getting grumpy and demanding and I am not exactly being "Harriett Housewife".
Things will get better.
They just have to.....
February 16, 2004
Heartsounds....
Hubby had his cardiac cath today. His heart is very healthly and the doctor said the results of his initial stress test revealed a "false positive". That means the stress test that originally determined that he had a heart problem was wrong. To celebrate, Hubby ate two fried hamburgers and fried onions. Yesterday, he wanted to become a vegetarian. Today, he is back to his fried foods. I was hoping this would be a wake up call for at least eating right.
I was wrong.
February 15, 2004
Museum Trips and The City...
We drove into NYC yesterday. The air was cool and crisp. The traffic into the city was heavy. Everyone seemed to want to enjoy the great weather.The line to get into the Whitney Museum was one block long, but hubby had press passes so we got right in. Had a great lunch, and I got to see an exhibit of John Currin's work. These are two of my favorites:
Fishermen, 2002
and:
Ms. Omni, 1993
Born in 1962, Currin's style ranges from Baroque to almost Cartoonish depictions of the human figure. The exhibit runs until the 22nd.
If you live near a museum, check out if he is coming to your area. He is one talented guy!
February 13, 2004
February 12, 2004
tidbits of knowledge....
While Hubby was in the Dentist's office, I read Esquire Magazine in the waiting room. I came upon an article listing a few well known people's quotes. I wrote these down on the back of two wrinkled pieces of paper that I found in my purse. I thought I would share them with you, because I thought them so insightful...
Lauren Hutton: "The closer we get to machines, the less manners we have."
Ali: "When you are right-nobody remembers, when you're wrong, nobody
forgets."
"What you are thinking, you are becoming."
Joe Foreman: "My Mother used to tell me: "You live and learn, then you die
and you forget it all."
Christopher Reeve: "Some people are walking around with full use of their
bodies, and they are more paralyzed then I am."
"Living in Fear is not living at all."
Satan: "I hung a "Welcome Keith Richards" banner down here every day for
40 years. Eventually, I just gave up."
February 08, 2004
Things I've learned...and don't wanna accept..
I learned that I am getting older.
As you get older, you age..Add your life experiences like loves lost, health crisis', death of family members, and a pinch of the sun and you just don't look like you used to look.
In the January issue of a Men's Magazine, Chuck Barris said it best: "One day you wake up and you're as old as shit"..yeah, right with ya Chuckie...
It used to be that you would get looks from guys when walking down the street. Now when they look at you, you wonder if its because you have toilet paper on your shoe, or you have snot dripping from your nose...
Maybe they just wanna help me across the street. Getting old and looking it sucks. Big time..
We live in a youth oriented society. I'm no longer young. And ya know? It happened soooo quickly..wow..
I have a birthday in less than a month. Maybe that's why I'm feeling like this. Maybe its because I go back to the Doctor in one week. And my insurance will not pay for it any longer. Maybe its because my husband goes for a cardiac cath on the 16th with a possible angioplasty. Maybe its all these things rolled into one. Maybe its just life,and it wasn't supposed to happen like this. I was supposed to be young and healthy and the sun was always gonna shine. Isn't that the way it was supposed to be????
Just some thoughts..
What do you think?
February 02, 2004
At least we have each other....
Hubby's stress test didn't look too good. He is going for a cardiac cath, and a possible angioplasty in mid month. He is keeping a somewhat positive attitude. Taking into account his gender, age, weight, and life style--well, this might be a call to attention.
My husband has always be the strong type. You just don't discuss your health. It is always great. I will make sure I am in the Doctor's office when all the tests are discussed. I don't want him hiding his health from me. We will deal with it one way or another.
Or else I will, anyway.....