Saturday, April 11, 2009

25,000 mornings plus or minus

Do you think state of Michigan paid real money for the commercial that blithely announces that we have only 25,000 mornings plus or minus? Am I sensitive because my life counter, which I put on my blog because I thought it was funny, shows that I am well on my way to hitting those 25,000 mornings? Dad will be 80 in a few days. I don't think he's aging gracefully. I just think he's aging and not liking it. I am feeling that I am very much my father's son. The pinched neerve is making my mood funky only because I'm tired of it and I don't like being reminded of it constantly, and it is inhibiting progress on everything because I can't do anything that takes the least bit of exertion using my left arm or there is pain that I cannot ignore. I can be patient as long as I know there is progress. My doc doesn't return until Wednesday and I am traveling all week, so I don't have time to deal with whatever is next. Uber-meds haven't worked any miracles in 5 days. I want days to be purposeful, not waiting for prescription plans to process paperwork or body parts to act the way they should. Who me? Ani-aging? I'll just think about it tomorrow and the day after that and...

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