Saturday - December 8, 2012

SUMMARY:

"MWM (Married white male) ; age 68; two artificial knees, one good - one not so good; one bad right rotator cuff; healthy installed pig valve and one bypass; full head of hair;  diagnosed with leukemia - currently answers to name of Lucky.  Any takers?"

Last week there was some concern about fluid retention and harm to the heart.  But there is good news from the cardiologist.  After three days at Mission Hosp for fluid withdrawal and removal the Echo cardiogram shows improved lung effusion and greatly improved heart pumping function up from 20% to 45%, normal is 55%. Now after this "toad in the road", we can go back to concentrating on AML.  BTW I have lost 25lbs with the aid of Lasik.  We will visit Duke on Tuesday to discuss future treatment possibly to begin in mid-January.

It is good to be back on track and I am feeling alot more normal.  Yesterday, we went out and cut fresh Christmas trees on a mountain-side outside of Brevard for us and Joyse.  The smell of blue spruce in the Carolina Room starts our Christmas Season. 

QUESTION:  "If you could live forever, would you and why?"

ANSWER:  "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever."  (Miss Alabama, 1994 Miss Universe Pageant)