Midlife Memoirs

Another Bullet

I've been dodging medical bullets of late. So far I have managed to stay diabetes free, despite it running in my family (maternal side). I take blood pressure medication because my dad died of a stroke. (Fortunately, my blood pressure is only just over the limit.)

Back in September/October there was a brief moment of panic when I had a breast biopsy. It turned out to be benign and a normal part of the aging process.

The latest bullet is a bit scarier. While I was in the hospital with pancreatitis last week, (probably caused by medication), they did a number of scans of my abdomen. One of the scans caught the edge of a 2cm nodule on my right lung.

I had a CT scan of my chest today. Now we wait.

44 Days and Counting

When Lent came around this year, I decided to give up TV News and then added soda to the list.

Lent is over, but I have found I lost my taste for soda - it tastes like fizzy chemicals to me now.  The small 20oz bottle I bought on Easter has been sitting half empty in the fridge for most of the week. Every now and again I will take a sip to see if it really is that awful (it is), the put it back. I haven't gotten around to actually throwing it away...yet.

I've grown to love SoBe Lean cranberry grapefruit, and the occasional cranapple or other beverage, in addition to water. I don't really miss soda at all.

I turned the news on briefly the other day and quickly changed channels. I'm not particularly interested in the minute, sensational details of the kidnap and murder of a little girl. The situation is sad enough without all the hoopla. The stuff I am interested doesn't show up on local stations, for the most part, and cable is loathe to actually give you real international news. If something really important comes up, Steve tells me about it.

My life is also a lot less stressed and not so depressing, since I am unaware of a lot that is going on locally. Do I miss the news? Not really - I can always read it on my computer. I am still looking for a good general world-focused news program that I can record on TV.

Wonder if I can keep my room clean for the next 40 Days...