A lot of the news we see and hear is awful. So I am posting a great report that I found in the our latest AARP Bulletin. It is wonderful news!
BACON, EGGS, & COFFEE
"Eating an extra 25 grams of protein a day was linked to a 14 percent reduction in the risk of hip fracture in women, according to research from the University of Leeds cited by Science Daily. And an extra cup of coffee reduced the risk an additional 4 percent."
Remember to eat breakfast, or breakfast for dinner; whatever! You need to take good news wherever you find it!
Take care of yourselves and stay safe. Life is good. And God Bless America!
Please don't ask me where the time has gone since I last posted. Obviously, the time has gone by way too fast. I have been trying to keep up, but some days I just run out of energy and time.
So, here are some updates on us. The calendar was full of appointments since I last wrote. Les finished up the sessions with the speech therapist and the occupational therapist. Those were both twice a week. Both gave him things to work on and practice sheets and instructions.
Les also had a dermatology appointment. It went okay but a couple "spots" were worked on. Another day he saw his Neurologist. Not really anything new there, He's to see her again in a year, or sooner if something else happens.
Then we both had dental checkups; no problems for either of us there. Yay! Although I was told my teeth are getting old. Duh!
We met with a landscaper that we like and discussed some work. We want to have our deck removed and have the patio extended into that space. That will make it all ground level and much safer and easier to go out there and use the area. We completed the application for our HOA ARB and got approval. We signed a contract and paid the deposit this morning. They'll call and let us know when the work will start.
Yesterday the guys from the same company came and did the edging of our mulched areas, cleaned up all the remaining leaves - especially from the rocks across the back edge of our property - and put down our new cedar mulch. Looks much better!
Our sprinkler system people were here to move a sprinkler head that needed to be done before the deck/patio work. They also did the Spring turn-on and checked the system.
Larry came to visit and check on Les. It was nice to have him here for a couple nights. He was on his way to a golf outing in South Carolina.
The surgery on Les' left knee is scheduled for the 19th. So we had another appointment with our GP Doc for the pre-surgery clearance. That was followed up in a couple days by a lengthy call from the surgery nurse. The good news there is that because of all the testing that Les has had done over the last few months, there is no more testing needed before the surgery.
We had a couple days of temperatures in the upper-80's. It got hot and muggy in here and I turned the A/C on. That is turned off again now. There is a front passing through and today the temps are dropping and in the low-50's, windy, and rainy.
I've done a little work out in the yard, just a bit at a time. One of the pansy pots on the porch is not looking too good. Both have been fertilized and watered and spoken to nicely. 😊 So I don't know what the problem is. I might have to replace it.
I hope you are all well and staying safe and healthy. Take care of yourselves. God Bless America!
I hope everyone is well!
It's been a busy week here. Time change always seems to disrupt sleep patterns for a couple days, but we're pretty much back to "normal" here. Les has had multiple appointments. The speech therapy is going okay. Occupational therapy evaluation was done and that therapy will start this coming week. This should help manual dexterity, handwriting, etc.
He also had a lab appointment with our GP Doctor. And lastly, he saw one of our orthopedic doctors. The MRI did show meniscus tears. And while Les has not had the pain since the cortisone injection and the fluid was drawn out, his leg is still unstable and he does not trust it. And that means he can't do the exercises he needs to do. He will be having surgery on his left knee in the near future. We should be getting a call this week to get things started for scheduling and pre-surgery testing.
This coming week there are more therapy sessions and a couple other doctor appointments. In between those I am keeping up with things as much as possible. So far, so good. I have hoped to get out to do some yard work but I can't seem to get the weather and my my energy to sync up! Either it's too cold or wet or I'm too tired or achy. 😊 It will eventually happen. I do have our usual guy/company lined up to do some cleanup and put down new cedar mulch. And I finally got pansies for our porch pots!!
The pansies always make me happy, so I've been anxious to get them!
Our girls and families are all okay and busy. Our family members in Ohio are now doing better.
Please take care of yourselves and stay safe. God Bless America!
