Merry Christmas from Covid


SantayMrs.

The covid is apparently gone, but it left me a couple of gifts to remember it by. The cough wouldn't go away, if fact kept getting worse. I was having some chest pain and shortness of breath. So I figured I'd better listen to my daughter Andy and see my doctor. So I did, yesterday afternoon. Andy went with me.

Diagnosis: Asthma, bronchitis, and bronchial spasm. So I'm on all the proper meds. I'm still trying to get comfortable with the Albuterol mister, and the Prednisone is making me very shaky. I''m not feeling much better yet, but I have hopes for the future. 

I sit here and look around me and wonder. All the Christmas stuff has to be put away. And there are nooks, crannies, and corners in my house that looks as if they've never been cleaned. I know Andy and Jess with help me with the Christmas stuff, and Jesse keeps the upstairs clean. But I'm going to have to get busy, give in to my limitations, and hire some cleaning help.

Thanks to Jesse's help with grocery acquisition, we're stocked up on black-eyed peas, turnip greens, and ham for New Year's Day dinner. We'll have chili Mac for New Year's Eve.

Have a Happy New Year, everyone.

"May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
May your song always be sung
And may you stay forever young"
--Bob Dylan from his song "Forever Young"

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On 12/30/2022, Barbara Anne said ...

What good news that you're feeling better and good that you saw your doctor so now have the proper medicines, I remember when, at age 78, AMIL was diagnosed with asthma and she said it wasn't possible because she had never had it before. Her doctor kindly told her she had "adult onset asthma"
Love your Mr. and Mrs. Clause and their tiny tree and really tiny ornaments!
I need someone for cleaning help, too, but will start with doing one room a day and see how that works out.
Happy New Year and may 2023 bring you and your family much joy.

Hugs!
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