COLD

I want to begin this note with an apology. Apparently almost none of you knew what an "eavestrough" is. The research manager did not know either, but predictably, she quickly did some research and exclaimed "Oh, you mean a gutter!" I guess eavestrough is a Canadian word. I think it sounds more sophisticated than "gutter."

I know that some of you will scoff, but it is COLD here in Florida. It is almost freezing where I live and it is actually freezing further north.

For the first two days of this COLD spell, the research manager decided that we did not need to put the heat on and I was COLD. While I was out of the house, I heard that the city was opening places for people that could not get heat at home. I was delighted to hear that and headed for home to get my bag packed and head off to a shelter I was relieved to get home and find out that the heat had been turned on. It is still cold though.

There are some good aspects to the cold weather.

I have not lost a tennis game all week.

The pain of being COLD makes my shingles pain seem like nothing. Update: I think that the shingles are not recurring, just that the pain is continuing (sometimes better, sometimes worse.)

Everyone around me is now sensitive to cold and so I do not feel alone. Though, my fingers may be slightly more sensitive than others' fingers.

However, we are still dealing with bowel issues, although things are largely under control.

As we approach the petscan and CEA test on Monday, we are focused on maintaining the regimen. I commented to the research manager that my morning routine is almost more than my stomach can deal with. There are so many items that get consumed between wake up and 11 am. I expect it is worth it, though.

I still am anxiously/eagerly looking forward to next week's tests.

Thanks for your encouragement, support and prayers.