The Wrinkled Retina

Well, folks, the numbers game continues. What would I do or write about without my Tuesday blood tests? The numbers were pretty stable this week. My white blood cells were down a little, but otherwise things were stable. My blood pressure is up somewhat. I have been busy and a little stressed over the past week and that may be the cause. We'll see what happens next week.

I have two developments to report.

First, one of our small measuring cups dropped on the floor and broke. That left only one small measuring cup. You might say, "So what?" But it is a significant thing. The other small measuring cup has some left over spaghetti sauce in it (the healthier kind!) The problem is that it is the only thing that I can use to water the African Violet that sits on the corner of my desk (the one from Mary Jo Yates.) So, now I have to improvise to get it watered.

Secondly, I was at my opthalmologist a few days ago. The good news is that my macular edema is still under control thanks to the Avastin that I get as part of my cancer treatment. Avastin was the first drug used to treat macular edema. The interesting news is that the doc told me that I have a wrinkled retina. Hmmm...what do I do about that? I looked up the top 10 wrinkle creams, but none mention retinas! The doctor says that it is nothing to worry about. Hey....maybe worrying about it was the cause of my blood pressure.

Sadly, I have to report that last Wednesday was National Rubber Duckie Day and I forgot to mention it last week. Given the history of my blog and the title of my book, you would think that I would have remembered this.

But, that gives me a chance to tell you that the fundraising on Kickstarter is well under way. Thanks to those who have expressed interest.

For those that want to know how to get to the project, go to www.kickstarter.com and search for Red Shirts and Rubber Duckies.

Life continues to be good. It is time for my nightly epsom salt soak. I will read a few chapters of House of Spies so that I can report on it in our nightly non-tv show.