Lulu's Adventure's

Milk, It does a body good. At least that's what the add tells us. Paul and Diane stopped by and just happened to have cookies. so I was drinking some milk, set it down on the counter, then picked up my glass and headed to my "office" I went to have a nice swig..and noticed that my milk from dinner, was still half full. Now I have two glasses each that combines a full serving of dairy products. Needless to say, I dumped the one from dinner. It's a bit stormy outside. (oops off subject.) Anyway, Milk. it does do a body good. when you stay on task and finish one glass before pouring another. Kathy is babbling again.....

So, My surgically scoped knee, gave out a few weeks back. I watched the knee cap shift. Could not put weight on it or even straighten it. After about an hour of excruciating pain. It popped back in. Fast forward a few days. It is still painful, especially when I'm using stairs, bending straigtening etc..I FINALLY got to the doctor yesterday. Because of the previous surgical procedure, and also my less than admirable health issues, It (my meniscus) is quite possibly torn. So here I sit, with it propped up, in a brace, now I need to figure out how in the heck I will pay for Physical Therapy to rehab it, so that I might not have to have additional surgery. No Insurance. No Money....hmmmmm.... On a lighter note, I slept amazingly well last night. [it's the beauty of pain killers] So everyone, keep the fingers crossed, that I can through maybe ONE visit to the PT, I can rehab it myself. Figures it would happen right when I need to start exercising and dieting. I'll j...

Ok, so I'm thinking Moody Blues lyrics. It is actually almost Wednesday morning. I'm feeling not to shabby the last few days. I think I'm getting more sleep. Erin will be home in 9 days! Diane has the exact breakdown on the time I'm sure. I am excited to see her. The dog...(I love my Ginger Spice..) has been lying next to me on the floor peacefully sleeping for the last 2 hours. I'm sure she'll wake up, the minute I try to go to bed. My cousin Heidi continues to make progress. I know it's that fighting Stay spirit and attitude that have got to be a motive. Well, it's a short and sweet blog, but I really am tired. 3 more work days until the weekend! I really need to figure out how to transfer photos to my laptop. This is too boring without them.

As I sit and ponder the events of the past few weeks, I feel such gratitude for what I have, and for those who are a part of my life. I have been finished with Interferon therapy for almost one year, and at last blood work check, my viral load is still undetectable. I have my up days and my down days, so I just try and plug along the best that I can. It can be frustruating, that I still have flare ups. I am trying to get more sleep, and that is always a good goal to reach for. I need to listen to my body better, and rest when it 'tells me to.' My family continues to be supportive, even though they sometimes don't understand why I feel the way I do. I have finally begun to exercise, a little bit at a time, a few times a week, and I hope to be able to increase that as I get stronger. Now if I could just start losing excess weight that my liver does not need, life would really be cool! I'm working on it... I have good friends. Many of them I have 'reconnected ...

Today is a great day in American History. Today Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States of America. He has reached this great office, the first African American to do so. As I sat watching the proceedings, (somehow, an alarm on our Atomic Clock in the Kitchen, started ringing at the evil time of 6 am. mountain time.) After I had decided to stay up, I went in and started my marathon Inaugural television media coverage watching. If you can't be there....participate any way you can. It doesn't matter who you voted for. I believe that today is the kind of event, where we are all equal, and can come together. It is also important for me, that I must mention, that President Obama and I are from the same generation. I'm getting older, and the President, at least this one, is younger. I watched as Senator Kennedy entered the seating area for the swearing in. I thought he looked very well, and even distinquished. It must have been the hat. I was sadden...