Big Gap Again
Sorry about that-- I guess I've been busier than expected and lost track of whatever was happening here.
So what's been happening here . . . snow . . . snow . . . and, yes, more snow. Lovely. Okay, I'm done now. If this were Michigan 30 years ago, I'd move again but this is Maryland, I'm married and have to stay here. I guess I should be grateful it isn't Michigan, right? It would be worse there, that's for sure!
Last week's agenda was fairly blank which meant there was a lot of time for quilting. Unfortunately, I didn't have all of the t-shirts for the next t-shirt quilt (until now, one 2/12 I received them from the customer) so I sewed on other things, none of which were memorable enough to recall at this time (apparently since I can't remember them).
The BIG thing for this week is that in what was supposed to be a baseline screening, we found out that my arteries (yes, both of them-- lucky me) are 60% to 79% blocked. This isn't good, needless to say. I have an appointment set up Thursday with a vascular surgeon so that we can determine next steps. Brian's going to go with me since he's better at processing the information than I am and can translate for me.
Freaked? Now, not so much. At the time, yes, I was because I have a lot of fabric to sew yet! I always figured I wouldn't live into my 70s but I'd like to make it to 60 for crying out loud!! I don't think my husband understands that because he always shakes his head at me when I say that sort of thing. My family history sucks and his is glowing-- he'll live into his 90s but, unfortunately, he'll do it without me. My dad died at 62 and mom at 67; now they both had cancer so that didn't help. I've quit smoking and have had a complete hysterectomy so I won't get those diseases (probably) but that doesn't eliminate artery problems, apparently.
My grandmother on my father's side had a stroke when she was in her 70s. She was incapacitated thereafter; I wouldn't mind having a stroke in my 70s but not in my 50s for crying out loud!!