Aug 13th. Thursday

I'm sorry for not keeping up with my blog, but I have been trying to get back into some sort of normal routine and it has been rough. I've decided to get back to the gym for at least 30 minutes each day. They have a rowing type of machine that I can use my legs and my arms. My left arm can't take the exercises yet but everything else is working out. My blood pressure today was 111/62 so I was very pleased. My weight is holding at 244 and I still want to loose another 40lbs. I have not been that thin since 10 grade. Going into the tenth grade I weighed 200 when I signed up for football. I think I was 10 to 15 lbs bigger by the time the season was over. I just remember hitting that 200lbs level for football.

I'm still having problems with my blood sugar. In the hospital they said there was not much I could do about it until I got back to some sort of normalcy. They said the surgery makes your body produce too much sugar to try to make you heal. I'm still having to use insulin to try to keep it below 200

I have been sleeping very well. I say my prayers at night and I have not even gotten to Darrin before I fall asleep. I pray in order of age, me first of course then Sharon etc. I have cut my pain medicine down to two a day. I took one last night at 8pm and then again one at about 11pm. during the day I can get used to the pain, but at night it will keep me awake. I still have to get up during the night because I'm drinking a lot of water each day. Since I can now go to the bathroom much better than before, I can use a bottle by my bed and not have to wake up to pee.

We have been blessed these last few weeks even if this surgery is not considered a blessing. My brother David was called back to work after being off for 8 months. My daughter Cate has started her new job after having it canceled once. She got her first sale last week. We are now talking to Sharon's relatives for the first time in over three years. The Essen House just had a great week with all the reunion people coming in to eat. The biggest thing that happened was that we got four new people to move into the Manor House. We now have 26 residents. We picked up ten residents in two and a half months. We also found out another facility may be closing in the area and we could pick up as many as 25 new residents. We have 52 rooms and that would be great to fill them all. Keep praying, is my motto. The good Lord has been listening.

Thats all for now folks!!!
Tom