August 12th, 2007 mel
I find that the reason I don’t post is not because I have nothing to say, but rather I am staying away from the computer. I am not only not blogging, I’m not doing anything with the computer. No pictures, no writing, no finances… nothing. This should be a good sign because it would seem to indicate that I have a life, but it ignores the fact that using the computer is part of my life.
I recently purchased a book on speed reading because I have always felt my reading to be slower than most. My comprehension of reading material has always been very good, but slow in my opinion. It’s pretty interesting so far. It’s The Evelyn Wood Seven-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program. I got it on sale at Barnes & Noble.
So, I don’t have an excuse for not writing in the blog other than being away from the computer.
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August 2nd, 2007 mel
Been wondering about what to write and realized that there is a lot I’m not talking about.
I started the process of putting my name on another list for kidney transplant. This second place is in New Jersey - Hackensack. I thought I had to start from the beginning, but my 5 year wait on the present list is carried over to the Hackensack list… nice. For some reason, I feel more comfortable with the Jersey bureaucracy than the New York one… no reason, just attitude.
I’ll get into it more later. Just chipping ice at this point.
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July 29th, 2007 mel
A cousin asked if I have any photos of my grandparents. I think she’s doing some genealogy work. I had done a lot of that a few years ago, and then lost interest because it involves so much detail.
Now that she has asked, however, my interest is piqued again. The program I used has been upgraded at least 2 versions, and an upgrade is pretty expensive ($60). The old version doesn’t run on my present operating system.
This means that I have no access to the data I put in earlier. Hmmm. I don’t know. I have at least one other program I’d rather upgrade (iBank ) and it’s cheaper.
I just seem to be writing alot about spending money lately. Not Good.
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July 19th, 2007 mel
Okay, I admit it. It’s scary thinking about this kidney thing. I recently read a wonderful blog on “What If”. Now if I can live in the now the way Eckhart Tolle, professes, I could be at peace. I just keep falling into the what if well. Somedays, it’s just harder than others.
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June 28th, 2007 mel
I love pens… and watches too.
I think I’ve been fascinated with pens since the 5th or 6th grade when as students, we were promoted from pencils to pens. When, penmanship was an actual thing you got graded on. Now when I was that age, fountain pens were the norm and fountain pens with ink cartridges were the kings. The newish ball point pens were an oddity. Anyway, now I have a real appreciation for pens. I really like fountain pens but I’m not willing to spend hundreds of dollars on one nor am I prejudiced against nice looking ball points or their derivatives.
I’m not sure where the watches obsession comes from. I’ve always been of the opinion that if it keeps accurate time and doesn’t look clunky then it’s fine. I recently got a watch on the street for $5. I figured if it lasted a week, I’d be ahead of the game. So far it’s been 3 months. Still, I’m fascinated by well designed watches that tell accurate time along with exquisite design. I just ordered one from a Herrington catalog. This is more than I normally spend for a watch ($110) and will probably be the highest price I will ever pay…. Oh, BTW, I prefer watches with hands over digital, but appreciate both.
Now the big whisper is that my interest in pens and watches is directly proportional to how stressed I’m feeling. The more stressed, the more my interests turn toward pens and watches.
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June 21st, 2007 mel
Apparently, when my donor (MD) had the stress test done, the technicians are the ones who said he was ok. Turns out that the cardiologist says the hole in his heart is significant, and he will not okay the stress of a transplant until MD gets it repaired. Not only that, but after the repair, he has to stay on blood thinners to reduce the possibility of clots for at least 6 months.
I think I’ll try to get on some other states’ transplant list. It doesn’t look like MD will be a viable solution until at least February. Meanwhile his company has been taken over by another, and his medical insurance will change drastically (as will mine).
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June 9th, 2007 mel
I really needed a day to blank out.
I won’t tell you about the letter I got in the mail yet. I’m feeling like one of the hapless that my father used to to make reference to, which went: “If he didn’t have bad luck, he wouldn’t have no luck at all.” That’s the way I’m feeling. Oh, did I mention that the car is still leaking antifreeze.
So, I watched Day of the Jackal again. It still works, even with all the commercials.
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June 6th, 2007 mel
My donor had the tests done for his heart yesterday and got the results. His heart is in fine condition which means not only is he okay, but that means things are okay for me too. One last test to go. I’m a little scared to get too excited.
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May 31st, 2007 mel
I had coffee with my donor today. After tortured arguments with myself, I was finally able to tell my donor that if at any point, he got scared or wanted to back out, I wanted him to feel free to tell me. I told him that even if he just had concerns to let me know, and that he could back out at anytime. I was able to tell him that and mean it.
I didn’t want to tell him that, but it’s true. I can handle whatever happens. Hey,… I got two angels watching me.
He has the test to view his heart on Tuesday.
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May 24th, 2007 mel
My donor had the heart stress test on Monday, and they discovered a small tear or hole in the heart. They’re not sure if this will prevent kidney donation, so they are running some test that involves a camera on June 5th.
I’ll just say I’m a little nervous.
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