Daily Success April 27 – Very Good. A score that was earned, but well short of the line for Outstanding.

Yesterday

Yesterday included Cliff’s thing at the Brewhouse, which was a lot of fun. Then my innards decided to give me a bad time and I ended up taking a late morning rest / short nap. Time lost, but necessarily so.

Exercise came after physical therapy at Dr. Higgins’ office. I can see that I won’t be going there much longer. There are two appointments next week, which I hope will be it for the drive. The stretches and exercises are easy for me to do at home, but the massage of my upper arm and shoulder the therapists have been giving me will be missed.

My contribution to the nastygram Tim or Allen will be sending to Sam’s council was shipped off on time and in good order.

Today

Today should be an easy day with nothing on the “to do” list beyond chores. Thus, exercise and physical therapy should be easy to get done. Spanish, too. I can see that my system with lots of Rosetta Stone practice, starting from scratch, is going to be very worthwhile. Now to add in the Great Courses as well to improve understanding along the way.

The Future

The future needs some planning as we still don’t have our schedule set for Shae Li’s graduation or for the time before and after the river cruise in France. Other than that, we’re back to a waiting process with Sam.

Health remains the big “future defining” issue. It’s clear that my right arm is going to turn out just fine as I’ve got almost full range of motion and good strength only 7.5 weeks post-surgery. Will my strength get back to 100%? There is no way to tell, but it would be a lie to say that it’s a major handicap even now.

No. The shoulder will be fine. It is the piriformis issue that remains a seemingly intractable problem. On a good day, a mile or a mile and a half is pretty much ok. On a bad day, even a quarter to a half mile can be an issue. Standing for an extended period is often a challenge. Dr. Swistak seems to have passed the point of clear benefits and has cut my visits back from two per week to one. Monika the same, although she may add visits with Dr. Swistak cutting back.
Only time will tell, but my days of being able to hike 10 or 15 miles may have come to an end. If so, it will be a bitter pill, indeed.

Hospitalero training. No more hesitation.