Tuesday, July 17, 2012

LEG CRAMPS LEG CRAMPS GO AWAY!!

I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY LEGS AND THOSE DARN LEG CRAMPS AT NIGHT.  THEY WAKE ME UP FROM A SOUND SLEEP, AND I HAVE TO TAKE SOME PAIN OR MUSCLE PILLS, AND GRAB MY BED BUDDY.  IT IS NOT A FUN WAY TO SPEND THE NIGHT, BUT MAYBE AFTER I GET MY EPIDURAL SHOT IT WILL ALL STOP.  I SURE HOPE SO-THE LAST ONE LASTED ME NEARLY TWO YEARS.  WELL ENOUGH ABOUT THAT, YESTERDAY WAS A GOOD DAY.  I THINK MIKE WOULD BE PROUD THAT I AM NO LONGER CURLED UP IN A BALL HOLDING HIS JACKET IN BED.  IT IS STILL HARD TO GET BY EACH DAY, BUT I TRY AND BE WHAT MIKE WOULD HAVE WANTED-HAPPY OR AT LEAST TRYING HARD TO GET THERE.  MY SISTER VICKIE AND I HAVE BEEN BUSY TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO RAISE FUNDS AND SUPPORTERS FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK IN OCT.  WE WERE ABLE TO GET PUBLIX TO LET US PUT UP A TABLE OUTSIDE THEIR STORE, AND SELL THE ALZHEIMER'S PINS, AND BRACELETS TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS.  OUR HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION HAS ALSO AGREED TO PUT A NICE ARTICLE AND PICTURE ( OF OUR LAST YEARS WALK)  IN THE NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS LETTER THAT COMES OUT THIS MONTH.  WE HAVE OTHER THINGS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON TOO, SO I SURE HOPE OUR  TIME AS CO. CAPTAINS OF THE WALK WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.  IF NOT-IT WILL NOT BE FOR LACK OF TRYING!!!  TODAY I HAVE MY VISIT WITH MY ONCOLOGIST.  I AM HOPING THAT MY BLOOD LEVELS HAVE NOT CHANGED TOO MUCH.  I NORMALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW HERBS AND VITAMINS FOR MY LEUKEMIA, BUT DURING THE TIME WHEN MIKE WAS IN SO MUCH PAIN, I KINDA FORGOT TO TAKE CARE OF ME AND DID NOT TAKE ALL MY PILLS AS I SHOULD HAVE.  I HAVE BEEN DOING MUCH BETTER LATELY, SO I HOPE I WILL GET A GOOD REPORT.  TODAY I WILL BE GOING TO COSTCO WITH MY SISTER VICKIE.  I WANT TO GET SOME TREATS FOR MY DOGIES, AND SOME GREEK YOGURT FOR ME.  THAT'S ABOUT THE BEST PLACE TO DO BOTH.  WELL, I NEED TO HEAT UP MY CAFE' CON LECHE' AS I HATE COOL OR WORSE YET COLD COFFEE!! SO TILL TOMORROW-BE HAPPY-IT'S A CHOICE!!  JUST ME

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