Hi Dave,

I miss having a dog but neighbors have them so we can get our fuzz therapy. Our daughter Rachel has 2 dogs, both adopted last year. Calvin Drooledge is an extremely shy golden retriever; most of the time he
hides in his cage but Steve enticed him out a few times with treats.
Moose is a black lab, still in his enthusiastic puppyhood, doesn't like
to stay still long enough for much petting.

Of the three Jaspermis a pit bull mix who is more likely to lick you
to death than bite you. Isobel was gotten as a just weaned puppy - of
a new to me breed - blue-tick beagle. She can be a sweetheart bust has
the most annoying bark... which is how we know the battery in the bark collar is discharged and needs plugged-in. And Eva, the middle dog, is
a Heinz who Stephan rescued from her owner who was severely abusing
her. When the guy objected Stephan "trearted" him to a dose of his own medicine. She's very shy and hesitant around humans ... but a real
sweetie pie.

Sounds like all dogs that I'd get along well with. I've heard of blue
tick hounds but not beagles, must be a cross breed got them started.
Best thing to do with a shy animal is to let them come to you and let
them discover how harmless some people can be. Our Jenny-cat had been
abused as a kitten; we got her as a full grown cat. She was still quite
timid most of the time but did somewhat come out of her shell if she
knew her environment was safe.

When the chirrun get a new forever home for their fur kids I'm going
to hit an ASPCA adoption event and let a kitten adopt me. I'm nore of
a cat person than a dog person anyway.

I'd rather have a cat but........

Today's session is the half-way point. For registration marks I have
some large(ish) "X" marks with waterproof tape over the junction so it doesn't wash away in the shower.

You are getting off easy but still be aware of the side effects.

Today and Wednesday are the final sessions. Still no extra tiredness. We'll see what happens after next Wednesday.

It may take some time or you may escape it entirely. Just make sure that
if it hits while you're cooking, to turn off the stove, put knives in a
secure spot and any open food gets stowed before going to lie down.

BTW, got the stitches out yesterday but can't get the area wet for a couple more days. Dr is very happy with how the elbow area looks.
Looking back, I'm half surprised I didn't cut a ligament or tendon when
I fell--but I'm glad I didn't.

Ya think??? Always a feeling of relief when we dodge the bullet.

Yes, and I can now get the area wet so that area got cleaned up the
other day.

Very much so! Attendant at the rest area was a young man, probably a summer hire, who did fill out an incident report but otherwise didn't
do much of anything. Steve pulled out the first aid kit from the truck
to put temporary patches on until we got to the ER.

co-operative about Steve taking time to take care of me. We timed my radiation treatments to fit in the time frame he had free after PT but before the work day started. He'd come home from PT, get cleaned up and have breakfast, then take me for treatments, take me home and be at his job at the time he was supposed to start.

Steve was probablu up in pay-grade by then. If he's been E-2 or E-3 it would probably have been a different story.

Depends on the unit, some are better than others. Steve was a Master
Sergeant (E-8) by then. He always took me to my treatments in uniform so
one time one lady who was there with her husband made the offer that if
we didn't want to drive up from Fort Stewart (Hinesville, about an hour
away) every day, I could stay with them. We politely thanked her and
told her that we live in Savannah. Never got her name but it was nice of
her to make the offer to us.

Fortunately my brother is retired from his 9 to 5. He's certainly
running the wheels off his ride providing Uber for Ms. Vicky

(wife), DD> Robin (wife's daughter), Tiffany (daughter) and me.

No cost Uber for family. (G) We've used Uber, IIRC, only once. Wake
Forest has started a free ride service using mini vans, set up as an on line contact only. We've not yet tried it but I have the app on my
phone for whenever I might need it.

My local Senior Center offers such a service. I had thought about
applying to be a driver for them. Their range of wheels runs from
"socer mom" vans to mini-buses on full-sizes cargo van chassis. They
off door-to-door as well as location to location rides but with no
fixed routs.

Same with this group. The town has a limited bus service but it doesn't
go to most grocery stores and no doctor's offices. The new service will
take you anywhere in the WF area but I presume just drop you off and you
will have to call for a new ride home. Don't know, we've not tried it,
but I don't want to be caught at the grocey store with a sack full of perishables and have to wait for a ride. The bus loops on the hour so if
you just miss it, you're waiting almost 2 hours for the next one. Not
good for groceries!
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Hi Dave,

When the chirrun get a new forever home for their fur kids I'm going
to hit an ASPCA adoption event and let a kitten adopt me. I'm nore of
a cat person than a dog person anyway.

I'd rather have a cat but........

I avoided getting a kitten when I moved in here since I had bought a leather couch and easy chair at yhe Re-Store - and we all know that
kitty claws are sharp. Bv)= Even if you provide a scratching post Catbert is going to knead the claws where Catbert wants - not where
you want.

I know, our last cat did a number on an upholstered chair in Berlin. Her favorite scratching surface was the carpet but that never tore up.

Today's session is the half-way point. For registration marks I have
some large(ish) "X" marks with waterproof tape over the junction so it doesn't wash away in the shower.

You are getting off easy but still be aware of the side effects.

Today and Wednesday are the final sessions. Still no extra tiredness. We'll see what happens after next Wednesday.

It may take some time or you may escape it entirely. Just make sure
that if it hits while you're cooking, to turn off the stove, put knives
in a secure spot and any open food gets stowed before going to lie
down.

Good advice for if, as and when.

I just don't want to read somewhere that you got done in by something
that was easily remidiable by a bit of advance thinking. Knives make
prep work easy but if you're slicing something up when tired, it's too
easy to slice fresh meat at the same time.

8<----- XXXXX ----->8

Very much so! Attendant at the rest area was a young man, probably a summer hire, who did fill out an incident report but otherwise didn't
do much of anything. Steve pulled out the first aid kit from the truck
to put temporary patches on until we got to the ER.

We have several "Urgent Care" centers (walk-in clinics) spotted around town for stuff like that. It frees up the ER for trauma and other
severe cases.

The fall happed at a rest stop in the middle of nowhere on a state road.
We'd gone over the mountain, nearest town was 40 minutes in back of us.
Since we weren't sure of what damage I'd done and if the metal
plate/screws in the elbow had been damaged, we went back to the ER
there. Set us back several hours but it was worth getting checked out at
an ER vs an Urgent Care. I'd missed lunch and got out of the ER near
supper time so we stopped at a DQ for cones before going back over the
mountain for the 3rd time that day. Spent the night boondocking at a
remote trailhead in SE Utah.

Steve was probablu up in pay-grade by then. If he's been E-2 or E-3 it would probably have been a different story.

Depends on the unit, some are better than others. Steve was a Master Sergeant (E-8) by then. He always took me to my treatments in uniform
so one time one lady who was there with her husband made the offer that
if we didn't want to drive up from Fort Stewart (Hinesville, about an
hour away) every day, I could stay with them. We politely thanked her
and told her that we live in Savannah. Never got her name but it was
nice of her to make the offer to us.

There are good people everywhere. Sadlt they are outnumbered by the
d*** weeds who put self before all else.

It is sad, but we try to help where/whenever we can. Often we're one of,
or the last people to leave somewhere because we're helping to get the
place ready for the next use.

you will have to call for a new ride home. Don't know, we've not tried
it, but I don't want to be caught at the grocey store with a sack full
of perishables and have to wait for a ride. The bus loops on the hour
so if you just miss it, you're waiting almost 2 hours for the next one. Not good for groceries!

My Hy-Vee (currently USA Today's #1 Grocer) offers both pick-up and deliverry if I buy U$25 or more worth of grub. Which, given today's
prices is not at all hard to do. That's how I get pantry items and
frozen stuff. Fresh meat and produce - I still buy in person. But the delivery (even tipping the driver) or pick-up saves a lot of time and, especially, effort.

I'm still enjoying shopping in person but may try a pick up/delivery
service at some point. Most of our groceries we get at Wegman's but go
to super big box stores for paper goods, vitamins, etc. Eventually we'll probably condense everything down to one store but we're not ready to
yet.


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Hi Dave,

Other than that one instance - which may - or mat not 0 have been a
side effect I've escaped pretty cleanly. We'll see what the scanner
says when they check their work.
Good advice for if, as and when.

Always good to get some input from someone who has gone thru the same
thing. It's not an identical experience but will give you a first hand
idea of what to expect. You had radiation light; I had the big guns. (G)

I just don't want to read somewhere that you got done in by something
that was easily remidiable by a bit of advance thinking. Knives make
prep work easy but if you're slicing something up when tired, it's too easy to slice fresh meat at the same time.

8<----- XXXXX ----->8

Steve saw the cut when he cleaned me off and saw that it was one that needed professional expertise to close it. I've seen the scar (in a mirror) and know it was for the better. The arm is still a bit weak as
I found when trying to carry my purse and Steve's laptop bag on it
while deplaning (right hand was dragging a roller bag) a couple of
times. We had two flights out, two back, changing planes on the way out
in LVNV and inbound in Phoenix, both familiar to us airports.

That's why Amazon sells those collapsible roll along baskets. And why
I bought a fold-up 2 wheel dolly at Harbor Freight that I keepin the
boot of my Beemer. Lots easier to wheel stuff rather than carry it.

Steve was rolling my portable (somewhat smaller than the home unit but
still fair sized) oxygen concentrator and his roller bag with the CPAP
bag on top of the latter. I had my roller bag, purse and (a couple of
times,) the lap top. Normally my load would have been lighter but I'm
still regaining strength in the left arm. BTW, Southwest has different
snacks now, an oat and strawberry mini muffin, Ritz crackers & cheese,
Oreo cookies, Maui onion pretzel twists and almonds.

I'd bet that Wegman's has a pick-up/delivery service similar to
Hy-Vee's. I note that all but the "discount" grocers like Ruler Foods
and Sav-A-Lot have begun offering the pick-up and/or delivery.

I'm not 100% sure as we've not had the need to check it out. The store
was being built in 2020-21 (the height of covid) so we were shopping elsewhere.

And, as convenient as that is I still go, live and in-person to hand
pick my fresh produce and/or meats.

Now days, though, I use the "driveable" shopping carts. A great convenience especially in a Big Box store.

I used them when I had my knee replacement and when I broke my left
foot. Handy, but my dad never let my mom use it--didn't trust her
driving. (G)

That's how we feel. We came home with some Hawaiian treats

(macadamia RH> nuts--dark and milk chocolate covered, garlic/onion and
Maui onion RH> flavored), some shrimp seasoning and multi purpose
seasoning. All old RH> favorites from when we lived there. Also given
some macadamia RH> nut/caramel and macadamia nut (other, don't recall
off the top of my RH> head) bars

This will be tonight's supper using one of the U$3 rotisserie chickens
I picked up last evening at th GFS store.

Title: Crack Chicken Grilled Sandwich
Categories: Poultry, Cheese, Breads, Pork
Yield: 1 Serving

Sounds good. We stopped for supper at a chain seafood place in Raleigh (first choice, non chain, was closed) last night; I brought about half
of my mustard potato salad and 4 (of 8) broiled shrimp home. Potato
salad was the best part of the meal as the shrimp were overdone and the cole slaw was a finely chopped cabbage and who knows what tasteless
mix.

I've not been to a Dead Lobster in years. If I'm doing "serious"
seafood out - I generally hit up Chesapeake Seafood House. chesapeakeseafoodhouse.com

This was not RL; it was called The Mayflower. We'd been there before, a
few times, but found much better seafood elsewhere. Even RL is better.


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Hi Dave,

Always good to get some input from someone who has gone thru the same thing. It's not an identical experience but will give you a first hand idea of what to expect. You had radiation light; I had the big guns.
(G)

I dunno. That machine I was subjected to was pretty big and had lots
of moveable arms and attachments. Rather like being in the midst of a ballet as it twirled and the devices on the ends of the arms retreated
or came near.

Yes, but you only had what, 5 treatments? I had 35. Same sort of
machines but the total amount of radiation is quite different.

8<----- XXXXX ----->8

Steve was rolling my portable (somewhat smaller than the home unit but still fair sized) oxygen concentrator and his roller bag with the CPAP
bag on top of the latter. I had my roller bag, purse and (a couple of times,) the lap top. Normally my load would have been lighter but I'm still regaining strength in the left arm. BTW, Southwest has different snacks now, an oat and strawberry mini muffin, Ritz crackers & cheese, Oreo cookies, Maui onion pretzel twists and almonds.

My portable O2 unit is in an over-the-shoulder carrier aboutn the size
of a mid-sized ladies purse. Guessing at the weight I'd say 8 to 10 pounds.

You get the O2 in bursts; mine is a continuous flow. The unit is about
half the size of my home unit but still takes up a good amount of space.
We filled one overhead bin with our 2 roller bags, the concentrator,
Steve's CPAP machine and the battery for the concentrator. Steve
sometimes had his laptop as his personal item; other times it was in his
roller bag.

And, as convenient as that is I still go, live and in-person to hand
pick my fresh produce and/or meats.

Now days, though, I use the "driveable" shopping carts. A great convenience especially in a Big Box store.

I used them when I had my knee replacement and when I broke my left
foot. Handy, but my dad never let my mom use it--didn't trust her
driving. (G)

He wasn't spry enough toduck out of the way? Bv)=

Partly that, especially as he was usually in front of her. For a while
she would hang on to the buggy, pushing it, but when that got to be too
much, he'd sit her up front on a bench (local store, everybody knew
them) and he'd take the ride 'em cart.

8<----- EDIT ----->8

Sounds good. We stopped for supper at a chain seafood place in Raleigh (first choice, non chain, was closed) last night; I brought about half

I've not been to a Dead Lobster in years. If I'm doing "serious"
seafood out - I generally hit up Chesapeake Seafood House. chesapeakeseafoodhouse.com

This was not RL; it was called The Mayflower. We'd been there before, a few times, but found much better seafood elsewhere. Even RL is better.

Eeeeeewwwwww ... the Lob is sorta the McDonalds of chain seafood. If
they can't match or better that how do they stay in business. Our most popular seafood place is in an old gas station with a "cook shack" out front. If you want to "dine-in" there is a picnic table between the
shack and street.

That's the way to get it. Our favorite casual place is the seafood
restaurant at the NC State Farmer's Market. You get a heaping full
styrofoam box with hush puppies and a side, usually enough for 2 meals
or two people splitting the box. My favorite is a combo of shrimp and
scallops; it's heavy on the shrimp but the scallops are the bigger ones
and sweet!

Locally caught fish from Lake Springfield, Sangamon and Illnois Rivers
are offered for sale .... dressed and ready for you to take home and
cook. Or cooked (deep-fry) out front.

www.cartersfishmarket.com

Sounds like a place worthy of our patronage. (G)

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Hi Dave,

Diffrent strokes .... Hopefully I'm done with that. Fortunately there
wre no major side effects.

Good, and hopefully there will be (slow growing)no re

a currance.

Well, it was a small cancer. And squamous cell (slow growing) rather
than a melanoma.

Mine was DCIS--Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (IOW, in a milk duct). I have to
make sure I get the annual check up. Reason it was caught at an early
stage was that I'd put off my annual check up for 6 months, due to
moving from HI to GA. Steve had an appointment at the Fort Stewart
hospital so I called to see if I could get in that day for a mammogram.
If I'd gone in at the time I was supposed to, then again the next year,
it would not have been caught at such an early stage.

8<----- XXXXX ----->8

My portable O2 unit is in an over-the-shoulder carrier about the size
of a mid-sized ladies purse. Guessing at the weight I'd say 8 to 10 pounds.

You get the O2 in bursts; mine is a continuous flow. The unit is about half the size of my home unit but still takes up a good amount of
space.

Machs nicht aqs long as I get it.

Understandable.

How long is your battery good for on continuous flow? My portables are good for 4 - 5 hours on 3 liters. Continuous, I am told, takes more
power than "pulsed". I don't care so long as it works. And it's
waaaaaay more convenient than wrestling O2 cylinders into and out of
the car.

I really don't recall exactly off the top of my head. I know when we
flew out to Vancouver (flight to toronto, then 2nd one to Vancouver),
we were asked if the battery would last the length of the flight and we told them "yes". Didn't need the machine in flight but it had to fly in the cabin, just in case........ And yes, we've a friend who goes thru several cylinders a day now. He doesn't get out much any more.

If he's not getting around much anymore why would he go through the cylinders?
I keep on in the passenger side of my car. But, at 3 L flow setting
it's good for more than an hour. And around home I'm on the floor
standing conventrator.

I don't know full details but do know last year at the VFW Christmas
party he had to have someone go out and get a new tank; he commented
about going thru several whenever he's out. I presume he has a floor
model concentrator for home use.

8<----- EDIT ----->8

Eeeeeewwwwww ... the Lob is sorta the McDonalds of chain seafood. If
they can't match or better that how do they stay in business. Our most popular seafood place is in an old gas station with a "cook shack" out front. If you want to "dine-in" there is a picnic table between the
shack and street.

That's the way to get it. Our favorite casual place is the seafood restaurant at the NC State Farmer's Market. You get a heaping full styrofoam box with hush puppies and a side, usually enough for 2 meals
or two people splitting the box. My favorite is a combo of shrimp and scallops; it's heavy on the shrimp but the scallops are the bigger ones and sweet!

Makes me wish we had something like that here.

If you ever visit the Raleigh area,...........

Chances of that are slim and none. And Slim's on vacation. Bv)=

Does he ever get off of vacation? (G)

Locally caught fish from Lake Springfield, Sangamon and Illnois

Rivers DD> are offered for sale .... dressed and ready for you to take
home and DD> cook. Or cooked (deep-fry) out front.

www.cartersfishmarket.com

Sounds like a place worthy of our patronage. (G)

You betcha. I try to arrive when the lines are short. Especially
during hot weather.

Some years ago we headed over to this place after working all day at a sewing/quilting expo. It was crowded and loud; I wanted someplace quiet
so we ended up elsewhwere.

As long as the food didn't send you to St. Elsewhere. Bv)=

No, it didn't. I needed the quietness after 3 full days of working the
expo so even tho the food wasn't quite what we'd wanted to get, having
the calmer atmosphere was worth it.

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