4:00pm. Good news and bad news so far today. Rewind to …
10:45am. Kim returns from his annual cardiology exam/report full of great news — the sonogram shows no sign of muscle damage, his blood pressure read 116/63 in the office, and he is, in clinical terms, healthy as a horse. Everybody hugs and does the happy dance and the house feels warm, and safer than it did at 9:45 before his doctor said to him “You should be around for a very long time.”
11:45am. My surgeon’s assistant calls to remind me about tomorrow morning’s appointment, which I think is for finishing the graft and freeing my eyelid again but is simply a check-up, at which time Dr. Khan will determine how much longer the graft has to “bake.” I will not cry. I will not cry. I will not cry.
11:46am. A meltdown may or may not take place, after which Kim takes me to Hog Wild BBQ for a loaded baked potato bigger than my head. Carb therapy.
2:00pm to present. Lying prone in a darkened room does wonders for temporary insanity, and by darkened room I mean Facebook and WordPress. By *lying prone* I mean I’ve intentionally flat-lined for a while, and by *temporary insanity* I mean batshit crazy.
4:15pm. It’s all good news, of course. A delay in ditching an irritant does not a tragedy make, the graft looks like it’s healing perfectly, and my well-worn face has not been further marred — the scar is going to fade beautifully and who really cares!
Staying cozy tonight with Kim and Madison and feeling grateful. Another HumpDay conquered.
Playing for Time 
Feb 25, 2015 @ 18:23:05
So happy to hear Kim’s good news & know you are ready to have your ordeal behind you! Life throws some strange things our way, doesn’t it!
We’re getting ready to leave Friday for March in Port Aransas, Tx. Weather has been as unpleasant there as it is here. May be a long month. Kids will come for Spring Break so we’re all looking forward to that!
Think of you often!
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Feb 25, 2015 @ 19:24:13
We think of you and Andee, too. That was a special time in there when we had occasion to see each other fairly often. Didn’t know it was going to be over so soon! Hope the weather will turn sunny while you’re on your way and that Spring Break will make nothing but good memories!! ❤
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Feb 25, 2015 @ 17:56:55
‘Sounds to me like all is right with the world. Great news about Kim and I have no doubt that you will be a beautiful as ever when your ordeal is over….too bad about the delay, but doctor knows best. Love to you both!
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Feb 25, 2015 @ 19:19:58
Thank you, Joy, and everything will for sure be fine. Love to you, too!
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