Short Note

Today my life seemed very involved in health issues.

I spent the middle slice of the afternoon taking my Mother to Kaiser. She is supposed to go weekly because they are trying to get her blood pressure medication just right. For the past two weeks she has had a terrible cold and hasn't left her apartment (Merrill Gardens staff brings her a food tray or I take her soup or something). She also has not been taking her medications because she just hasn't felt like it. Her blood pressure (systolic) was down from 180 to 158. It makes me wonder if she wouldn't be better off just dispensing with all medication.

I also have an appointment next week with my own allergist. I've had a sinus infection, the second in about six months, that is causing me a lot of facial pain. My own PCP can give me something for it, but Dr. Cloninger is something of a specialist in sinus issues, so I will wait until he can see me. I'm hoping he can fix it so that it won't come back again. In the meantime, if you see me and my mind doesn't seem to be tracking -- it probably isn't.

My reaction to the whole day -- I really wanted a chocolate chip cookie.