Report of 22 Sept 2013
And the time is a-flying.
Today is Scott's b'day. One of the best 52 year olds I have ever lived with.
Aloha! We are post-Hawaii. We went there to celebrate our 25th anniversary, having deferred it from July, when I was in the thick of working and fares were astronomical. It was good to go now; I am still working in the U.S. and am exhausted, thus it was good to recharge the spirit. Scott planned the entire holiday; ostensibly, there's a hilarious ad about booking.com and it fits. We did lots and lots of outdoorsy things - climbing mountains, walking around gardens, swimming in the beautiful Pacific. Scott is a museum kind of vacationer and eschewed it, he said happily. I guess that's how one makes it to 25 years: by compromising and accommodating. I told him we could do the museum, he demurred.
We took swimsuits, not really planning on spending any length of time in the water as we had things to see. However, a sunrise, a run and a sweat later, it was heavenly to dip in the cold water. Swimming there was fun, especially floating on my back and watching the blue, blue sky and wisps of clouds.
The food in Hawaii is a lot of starch and meat, nary a salad. So, many of the indigenous Hawaiians we saw were overweight. But happy, and cheerful.
I spent a day in Seattle - Scott's temporary residence - on the way to Hawaii and back, and we saw plenty of sights there, too. On the way back to Indy, on my day in Seattle, Scott and I went to Mt. Rainier national park, and that was also beautiful.
Work has been okay - very tiring. The call of the Banyan gets louder, too.
One of the patients, Ms. X, came in to the ER after having fallen. On xraying her back, the radiologist saw something resembling cancer everywhere. The patient did not want her family told. It was an unusual relationship, with the patient not having seen a doctor for about 8 years, trying to treat her high blood pressure herself with weight loss and keeping the family away from health matters. After the physician assistant spoke to the patient, Ms. X lifted up her shirt and showed a breast that was very suspicious for cancer: the breast had dimpled, and the nipple had nearly involuted. We got an oncologist involved, and then the family had to know.
I can totally relate to not wanting to see a doctor, etc. With staggering weight loss and a breast that looks suspicious, though, it is time to haul one's a-- in to see the doc.
I spoke to my Dad and that was great. Scott and I were chilling in Seattle airport - our flight had to return due to airconditioner malfunction and we were waiting for the spare plane - and I phoned. There were chuckles and lots of chatter; it was nice.
May you have lots of laughter in your life.
Unw -
R
Today is Scott's b'day. One of the best 52 year olds I have ever lived with.
Aloha! We are post-Hawaii. We went there to celebrate our 25th anniversary, having deferred it from July, when I was in the thick of working and fares were astronomical. It was good to go now; I am still working in the U.S. and am exhausted, thus it was good to recharge the spirit. Scott planned the entire holiday; ostensibly, there's a hilarious ad about booking.com and it fits. We did lots and lots of outdoorsy things - climbing mountains, walking around gardens, swimming in the beautiful Pacific. Scott is a museum kind of vacationer and eschewed it, he said happily. I guess that's how one makes it to 25 years: by compromising and accommodating. I told him we could do the museum, he demurred.
We took swimsuits, not really planning on spending any length of time in the water as we had things to see. However, a sunrise, a run and a sweat later, it was heavenly to dip in the cold water. Swimming there was fun, especially floating on my back and watching the blue, blue sky and wisps of clouds.
The food in Hawaii is a lot of starch and meat, nary a salad. So, many of the indigenous Hawaiians we saw were overweight. But happy, and cheerful.
I spent a day in Seattle - Scott's temporary residence - on the way to Hawaii and back, and we saw plenty of sights there, too. On the way back to Indy, on my day in Seattle, Scott and I went to Mt. Rainier national park, and that was also beautiful.
Work has been okay - very tiring. The call of the Banyan gets louder, too.
One of the patients, Ms. X, came in to the ER after having fallen. On xraying her back, the radiologist saw something resembling cancer everywhere. The patient did not want her family told. It was an unusual relationship, with the patient not having seen a doctor for about 8 years, trying to treat her high blood pressure herself with weight loss and keeping the family away from health matters. After the physician assistant spoke to the patient, Ms. X lifted up her shirt and showed a breast that was very suspicious for cancer: the breast had dimpled, and the nipple had nearly involuted. We got an oncologist involved, and then the family had to know.
I can totally relate to not wanting to see a doctor, etc. With staggering weight loss and a breast that looks suspicious, though, it is time to haul one's a-- in to see the doc.
I spoke to my Dad and that was great. Scott and I were chilling in Seattle airport - our flight had to return due to airconditioner malfunction and we were waiting for the spare plane - and I phoned. There were chuckles and lots of chatter; it was nice.
May you have lots of laughter in your life.
Unw -
R
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