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Aging health is like a home improvement project.

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My stress test over a week ago was normal. I passed that with flying colors. My resting heart rate had been up 10-15 beats for the past two weeks. Once it returned to normal I’ve had no issues with chest pain. Perhaps it was a weird virus or the fact I did three camps in four weeks like I’m twenty-five instead of over double that.

The same day as my stress test, I had a skin check and wanted this thing taken off my face. The thing was a cyst which could be removed at another time. However, they found something else on my face and biopsied it and sure enough basal skin cancer. I avoided the sun until I started running in my forties and didn’t really use sunblock. So in a couple weeks I get to experience a Mohs surgery. If I’m lucky they will get it all on the first scrape, if not I could be there all day with repeated scrapes till it’s no more. They told me I could bring a book and in my head I said nope friendship bracelets for camp next year. My neighbor across the street bought me 100 SPF sunblock for my face. I have applied every day. This all leads to every six month skin checks.

Because I had a CT of chest to rule out blood clot in the lung that showed some weird thing that is most likely benign but needs further imaging. My primary wants an MRI and when I scheduled that they said it was an eighty minute procedure. I am hoping that includes time for the IV because the only time I sit still for that length of time is when I’m sleeping.

Somehow wanting a cyst removed off of my face and chest pain has turned into three more things. Just like when you decide to change something in your house and one project leads to six. We redid the hall bathroom which kept Brian busy for months. Just taking out the old shower/tub combo required taking a saw and chopping it up in pieces to get the tub out the narrow doorway. He then had to install drywall before the shower walls. I lost count of how many coats of mud he put on the seam between new and old since it would now be showing. However the wall is perfect now. The bathroom turned out really nice. I really want to redo the kitchen but I can only imagine how many side projects that will turn into.

Mole Moral ~ My dad was right, getting older is a medical nightmare.

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An Amazing Halloween at Work

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Halloween use to be my favorite holiday and then the kids grew up and Brian’s and mines parents stop coming over. Our neighborhood aged and we stopped getting trick or treaters so it was just another day of the year until three years ago. The kids I work with (I call them kids because they are the same ages as my kids) changed it all three years ago. This was the best Halloween I’ve had in a long time.

Three weeks ago they decided we should dress up as SpongeBob characters. We all picked out who we wanted to be. We decided to up our backdrop game from last year and Clare announced she was going to make SpongeBob, Squidward, and Patrick’s houses. I informed her she needed to do the Krusty Krab in which she glared at me. So I said ok I’ll do it. Later it was decided we also needed the Chum Bucket. So I added that to my list. Last weekend I spent quite a few hours on my stuff and they turned out great. Clare worked hard on hers and they were amazing.

Clare and I arrived early to set everything up.

The day before Halloween Emily said we needed Karen since she’s Planktons wife. Emily’s excitement about Halloween prompted Dr. Heavey to agree to be Plankton. We ordered him a headband and told him to wear a green shirt. I also made the eyes and nose for Sarah’s squidwards costume and Dr. Aymerich’s eyes for Mr Krabs. I forgot to get a photo of myself in my costume so I took one this morning.

Not Mr Krabs. I was Larry the Lobster

I got many compliments on my abs. I told everyone this is the only time in my life I’ve had abs. I was doing the computer that day so if the patient was of SpongeBob age I’d say “Hi I’m Larry the Lobster, I’m taking you over to Bikini Bottom for your colonoscopy”. I think the patients thought I was insane. Hahaha

Around noon the hospital judging people came by to take our photo. I looked straight at Kyle our president and said if we don’t win, I’m bringing the Krusty Krab to your house and burning it on your front lawn. He said I’m not judging she is and she looked at me and said I live in Ditmar. I then said so, I live in Arnold. Last year we were pirates and got beat out by Fruit of the Loom fruit! As of this post, I am not sure who won.

Dr. Aymerich just cracks me up. After the photo he wore the hat the rest of the afternoon and the patients loved it. We made Dr. Heavey put his arm around Karen which is actually the monitor we use for bedside procedures. It is pure joy to work with so many fun people!

Mole Moral ~ If you do not have fun at work perhaps it’s time for a new job!

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Buckram

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This week Allyson informs me she needs buckram for a project she is working on. I ask her what she is talking about. So she shows me a picture on the internet and it seems to be a type of material. I say google it and see if they sell it at Joann’s fabrics because I would hate to pay shipping on something that is listed at 1.75 and sure enough they do. So I do what every crazy crafter does, I go up there a couple of days later to get her more fur for her fur suit and this buckram for the eyes of the mask she is making. So I ask the girl cutting the material where it might be located. She has no idea and says to check crafts. Well, I wander around over there for a little while and then I get on the internet and type in where is buckram located at Joann’s fabrics. I was surprised to find someone’s post that said “I am making a fur suit and I need buckram, do they carry it at Joann’s?” Someone responded with in the material section by the tent type material. And sure enough there it was. So when I went back to have that piece cut it was a different gal who was older than the clueless wonder I asked first. She was impressed that I found it and told me most people had never heard of it. So I gave her the whole fur suit story. So within two days Allyson had the eyes finished and complete with glasses.

Mole moral~if you know how to ask a question in a search engine, you can almost always find the answer! It’s a good thing I am pretty good at it!