There's Always Something...

Annual Physical...

This morning I took my annual physical examination. We are very fortunate to have superb medical care and a team of physicians who are outstanding. After all the checking and listening and asking and poking he said I looked to be in excellent health. Unless the tests show up something unexpected I am good to go for another year.

I accepted these good words with customary modesty and good will. Considering that a week from tomorrow I will turn 80, I also received them with no small amount of wonder.

Jo Ann has finally recovered from her airline adventures. Dickens ate what the local coyotes had left of a rabbit just across the street and is, to coin a phrase, "as sick as a dog". Oliver is in ripping good health.

And that's all I have to say about the Bourland health status. Don't you just hate it when seniors get started on their health? And we generally do.

Long Trips and Sick Wives...

I'm usually the one who gets sick when we travel. This time it's Jo Ann. We've been home for 8 days now and she is in bed with a terrible cold. It has been a long recovery for her.

The intriguing thing about spending six hours in an airplane (one way) is that with all the fine technology available to the airline industry, one would think that recirculating used air for hundreds of passengers to breathe would have gone out with "I Like Ike" buttons. Not so. We breathe together or not at all. Scary thought. Tedious reality.

There's all this wonderful fresh air outside in Arizona today and I wish my normally healthy bride could enjoy it.

surgery and recovering...

Had a little surgical procedure Friday. I'd forgotten what it was like to be under general anesthetic. Well, recovering from it would be a better phrase. Grogginess. Some pain. Bleeding. Antibiotics. Swelling. Gradual coming back. Wondering what the tests will show. You probably know what it's like.

All in all, it's a humbling thing and I am doing just fine. Find that I'm getting interested in normal living and in general seem to be on the mend. At least in so far as I can tell.

I am very thankful for excellent medical care and for loved ones who are openly supportive. I am thankful for having good medical insurance. I'm thankful to be able to have a good life to return to - as the smoke gradually clears!