I can't believe that Tony's birthday was in February and we are looking at April already. As always, the time has gone quickly by and we seem to be running, running, running to catch up with it.
Donna and Bob left on March 1, making every effort to beat a winter storm warning that could have left them driving in rain, sleet and snow. I have been looking for an economic report for March for this area, as I'm sure it will show a downturn since Donna and I haven't been shopping.
Tony and I have been doing a few things. We went to a night club in downtown Wilmington called Tails, where our friend, Greg, from the City Club, works. Stepping into Tails is like stepping into old Hollywood. It's grand, over the top, and richly decorated. We enjoyed our time there and I'm sure we will be going back.
Last week, we went to the beach for the first time this season. The temperature here was around 60 degrees and the sky was perfect. We got to the beach which was basically deserted and were greeted by 15 mile an hour winds and flying sand. It was 57 degrees there and really cold. But, the beach is the beach and we had fun. We saw a woman walking on the beach with a winter coat and right across from her, was a woman in a wet suit surfing. How's that for seeing both ends of the spectrum?
The other thing that has been taking up our time, is of course, doctor's appointments. Mine mostly, but Tony did see our primary care doctor and was deemed healthy. My skin therapy treatments are back up to 3 times a week and yesterday, I had a CPET. That's short for cardiopulmonary exercise test. You start out doing a breathing test (which I have done before) and then move to a stationary bike with an oxygen tube attached to your head with a helmet and bars. It reminded me of old orthodontist equipment that was used to straighten teeth. After you get hooked up with that, they put a fancy "clothes pin" on your nose to block your airwaves.
Decked out with all of this, you are supposed to peddle the bike, getting the pedal level up to level 60 for a sustained period of time. My peddle level kept dropping to 53 or lower, which extended the time of the test, as you have to maintain 60. While all of this is going on, the test administrator is increasing the the level of resistance on the bike peddles so it is harder to get them to move. And for 6 minutes they are measuring your heart, lungs and muscle reactions.
Needless to say, after getting off of the bike, your legs are like jello, you need water and are very, very sweaty.
Hopefully, this test will finally answer why I am short of breath all of the time. Everything else in terms of medical stuff is on hold for now. I had a biopsy in October and will return in April or early May for a follow up and next steps.
We are going to Florida in April and will see our sister-in-law, Joyce as well as David, Brenda and Alex. After that, various family members from Cleveland start to arrive from Easter to the 4th of July, and we will be in Hilton Head in June.
Enjoy the photos...more later.
As you walk in, you see a white piano,
comfortable seating and decorative lighting
In the middle of the room is a beautiful, elaborate chandelier
The entrance is draped with heavy curtains
Here I am in one of the back rooms enjoying some wine
Here's the lady on the beach with the winter parka!
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