About a month ago marked my one year. Time sure does fly. I'm actually doing a lot better than I thought I would at this one year mark. Its been a while since I've thought to myself that my brain wasn't quite all there. Mentally and physically I'm actually feeling quite good. More of my fears go away as the days pass. Life seems to be going on, how true the saying is, Time Heals. In a couple days will be the eighth month since Jiji passed, that too seems to fade into the past.
Recently I got labwork done and the latest results showed the creatine level is normal. Cholesterol is normal, HDLs are good. Triglycerides and LDLs could use a little work. Sodium was NORMAL, so they can't say I eat too much salt because I really didn't think I did to begin with, but now here's PROOF. Hematocrit, the thickness of my blood, was a little high but they say that comes with living at altitude so no concerns there.
Blood pressure seems to be steady around 120-130/85-95 so they took me off amlodipine for two weeks and see how that goes.
My weight has been around 110lbs. That's a healthy weight but it feels a tad heavy on my legs when I jazzercise or walk up stairs. My legs may have gotten weaker since I haven't been on the trail hardly at all.
I think stamina's back, I've been able to handle the usual work loads, if anything I may be a little stronger since I 've been working 5-6 hrs and I still feel fine. School's over so maybe sleeping more has been helping.
One thing's that still not back is my desire to be productive. Apathy kicks in often. David's been doing more now so at least some things are getting done. The gardening on the deck's been pretty minimal. Though I'd like to maybe getting the painting the house completed in the next year or two, plus getting new kitchen floors. Would be nice to get back into things but working 5-6 days gets in the way. I do miss being creative.
In a month will be the one year of my accident. I still think about it but it doesn't get me down as it used to. I often wonder about the man.
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