Journal 5/4/04

5/4/04 Mother’s Day

Mom and I spent the day yesterday looking at sofas. We went to Maison Ethier in Canada and also hit some of the local stores. There is some pretty interesting furniture around. Mom fell in love with this Natuzzi red leather sofa. It WAS very cool. She’s decided against it though. We had a good day. It was fun.

Today Derik told me he and Lauren found an apartment in Colchester village across from the old Ploof’s store. I wonder if they will get married. I am happy that he has Lauren in his life and that he met her at such a young age. It gives me some faith in God.

Speaking of faith …. When I got the message from Dan that had so much focus on surgery it threw me for a loop. I had almost forgotten about it. I’ve been totally focused on getting better and not needing to have surgery. I made the diet changes, I’m doing the castor oil packs, I’m taking the celebrex, I’m walking, I’m fixing the thyroid problem. I am feeling good. I think the swelling is done from my hands. My wrists are still hurting, but my fingers are flexible and soft - not swelled up. My legs are still swollen I think or else they’ve just gotten fatter with the weight gain. I did lose enough weight the first week so that my pants are not uncomfortable. That was very motivating. I cheated a lot more this second week. Not I realize that I have to pay attention to the menu and plan some things that are interesting. The samo-samo this week has gotten pretty boring. That’s a danger sign to me and I think makes the cheating easier. Tonight I made butternut apple ginger soup. Interesting but not my favorite - and a chicken/steak asian salad that was pretty good. That recipe book ‘The Dinner Doctor’ is actually pretty good. I don’t think I’ve had a bad recipe yet! That gets points from me.

Way off topic from Faith… huh? Let’s get back to it. The point is that if I am totally focused on getting better, then I will get better. I suppose like everything else, there are many roads to Rome. Nutrition has been the big thing. I need now to read ‘Patient Heal Thyself’, That’s a diet book that was brought to me. There has been so much of the universe yelling at me about nutrition and diet that I have to listen. In fact - I should be reading that right now. Think I will. Bu-Bye.