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Monday, February 6, 2012

Hi, Everybody…Part X

Having survived the Battle of Leyte Gulf, I was faced with the ‘big wait.’ For while the new surgeon had agreed to take me on, it was of course a conditional acceptance, depending on the outcome of the MRI. For a couple of weeks I heard nothing. I had to consider the possibility that the other doc,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Hi, Everybody…Part IX

I am on the water, surrounded by the inviting openness of the sea – but this is not a pleasant recreational sail, not even a race where my boat is pitted against a competition that will fight me tooth and nail for every foot of the course – this is a battle. The hammering of the magnets leaves me no... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 3, 2012

Hi, Everybody…Part VIII

After curiosity and defiance forced me to open my eyes, if briefly, to establish beyond a shadow of a doubt that I was in the maws of this device of Hell, as if any doubt were possible, I did what I always do under these circumstances – I went to sea. When I say I go to sea, I mean that I allow my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Hi, Everybody…Part VII

Alright, so here I am, being shoved into the Tube like a loaf of bread into the oven, except that a loaf of bread has a lot more space in the oven than I do, should it decide to move … Now, I must tell you that this was not my first experience in this contraption – in fact, there were two previous... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Hi, Everybody…Part VI

Having been told that my lovely nurse was almost older than I am (well, I said almost, a term allowing for some leeway, depending on the scale of measurement employed, okay? LOL) I was seriously astonished, and vaguely remember saying something stupid, like “Really? That’s amazing…Hard to believe…”... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Hi, Everybody…Part V

Have you ever had an MRI? For many people it’s no big deal; for me it’s an ordeal because of my claustrophobia, which I have mentioned on previous occasions. My condition is not severe enough that I couldn’t control it – I can and I do! I am far too stubborn to give in to that sort of thing, but it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Hi, Everybody…Part IV

Meanwhile, the summer went on, and it was a glorious summer, although it did not quite develop the way I had imagined… I had planned to go to Europe for a few weeks and go sailing with some friends, among other things. I even thought of dropping in on a former denizen of Blogitville, whom I like and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

Hi, Everybody…Part III

It’s time that I brought the tale of my long absence from Blogit to a conclusion, although it seems so long ago… At the end of Part II I had hinted at the beginning of a difference of opinion between the specialist and myself. He wanted to engage in some kind of as yet unspecified treatment, and I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Dear Blogit Friends,

I am just dropping in briefly to thank each and everyone of you for your kind expressions of sympathy over the loss of my doggie. I haven’t done much of anything over the last couple of days and need to look after a few things, hoping that it will help me to recover my equilibrium. I must also work... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 23, 2012

Dear Blogit Friends,

I am terribly sad. Yesterday I lost Jag, my doggie. He was put to sleep at around 8PM, at a Veterinary Hospital close by. I had taken him there because he had been acting strangely over the last couple of days. An x-ray showed a huge tumor, the size of my fist, located in a position making it... Sign in to see full entry.

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