FRIDAY – October 29, 2010

Good morning.  Well the weatherman was correct.  It is now much cooler and this time I think it is here for good.  I just don’t see anymore warm days.  I’m feeling good but my feet and legs still are in pain.  My next doctor’s appointment with the neurologist in next Wednesday.  So I guess I just have to bear it until then.  I had a nice lunch yesterday with some teachers that I used to work with from the high school.  It was really nice seeing them.  This weekend I plan on seeing my grand daughters.  They are all excited for halloween.  Enjoy your weekend.   Mike

THURSDAY – October 28, 2010

Good afternoon.  I’m sorry but I just got back from the dentist.  Boy, I sure love this weather.  It’s breezy but yet warm.  Tonight it is supposed to get colder and by tomorrow it should drop 20-30 degbrees.  That’s horrible.  When it is that cold, it really affects my body.  I’m feeling good today.  Enjoy the rest of the day.     Mike

WEDNESDAY – October 27, 2010

Good morning.  Here is a picture of BUJU waiting for my grand daughters to come home from school.  He just loves the “girls”.  It is pretty nasty out there today but at least it is still warm so at least that makes it bearable.  I am feeling good today.  I have an early dentist appointment tomorrow and then lunch with some friends.  We are in the process of getting a new Harbormaster for our marina.  We put an ad in the paper and since yesterday was the deadline, we had received 47 applications for the job.  I read them all yesterday and some were very impressive from an estate caretaker for the Bonjovi’s to boat captains with both a BS and MS degrees.  You could tell from the applications that the country is still in hard times.  Enjoy your day.          Mike

TUESDAY – October 26, 2010

Good day.  Here is Kira all ready to go to school.  She really loves school.  I am feeling pretty good today.  I stayed up until  midnight watching the Dallas/Giant football game last night.  It is supposed to be a very nice day today so I think I will get out early and try to enjoy it.           Mike

MONDAY – October 25, 2010

Good morning.  Here is a picture of Kira.  She likes to go to breakfast with her mother and then go shopping.  Her older sister, Kaya is a daddy’s girl.  She likes to build things with dad or get up and go fishing with him at 7:00 AM.  That is exactly what the girls did on Sunday except they took BUJU with them to the beach.  BUJU, like Sadie, loves to dig and chase birds.  He really got a workout.  I feel that my legs are getting worse.  I don’t see my neurologist until the middle of next week.  The pain in my legs is so bad that it is starting to wake me up at night.  It has really limited what I can do and still feel comfortable.  Enjoy this nice weather.          Mike

FRIDAY – October 22, 2010

Good morning.  Here is a picture of a Fall morning at our marina.  I went to my primary care doctor yesterday and he told me that I should jump on this problem as soon as possible because it will only get worse.  He said that it is definitely neurological and that my neurologist should take control.  I have an appointment with him on Nov.1.  So in the meantime I sit and walk in pain.  I will walk and exercise as much as possible to prevent atrophy in my muscles.  We should be getting some nice weather so enjoy your weekend.           Mike

THURSDAY – October 21, 2010

Good gloomy morning.  Here are the “girls” and their cousin James picking pumpkins last weekend.  I am sore and very stiff today.  I am about to go to the doctor (primary care) for a followup and consultation about my bloodwork and most recent tests.  We will see what happens.  I now have four doctors all working together to try to solve my problem.  I have my primary care physician, my rhumatologist, a neurologist, and Dr Burt and his staff in Chicago.  They are all networking my case to determine the cause and the solution.  Have a great day.       Mike

WEDNESDAY – October 20, 2010

Good day.  I’m sorry for this late posting but I was sleeping because I stayed up and watched the Yankee game last night.  I kind of hope that they will lose tonight so that they will put me out of my misery.  I just can’t believe how they played so good this year and now they can’t buy a hit or if they do then they leave 2-3 people on base and can’t score.  My neighbors must think I’m crazy because I’m screaming at the TV.  I have some errands to do today which should make me move around a little.  Tomorrow I have two doctor appointments.  My body is very stiff today and my legs really hurt.  Here is a picture of my daughter, her husband, and my two grand daughters.  Enjoy your day.           Mike

TUESDAY – October 19, 2010

Good morning.  Another typical Fall/Winter day here in the Northeast…dark, wet, and dreary.  I’m feeling better today and will try to walk as much as possible.  I got a call from Chicago yesterday and they told me that Dr Burt will be back tomorrow and to have Dr Gan (my neurologist) keep in contact with them by sending all of his findings out to them.  This way they will also work on my problem out there.  I feel more confident now because I really trust the expertise of the doctors in Chicago.  For now it is just a waiting game.  Enjoy your day.    Mike

MONDAY – October 18, 2010

Good morning.  This is a picture of me last Winter in Dominica.  I don’t know what I will be doing this winter.  I guess it all depends on my legs.  I have to call a neurologist today and make an appointment ASAP.  Last week a nurse from Cigna called me to see how I was progressing.  When I told her she then asked me if I was exercising.  I told her that I could just about walk.  Then when I asked her what I could do, she did not have an answer.  Can this be cured, I asked her?  She also had no answer.  I did get a call on Friday from Kristin (Dr Burt’s nurse practitioner) in Chicago and she said that Dr Burt was in France giving a seminar and that he would be back on Tuesday.  She said that I should see a local neurologist and that she would present my case to him when he returns.  She also said that he would probably orchestrate everything from Chicago with my doctors.  We were thinking that my procedure in Chicago may have also affected other patients who had the same procedure but Kristin said that no other patients had the problem that I am experiencing.  So I will make the call today and wait for Dr Burt to return.  Enjoy your day and I hope that you had a great weekend.    Mike