Monday, September 30th
I backed off from suggesting a movie, so when M wanted to watch an old movie, I went with it. M watches everything on YouTube, which I find confusing at times, especially when there are five versions of the same thing but only one is complete. I just don't want to deal with it. There was an old movie he liked, but when he found out neither of us had seen My Man Godfrey, he insisted we watch that. Not bad for a movie from 1936. Definitely watchable, but you have to be in the mood for anachronistic filmmaking from 80 years ago. It also brings up why I don't watch movies on YouTube. They interrupt the film every 15 minutes for a commercial or two. Very jarring. M‘s solution was to get YouTube premium at 20 bucks a month. No thank you! What I didn't realize until days later was that he could have signed on to YouTube with his account and we would have watched commercial free. Next time.
Tuesday, October 1st
My friend who talks to animals has been very busy as her elderly mom just moved in with her. I had gotten to the point where I could connect with Humphrey and get feelings from him. That's how I knew he wouldn't be here for long after his kidney disease diagnosis. So I thought, what the hell, let me try it with the new kitty. I think I thought there was something about being young that would allow him to be more open. I had tried yesterday and didn't get anything, but now it was very early and quiet and I could concentrate well.
So I pictured him and when I felt a connection, I asked him what he would like to be called. I got the impression he was a little kitty with a very big personality. I don't know if it was because he was so small or because he had been abandoned by his mom, but he didn't think he was taken seriously, so he wanted a big, long, important, adult name. For some reason Sebastian was coming to mind, but I couldn't think of a nice shortened version of that, so I kept going. Then I remembered my stepfather’s given name, Frederick. I could call him Freddie, which I liked. That worked for him, a lot better than Ringo, which was their temporary name for him. Very cute, but he didn't want cute. His full name would be Frederick CS Lundquist. I thought giving him some middle initials would make it complete.
The CS stands for stinkin’ cutie which is backwards, but after going through years of indoctrination at UCLA, I could not bring myself to put SC in my cats name. (as we all know, ‘You can't spell suck without USC’, or the shorter ‘SC sucks’)(apologies to friends of mine who went to or worked at that fine, expensive and yet still sucky institution.) And thus we see the high level of maturity and imagination at college campuses.
Wednesday, October 2nd
I had an appointment with the eye doctor as my double vision had been getting so bad I could not read text even close up. Over the phone, they had suggested covering one eye to see if it would get better. Yes, I thought to myself, closing one eye solved the problem but wasn't a long-term solution. Then my mom covered one eye of my glasses with a small cloth, which forced the other eye to work harder. My right eye was weaker and if I forced that to work more for a couple of hours, it was better when I uncovered the other eye. Let's see if the doctor has any good solutions. My eyes also sometimes move, which makes it hard to look in one place steadily. I learned that some people still have double vision even with one eye covered, which blew my mind. It was a productive outing and he was a good doctor. We also got to see A again, which was fun.
Thursday, October 3rd
Today I attempted to write an essay about Humphrey. I had gathered a bunch of photos I had of him over the years and it was simply showing the photos and talking about them. Pretty straightforward and rather simple, I thought. I got through four of the photos and stopped. I will finish that later. Maybe this is harder than I thought.
Friday, October 4th
Enjoyed a day of nothing. That evening, the nurse asked me if I wanted to confirm the Medicaid transportation or if they would call. I like confirming because I can make sure they have the pick-up and return times that I want. The cab company that we use for my ramp van rides is also the company that covers Medicaid transportation to and from my hospital. When I finally got through to the right person and confirmed the times, I found out they had the wrong destination. This really worried me, as I needed to contact the hospital to have the destination changed. Since I was confirming the ride, I took ownership of fixing the problem. I would need to call tomorrow morning.
Saturday, October 5th
I was trying to figure out if I had the phone numbers to everywhere I needed. My morning helper came to give me breakfast and I told her about the problem. I knew my hospital had made the original reservation so they took care of fixing the destination. Phew! Lately, for whatever reason, I have been having trouble driving my wheelchair, but today I could do it just fine. That was good, as it was just me and Mom.
Everything went well and I was done early. Our van driver was someone I knew well so we called him and he picked us up early to go back to the hospital. Great! I need to write an article about MRIs, as I have done about two dozen or more in my lifetime. I did the full head, neck, and spine, as that had not been done in at least four or five years. I like getting it all done in one go as I am not claustrophobic, so the machine does not bother me. The cover photo is at the roundabout in front of the hospital. This is the scenery around this hospital. No big deal. I am in paradise, remember?
Sunday, October 6th
My neighbor was getting up at 2:30 for an appointment, so I blogged about the entire week while she was gone and there was no TV. So much faster! I got the whole week done in two hours. Well, all except Sunday. Most of the week. That means I should have time to write my essay tomorrow. We shall see...
I had a nice FaceTime phone call with my sister and my dad's cousin, who is about to turn 96! I told her that was an accomplishment, which she chuckled at. She is at the point where she's not sure why she is still alive. Living where I do, I really understand that. FaceTime with my iPad Pro makes it almost seem like I am with them, as they are almost life-size! Have a great week!
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