I really haven’t been updating this very much. Everything is going OK I guess. I had a small flare up of liver problems a few months ago, but that has cleared up now and have actually been able to lower my medication a bit. Back is still in pretty bad shape in terms of flexibility, but the pain is a lot more manageable. Recently cut my pain meds in half and doing ok like that provided i don’t overdue things. To help with that I’ve finally been able to get a cleaning service to come in twice a month to do those things I can’t really do. All subsidized by the government so it doesn’t cost too much. I also found a third hand lift-chair on the township’s Freecycle mailing list - sending a friend to go pick this up on Saturday. Needs some small repairs and doesn’t match the living room … but at least I’ll be able to sit there and not worry about hurting myself getting up and down.

Biggest problem i’ve been having lately is the diet, I’ve gained back 10 lbs that I lost. :( I dunno what’s wrong in my head to let my diet slip like that. Was pretty down when I found out my liver was on the fritz again, and then stressing for over 3 weeks waiting to hear the results of my latest blood test. Nighttime munching also hasn’t helped … I’m just not very tired at night and don’t fall asleep until very late. Get hungry and bored and end up eating something when I shouldn’t. Trying to keep stocked up on water and lots of different kinds of fruit so that it’s always available. Won’t eat bad stuff that way i hope.

Summer is flying by and i’m still trying to find something to keep me busy. Been looking for some volunteer places, but haven’t found anything local. Few things in montreal I might check out though. Not sure how often I’d volunteer if it was in montreal though. costs a lot in gas and driving time. Will find something before winter sets in i hope. Sister and kids are doing ok. Kids are having a fairly busy summer, visiting friends and relatives for week long stretches. Good for them. Nothing to do around here, that’s for sure! lol. Except movies, that’s pretty much all I’ve been doing. watch 1-2 movies a day, plus a bunch of TV shows. Even started watching old tv series’ just to pass the time.

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