Quiver of Three

I got a good night’s sleep and was up and out of bed near 6am. After completing calisthenics I woke Mindy by placing her coffee on the nightstand. It was about 615am. Jacob was staying home from school again. Mindy said she planned on calling Craig later that day. Downstairs, I enjoyed coffee and internet, and spent far more time than I intended. It was after 7am before I finished a meditation and stretch and headed out for a run. As a result of my late start, I shaved a mile off my work day run. Instead of 4.1 miles, I ran just 3. It was pretty chilly again – only 27 degrees.

Got back to the house near 740am. I made sure that Bella was up and getting ready then headed out with the pug. Mindy had eggs awaiting my return. Enjoyed those just ahead of bus stop time. Once again, the bus pulled up at 8am sharp. I think we’re the first stop again. Not sure why the route change, but it works well for me.
Back at home I sucked down a 2nd cup of coffee before heading up for a shower. I also double checked my work calendar to make sure I had the correct meeting times for later. Nothing until 1030am. I wanted to be across town and at my desk near 9am. I hustled through my shower and ready. I was headed across town by 840am.

Thankfully, an uneventful drive across town. Parked at 904am. Inside and logged on 10-15 minutes later. Our 10am was cancelled due to no pressing issues. Tried calling my mom again, but still no answer. Fed up, I called the hospital’s main desk. They said I was dialing the wrong number. Huh? It’s the number she called me from. Come to find out, I was calling her cell phone which wasn’t working correctly. Got a hold of mom in her room. Duh!

Mom provided lots of details surrounding her prognosis, including the fact that they wanted her to go to a nursing home for rehab and also wear his external defibrillator vest. She wasn’t thrilled with either idea. I asked if she wanted to have the hospital transfer her to Columbus Riverside or OSU. I also shared that the hospital must honor such requests. She was at best noncommittal. We agreed that I was going to call Dr. Idris to get the exact details surround her diagnosis/prognosis. Mom was bent on going home, but her heart EF was still only 15, which again is extremely dangerous.

After my brief chat with mom, my boss showed up. We had a little time to chat before our 1030am monthly service review. We talked about the CCENT test I failed in December. Encouraged me to pick up the pieces and take it again. The service review went well. Finished up in about an hour.

After the meeting, my boss asked if I wanted to do a quick lunch. I thanked him for the offer but declined in order that I spend time following up on mom’s situation. I called the hospital and got a hold of Dr. Idris, the primary doctor responsible for mom’s care. Dr. Idris was adept at clearly explaining mom’s situation. He was also very clear about the danger of her not following his recommendation of rehab and the external defib. We talked for 20 minutes, me taking copious notes. The call ended with me agreeing to try and pursued mom to comply with his recommended care, and he agreed to stop in and talk with mom again too.

I decided to wait a little while before calling mom back. When I did the first thing she shared was that Dr. Idris was back to see her and said that I didn’t mention the possibility of her transferring. No duh! I reminded her that she didn’t want to pursue that angle so I didn’t bring it up. On her part, she was noncommittal as to whether she would follow the plan.

Worked at the customer location through the afternoon. Left for home at 4pm after calling ASBCO to make sure that my skis were ready. They were. I was very anxious to get them. Took 270 to 71N. Mindy called just as I was nearing ASBCO. We talked just briefly. My skis were indeed ready and they looked awesome with the Marker Griffon bindings. Sweet!

I missed a call from Tom C. while I was in ASBCO. I called him as soon as I was on the road. We talked for the duration of my drive home, discussing work, married life, and our eventual retirements. Always fun talking with Tom. Got home around 5pm.

It was date night, but Mindy and I had already agreed to simply stay home. As such, because he was sick, Jacob stayed home with us while Bella went with her daddy. By the way, Mindy talked with brother Craig, who’s guessing Jacob has a virus. After Bella left, Mindy and I enjoyed a quiet evening at home. She worked on report cards while I played on my PC. Around 630-7p, we heated leftover roast beef. Mindy put hers in a wrap. I had mine on plate complete with mashed potatoes. Yum!

Bella was home around 8pm. She brought home a lemon tart dessert that Molly whipped up. She was very excited about it. Bella sure does love Molly. We let her skip a shower on Tuesday but insisted she get one Wednesday. Both Mindy and I caught ourselves thinking it was already Thursday. How depressing!  That doesn’t typically happen to me but it did last week.