[The Lone Ranger]

I'm feeling somewhat better today, so far.

I came up the stairs as I always do, instead of using the elevator, and it was considerably less stressful than it had been yesterday, so that's a good sign. My favorite 4-year-old (younger sister of the 7-year-old) took one look at the bruises on my arms from the IV tubes and whatnot and put a cartoon cat sticker on my hand "to make it better." So, I wore that most of the day, until it eventually came off.

I have two back-to-back labs this afternoon, which will involve a lot of standing, but if I find it too stressful, I'm sure the students will understand if I have to sit down for a bit and let them work on their own.


Meanwhile, I'm monitoring my pressure carefully, and while it's far from ideal, it's well within the acceptable range, according to my doctor -- and slowly dropping. So far, there have been no spikes that would require me to take the "emergency pill."


I'm hoping that I'll be feeling well-enough by the beginning of next week to start going back to the gym.


Thanks, all!