I could use some artery~ma for my Dad. He's having yet another angioplasty today, to open up the same vein graft that gets narrowed. At this point, he has an angioplasty to open up this same damned vein abut once a year. This makes probably close to 30 angioplasty procedures for him.
This is as close to "routine" as something like this can be, but I'm asking for good vibes for him because Saturday night I had an utterly terrifying dream -- and utterly realistic, unlike most of my dreams -- that he died. And I'd prefer that this NOT be one of my prophetic dreams.
So, 11 a.m. board time (2 p.m. EST). Thanks.
Poor little Matilda. May she be feeling all better already. Oof, and comfort to JZ in her healing.
Happy Birthday, Nicole!!
Congratulations, ND! Fantastic.
Much -ma for your dad, Steph.
Oh, hell -- I almost forgot:
Happy Birthday, Nicole!!!
Much heart~ma and routineness~ma for your dad, Tep. Routine or not, procedures (in my world) are always nervous-making.
~~~~ma to Steph's dad and to Steph also~~~~
~ma for Ma~.
And ~ma for Teppy's Dad.
Plus, {{{{{}}}}}}} all around for everyone.
~ma for your dad, Teppy!
Also, I just got the weirdest phone call. Like, it's been OVER A YEAR since I put my résumé on Monster.com, and I forgot that it was still apparently active up there, but some lady just called me to see where I was now since she had a regulatory medical writing position open in Ohio. She'd noticed that I hadn't updated Protein Angst in a while, so she figured I had probably gotten some sort of job that kept me too busy to write in it! I'm really not interested in another job right now, but I told her to e-mail me the details anyway since there was no harm in listening, and besides, it would be good to keep in touch with this recruiter for when I DO want to find another job. I need to update my résumé.
Routine or not, procedures (in my world) are always nervous-making.
I know it's that damned dream that has me more nervous that usual. But I'm also really aware that the man is 64 years old, he's had 4 (or maybe 5?) heart attacks, and, like I said, this is probably close to the 30th angioplasty he will have had. It's all a lot harder on his body than it was when he was 50 years old and this heart disease merry-go-round was just starting.
So, thanks for the good artery thoughts.
