Day 6

It has been 6 days.  6 days since I had a cigarette.  I can do this.  I can make it even more.

Milestones

Maybe if I have milestones to post, I will post.  Maybe not. Here goes one.  I have not smoked in 60 hours.  It doesn't sound like much, but well it is 2.5 days and that is about 30% of a week. So there you have it, a milestone.

It's not you, it's me.

I just don't think I am a blog person.  Oh, don't get me wrong, I love to read them.  I love the idea of them. I just can't seem to keep up with one.  I think about it, I look at it and then I go about my day without doing anything about it. I want to do this, but I need to figure out a way to make me accountable for it.

5 days in and I am already a failure.

So, I have already failed at this walking thing.  I am 6 miles behind.  Crud.  I guess Earl having surgery and being in the hospital are good reasons, but still. I skipped 2 days. Pretty sad to think of that way, but I do.

A success!

Earl has had his surgery.  It was a success, praise God! What they did was go in where the fusion from 30 years ago was, cleaned it out to make the hole that the nerve goes through bigger.  The plan was that this would relieve the pressure on the nerve. The pressure caused pain and numbness in his legs.  It worked!  He said that the pain in his legs is completely gone and he just has some pain at the surgery site. He is up walking around and will be released from the hospital tomorrow.  I can't wait.

Earl's Surgery- A checklist

So with Earl's back surgery tomorrow (we have to be there at 0530), there are things that need to be done.  Not for him, but for me. Because I am going to need all kinds of things to keep me busy. I know I am going to flit from one to another while I worry about everything going on in the OR. From what I understand, Dr. Nally is going to go in and clean out the 30-year-old fusion to free up nerves that are being compressed by degenerating discs and there is the possibility of replacing those discs and maybe a new fusion. Scary stuff in my mind. So I will be there by myself,  nervous and jumpy and freaking out until they are done and tell us he can come home.

On to my checklist.
1. PU library books
2. Movies on iPad- done
3. Easy crochet project or three
4. Pack some snacks and bottled water
5. Pray- of course, this goes without saying and should be number 1.

If you are reading this, then I decided to share this blog.  I am asking you for prayers.  Prayers for healing (Earl), for anxiety (mine), for the surgeons and nurses and all the medical staff. For the kids and their worries.

Doctor Who

I think that this is great!  Goes along with the 1000+ miles I plan on walking this year.