Message 1008

I got through my first day with no caregiver just fine. I have their numbers and can call them back if I ever need them. Last night I watched Disk 1 of Season 2 of Nurse Jackie. It is a funny series. It has been a long time since I watched Season 1, but it picks right up.

Message 1007

Yesterday was the last day for my caregivers. Lily still needs to stop by to pick up her check, but I gave Nisi her check yesterday. I took my 9th Labetalol this morning, counting from when I resumed taking them last week. My blood pressure this morning was 149/81, which is a little high. I am beginning to wonder if I should take two pills at a time twice a day like the instructions say on the package.

Last night I watched a Nature show about Cuba on PBS and the watched the new Upstairs Downstairs on Masterpiece Theater. The Sharks are scheduled to start the playoffs on Thursday against Los Angeles.

Message 1006

Last night I had dinner and a movie with Larry Morrill. Judi is out of town for meetings in Washington. We saw Hanna, a thriller about a little girl with altered DNA and trained to be a perfect soldier/killer. It was too preposterous to suspend disbelief, so I give it only 2 stars. I took my 7th Labetalol this morning since I resumed the medication, and so far so good.

message 1005

Yesterday I had lunch at The Dutch Goose with Ginny and Jim. We all loved the cheeseburgers and French fries. After lunch we came back to my condo and watched a DVD of LA Confidential. It had been a while since I had seen it, and neither of them had seen it, so it was fun to watch. I choose it because they requested a movie with lots of action and violence. In the evening I watched the Sharks lose to Phoenix 2-3. They played poorly in the first period and tried to catch up in the third period, but it was too late. They play them again tonight in San Jose for the last game before the playoffs.

Message 1004

Yesterday I finished reading Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua. I had seen her on Charlie Rose and was interested that most people had gotten the wrong message from what they had heard about her book. After reading her book, I agree that she is saying that kids should be free to choose for themselves, that she was wrong and learned her lesson. I also watched a DVD of the movie The War Bride. It was about a war bride who got sent to Canada with her baby by a Canadian soldier, and the difficulty she had adjusting to the change in culture. I give it 3.7 stars.

I have resumed taking the Labetalol. It has only been one day, but so far so good.

Message 1003

Joshua came over last night with fish and chips from Cooks and watched the Sharks game with me against the Ducks. They lost 2-5, so it was not a good game. Because they have already clinched their Division, I guess they had a let down. They have only two more games before the playoffs start. We also watched some of the Warriors game against LA. For the first time in a long time, the Warriors beat the Lakers.

Message 1002

Yesterday my doctor, Sherry Huang, called me back and sent a prescription to CVS for more Protonix. She also asked me to increase my blood pressure cuff measurements to three times a day and to send her an email with a copy of my computer file with the results. She agreed that I should hold off on continuing my Labetalol for a few days.

In the evening I watched a DVD of the movie Traitor, in which Don Chetle plays a Muslim US soldier who goes underground to infiltrate a global terrorist group. I give it three stars.