A Two-Tank Party

It's been a hectic two weeks and I haven't entered anything here for some time. We have had first one sister arrive from England then my second sister with their respective husbands for overlapping holidays. Our 30th Wedding Anniversary celebration fell in the middle of all of this and we had what I'm calling a Two-Tank Party on August 4th arranged by my sisters and our daughters - 2 tanks because that's what it took in oxygen to get through the festivities.


We were joined by many friends and family - those who were in town for the long weekend and those who came back early - and it was great to see everyone. As a result of many fine gifts, I think I have figured out the empirical relationship between consumption of single malt scotch and oxygen saturation levels - one dram per 1.5 percentage points - I'll leave it to you to figure whether the effect is positive or negative.

Life goes back to somewhat normal tomorrow - back to a two/three person household instead of 8 - and then it's a short slide to Labour Day and cooler weather.

I'm in my 9th week and starting the third month on The List. During the last three weeks it has been a tremendous help to have my sisters and their husbands come to physio and help with set up, wipe down of the equipment etc. I can skate through the propgram in about two hours with assistance whereas it takes about an extra 30 minutes on my own. Stephanie and Anne-Marie will take over when my last sister leaves to go back to the U.K.

The novelty of physio has worn off a bit and I know it will seem more of a grind as the Fall appoaches. On the plus side I am feeling much fitter and I'm up to 1.8 miles an hour for 20 minutes on the treadmill and tension 5 - whatever that means - on the bike. I'm also using weights more for leg and hip exercises so the program is having a positive impact on my level of fitness and general well being.

I think the number of transplants being performed has increased after what seemed to be a quiet Spring. That always is good for a lot of water cooler speculation in the Treadmill Room and adds to the buzz and general feeling of anticipation in the air so we are all hopeful. A good way to shift from summer to fall mode.