I was checking my lab report (and did note this on the first day it was published day or so after the blood was taken) and discovered that the company testing me had done a blood smear (I do not think it was on the original requisition but I am getting old) which surprised me because the technician did not prepare a blood smear - done a few of those in my past. Just two tubes of blood taken so the smear must have been prepared from the tubes which we never did in my past - blood smears were always done at the point of the actual blood collecting. So is it my blood? No idea on that and it remains a mystery. The smear was sent off to a pathologist and came back with the note on line that they couldn't reveal what the pathologist wrote (pending initially). Somewhat interesting considering the note that I received from the substitute doctor never referred to my results for that. Although I did have a second item that was considered low this time - that was a first for me but looking at the ratio of WBC neutrophils to WBC lymphocytes my untrained eye did not see a problem in terms of chronic but should probably be reviewed and perhaps repeated at some point in the future if I should live so long! I am just a little concerned that as people move towards 80 there is less interest in newly graduated doctors in taking care of them. Not always the case as last year's doctor was most efficient recognizing that my sample taken without fasting as I went from the medical to the blood taking was not high cholesterol and that was my only "high/low" value. Anyway I wait in anticipation that perhaps I will get another note explaining what the pathologist wrote. I did get a note from the office welcoming me to the new clinic (a few days ago) as the clinic had moved from its earlier location. Somewhat of a mystery for sure; life is full of mysteries. It does tend to be cheaper to take care of people living at home who then do not become chronic illnesses using up hospital space and long term care.
The spurs in my osteo-arthritic knees have acted up in one knee so I am nursing that and slowly bringing it back to run again (30 minutes a day; I am up to 10 and will persevere with that). It is interesting my schedule which revolves around cleaning two days a week (today is the top floor) and working on the books and regular exercise on the non cleaning days although I still tend to run most days.
Yesterday the chorister was excellent once again at Church and one thing I noticed I can actually tell that this is a different person each week (easy when it is male or female of course but in a robe up front I would never have recognized readily from one week to the next that they were particularly different before cataract surgery). Now I see all the variety in people that I missed before as my depth of vision was lacking.
The dogs are visiting me while a bit of work is being done on their house. So we will have a little time together and that distraction does eat away at the book writing time. They just stay out of my way when I clean and enjoy the backyard maybe ten or fifteen times a day until the little one barks generally for whatever reason (another dog; an unknown person passing by the back of the yard; possibly the next door neighbour) and I bring them in. They actually are mostly house dogs so not a big deal but I do not like the little one to bark at people and if you are not used to dogs they are very large. I am especially strict when the little one barks at a child - that is frightening to them but I generally check to see who is outside before they go out. Or I am out there with them which is often the case. That is why I do not get much work done.
Time to clean; life is sort of patterned at the moment and will continue in that trend probably to the last of my days. I am still staying away from the news. There are people to manage all of the things that arise in the world without my input although I do still occasionally comment on items.
Tea drank, working on the solitaire puzzles and then cleaning.
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