Surgery day plus 8
For the most part this was a good day for me. I was able to bring Bec her morning hot tea in bed as has been my custom for many years. I also made contact with colleagues at the office (just to make sure I wasn’t missing anything), researched a hard-drive that my sister-in-law in Nigeria needs for her laptop, watched about 1/3 of The Chronicles of Narnia on my computer (until my video driver had a heart attack trying to keep up with my 24′ monitor), slept in Bec’s easy chair for an hour, snacked lots (that’s important since my hemoglobin is way down from surgery), tried to remember to do my “spirometery” (breathing) exercises and generally kept myself moderately occupied. Bec hates going on vacation with me unless I have lots to keep myself occupied. Sigh!
In this context it was interesting to meditate on a section of my morning Bible reading today. Paul writes to the Corinthians:
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NIV
The weather outside was not very good so as far as exercise goes I constrained myself to walking around the house and going up and down the stairs quite a few times. At this point I can only make it down and up again once and then I have to stop for breath – so that’s not back to normal yet.
RCH called to set up an appointment at the end of January for another echo-cardiogram.
The incision is beginning to itch like “nobody’s business” but overall I am feeling stronger by the day.
Loren, Kent juxt sent this link to me. I haven’t read it yet because we’re at Lindsay’s home. I’ll catch up with you in a few days. We’re pleased to hear that you are doing well … Kent’s report to us when he was with us last weekend. Still prayinjg.