Category Archives: Health

No, I didn’t die – but for the last few weeks I thought that this bug-that-is-going-around (whatever name they give it) was trying to kill me! When I was talking about the swine flu in my September 11 entry, I didn’t realize … Continue reading →

Back in my September 11 entry I wrote about my battle – and then Brad’s – with flu-like symptoms since early in that month. I never got tested to see if I had the swine flu since my symptoms weren’t severe and … Continue reading →

Brad and I have been fighting flu symptoms for a week. First time I noticed anything wrong, I was sitting at a video poker machine with a game that required the JoB strategy, one I have played for almost twenty years and … Continue reading →

Brad is gaining back his strength, albeit slowly. This is probably due as much from the “bug” as the pacemaker since I also am having trouble regaining my normal energy.   But we are trying to be a little more active each … Continue reading →

I wrote on the 12th that Brad’s angioplasty, with stent #7, had gone well and he would be discharged from the hospital on the 13th and would probably soon be back to his regular “job” of having fun in a … Continue reading →

During Brad’s angiogram today the cardiologist found one place in the right coronary artery that had an 80% blockage so he did an angioplasty and put in one stent – the 7th one in that artery. We figured he wanted to match … Continue reading →

There seems to be a “bug” going around in Vegas recently, causing a short-term illness rather than the extended one which plagued us in the winter. They are calling it a 24-hour flu virus, but it usually floors you for three … Continue reading →