I've still been reading, but it's been crazy busy times here!
A week ago I had the neurologist appointment for an EMG test on my arm. Today I had the follow up appointment. I was very curious what the next steps would be, I already saw the test results online and it looked like the tests haven't found the cause for the issues with my arm. Turns out the next step will be an MRI of my shoulder and neck to see if this shows a cause.
In the mean time, the neurologist has advised to take it easy and not do things when it's clear those not functioning muscles try to do something but refuse, even if it doesn't hurt. Very unhappy with this but I'll try. And I contacted the gym on my yearlong subscription. They were very nice and immediately agreed to put my subscription on hold for the next 3 months and add this time again at the end of the year.
Astrid, our friend down the road has finally decided to leave her husband, so on thursday Tale and I visited her to make a plan to pick up her stuff from the ship her husband is sailing on.
We had pizza, I ate almost a whole pizza for the first time in 8 years and miraculously dosed perfectly for it, no spikes, no lows, nothing! If only I knew how I pulled that off...
On friday we went to the ship to collect her things, very stressful, some drama, but we managed to avoid major explosions. On the way back we went for a swim, Tale joined in for the first time.
Our swimming stuff was buried under all the stuff we brought from the ship so we went skinny dipping. Right when the three of us were naked and ready to get into the water, someone walked by, very funny, good thing the passer by didn't care at all.
Back at Astrids place there already were a lot of family members in preparation for her birthday party on saturday, and we all had chips and kroketten. No such luck with dosing as the day before, but sometimes life just happens.
On saturday Tale and I went to help an elderly friend of his with her garden in the heat.
After that we had this amazing birthday party for Astrid, and I went home at 6:30 am, on Tales fatbike because he had fallen asleep on the couch while trying to say goodnight to Astrid. I also took his dog with me because I wasn't sure if he was allowed in the living room.
Food was easy, barbecue, so I had mainly meat and salad.
On sunday we were invited for a second barbecue because there was so much leftover meat. Tale left earlyish because work, I stayed later, didn't feel like taking Astrids bike again (It's a racing bike with a racing saddle, I'd already used it multiple times this week, and it hurts!), so I spent the night with Astrid. I wouldn't normally because my basal insulin was at home, but seeing as I took yesterdays dose at around 7 am, I figured a couple more hours late today wouldn't make a difference. Woke up at 9:30, had a coffee, went back home and took my basal at 10:30 or so, BG has been fine today.
After that it was the neurologist, and at 6:30 tonight Astrid, I and another friend went to the cremation of a colleague skipper who very suddenly died from a bleed in the brain last week.
Very touching speeches by his close to adult children, and over 400 people attending.
After the ceremony everyone grouped outside for beer, a very good get together and I've spoken with at least 20 former colleagues, many who I hadn't seen in 15 years or longer.
They even managed to have a band (led by yet another colleague skipper) play outside at the crematorium in the corner usually meant for smokers, and people were dancing barefoot and everything!
It lasted until 9:30, and we went to Astrids place for the 5th day in a row to eat, after pickig up Tale.
She had made an easy Morrocan tajine dish which did contain cubed pieces of potato but it was easy to avoid most of those and only have a single bite of the bread she served it with.
So
@MrsA2 , life has been ugly, wonderful, sad, frustrating, fun, and very, very busy.
Picture of the band playing outside the crematorium:
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