I haven't been writing out of pure busyness. We all know it and are familiar with it. Our day's are filled with go-go-go and no-no-no. We put our house on the market last month. That involved a good bit of time and work! We took a much needed vacation at the end of May and just recently unpacked our bags again from our return of the District Convention.
Unfortunately I have no news regarding Mike's test drug and no news for Mikes optical migraines. He was suppose to have an MRI and MRA for the migraines, but held off because we thought we discovered the cause was to much Tuna or Seaweed. Much to his reluctance he stopped eating sushi. Just recently we have put back into play getting the tests run because the migraines are coming back (not as frequently) and I guess we need to be better safe then sorry. We are getting tiered...that's all I can diagnose right now. I do hate for him to have to go through any more testing...but I guess it comes with the territory, right? I did a count the other day and Mike has been X-Rayed an estimated 38 times; CAT Scanned 24 times; MRI Scans 7 times; and MRA 1 time. Each film averages the size of 2 square feet and each pack of films has about 8 -12 films. That is enough films to cover the roof of my 1000 square foot house. He's seen his Oncologist an estimated 37 times; Lung Doctor 12 times; Orthopedic Doctor 8 Times; and Neuro Doctor 2 Times. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "On average a person will see their family physician 4 times a year". Mike's average since 2000 is enough for 14 adults. And if that's not enough Mike lives with chronic, debilitating, physical pain and just to manage it he takes so many narcotics that it should be illegal for him to drive, work or even leave the house! If I was to take the drugs he takes at 5'3 and 130 pounds I would die.
Enough is enough...really! Enough. Is. Enough.
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