Andy hasn’t any symptoms for over a week, and his walk up Cerro Grande went fine. It only took him three minutes more than last May to walk to the top.
The most interesting thing about the walk is that even though we’re supposedly in the midst of our rainy season, most of the grass is still brown.
We’re in the “Exceptional Drought” part of the drought map.
July 20, 2018
well that a “tick box” achieved, a seemingly ordinary walk, at slightly decreased pace – to a place Andy likes to go…that idea the supplementary doctor had about “walks about town” seems to be the ticket (yes I know it wasn’t exactly what the doc had in mind…) 🙂
The doc said around town so if Andy has a stroke he can get to the hospital right away. Time is of the essence in cases like that, but the pleasure he gets from going up to the land outweighs the danger in his case.
The nice thing about the Cerro Grande walk is there are other people on the trail so he wouldn’t be alone. That’s not true up on the land.
It’s been so dry and sunny for weeks in Northern Ireland that most of the grass here is brown as well. Almost unheard of!
Glad to hear Andy is doing well.
I can’t imagine Ireland not being green!
oh my. the rest of the world seems to be sharing our normal brown and crunchy summers. we’ve still had NO rain! and none in sight and temps are again triple digit indexes. when the temp is 99 and the humidity is high… what does it really matter? lol
I’m SO relieved for Andy and you. happy too that he’s partly in the area he wants to be walking in! and on the Cerro Grande walk there are at least other people to lend a hand if ever needed. (“we” like that. the marine or andy…
not so much! lol)
Yes, I like the fact there are people around, just in case!
I’m glad the marine didn’t go hiking by himself this summer.
Great going. I hope that he will keep the progress up. My best wishes that he does.
He plans to do it a few more times to see if he can get back in shape.
A real milestone for Andy—and you too! Our summers are usually very dry, so we don’t even hope for rain. Fire season in our forests is in full swing—it starts earlier every year!
Yes, the fire season is getting earlier and longer. 🙁
Yay for a compromise walk with no incidents! Way to go, Andy!
He likes that walk and it was a good distance — enough to challenge him a bit without overdoing it.
Well, Andy, this must be the reward for a life well-lived. Really glad to hear the walk went so well.
“Humph!” he says. It took three minutes longer than this spring. He’s going to do it a few more times to see if he can get back in shape. 🙂
that’s our Andy – oops I don’t really know Andy…but it seems like the sort of remark he might make!!! and a “humph!” back to him…
Yes, Catherine, you do know him! 😀
And he laughed at the “humph” right back to him. 😀
It will be interesting to see how he does next time. I love the fact there are people around on that hike.
I’m glad that Andy is feeling better, and I’m also glad that you got your answer from the Mayo Clinic. I know it helps to have that confirmation that you’re going in the best direction.
Rain for us today, and predicted all week. It drives me crazy for the news anchors to complain about the forecast, especially how dry other places are. I’m grateful for it, our garden needs it, and so does everything else.
Take care and continued good vibes coming from my corner of Virginia!
I’m so happy for you about the rain! We would celebrate and not complain.
They just don’t make men like Andy anymore.
Darn it.
😉
You are right about that. When the owner of the private ambulance service that had taken him to the hospital in Albuquerque phoned for details about our insurance, I told him Andy wasn’t here right now, he was up in the mountains, but I could help. The fellow answered, “He’s up in the mountains?! He’s 83 years old!” Well, yeah.