dear everyone,

thank you for listening so sympathetically and offering such good advice.

I amcoasting until I get through the lumpectomy and then plan to use my two days off to come up with some alternate biking plans. Unfortunately I do not have a military base around or I would pursue that, but perhaps with enough creative side roading through developments I can avoid all but about 15 miles of school zones and heavy traffic. My night vision is not so good, but I may check it out with a light and see if I can't at least ride through the neighborhood roads which have street lamps.

I am still blue, black, purple and a sort of sicky yellowish green on both arms but the back of my hands and wrists have cleared up. If I have to have any more blood work done I will loudly and frequently request somone other than a student and will not allow so many attempts. I was sort of bemused through the whole thing because I was still trying to absorb what the Dr. said, but when even my trainer threatens to call up the lab and complain on my behalf it sort of gets my attention.

Anyway, thank you for listening. This too will pass, and even though it is a change in my carefree ways to take care of 90 year old FIL, I would rather have him here with uswe than moldering away somewhere so..... I am going to have to pull up my bootstraps, hoist what's left of the ta tas and learn to cope. No doubt two days of drug induced sleep while I recover will help. Plus there is a cold front promised for the weekend and next week which means I won't be riding in 90 degree heat but might actually get some temps in the 80. Whoo hoo tra la tra lay!!! All the more incentive to pull my proverbial **** together.

marni

marni