Grump Central Archive: Week of 11 April 2021

Saturday, 24 April 2021

The kitchen is inching closer to completion. While I was in the hospital, a package arrived containing two pieces of glass: the doors for the china cabinet. After returning home, I summoned every ounce of energy I had to install the doors, which to be honest was a fairly trivial effort. Just install the four hinges on the cabinet frame, lock the glass panels into the hinges, and attach the handles; it was a bigger challenge opening the package. It's remarkable what a significant difference it makes in the kitchen's appearance—I'm frequently startled by the reflection of the glass when I catch it in the corner of my eye.


Friday, 23 April 2021

After my week-long stay in the hospital, there will be a few changes around these parts. In particular, I used to update this website sometime during the night, between midnight and 3-4 AM. In the hospital, I asked about how to deal with my anxiety, which interfered with my sleeping, and they prescribed Ambien. Now I have a new friend: Ambien allows me to sleep past 4 AM; in fact, I've been rising after the sun for the first time in I've no idea how long. So the website won't be updated until after I'm up and awake, say 6-7 AM. It's amazing how much this all makes me feel like a normal human being! Would have been nice to know about this decades ago...


Thursday, 22 April 2021

I'm finally back from the hospital. First I was supposed to be released Saturday. Then Saturday became Monday. Then, out of an abundance of caution, Monday became Tuesday. All because I'm facing multiple acute issues: continued deterioration of the heart, with a lower ejection fraction, two valves that have become leaky, and an irregular heart rhythm.

Naturally everyone wants to know how I feel. To be honest, I feel like shit—not much better than I felt before I went into the hospital a week ago. "But... that makes no sense. You just came from the hospital, so you ought to be feeling better." I arrived home with a half-dozen very potent new drugs, and my body needs time to acclimate to them. This is a slow process that can take weeks, during which time I'm going to feel pretty awful.


Wednesday, 14 April 2021

Please note that I'll be in the hospital having some tests done and getting some new meds. There won't be any updates for a few days, so no cause for concern. I will have access to email while I'm there.


Tuesday, 13 April 2021

12 April across seven years, starting with 2015 at the top left.


Monday, 12 April 2021

Whilst waiting for the dishwasher to show up, I decided to finally make a modification to the bathroom I've been wanting to do since around June 2020—that's when I installed the tub and quickly realized the access to it was quite inadequate. Plus, with me becoming weaker and less flexible each day, I was keen to get it done. So I engineered a plan for a second step. As a bonus, it serves as a place to sit down whilst drying. The grandkids are sure fascinated. In other news, I've added two new film & TV reviews.


Sunday, 11 April 2021

Still here. Not much else to say.

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