Friday, March 7, 2014

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It felt like a Saturday, all day today.  For the most part, yesterday was a very good day, excecpt for the the last 4 hours or so, however, I took some of it as a sign from God.

After my dentist appointment, which was just a 15 minute examination to determine how badly damaged my gums were due to the caked on plaque (that they now refer to as “calculus”)!

I didn’t go to CR, tonight.  Should I feel like a failure about that???  I guess that depends on whose standards I feel like I should be living upon . . .

I DO feel like my life is WAAAY too much on display.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

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3:46pm — Mary’s Market at Edgebrook

I just finished up with an appointment I had with my dentist.  I went in a few weeks ago for  a deep cleaning, but was turned away then because I hadn’t taken an anti-biotic beforehand.  Evidently, this is called “pre-medicating.”  [Since I am on immuno-suppressant drugs, I have to take anti-biotics before seeing a dentist, because they stir up bacteria that could be built up in the teeth]

Well, finally I had my doctor at Northwestern prescribe one for me.  So, today was the rescheduled appointment that I thought would be a “deep cleaning.”  Well, evidently, the tartar/calculus build up has become so bad, that I have gum disease (i.e. “periodontitis”).  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodontitis

Unfortunately, my insurance, didn’t cover what I had done today, which is called “debridement”  (fmd).  So, I had to pay $182.00 out of pocket!

I set up my next appointment for March 6, at 1:00pm.

Monday, February 17, 2014

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10:24PM — 1433 Albany Lane, Rockford, IL  61107

I just sent a text message to Eric Lundstrom:

“Me: Hey Eric! Just wanted yo tell you I had SUCH a vicotorious day, today! Great time w/God, shoveled the driveway, Mike picked me up for JW, (great time there), and had a great little talk with my AWESOME AUSTIN! 10:19 PM”

Austin — I wasn’t able to record our brief conversation today, primarily because I was at a Joseph’s Walk’s meeting which was not that well-attended primarily due to the fact that we were DUMPED on by a lot of snow, today, so I decided not to make a big scene by walking into the little sanctuary area.  I just brought my cell phone with me.

I left the group at about 7:50 — it was a very good group tonight!