Don’s all important doctor’s appointment was at 1pm yesterday. It was close to 3:30 before we were called back to see doctor. Don had an ultrasound of his heart and an electrocardiogram done. Hooray!! Luckily Don’s heart on its own popped back into normal rhythm. For the time being he’s been put on coumadin, it an anticoagulant used to prevent blood clots. Don will need blood work done at the lab at least twice a week. Oh, boy! even more lab fun. Don is also getting a cardiolet stress test (3½ hour test) in March. The hospital is to call on Monday with a date for a sleep study.
I have a sister whom seems to think that it’s extremely important that I do something special this weekend for my 50th birthday. She keeps calling me. She wants me to have a party or for her to take me out to dinner. (The funny part was she wanted my other sister and her with their new boyfriends to take me out! What about my husband??? Not a word was said about him!!) I hate to be a pain in the ass, but that’s not for me. Turning 50 is no big deal; it’s a milestone that everyone will hit if you live long enough. Celebrating your milestone anniversaries is much harder more difficult thing and fewer couples are making to them. It’s something that I’ve been proud to put my time, effort and energy into. When Don and I celebrated our 25 wedding anniversary, it was a time where things were crazy like they are now, Don was in the hospital having back surgery. The only people who even noticed were our kids and parents.
2 comments:
You are right about the anniversaries...I heard on the radio the other day that the divorce rate is 60%. Holy crap! It's something that weighs heavy on my mind sometimes coming from divorced parents myself. It's very refreshing to hear about people who stay married a long time!
My mom turns 50 this month too. She's having similar feelings. We're having a bday party for her, but it's small, at our church, and it's just her family. They haven't all gotten together since last summer, so I thought it was a good reason to!
I'm with you - I feel like our anniversary is much more important than our birthdays. But, I still like to do something nice for myself on my birthday - so go buy some really good bread, and cheese and a bottle of red wine, and take some time just for yourself - that's what I would do :)
Glad to hear Don's heart got it's act together!
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