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I watched The Bucket List.  I know the normal person would say big deal but for me it was a hard thing to do.  I ordered it from Netflix because my wife wanted to see it and I did too...at some point.  It lay next to my TV for almost 3 months (now part of that was out of sight/out of mind thing).  As I watched the movie, I naturally gravitated to thoughts of how it related to me and whether I might have any sort of interest in a bucket list of my own.  I came to the conclusion that I don't.  For me ultimate happiness is being with my family, delving into a good book, sleeping in on cold mornings, playing with Oreo, getting engrossed in a good movie, eating a hot bowl of spaghetti, and playing on my PC.  There are other things that would make the list of course.  But those belong to another life, a life without PH.  I'd give the movie 3.5 out of 5 stars, mostly because of the actors and the relevance of the situation.  I enjoyed the way that the two characters were able to change each other's life in a positive way.  I won't give away anything else in case you haven't seen it, but it's certainly worth a look.

In other news: I voted early this year for the first time ever.  With each day being a crapshoot on how I will feel, I decided to get out on a good day.  The lines had already formed even though I was there before the polls opened.  Standing in line was a bit tough; it reminded me of how I felt at the end of the day when I was working.  I guess it was about an hour's wait.  I had to muster a little manliness in order not to look like I needed a chair.  My decline in stamina was a little shocking considering the "athlete" I had once been.  I wore my O2 in a Camelbak backpack, trimmed for it's new course of duty.  Overall I felt OK afterwards; just don't ask me to do it everyday, ha ha.  

In weird news: It appears I was right all along.  I always knew that holding it in seemed unnatural. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/126730.php  Now I have a good excuse for my wife :-).  

Medically, I have my LFT & coumadin check on Friday. I still haven't heard anything new from the King as to the echo results. I did receive a letter today in the mail from my health insurance that my "prescription" for Ventavis was approved. The PH people really jumped the gun on this one. I almost don't know how to respond when I see them next. I don't want to put up too big of a stink in case I need this somewhere down the road, but I am going to have a pointed conversation and get some answers so I can get this off my chest.

Birthday and holidays coming up in the next couple of months.  My wife brought to my attention a new tech gadget called Kindle.  You can check it out at Amazon.  It's a bit pricey at the moment but for someone who likes to read, it looks really cool.  She & I do gifts a little different than most; we pick out what we want & the other person buys it.  We do share one surprise gift to stay with the spirit of gift giving.  I'm not sure yet if this beats out an oximeter & a wrist wrap BP/pulse reader.  (Sense my sarcasm).  We'll see what happens.  

Other than that not much going on.  I did a little off the wall writing but it wasn't finished so it didn't make this week's blog deadline, maybe next week.  I was also pleased to see that Mason and Mack made it home from the hospital.  I hope they get settled back in with a little more comfort.  

Well, time to visit the pharmacist.  See you guys next week.

T