Past 3 Weeks

Ive fallen a few more times; in the hospital since late September until moving   into   this  nursing home last Friday,


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Wednesday Guests

My nurse Anwar came by and told me to start eating more.

My friend Holly from KQED came by and talked to me about work things and my memoir.

I realize that people have been visiting because they sense I am at a certain stage of life -- or death.

And I really appreciate that.

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Speed Bumps

They're building them on my block. That is a good thing -- people drive too fast around here.

My own speed bump came in the mail -- a $6,000 + medical bill. I can't understand with all the insurance I have how that is possible.

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My French Grandchildren in France

Luca, Sophia and Daisy and an unidentified cat.

Aidan's 25th Birthday

I woke up feeling weak today. It was hard to stand up.

My friend Tomoko came by & brought me a fresh-baked apple pie.

Then I went out with Aidan and Dylan, their girlfriends and Connie to a ramen restaurant in Hayes Valley. Ramen has become the new cool food! We celebrated Aidan's birthday...

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Retirement

It's all official now; I signed the docs & sent them in.

You don't know what you've injured until a few days after a fall. I've hurt one arm and a hip.

For some reason my stomach muscles are hurting also -- probably from trying to stand up so many times.

It's foggy here.

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Weak Week

I fell out of bed last night; slipped actually. It took me two hours of scrooching around this apartment to find a purchase where I could hoist myself onto a place, lying, sitting and then standing.

It felt so good to stand up again.

Today my nurse, Anwar, came by. My vital signs are fine.

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