Oh what a day! About ten-thirty I began to feel a familiar pain my groin. This was after Mary and I completed our first round of leg exercise. The pain got worse, I laid down. Yup, my hernia making sure I didn’t forget it.

Waited an hour. Still hurt. Called triage nurse at my clinic. “Sit tight. I’ll call the doctors. You might have to go to the emergency room, then have urgent surgery.” Oh, boy. How I wanted to spend Thursday.

No surgery. Go to Evergreen. Randy Sklar will see you. OK. Decided to drive myself. First time behind the wheel in two months. I remembered. Another bit of confidence restored.

Randy had lost a lot of weight. You’ve lost weight, Randy. So have you! Yep, I have.

Drove back home up Brook Forest/Black Mountain. With all the walking, I was tuckered out but happy.  Glad I didn’t need surgery.

Mary has become my companion. So nice. Family, yes!