Trousered Ape

An exercise in presumption.

Saturday, June 29, 2024

State of the Ape XXVI

As always, thank you for your prayers.

My blood work had to be rescheduled to July, so we don’t yet know what my PSA is doing. The skin cancer surgery on June 10 went off without a hitch; the stiches have dissolved and there’s little trace left. We haven’t heard from the dental clinic about my crown; we’ll have to call and ask.

Since my trip to the hospital on May 12 I’ve had 5 more serious attacks of vertigo, the last a week ago. We went to my ENT doctor on June 21: he thinks there’s a fluid buildup in my right ear (the one affected by Ménière's disease). He put me on a course of prednisone, upped my betahistine dose, and prescribed a nasal spray. We’ll see what happens. Just to be on the safe side, I’m limiting my computer time; there seems to be some evidence that (a) scrolling and (b) switching focus between windows triggers the attacks.

I went for a short walk today, for the first time this month.

I’m working on the FINAL final revisions for Edwina 2, which involves going through the book using Word’s read-aloud feature. I’ve gotten through 11 chapters so far and am surprised at how much tweaking still needed to be done.

The cover for Zoe is underway; also a map of the imaginary lands where her adventures take place.

Our older daughter finally graduated from community college with her Associates degree.

The Bride has started her third Harbor Cove book. She’s also resumed crafting, as (a) it’s something she can do while taking care of me when I’m incapacitated with the dizzies, and (b) she can make a little money selling the finished products. Finally, she’ll be teaching again in the fall and has been given a bit of a raise.

Posted by Bob the Ape 9:54 PM