End of February Update

Tracking my progress on my 2016 Resolutions. Here we are two months (60 days) in and I'm am still ahead of pace. 

For my 2016 bike miles, I've reached 337 miles in the first 60 days of 2016. That's 6.5 miles ahead of the pace needed to reach my goal.

For my reading goals, I am at 4.5 books. Here is my list so far:

1. Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand

2. Heart by Dick Chaney

3. The Real McCoy by Hal McCoy

4. Mercy in the City by Kerry Weber

5. And God Said Play Ball by (in progress)

I also read The Yogi Book. I'm not counting this toward my goal as it is mostly a collection of his sayings with a brief explanation of them. However, I must admit, I did take my time in soaking in the wisdom of many of his statements. Many of them were just "oops" statements though and reminded me of some of our Conversations from Casa de McEntee.

In terms of my health and my situation of waiting, not much has changed. February was in some ways a difficult month. I found myself busier than usual, and honestly a bit frustrated and exhausted from this. I made two trips to Cleveland for various appointments. Those trips seem longer and longer each time. The good news is, I don't have to return until May. The bad news is, either my controller for my LVAD or some batteries continue to malfunction. I had gone six days without disconnect alerts, but they returned on Leap Day. This is disappointing as I had been asked to try using a shoulder bag instead of the lap belt I wore for a year and a half. I have not enjoyed the transition, but am getting used to it. Now that the disconnect alarms are returning, I fear I will have to go back to Cleveland to figure out the next step. Thus my 3-month vacation will be cut short.

I am continuing to volunteer and also to help my Dad with our genealogy. Although I enjoy these things, it requires lots of driving. So I suppose all of these good things together have caused me to become a bit frustrated at times. I have to remind myself, that I still have congestive heart failure and sometimes I need to give myself a day or two just to recharge my batteries. Fortunately I have been able to do that in the last couple of weeks.