Just came back from the doctor's. Have been a bit dizzy and light headed the last few days and BP was low (100/50), so hubby (and others) thought I should make our family physician aware. So I did. They didn't find anything. Took bloodwork (again! that's 3 weeks in a row now... but different doctors) and did an EKG. Actually they took 2 EKG's, one messed up (might show an enlarged atrium?), but the second was normal. So we're going to just wait and see... (which is what I would have done anyway).
My BP isn't so low today... and I'm no longer feeling dizzy. So, maybe I'm on the mend. Or as I actually believe - it's just old age reminding me that I'm no spring chicken. Whatever....
This site is basically about life after retirement, but I find it necessary to mention our cats to any readers that didn't follow my "Cats, Coffee, and Chocolate" website. Their stories and pictures can be found there. They too play a big part in our retirement since taking care of 6 inside cats and a host of neighborhood ferals (and their offspring), use up a lot of our time. I should say here that I was once a part of the Veterinary Medical field and hubby and I consider it our contribution to belong to the "catch and release" program. Thus any animal that wonders into our yard (which is fenced and runs down to a creek) can find sanctuary, food, and water there. And if we can catch them, we will vaccinate, spay or neuter, and release. However, some are not going to be caught. That's OK. We do what we can.
I'm learning that it's okay to do what you can. And that that varies from person to person, and even day to day sometimes (what we can cope with, I mean), but it's still *okay*.
ReplyDeleteIt's a hard lesson for me, though -- doing what I am able to and letting the rest go.
It is difficult to come to terms with the realization that you can't save them all...
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