June 8, 2021 Voice, Stretching, Keys, and Jeep

ggggggggFor several months my voice box was been attacked by stomach acids.  Once my hiatal surgery healed the ENT and I waited for some time to give the larynx to heal.  My voice became stronger but still very raspy accompanied by a constant minor throat soreness.  Finally stopping the excessive coughing did not reduced the throat irritation.  After forgetting to do my nasal inhalers and asthma inhaler one day, I noticed my voice was slightly stronger the next day.  In addition the raspiness was less.  Those medications have been left on the counter for 4 days.  Each day my voice is less raspy, stronger, and throat less irritated.  Think the meds will stay on the shelf unless something changes in a negative way.

Every Tuesday morning we go to Stretch Lab.  Hubby and I get pulled, twisted, stretched, and generally wrung like a rag.  These are not us in any of the photos.  Those are some of the positions into which our 74 and 80 year old bodies are stretched.  Well, attempt to be stretched.  We are improving as there is a monthly evaluation.  We have felt an improvement in balance and flexibility.  I can squat and hold the position long enough to get items from a bottom shelf.  Standing up from the squat is normal, not requiring a hand hold or anything.  

Notice the little cubby holes in the bench?  That is where our personal items are stored during the workout.  Items like purse, cell phone, water bottles, keys, etc.    It is helpful to remember any items placed in the cubby holes.

Items such as keys.  Keys that allow entrance into our apartment.  Keys that you do not realize you do no have with you until you reach the front door of one's apartment.  Keys that require hiking back out to the south parking garage as our garage is closed for painting.  Keys were not found in the car so a drive back to Stretch Lab to retrieve.  Since it is less than a mile between us and Stretch Lab, no big deal.  

Keys retrieved successfully and now we needed lunch.  We ask google to guide us to the nearest Panera Bread.  Google had its mind messed up as it wanted to take us in the wrong direction.  We made it to the bread place.  Chicken salad sandwich to split and a couple of cinnamon crunch bagels.  We were ready to be home in our recliners for the afternoon.

Now for the Jeep part of our day.  In February during the ice storm time frame some one decided the Jeep was a place to live for a few days.  The doors had not been put on but a cloth cover was over the entire Jeep.  The glove box had been cleaned out including the owners manual.  The GPS had been torn from its holder.  Hubby was very frustrated.  If the doors had been on that would not have happened.  Doors were immediately reinstalled.

As we went to the car this morning on the way to Stretch Lab I noticed the side window of the soft top was partially unzipped.  No time to check what had been done until we returned from our stretch appointment.  Not only had the side window been opened and some things disturbed, the back window was unzipped.  Stored in the back was a hitch mount canvas storage bag full of straps, chains, jumper cables, and other things we do not remember.  This bag is what we would pack camping and travel items in when on vacations.  The bag and contents now belong to someone else.  Ugh.  We will access if we need to replace that as we are not tent camping these days.

Hubby and his beloved Jeep

Our parking garage is not secure.  Our assigned parking place is on the first floor parking.  This is now the third vandalism on our vehicles.  One was a broken window on the CMax, two times the Jeep has been entered with out permission.  With the Jeep having a soft top, entry can be made by simply loosening the velcro cover and unzip the zip closure.   Today we made the decision to request a second assigned parking place on a higher floor of the garage.  Our hope is this will discourage someone messing with Hubby's Jeep.  One can only hope.  

Our lost, well used bag : (

 

The positive for the day is we are ok and #1 Sister is managing her chemo and now radiation fairly well.  Sister #2 is doing well following her AFib event.  Generally speaking is life is good.  So, y'all all take care and stay safe.

Janice