Good morning and how are we, today? I hope everyone is doing well. It's a fine day here, so far, but of course, I've learned the hard way, every day is subject to change.
I returned home Friday from attending the unexpected death of my nephew. He was 53 yrs old and although he'd had a stroke about 10 years ago and was disabled because of it, his death was a surprise to everyone, particularly, his parents, my brother and sister-in-law. We aren't meant to outlive our children and there's nothing more heart-wrenching than to watch parents lose a child, even if that child is grown and/or ill.
This was the fourth funeral I've attended since May and my mind is becoming numb from it all. I'm praying this is the end, but of course, we never know.
Anyway, I'm back home and although it's hard to just pick up where you left off, I'm trying to move on. I have tons of things that I've left undone over the summer; now it's time to try to get them finished. We'll see how that works for me. :-)
Weight-wise, I'm not sure where I stand this morning as I haven't weighed yet. I'll wait and do that later in the day. I haven't been eating much the past few days as my stomach has been very picky lately. On the other hand, I haven't been doing a lot of exercise, so the scale can go either way. With the stress I've been under, cortisol has probably been rampant and a gain is likely...
I am scheduled for surgery on Nov 5, to repair/remove the bulge near my navel. Even the surgeon wasn't quite sure what it is... It may be an incisional hernia (most likely since I've had 3 surgeries there) or it could be a Lipoma. If it's a hernia, the surgeon said it would only keep getting more painful as time goes on because it will get larger. Hopefully, that repair will help alleviate some of the abdominal pain I have. Time will tell, I guess.
Anyway, that's my week - I guess the only good thing is that I got to see some more family that I hadn't seen in a long time. It's always nice to do that, but I'd sure rather do it under different circumstances.
I hope your week turned out exactly as you had planned.
~~Wishing everyone a wonderful, successful week~~