PSA, from a friend: I logged into the Library of Congress site for the blind and disabled, they put up an announcement that if the gov was shut down, it wouldn't affect them. They were funded through 2019.
Yes, that's right. As a user of BARD mobile, I received that message from Don Olson a couple weeks ago. Not that I can remember the reason... Has to do with the type of government agency the Library of Congress is. Must say, I was greatly relieved. At the same time, though, I'm sorry for and angry on behalf of people whose paychecks and/or services would be suspended by a federal government shutdown. You can bet your sweet patootie Pres. Fart would make damn sure *his* paycheck wouldn't be suspended.
Had my followup doctor's appointment today. Blood pressure improved, down from 165 over 90 to 148 over 90, but the P.A. wants further improvement. Since blood work showed high cholesterol (170), he's changing my medication to, if I understood correctly, a tablet that is a combo blood pressure and cholesterol med. Potassium is a touch low. Going to try minor dietary adjustments and if those don't work, he can give me a pill. Really, though, a little extra spinach or a second banana per day doesn't seem too hard. Next followup in January. We had to schedule it for the end of the month to accommodate Dad's upcoming cataract surgery, which after a lot of waiting and rescheduling is set for December Twenty-seventh.
You can substitute a bit of potassium chloride for sodium chloride (salt). Could help blood pressure as well. I limit salt, although I don't know for absolutely certain whether it helps.
A blood pressure monitor might be a good idea; they aren't (or needn't be) expensive. Miyoko has a strong tendency to get nervous and hypertensive when she visits the doctor; first test is high; next one lower; third OK. Doing it at home gets around that. It takes a bit of practice to figure out how to put the cuff on properly, and (counterintuitively) blood pressures run higher in the morning than afternoon or evening. The one we got speaks as well as displaying the blood pressure and pulse; results match those at doctor's office. I can probably figure out where we bought it if you would like.
Re salt, some people's blood pressure is sensitive to it, some not. I forget the explanation.
"If Trump opponents had known a year ago that 2018 would bring so many revelations and comeuppances, we might have assumed that the Trump administration would be entering its terminal phase. But living under Trump has inured many of us to shock; momentous developments, like Cohen being sentenced to three years in prison, end up feeling anticlimactic, particularly with most Republicans refusing to act.
Still, when you consider the events of the last 12 months together, it becomes clear how relentlessly justice has ground forward, and how much Trump and his flunkies have lost. As I was writing this, news broke that federal prosecutors have started a criminal investigation into Trump’s inaugural committee, adding to inquiries into his business, foundation, campaign and presidency. America is still in a perilous place, and even a weakened Trump can torment migrants, pack the courts, wreck the environment and suck up to tyrants. Nevertheless, this is the first year since 2015, when Trump rode down that cursed escalator to launch his bid for office, that is ending more hopefully than it began."
PSA, from a friend:
ReplyDeleteI logged into the Library of Congress site for the blind and disabled, they put up an announcement that if the gov was shut down, it wouldn't affect them. They were funded through 2019.
Yes, that's right. As a user of BARD mobile, I received that message from Don Olson a couple weeks ago. Not that I can remember the reason... Has to do with the type of government agency the Library of Congress is. Must say, I was greatly relieved. At the same time, though, I'm sorry for and angry on behalf of people whose paychecks and/or services would be suspended by a federal government shutdown. You can bet your sweet patootie Pres. Fart would make damn sure *his* paycheck wouldn't be suspended.
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Had my followup doctor's appointment today. Blood pressure improved, down from 165 over 90 to 148 over 90, but the P.A. wants further improvement. Since blood work showed high cholesterol (170), he's changing my medication to, if I understood correctly, a tablet that is a combo blood pressure and cholesterol med. Potassium is a touch low. Going to try minor dietary adjustments and if those don't work, he can give me a pill. Really, though, a little extra spinach or a second banana per day doesn't seem too hard. Next followup in January. We had to schedule it for the end of the month to accommodate Dad's upcoming cataract surgery, which after a lot of waiting and rescheduling is set for December Twenty-seventh.
ReplyDeleteYou can substitute a bit of potassium chloride for sodium chloride (salt). Could help blood pressure as well. I limit salt, although I don't know for absolutely certain whether it helps.
DeleteA blood pressure monitor might be a good idea; they aren't (or needn't be) expensive. Miyoko has a strong tendency to get nervous and hypertensive when she visits the doctor; first test is high; next one lower; third OK. Doing it at home gets around that. It takes a bit of practice to figure out how to put the cuff on properly, and (counterintuitively) blood pressures run higher in the morning than afternoon or evening. The one we got speaks as well as displaying the blood pressure and pulse; results match those at doctor's office. I can probably figure out where we bought it if you would like.
DeleteRe salt, some people's blood pressure is sensitive to it, some not. I forget the explanation.
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ReplyDelete"If Trump opponents had known a year ago that 2018 would bring so many revelations and comeuppances, we might have assumed that the Trump administration would be entering its terminal phase. But living under Trump has inured many of us to shock; momentous developments, like Cohen being sentenced to three years in prison, end up feeling anticlimactic, particularly with most Republicans refusing to act.
Still, when you consider the events of the last 12 months together, it becomes clear how relentlessly justice has ground forward, and how much Trump and his flunkies have lost. As I was writing this, news broke that federal prosecutors have started a criminal investigation into Trump’s inaugural committee, adding to inquiries into his business, foundation, campaign and presidency. America is still in a perilous place, and even a weakened Trump can torment migrants, pack the courts, wreck the environment and suck up to tyrants. Nevertheless, this is the first year since 2015, when Trump rode down that cursed escalator to launch his bid for office, that is ending more hopefully than it began."