Wed

-- 12:25a  Bed (in recliner)

--   1:30a  Bed

--   8:55a  Up

--   9:15a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

-- 11:00p  Managed 15 min walk

-- 11:05p  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:23a  "Ted Lasso" (04/19/23)

--   3:20p  +"Morning Show, The" (09/17/21, s2x1)

I saw the first season three years ago but don't really remember much.

I'm not sure if I should bother with this show -- it just seems too complex for me to follow.

--   3:22p - 3:29p  Tony called

--   4:07p  Skim Ch5 news

--   4:30p  Nap

--   5:25p  Up

--   5:40p  Dinner @home: chef-curated double-protein bowl (with chicken, rice & broc).

Bought yesterday @Bibibop.  The chef should be ashamed of himself;  "Simpsons, The"

--   6:34p  "ET"

--   7:13p - 7:25p  Carla called to report on her harrowing return from Ashville.

--   9:50p  Finished reading storylines on fandom about Jennifer Aniston's and

Reese Witherspoon's characters on "The Morning Show" to remind myself about what

happened in the first season and realized there were lots of aspects that I don't

remember and I'm still a bit lost.

-- 10:17p  "Ted Lasso" (04/26/23)

-- 11:00p  Watched ball drop on ABC.

-- 11:09p  Rewound to watch on CBS.  I don't know who the hosts are.

-- 11:12p  Rewwound to watch on NBC.  I don't know who the hosts are.

-- 11:53p  "The Dance" (actual start 11:42p) on Ch7.

But then it said to watch the full presentation online.

(I think it might have been on earlier at 9:30p).

They switched to Chicago coverage at 11:48p.

The countdown was projected on Merchandise Mart, then fireworks along the river.

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Tue

-- 12:00a  Bed

--   1:30a  Switch to recliner

--   9:00a  Woken by "On this day" notification.

I don't know where that's coming from -- I've only started seeing it recently.

I had left my phone facing down, which might have stopped other notifications but

I don't know why that one broke through.  There was a "mute this notification" link,

so I clicked on that.

--   9:10a  Up

--   9:45a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

-- 11:23a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:40a  "Pluribus" (12/05/25)

-- 12:45p  "Ted Lasso" (04/05/23) ...

--   1:05p  Leaving for 1:30p follow-up with Cardiology PA

--   2:15p  Arrive for lunch @Kura Revolving Sushi Bar: 4 plates.

Also picked up curated double chicken bowl @Bibibop.

Also got 1c Jr bacon cheeseburger (w/o cheese) at Wendy's with purchase (baked potato). 

--   3:07p  Home;  "Inside Edition"

--   4:57p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:10p  Nap

--   6:55p  Up;  "ET"

--   7:28p  "Pluribus" (12/12/25)

--   8:43p  "Ted Lasso" (04/12/23)

-- 10:15p  Skim Ch2 news

-- 10:41p  "Pluribus" (12/19/25)

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Mon

--   1:10a  Bed

--   8:00a  Woken by notifications on phone.

I don't remember it doing that when coming out of sleep mode, although I'm not sure why not.

--   8:25a  Up;  It's 19F with -9F wind chill

--   8:50a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

--   9:50a  Put out garbage

-- 10:19a  "Pluribus" (11/28/25)

-- 11:20a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 11:35a - 11:50p  Physical therapy at home

She observed me walking all the way up and down the stairs.  This was final visit.

-- 12:19p  "The View" (12/05/25)

--   1:00p  Nap

--   1:54p  Woken by a charity call

--   2:15p  "Ted Lasso" (03/29/23)

--   3:30p  Visiting nurse arrived

--   3:50p  Dinner @home: leftover shrimp chop suey;  "Animal Control" (12/28/25, s4x1)

--   4:54p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:32p  "ET"

--   9:15p  "Inside Edition"

--   9:33p - 10:14p  Called EJB.  He has no news.

-- 10:20p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 11:10p  Bed (in recliner)

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Sun

-- 12:00a  Bed

--   2:00a  Switch to recliner

--   3:15a  Bed

--   8:30a  Up

--   9:00a  Breakfast @home: PB&T

--   9:06a  Tony called to offer to bring me McD, but I told him I went out twice yesterday,

although, because it's raining, I'm staying in today -- and I'm already having breakfast.

-- 10:29a  There is a thunderstorm

-- 11:00a  Nap

--   1:00p  Up

>>>   1:09p  "Pluribus" (11/07/25) on AppleTV+

In a world overtaken by a mysterious wave of forced happiness, 

A curmudgeonly novelist, one of the immune few, must uncover what's really going on - 

and save humanity from its artificial bliss.  From the creator of "Breaking Bad".

~~  The 1st person infected was named Jenn. The costume designer is also a Jennifer.

~~  24 mins in, a 50-yr-old nonsmoker decided to have a cig for no reason.

~~  This has sort of a zombie vibe and I gave up on "The Walking Dead" after the 1st season,

but it's not a typical zombie story, so I probably will keep watching -- also because we're

still in ch holiday hiatus.

--   3:25p  Managed 15 min walk

--   3:30p  Dinner @home: soup (Chunky beef with country veg)

 

--   4:08p  "Ted Lasso" (03/15/23, s3x1)

I watched the previous episode a year ago.

--   5:10p  Skim Ch5 news

--   6:15p  Managed 15 min walk

--   6:31p  "Pluribus" (11/07/25, ep2)

After watching this episode, I asked Copilot some questions and it seems to be 

very confused about a particular character.  The episode is called "The Pirate Lady"

and I asked it why and it said it's because the character wears an eyepatch, but I didn't

see an eypatch.  It seems that I'm not going to be able to use Copilot to help me

understand this series.

--   9:00p  "Pluribus" (11/14/25)

-- 10:04p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 10:30p  "Pluribus" (11/21/25)

Two of the first people Carol speaks to are played by actors whose last names 

are 6 letters ending in "ller".

-- 11:55p  "Ted Lasso" (03/22/23)

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Sat

--   2:10a  Up;  Unable to sleep;  "The View"  (12/08/25)

--   3:45a  Bed (in recliner)

--   4:15a  Bed

--   9:12a  Up

--   9:40a  Leaving to pickup breakfast @McD

-- 10:19a  Inside after walking outside for 7 + 9 mins

-- 10:25a  Breakfast @home:  sausage/egg McMuffin (free with loyalty points) + apple raisin oatmeal

-- 11:04p  Finished walk1ng 15 mins inside

-- 12:21p  After semi-napping;  ... "English Teacher"- (10/16/25, ep2)

--   2:14p  "Severance" (02/28/25)

--   3:35p  Leaving to pickup dinner @China Star

--   4:17p  Inside after walking 12 mins and talked to neighbor;  

--   4:20p  Dinner @home: shrimp chop suey;  "Adults"- (06/18/25, ep2)

--   5:00p  Semi-nap in recliner

--   5:26p  Skim Ch2 news

--   6:37p  "Severance" (03/07/25)

--   7:37p  "Severance" (03/14/25)

--   9:00p  "Severance"- (03/21/25, s2x10)

-- 10:30p  Skim Ch5 news

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Fri

--   3:15a  Up;  Unable to sleep

--   4:00a  Bed (in recliner)

--   5:00a  Bed

--   8:15a  Up

--   8:45a  Breakfast @home: PB&T;  Took AM meds

-- 11:45a  Tony picked me up for 12p follow-up with surgical NP.

Tony was a bit late because his car battery died, so he borrowed daughter's car.

-- 12:15p  Brought into exam room.

He cleaned the glue off from the incisions and checked that I wasn't in any pain, so he OK'd me to drive.

-- 12:56p  Home

--   1:23p  "Severance" (02/14/25)

--   2:33p  "Severance" (02/21/25) ...

--   3:10p  Nap

--   3:40p  Up

--   3:55p  Leaving to pickup dinner @Portillo's drive-thru;   Also picked-up Rx's.

--   4:37p  Home;  Dinner @home: Italian beef;  "English Teacher" (10/16/25)

--   5:15p  Skim Ch7 news

--   7:20p  Managed 10 min walk

--   8:04p  "Stumble" (12/19/25);  Monica played Monica.

-- 10:03p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:35p  Bed

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Thu

--   9:30a  Woken by text from Tony that his oven is broken.

--   9:52a - 10:10a  Tony called

-- 10:30a  Breakfast @home: PB&T;  Took AM meds

-- 12:23p  Managed 10 min walk

-- 12:30p  Signed in on laptop to free AppleTV+ for 2 mo with the previous purchase 

of my new FireTV and started trying to watch on the FireTV, but it seems to be stuck

in a one-week-free process, so, I'm watching on my laptop, hoping that watching one episode

will somehow jumpstart the process on the TV.

-- 12:44p  "Severance" (01/19/25, s2x1)

I watched the "Previously on" and remember very few details of where I left off!

--   2:36p  Sue arrived with a piece of coconut cream pie that they would have

served me if their oven hadn't broken.  Tony had determined that the igniter was

burned out, but he can't get

--   2:49p  "Severance" (01/24/25, s2x2)

I tried to switch back to the FireTV, but it's still not syncing.

I asked Copilot and it said I was right not to accept the free week.  The problem

was that I tried to watch by selecting the series through voice input and I did that

because AppleTV was NOT on the short list of apps displayed on the home screen.

Copilot instructed me to select "Find" and then look for AppleTV.  It was there

and then it allowed me to install the app.

~~  After that, it gave a choice of signing up using the TV remote, but it seemed

easier to go through a webpage and enter a code displayed on the TV screen, but it

said it was invalid.  Copilot said it was a known bug, so I had to go the long route

and sign up by entering my userid my selecting letters one at a time on the screen.

But, at least, that worked.

--   3:52p  Tony called to ask how I liked the pie but I said I'm waiting until after dinner.

--   4:50p  Managed 10 min walk

--   5:00p  Dinner @home: Lean Cuisine (glazed turkey);  Skim Ch2 news

--   5:51p  "English Teacher" (10/09/25, ep2)

--   6:50p  Managed 10 min walk

--   7:00p  "Severance' (01/31/25)

--   8:21p  "Severance" (02/07/25)

-- 10:11p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:55p  Bed

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Wed

-- 12:10a  Bed

--   5:02a  Up

--   6:20a  Bed (in recliner)

--   7:00a  Bed

--   8:15a  Up

--   9:00a  Breakfast @home: Cheerios;  Took AM meds

-- 10:00a - 10:10a  Tony called

-- 10:10a  Occ Therapist arrived (final session)

-- 11:24a  OT left

-- 11:28a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:32p  Carla arrived

--   1:12p  Arrived for lunch @Naf Naf: chicken pita + soup (lentil)

We first went to Walgreens but it was a madhouse, so we left.

I had Carla drive my car so it wouldn't be inactive so long.

--   4:42p Carla left.

She found my tablet, external CD drive, heavy-duty extension cord, oximeter, and

tax form needed to file estimated tax.

--   5:51p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:30p  Nap in recliner

--   7:00p  Up

--   8:28p  "English Teacher" (10/09/25)

--   9:21p  "Adults" (06/18/25)

-- 10:06p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:40p  Bed

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Tue

--   6:10a  Up

--   7:00a  Breakfast @home: PB&T;  Took AM meds;  Skim Ch7 news

--   9:05a  Picked up by Lyft driver

--   9:20a  Arrived for 9:40a follow-up visit with primary PA

--   9:25a  Brought into exam room

--   9:40a  Home

-- 10:52a - 10:58a  Returned call from Tony.

-- 11:10a - 11:18a  Jeri called

-- 11:25a  ... "Paper, The"

-- 12:30p  Nap

--   1:10p  Up

--   1:25p  Walked 5 mins

--   1:30p  "Stumble" (12/12/25)

--   2:45p  Visiting nurse arrived (on the late side).

She was very talkative, but not much seemed relevant.

She felt the need to call primary's office to check on the status of one Rx.

--   3:45p  Nurse left

--   4:00p  Dinner @home: soup (Chunky sirloin burger)

--   4:30p  Retrieved mail and changed battery in garage door opener keypad.

That's all that was needed to fix it!

--   5:04p  "Inside Edition"

All of today's "Jeopardy" players had "LL" in either first or last name.

--   5:45p  "Happy/s Place"

--   6:30p  Skim Ch7 news

--   7:04p  "Tracker" (12/07/25);  Watching out of order.

--   7:30p - 9:23p  Called Larry W who is now living in TX.  I haven't spoken to him

25 years, but he found me on linkedin.com.

-- 10:20p  Skim Ch7 news

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Mon

-- 12:15a  Bed

--   3:50a  Switched to recliner

--   8:03a  Up

--   8:35a  Breakfast @home: PB&T;  Took AM meds

--   8;50a  Put out garbage

-- 10:40a  OT arrived 40 mins late;  She had me walk 5 mins around house.

Then she checked that I could sit and get up from toilet, and chair in shower.

She had me simulate preparing dinner.

-- 11:30a  PT arrived 30 mins late;  She had me walk 10 mins around house

And then she had me walk down to the basement and back up.

-- 11:58a  PT left

-- 12:15p  Skim Ch2 news

--   1:02p  "Cleaning Lady, The"-- (06/03/25, ep2)

--   2:08p  Finished long conversation with Duly pharmacist about all my meds.

--   3:10p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:20p  Finished 10 min walk

--   4:30p  Dinner @home: soup (Chunky spicy chicken noodle);  "English Teacher" (10/02/25, ep3)

--   5:04p  Skim Ch7 news

--   7:00p  Nap

--   7:50p  Up

--   8:10p  Finished 10 min walk;  "Elsbeth"

--   8:25p - 9:12p  Jeri called

-- 10:08p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 11:50p  Bed

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Sun

-- 12:15a  Bed (in recliner)

-- 12:40a  Switched to bed

--   7:50a  Up

--   9:03a  Winter solstice

--   9:15a  Breakfast @home: PB&T;  Took AM meds

--   9:36a  "Meet the Press"

-- 10:50a  Managed 15 min walk;  "Face the Nation"

-- 11:12a  "This Week";  The author of "1929" was interviewed about The Great Depression.

-- 12:00p  "Watson";  Sherlock mentioned The Great Depression.  Has a character named Adam.

--   1:55p  Managed 10 min walk

--   2:37p  "Paper, The";  Has a character named Adam.

--   3:36p  "Adults" (06/11/25, ep2)

--   4:35p  Managed 10 min walk

--   5:00p  Dinner @home: soup (Chunky beef with country veg);  Skim Ch5 news

--   7:10p  Managed 10 min walk

--   7:33p  "60 Minutes"; started 30 mins late;  There was a Jeneba.

-- 10:00p  Skim Ch7 news

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Sat

--   3:00a  Switched to recliner

--   3:48a  Up;  "Krapopolis"

--   4:55a  Back to bed

--   8:10a  Up

--   8:45a  Breakfast @home: PB&T;  Took AM meds

-- 10:25a  Managed 5 min walk

-- 11:01a  "Tracker" (12/07/25)

-- 12:40p  Nap in recliner

--   1:18p  Up

--   2:10p  Managed 10 min walk

--   3:25p  "Watson" (12/08/25);  Shannon plays Shannon.

--   4:00p  Dinner @home: soup (Chunky chicken noodle)

--   5:07p  Skim Ch5 news

--   5:50p  Managed 10 min walk.

--   5:59p  "Elsbeth" (12/11/25)

--   7:30p  Managed 10 min walk

--   7:32p  "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage" (12/11/25)

-- 10:00p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 10:35p  "SNL"

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Fri

--   6:30a  Up;  The app says I got about 4 hours and 20 mis sleep. I got a sleep score of 8 out of 100. 

They use a jet engine to heat the room.

--   7:00a  Ordered breakfast and got initial meds

--   7:35a  Breakfast @ Good Sam: veggie omelet

--   7:45a  "Happy's Place"

--   8:30a  "St Denis Medical"

-- 10:00a  "The View"

-- 12:45p  Cardiologist said I could go home so they just have to work through the discharge procedure.

--   1:00p  Lunch @Good Sam: chicken salad sandwich, soup (vegetable)

--   1:15p  "Paper, The"

--   3:00p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:49p  Tony drove me home

--   4:40p  Finished scheduling follow-up visit with primary PA.

--   4:42p - 4:47p  Carla called

--   6:16p  "Stumble" (12/05/25)

--   6:53p - 7:23p  Jeri called

--   8:52p  "ET"

-- 10:12p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:45p  Bed

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Thu

-- 12:15a  Bed

--   8:10a  Woke and responded to texts while still lying in bed.

--   8:30a  Sat up and had vertigo, so layed back down.

Sat up a little differently, and I seem to be OK.

--   9:00a  Breakfast @home; cereal (raisin bran)

--   9:15a  Took AM meds

-- 10:04a  "The View"

-- 11:04a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:10p  Occ Therapist arrived late.

When I got up to answer the door, I got very shaky.

She called primary's office, who advised her to call 911.

--   2:01p  Arrived @Good Sam ER via ambulance

--   6:30p  Dinner @Good Sam: Meatloaf

-- 10:35p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:50p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:35p  "Seth Meyers"

-- 11:55p  Bed

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Wed

--   1:30a  Switched to bed

--   7:00a  Up

--   7:35a  Took AM meds

--   8:40a  Breakfast @home; cereal (rice chex)

--   8:24a  Tony picked me up for Cardiology followup

--   8:40a  Arrived for 8:50a appointment.  Nurse took EKG.

After, they suggested that I go to the lab to get blood drawn but they said it was too early.

--   9:43a  Home

-- 10:08a  "The View"

-- 11:33a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:40p  Don & Marla arrived with lunch from McD: McRib

--   1:55p  Neighbor, JL, having just returned from FL, stopped by.

--   2:50p  Don & Marla left

--   3:03p  "Inside Edition"

--   4:10p  Skim Ch7 news

--   5:46p - 6;18p  Tony and Sue called

--   6:33p  "ET"

--   7:10p  "Survivor"-

--   8:21p  Disgusting break

--   8:57p  Back to "Survivor"

-- 10:10p  Skim Ch5 news;  Started 10 mins late

-- 11:00p  "Stephen Colbert";  Started 22 mins late.

-- 11:13p  "Jimmy Kimmel"; Started 22 min late

-- 11:42p  "Seth Meyers";  Started 10 mins late

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Tue

-- 12:15a  Bed

--   3:40a  Up;  "Jimmy Fallon"

--   5:00a  Bed (in recliner)

--   6:00a  Switched to bed

--   8:10a  Up

--   8:45a  Breakfast @home; cereal (Cheerios)

--   9:00a  Took AM meds

-- 10;00p  Managed a 10 min walk;  "The View"

-- 11:00a  Physical therapist arrived

She observed me walking up stairs, getting into and out of bed.

She gave me a set of 6 leg exercises to do.  

-- 11:30a  Left, and will return on Monday.

--   3:13p  "Inside Edition"

Preempted :12 - :22 for press conference about charges filed in Reiner murders.

Only 2 of today's "Jeopardy" players have first names starting with a vowel that

is immediately followed by "van" -- Evan and Ivanna.

--   4:10p  Dinner @home: tuna;  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:02p  "Abbott Elementary"

---  7:03p  "ET"

--   7:24p  "Matlock";  Jennifer Kindhouse played a city atty.

-- 10:05p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:36p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:49p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:39p  "Seth Meyers"

-- 11:45a  Bed (in recliner)

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Mon

-- 12:00a  Bed (in recliner)

--   2:00a  Switched to bed

--   7:30a  Up

--   7:50a  Breakfast @home; cereal (raisin bran)

--   8:10a  Took AM meds

--   8;44a  Managed a 10 min walk

--   9:00a  "Ghosts" (12/04/25)

--   9:44a - 9:52a  Tony called

--   9:56a - 10:07a  Tony called again but I had stepped away from my phone.

I answered on my watch and said I'm away from phone -- thinking he could hear me

but I didn't expect to be able to hear him.  But I heard him on my watch -- but he

couldn't hear me.  I'm not sure why.

-- 10:18a  "The View"

-- 11:30a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12;23p  Managed an 11 min walk

-- 12:46p  "Matlock" (12/04/25)  Watching on phone with Xfinity Stream

--   2:40p  Nap

--   3:20p  "Inside Edition"

All of today's contestants have first names starting with "E".

--   4;00p  Managed a 10 min walk;  Skim Ch7 news

--   4:20p  Dinner @home: soup (Chunky chili mac);  "Simpsons, The" (12/07/25)

--   6:45p  "ET" (100% Rob Reiner)

--   7;10p  Managed a 10 min walk

--   6:45p  "ET"

--   7:24p  "Krapopolis" (12/07/25)

--   8:50p  "Paper, The" (12/01/25)

2nd show I saw today that portrayed a school play.

--   9:28p  "Shifting Gears"

-- 10:09p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:37p  "Stephen Colbert"

Had a short open to mention the tragedies, but they're still going to do a comedy show.

-- 10:54p  "Jimmy Kimmel";  Started normally.

-- 11:37p  "Seth Meyers";  Started normally

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Sun

-- 12:25a  Bed (in recliner)

--   1:30a  Switched to bed

--   4:50a  back to recliner

--   7:25a  Up

--   8:15a  Breakfast @home: cereal (rice chex)

--   8:35a  Took AM meds

--   8:45a - 8:53a  Shower

-- 10:15a  Carla arrived with Gina

Later, Carla found my external hard disk backup, and some other things that were missing.

-- 10:20a  "This Week"

-- 12:03p  "St. Denis Medical"

--   1:40p  Gina left

--   2:05p  Carla left

--   2:15p  Nap

--   3:15p  Up

--   3:24p  "Neighborhood, The"

--   3:24p  "Neighborhood, The";  They had chicken parm.

--   4:45p  Dinner @home: Turkey & stuffing

--   5:00p  Skim Ch5 news

--   5:11p - 5:22p  Tony called looking for ideas on Chinese restaurants.

--   6:12p  "DMV"

--   7:49p  "60 Minutes"

-- 10:03p  Skim Ch7 news

-- 10:36p  "Watson" (12/01/25)

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Sat

-- 12:05a  Bed (in recliner)

--   2:00a  Set thermometer up one degree;  Switched to bed

--   4:30a  back to recliner

--   8:00a  Up

--   8:50a  Took AM meds

--   9:00a  Visiting nurse expected

--   9:25a  She arrived

--   9:54a  Replacement remote was delivered, but we didn't hear it.

-- 10:33a  She left without being able to check BP -- her apparatus just broke with previous client.

-- 10:45a  Breakfast @home: turkey bologna

-- 10:20a - 10:29a  Tony called

-- 11:51a  "Abbott Elementary" (12/03/25)

-- 12:40p  Nap

-- 12:55p - 1:05p  Neighbor, JL, called from FL.

--   1:54p  "Elsbeth" (12/04/25)  [Watching on FireTV, because TiVo cable had gotten loose]

Had to reset password and enter confirmation codes multiple times and then it kept playing

the wrong episode.  Every time I have to watch a sequence of ads before it started and I

could see that it was the wrong episode.

--   2:30p  Finally started watching, but I wanted to turn closed-captioning on and

that took another half-hour to find out that it's not easily done (if possible at all?)

--   5:02p  Skim Ch5 news

--   5:30p  Dinner @home: soup (Chunky chicken & sausage gumbo); "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage" (12/04/25)

--   5:45p  "Happy's Place" (12/05/25)

--   7:23p  "Murder in a Small Town"- (12/02/25)

-- 10:06p  Skim Ch2 news

-- 10:35p  "SNL"

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Fri

-- 12:05a  Bed (in recliner)

--   2:45a  Up

--   4:05a  Breakfast @home: Cheerios

--   5:00a  Bed

--   7:30a  Up

--   8:00a  Lunch @home: sardines

--   8:15a  Took AM meds

-- 10:00a  "The View"

-- 11:03a  Skim Ch2 news

-- 12:03p  "English Teacher" (10/02/25, ep2)

-- 12:53p  "Brilliant Minds" (12/01/25)

--   2:05p  Carla arrived

--   4:00p  Skim Ch7 news

--   4:50p  Carla arrived

--   5:00p  "Shifting Gears" (12/03/25);  Dinner @home: soup (Chunky sirloin & veg)

--   6:05p  Nap

--   7:35p  "ET"

--   9:00p  "Inside Edition"

-- 10:04p  Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:55p  "Jimmy Fallon" (Wed);  They mentioned a cheese recall.

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Thu

-- 12:40a  Bed (in recliner)

--   4:00a  Moved to bed

--   6:15a  Up;  App gave me an energy score of 76 which it labels as "good".

--   6:30a  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:45a  Breakfast @home: Cheerios

--   7:40a  Finished taking AM meds

-- 10:00a  "The View"

-- 10:50a  Tony picked me up for  11:20a hospital follow-up appointment with PCP's PA.

-- 11:01a  Arrived;  He left me off and he went to the DG library.

-- 11:30a  Escorted into exam room.

Later, when talking to Jeri, it seems that they neglected to weigh me.

-- 11:40a  PA arrived;  Incisions seem to be healing well.

-- 12:46p  Home. Lunch @home: maki rolls;  It seems they have a new vendor and I was disappointed.

--   2:00p  Went upstairs and napped in recliner.

--   2:44p - 3:27p  Jeri & Joel called

--   3:36p  "Inside Edition"

There is a Jennifer on "Jeopardy" today.

--   4;00p - 4:34p  Carla called and then I found the stapler of my desk.

She reported that she saw "Wicked 2" with Jeremy

--   4:42p  Skim Ch7 news

--   6:40p  Dinner @home: popcorn;  "ET"

--   7:00p  Nap

--   8:00p  Up

--   8:17p  "Inside Edition" (Tue)

Tues' "Jeopardy" had a Jenna.

--   9:14p - 9:56p  Called EJB and informed him about my surgery.  He had no news.

-- 10:00p   Skim Ch5 news

-- 10:37p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 10:50p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 11:40p  "Seth Meyers"

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Wed

-- 12:50a  Bed

--    2:00a  Moved to recliner

--    5:00a  Back to bed

--    6:15a  Up

--    7:00a  Started organizing morning pills

--    7:20a  Finished taking pills

--    7:37a  Finished breakfast @home: raisin bran

-- 10:00a  "The View"

-- 11:00a  Ch7 news

-- 11:24a  Doctor's office called with questions.

-- 12:09p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

--   3:07p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:45p  Nancy brought supplies

--   4:00p  Ch7 news

--   5:45p  Tony & Sue picked me up and then we went to pick up new TV (ordered earlier)

--   6:08p  Arrived for dinner @Patio: 1/4 rotisserie chicken

--   6:54p  Home

--   7:34p  Tony & Sue left after they physically setup my new Insignia Fire TV.

--   9:15p  "Survivor" (after working on additional setup).

-- 10:19p  Skim Ch7 news

(I wanted to watch Ch5, but the battery on that TiVo remote just died.)

-- 10:37p  "Jimmy Kimmel"  (It seems that TiVo wasn't recording this, but it's in buffer.)

-- 10:37p  "Jimmy Kimmel"

-- 10:51p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:42p  Managed to find new batteries for remote: "Seth Meyers"

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Tue

-- 12:15a  Finished shower.

-- 12:25a  About to go to bed but laptop had the BitLocker Blue Screen of Death.

--    1:15a  After entering 48-digit key, finished updating blog and I'm

ready to sleep in recliner.

--    4:00a  Woken to take vitals

--    4:45a  Woken for blood draw.

I suggested that I should be considered on a Day Zero Protocol.

I said that I was supposed to be ready to go home yesterday but only stayed

for my sister to be available, so, if I had gone home, I wouldn't have had a blood draw.

She said that I could refuse, but I was already awake, so I let her do it.

--    5:15a  Nurse brought meds, but also had a shot that I wouldn't have at home,

but I let her give it to me.

--   7:20a  Breakfast @Good Sam: scrambled eggs, turkey sausage, homestyle potatoes

--   9:10a  Cardiology PA left

--   9:13a - 9:19a  Called Jeri back

--   9:35a  Finished 1st walk around the floor today.

-- 10:02a  "The View"

-- 11:00a  Ch7 news

-- 11:30a  Nurse reported that discharge orders are on the computer.

The pharmacy now has to work on filling the Rx's and they'll be calling me

to give me instructions -- even though they'll be written down.

--   1:10p  Lunch @Good Sam: salmon, sweet potatoes (didn't seem so), broccoli

--   2:16p  Arrived home

--   4:14p  I am completely discombobulated

Flat screen TV remote is missing.   The TV has no buttons.

Analog TV has buttons but I can't change channels because I don't seem to have the right TiVo remote.    Tablet is missing -- they were in the same vicinity originally.

Land line wasn't working but I talked Carla though tracing wires and I got it working.

--   5:40p  Carla left

--   5:52p  I heard a notification on my phone -- but I couldn't find my phone.

I was able to use landline to call it and found it fell between kitchen.

Pole lamp in den is leaning and will probably fall -- I can't fix this.

--   8:12p  Ordered replacement remote but it won't arrive until Sat.

--   9:16p - 9:59p  Tony & Sue called

-- 10:00p  Ch5 news

-- 10:35p  "Jimmy Fallon"

-- 11:36p  "Seth Meyers"

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Mon

--   4:45a  Woken with bright lights and a blood draw

--   5:30a  Alarm sounded when I lifted my butt to shift it;  Got morning meds.

--   6:55a  Turned on morning shows

I stayed in the recliner all night and was comfortable.  It seems that the key is 

NOT to use pillows under back.  However, I doubt that I got more than 3 hours of sleep.

--   8:18a - 8:36a  Called Jeri back

--   8:39a  Breakfast @Good Sam: scrambled eggs, turkey sausage, homestyle potatoes

--   9:36a  Cardiology PA left.  He thinks I can go home today.

-- 10:06a  Physical therapy evaluation ended.

He seems to believe I'm OK with stairs.  He gave advise on possibly taking one step

at a time, and walking up sideways. 

-- 10:12a - 10:24a  Called Jeri to give report

-- 10:42a  Discharge manager finished talking to me.  I gave her Carla's number.

-- 11:22a - 11:37a  Carla called back after talking to the case manager.

-- 12:40p  Lunch @Good Sam: soup (veg), chicken salad sandwich

--   1:15p  Finished 2nd walk.  I wore shoes this time.

--   1:36p - 1:42p  Carla called

--   2:10p  OT came by to quiz me about the rules and check out my mobility.

--   2:25p  Cardiologist came and asked how I'd feel about going home today.

I told him that tomorrow would probably be better, so he accepted that.

--   2:30p  Case manager came by and confirmed tomorrow.

--   3:00p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:26p  Finished 3rd walk

--   4:00p  Ch7 news

--   4:51p - 5:05p  Carla called

--   5:45p  Dinner @Good Sam: baked tilapia

--   6:21p  Finished 4th walk

--   6:30p  "ET"

--   7:00p  Nap

--   9:30p  Nurse came with meds and I said I'd like to take shower around 10:15p

but be finished in time to watch "Colbert".

-- 10:00p  Ch5 mews

-- 10:30p  Nurse returns and I told her we missed the window,  Next one is at 10:50p

-- 10:35p  "Stephen Colbert"

-- 11:20p  She returns amd starts covering IVs with plastic..

-- 11:25p  I told her that we missed the windown again.

She asked if I wanted to wait until morning but I said you've already covered the IVs.

(And she could have worked on that at 10:30p.)

-- 11:35p  "Seth Meyers"

-- 11:50p  Another nurse comes in to cover the telemetry device.

The first nurse said she chouldn't do that until I had my gown off but the

2nd nurse was able to do it.

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Sun

-- 12:00a  Bed

--   4:15a  Woken with bright lights and a blood draw

--   6:15a  Officially woken up, 

Didn't get any additional sleep in the previous 2 hours

I have numbness on side of leg above knee, but it's probably due to

sitting funny in the chair.  Doctor doesn't seem concerned.

--   6:35a  Sitting in chair watching Ch5 news;

It seems that there was supposed to be 2" now but it seems to be less that 1/2 inch.

But I'm not sure if the app is correct -- O'Hare has gotten 4"

--   8:30a  Breakfast @Good Sam: scrambled eggs, turkey sausage, homestyle potatoes

--   9:08a  Doctor came by and thinks I'll be ready to go home tomorrow.

--   9:24a - 9:38a  Jeri called.

-- 10:38a  Learned that nephew Ethan is engaged (as of last night, it seems).

-- 11:30a  Took 2nd walk around the floor

-- 11:40a - 11:46a  Tony called on the way to funeral in Galesburg.

-- 12:50p  Lunch @Good Sam: soup (chicken orzo), half PB sandwich

--   2:04p - 2:18p  Jeri called

--   3:35p  Took 3rd walk around the floor

--   3:41p  "Survivor"

--   5:30p  Ch2 news

--   6:00p  "60 Minutes"

--   6:45p  Dinner @Good Sam: penne pasta marinara with chicken

Unfortunately, there was cheese on it, despite the fact that the printed order

clearly said "no cheese", but I was able to work around it because most stayed 

just on the top.  The kitchen closed at 6:30p.

--   7:02p - 7:14p  Carla called

--   7:32p  ... "Tracker" (11/30/25)

--   8:50p  Took 4th walk around the floor

-- 11:00p  Bed

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Sat

--   4:05a  Woken with bright lights and a blood draw

but otherwise, probably got more sleep than the last couple nights

--   6:15a  Officially woken up, but it's been very noisy the last couple of hours.

--   6:35a  Finished walking around the floor twice (for 1st time);  Now sitting in chair.

--   6:45a  Got computer set-up, first time since the surgery.

I don't know how much I'll try to backfill this blog.

--   7:20a  Finished first update with minimal backfill of yesterday (meals only)

--   7:25a  Watching morning shows

--   7:40a  Hospital cardiologist visited

--   7:50a  Respiratory treatment

--   8:02a  Chest x-ray

--   8;15a  Breakfast @Good Sam: veggie omelet

--   9:04a  "Neighborhood, The"

--   9:31a - 9:40a  Jeri called

-- 10:05a - 10:25a  Carla called

-- 10:25a  Hospital cardiologist arrived and said they're going to be removing the drainage tubes.

-- 11:00a  "Jimmy Fallon" (Mon)

-- 11:30p  Leaving ICU

-- 12:05p  Settled in new room

--   2:00p  Respiratory treatment

--   4:00p  Walked around the floor

--   5:15p  Dinner @Good Sam: roast turkey

--   6:30p  Walked around the floor

.--   7:00p  Catching up with facebook

--   9:30p  Respiratory treatment

-- 10:00p  Ch5 news

-- 10:30p  "SNL":  Grocery was giving free cheese samples.

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Fri

--   8:00a  Breakfast @Good Sam: veggie omelet

--   6:30p  Dinner @Good Sam: meatloaf

Tue

--   6;00a  Up

--   6:30a  Antibacterial shower.

--   6:50a  Watching morning shows

--   8:10a  "Jimmy Kimmel"

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Mon

--   6:40a  Up;  Antibacterial shower.

--   7:30a  Watching morning shows

--   8:09a - 8:20a  Called Carla back

--   9:19a - 9:27a  Jeri called -- she's about 20 mins away

-- 10:00a  Jeri found my car was able to  park 2 spots down.

-- 11:15a  Nurse practitioner reported that the surgery has been postponed 

because they had emergencies -- possibly because people with heart conditions

were trying to shovel the record snowfall on Saturday.

-- 12:30p  Lunch @Good Sam: Asian stir fry with chicken

Cardiologist came by and Jeri was able to ask her questions.

--   1:10p  Carla arrived.

Met surgeon for the first time and he also answered Jeri's questions.

Later, social workers came to answer Carla's questions.

--   3:00p  "Inside Edition"

--   3:15p  Sisters left.  Jeri drove my car back to my house with Carla following.

--   4:00p  Ch7 news

--   5:27p  Jeri left after returning with longer phone charging cable and 

reading glasses.  She also brought an extension cord but it turns out that it

wasn't the 3-prong one I needed.

--   5;30p  ABC news

--   6:15p  Dinner @Good Sam: 1/2 burger with penne pasta marinara.

Initially, they had forgotten the burger.

--   6;30p  "ET"

--   7:00p  "DMV"

--   7:42p  "St. Denis Medical"

--   9:00p  Antibacterial shower

-- 10:00p  Ch5 news

-- 10:36p  "Stephen Colbert"

Lady Gaga says the favorite sandwich is ham & cheese.

-- 11:40p  Bed

Got a wrong number on the hospital phone shortly after going to bed

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