Oxnard—There isn’t much to do while I’m sitting in the chair receiving dialysis for three hours of my day, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and during those hours, I tend to reflect on lessons learned throughout my life.
OKAY, let’s start with the most recent lessons: I don’t enjoy putting together furniture that comes with what seems like thousands of little pieces. I should note that Daisy loves helping me build furniture and constantly gets in the middle of the project. Maybe if I was younger and more flexible, but that ship has sailed away for me.
Lesson two is that too much of a good thing can hurt you, which means eating veggies leads to high potassium levels in your bloodstream. I love veggies, particularly mixed veggies, corn, and carrots, and making these choices a substitute for protein has backfired.
Lesson three, which is well documented: I don’t like going to the doctor and tend to set off my question meter, which has no direct answers, which makes me dig harder. The lesson learned here is that doctors don’t like it when I note they’re well-educated doctors but don’t seem to understand yes or no questions.
Lesson four is…
