Improvement

G    Although still feeling a little weak and tired, today was better than previous days; and steps, while tiring, haven't been as bad as previously.  I was able to do a 9 block round trip for errands, including carrying a 12 pack of Linda's soda cans for a block and a half.  Later in the day, Linda and I went for about a mile and half walk with a rest in the middle and a stop at my secondary step ball steps where I could throw enough to show Linda how I score in step ball.  I had to stop throwing at these steps because they get a lot of pedestrian traffic and my main steps were blocked by a truck.  It was my first time throwing in a long time and felt great.
     Tomorrow, I have an MRI to see if the jolts I had could be caused by a disk problem instead of the Neulasta shot.
     Linda came across something she had written about her baby-crazed husband when Rachel was 3 1/2 months old.  I was telling Linda how bright and alert I thought Rachel was compared to other babies we knew.  I said there have probably been other babies as bright and alert, and Linda was expecting to me name a relative or friend's child but I said, "John Stuart Mill was probably as alert as Abs."  I also frequently said to Linda that Rachel was God's second child, God having decided to improve on his first child.
     By the way, I strongly recommend the HBO movie "Game Change," which I saw part of again today as Rachel was watching it.  I recommend it for the acting more than the critique of Sarah Palin as Julianne Moore's performance is outstanding and Woody Harrelson is very good.
     Have a good weekend.

Elkan - Saturday evening