Wimbledon Final, Roger and Andy battle it out.

Well, it's Sunday morning, July 5th, 2009 and I am watching the Roger vs Andy final. So far, it's one set a piece and looks like it's going to be a good one. Andy's playing well! We celebrated the 4th yesterday by going to the Everett Aquasox baseball game. My son and I were picked to do the "fishing for tuition" and we caught the most fish (I was the catcher and Owen the tosser). We won a $100.00 saving bond!

I have been taking my blood pressure meds everyday now as when I went in for my last Echo Cardio gram, my BP was 160/78. I get the "white coat" syndrome every time I go there. So, I am tracking my BP on a daily basis now to let the doctor know that I am controlling it. I am also trying (could be doing better) of trying to get my weight under 200lbs. I get stuck at 207-212 range, which is too high!

I am looking for another tennis racket stringer, I should have never sold my last one and now am back to trying to buy another one. I like the Laserfibre or Stringway brand and will try to see if I can land one.  The AorticDissection.com site and Forum are continuing to grow daily. I am so glad that I am able to help others. I am also very thankful for my supporting doctors, Dr. David Laing from Stanford and Dr. Allen Stewart from Columbia. They are experts in the AD field and great support for the site. They are truly amazing men!

My daughter will be 14 years old this month! Wow! Time has flown by and I am so blessed to have such a beautiful and smart girl. My son turned 10 in late May and actually today we're finally getting around to shareing his b-day celebration with his cousin.

I have noticed that taken my BP meds in the morning and the one pill at night, I have been extremely tired and just have zero energy. I am hoping that I get used to this soon!  I watched the video symposium from the 2008 Aortic Dissection convention and it's so true how the BP controls the pressure on the aorta and how you need to keep that down.

Work is going good and I am so glad to be working for X5, it's a great group of people! And.. most of all, it's fun! My boss is just returning from Africa and it will be interesting to catch up with him.

Oh... I almost forgot... We got a new puppy...Tilly!  She's a Golden Doodle! She's actually trying to bite the keyboard or my pants right now.. She had some very sharp teeth! OK. gotta run.. Tilly's attacking me!

 

Brian :)