Keeping Up with Vlad and Laura: Day 79

Yesterday (Day 78) was Vlad's 52nd birthday, which has obvious significance, but it's also kind of a secondary anniversary, as it was two years ago yesterday that he got the initial diagnosis of AML. We were needing to see the ocean anyway, so Galveston was the obvious place to go for us to celebrate his improving health.

We walked around on the beach by the seawall for awhile at low tide. The shells had already been picked over by a dozen or so beachcombers, not that Galveston ever has great shelling. It was a sunny, slightly breezy day. Just beautiful for being there. We stopped for Ben & Jerry's. Then the beach. Then we found Murdochs was open, it had been since November we found out. I found a few things and we sat out on the verandah overlooking the water, like we used to do. We love that spot. It's cool to see familiarity.

We moseyed around and ended up at Gaido's for a wonderful birthday dinner. Fresh snapper and shrimp and bisque. We went to Fisherman's Wharf for coffee and to watch the birds in the harbor. We got a show from the cormorants. We made a video of their ridiculously loud sounds. It was a great day.

Vlad's going to the hospital twice a week now. He does infusions of magnesium every day at home and has blood work done at the hospital. They also do some infusions at MDA. He's started a new sleep study and is hoping to get a new CPAP machine to sleep better. He's working on stamina now. It's also kind of a confusing time. He's getting calls from recruiters and doesn't know if he'll be ready to take a contract job at Day 100 or whether his hospital schedule will interfere with all that.

I'm taking a few days off from work this week. Things are kind of manic there right now. I'm hoping the time off will help me find some calm, catch up on some things (I did get a hair cut finally).

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