[Gathnet] update from Pilgrim Rest

[stuart g gathman]

Dear Gathnetters,
This has been a very busy week here at Pilgrim Rest.  Most of the time 
was spent on medical things.  On monday,  I started the first of several 
tests to see if I "qualify" for a drug test on bone loss.  The anti 
cancer drug I take may have an other side effect of causing bone mass 
loss.  The first test was a special Xray device to look at the mass of 
the bone.  (It was rather interesting as you could see your spine and 
hips in quite good detail.)  Tuesday, was work around the yard day.  On 
Wens., Anne went for another abulation prodeedure on her heart.  From 
all indication at the present, her heart is now ticking properly.  We go 
to the docs next Monday to make sure things are Ok.

Today,  was the first time I have had a garderner helping me to cut 
weeds etc.  Many of our neighbors are providing yard work for Tomaz and 
so I joined the bandwagon.  He is a very nice man and somehow with his 
limited English and my limited Spanish, together with a lot sign 
language, we seemed to communicate pretty well.  (He has a green card!)  
I even learned a valuable lesson on dragging large piles of brush using 
a rope attached to the tractor.  It saves a lot of time of using the 
pitch fork lifiting the brush on the trailor and when I reach the big 
brush pile, we had to unload it again. 

Tomorrow,  I go in for a bone scan. 

I am sorry this sounds like an old persons discription of medical ills.  
Unfortunately when you get to this age,  these things take up a lot of 
your time.

Love, 

der altgrossvater