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Custer State Park
I woke up early, and I couldn’t go back to sleep, so I put on a pot of coffee. The view out of the cabin was astounding, with the A-frame tucked up in the woods on the side of a hill. Then I went upstairs to a sitting area with a nice chair and worked…
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South Dakota bound
Up by six, we meet our friend for breakfast a little after eight at his favorite spot. It was good to see him and catch up; he was mad we didn’t stay with him in his guest room. I didn’t realize his son had moved away, but I’m not much for arbitrarily asking to stay…
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Omaha or bust
As we left the office and walked back to the room, Amanda had to point out everyone who had coffee! Under protest from Amanda, we waited until north of town to get coffee: a Chick-fil-A breakfast sandwich for me and Starbucks for us both. Once we got on the road, Amanda had a pre-coffee Power…
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All Good News
We were up early to walk over to our appointment, hoping to be seen earlier than anticipated. We walked in, and someone said, “Didn’t we see you yesterday?” I went straight to my spot in the waiting room. It’s in the back corner. It doesn’t have a view of the TV, but I can survey…
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Almost South Dakota bound
Well, since the railroad can manage to keep me up all night even when I’m not working, I figured I could update you on our South Dakota trip. Around 4 am, the railroad called to ask if I wanted to go to work. I hadn’t checked the board, so I didn’t know if I was…
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Test day
I’m learning new things with our hotel this trip. The medical rate was a great find, and we took the shuttle to Amanda’s radiology appointments this morning. It’s a few miles away, and I just didn’t want to drive and deal with the hotel valet or parking at the other location. I’d never seen the…
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Medical or Pleasure
Having a hospital trip mixed with a vacation isn’t that bad for us. Sadly, hospital trips were our vacations for over a decade! Since Amanda first got sick all those years ago, we only went on two trips for pleasure. One cruise, just after her first pacemaker, which I had to call to get approval…
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Heartiversary PreTrip
Amanda has been doing better since the medication change made on our last Houston trip. She sleeps better and feels her heart is much more under control during the day. With the new symptoms now masked by the medication, it’s still disheartening that we even have this issue at all, especially how it all started.…
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A Quick Trip
The hotel we are staying at now in the medical is excellent, with easy access to the hospital. We just go over to a sky bridge that connects directly to the hospital. It makes for an easy stay without driving or even going outside. The only drawback is that it’s expensive. We stayed on a…
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Houston Check-in
Amanda seems to have gotten worse, well, a worse symptom. Sunday night, as I was driving home, she called me. Her voice told me something was wrong; she asked if I was close to home. She’d fainted in the closet, not hitting her head but twisting the new knee around a bit. This was one…
