{"id":4235,"date":"2019-10-06T12:11:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T19:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/?p=4235"},"modified":"2020-02-29T15:32:01","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T22:32:01","slug":"oct-6-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2019\/10\/06\/oct-6-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Oct 6 2019 Dying to chainsaw"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Take your dying with some seriousness, however. Laughing on the way to your execution is not generally understood by less-advanced life-forms, and they’ll call you crazy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Richard Bach<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, today is the day, I need to chainsaw and chop. No choice it is freezing in the house and it is going to get colder by tonight.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, the blood clot in my leg or my lungs or brain doesn’t kill me. Am I sure they are there? Nope.<\/p>\n

It does explain the warmness in my right calf, especially when I sit in the chair that I spend too many hours in. It also explains the difficulty of breathing and sudden headaches that I have been plagued with in the last few weeks.<\/p>\n

What can I do about it, a doctor will prescribe Warfarin, a rat poison originally made from moldy sweet clover, with a huge list of side effects. I don’t want it, I will keep up with aspirin, curcumin and more exercise. Including getting out of my chair more often.<\/p>\n

Today will be a test of how bad things are. It may end me I hope not. If it is, it is, hope someone will take care of the cats.<\/p>\n

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Sun going down big wind came today took all the leaves down from the poplar trees. Time for snow.<\/p><\/div>\n

Chainsawing is done. It was easier than I remembered. I still huffin and puffin and my heart hurts a little. I am going to take break before I try chopping. I remember now why I bought a really good chainsaw because after sitting all spring and summer it started and ran. I think some logs I cut today will be too heavy for me to try to lift today, so when I go back out I will look for the smaller stuff, I cut for this purpose.<\/p>\n

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Chopping is done. Still alive to talk about it.<\/p><\/div>\n

UPDATE: A special weather statement just released a drop in temperature of 20 c expected and snow. So thankful I was able to get some firewood together.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I was a little amazed when I listened to the song below today, especially when he talks about shortness of breath and keeping the fires lit. Warren died of a lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Something I worry about, I was exposed when I was in the Canadian Navy. I had a chest Xray done a few days ago, but I just read that the disease may not show on Xrays at first. If I do have that I have less than a year to live.<\/p>\n

And to make things more interesting I just found a mole on my forehead that is itchy and looks ugly. And now another one on my big toe. It never rains it pours.<\/p>\n

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Take care and be safe<\/p>\n

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