Rocky slept better last night and I believe will sleep even better tonight. It is because they had taken some of his medication away when he went into surgery, substituting or deleting some until he was released by the surgeon. This is the third day back on the ones he’s used to and I believe it will benefit him once it kicks in. We are finding out that us golden oldies don’t like changes in our routines too much……and we don’t like morphine at all.

He is functioning normally, no fever, regular diet. He went outside for a little fresh air and to help me fill our 7 or 8 bird feeders. The cardinals were wondering where their supply of feed was as their feeders are seldom empty. They came from every direction when they saw them go back up. We always enjoy the many song birds who inhabit our yard……Napoleon is around where the cats are most of the day. They are his only friends and they have formed a nice alliance together…..Napoleon is happy if we or the cats are out and about. He is doing well.

It has been cold here all day to welcome Spring…….a little bit ago it began raining. I think the weather is to make a couple of changes yet before we can honestly say Spring has sprung. The buds are popping out all over and it is so refreshing to view the daffodils and forsythia. They are especially pretty this year.

We are one week away from the big surgery now and we have one week to go until we visit the surgeon to see if we will be released to the oncologist at that time. So far we haven’t heard from the biopsies but we are not anxious about it. Thank you all for the expressions of love and the prayers…….they are felt and appreciated. We’ll keep you up on his recovery. I’m sending a couple of pictures to John who will put them on my site, I feel.

Until next time,
Essentially Esther