Step, step, step... 11,840 steps logged on my Virgin HealthMiles GoZone Monitor today, so away we go!
Oh - If you were horrified by THOSE September Lipid/ cholesterol numbers I reported in yesterday's Blog, while cheering the improvement doctors verified for me this week - you are not alone.
In June - a few days after Kate returned from college - we all know that my heart rate went bonkers and it took Kate, my neighbor Mary Pell, 6 Emergency Medical Technicians and two Police Officers to get me out of the house. I swear, in all my June blood tests - those Lipid numbers were "a mere" 40-50 points away from normal - not 90 - 100!! What the heck happened? My gosh - I think I froze... I didn't do a single thing all summer while doctor's monitored me except to focus on my work at my desk 12 hours a day! NO step, step, steps... And then as I made my way around the house, every time I stopped short, the refrigerator fell on me! Okay - I got scared, but shame on me!
The visual of my Scott fighting back tears on our front lawn wrapped in the arms of my neighbors, Maryanne and Rose, as the EMT's hauled me out of the house haunted me all summer. With great pride and unimaginable sadness, I watched as my beautiful Kate efficiently operated with grace and poise beyond her years. She called 911; held me and my hand until help arrived; escorted me in the ambulance to the hospital; called my bosses at work; she did not leave me until Daddy arrived. TishTrek is about doing whatever I can to "try" to spare my kids from having to be in this "adult" position ever again...
It's like: Hey, wait a minute! I'm the Mom! They shouldn't have to be responsible for me! Aren't I supposed to take care of them?! Okay, well there is the time when I was being a Helicopter Mom hovering over Kate at Ocean Medical Center after her sinus surgery and it wasn't exactly a Hallmark Card moment. Ok - By accident I leaned "heavily" on her I.V. while tucking her in and sent her through the roof! Mommy is still sorry, Honey!!
And yes - ha, ha... joke's on me again... Several years ago, I was jogging on Route 88 and Scott was cycling a tad ahead of me when I tripped on the lip of the sidewalk (I didn't see it; it was dusk, I swear!) and I literally plowed into him with such a force that I knocked him off his bike, sprained my wrist & right knee, and inspired him to assert, "With Moms like you, who needs enemies!" Ok - June Cleaver, I'm not. Alert the National Guard to protect my kids!
By the way, is anyone starting to think that perhaps water sports would be in order for someone like me?!
Let's change the subject! I think honesty is the best policy for this journey and this Blog, so today I want to admit that on three occasions over the last 8 years, I have actually purchased clothes in the Maternity Section of the Macy's and Target Department Stores,(Kate kept this secret!). There! I said it! By the way, you all complimented me on one of the skirts two summers in a row! Ok - and I wore one dress to a cousin's wedding. Next family bus trip, we can look at pictures of all the weddings I went to and try to guess which dress it was!! Get that look off your face - I looked good.
Anyway, since I haven't had a baby in 16 years, I want you to know that as a side-goal to TishTrek - my 51/51 Challenge - I hope to never shop in the Maternity Dept again. How's that for getting a style-secret off my chest?!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend...
Best regards,
Everybody's Cousin Tish
Score: 7/51
Quote of the Day: "The older you get, the better you get, unless you're a banana!"
- Rose, The Golden Girls
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How is that I can read your posts with a tear in my eye and a chuckle in my throat at the same time. Love you.
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