Progress(?) and All Quiet on the Eastern Front

Sunday, August 1, 2011

Progress (?)
Ernie's rash continues to progress.  He now has the complexion of a 16 year old.  The doctor said that when the rash took on an acne-like appearance, Ernie should begin taking antibiotics.  However, we are less than enthusiastic about adding more side effects by introducing a new drug.  Ernie has decided to try to tough it out until Tuesday when he can talk to the doctor again.

To amuse ourselves, we returned to the farmer's market again today.  We love our garden in Fancy Gap and have always joked about doing it because it saved us money but not really believing that to be true.  Now we believe.  Tomatoes cost about $1 each; likewise for a pint of green beans.  We will definitely appreciate our garden more when we return.



Friday, July 29

All Quiet on the Eastern Front

Ernie's family left this morning.  As fate would have it, on the way to the airport the "check engine" light came on.  This same light came on just before our move and we ended up with a $900+ bill so we were not excited about this turn of events.

There is an Audi dealer across the street from our apartment but the nearest service center is in Ownings Mills, MD--a 30 minute drive from downtown Baltimore!  After spending half the morning in the waiting room the service manager said that we needed a $34 part to fix the problem.  Of course, the part was not in stock so we have to go back next week to get it installed.

The best news is that Ernie held his own all day, succumbing to a short nap only when we got back to the apartment.  This is a big improvement from last Friday when he could barely keep his eyes open.  He is already talking about a long walk around the harbor tomorrow.  We will have to go early though as the temps are still 100+ during the afternoon.  Perhaps we will be able to maintain a "normal life" between treatments after all--at least two weeks out of every three.