Sunday night update

It's been a few days since my last update so I'll see what news there is to share.:

Each day I'm seeing small progress in my stamina and physical strength, but it's frustratingly slow. Such a drag that it takes so little to break down muscle and so much to build it up. Kirk and I are walking pretty much every day (as weather allows), and the stairs at home are always there as a form of exercise I'm required to take multiple times daily.

I saw my wonderful primary care physician (Dr. Peter Candell) on Friday and he had some concerns that we're addressing this week with a new battery of medical tests. Hoping his concerns are unfounded; will know more after tests on Tuesday. I will, of course, keep you guys posted.

Kirk and I have had Olympic fever over the past two weeks and although I'll be sorry to see the games end, I'm actually ready to spend less time in front of the TV. Hoping the end of the Olympics coincides with my increased stamina so that Kirk and I can finally spend some time enjoying activities with family and friends. This life-as-a-patient thing sucks.

I'm starting to taper my decadron (steroids) dose, so hope to see a decrease in my still pretty-voracious appetite. I spend way too much time thinking about food and figuring out ways to satisfy the food-beast within. And since Kirk is the person providing the food (most of it, anyways), I'd love to give him a break. (And, yes, I guess I just hinted that we'd accept offers of food from our friends.) :-)

Oh, and two other things: People who are still having trouble with posting to the blog, please contact my brother, Jon, at jbronstein2000@gmail.com for assistance -- whether it's having trouble posting or having trouble posting with your own name, or any of those kinds of things. And people who are trying to reach me by mail should address it to me at 51 Stevenson Ave., Berkeley 94708. And I presume you know my email: ajbronstein@gmail.com

Okay, I think that's it for now. Thanks for thinking of me. Love you guys, /ab