Saturday, March 28, 2026

     In the early afternoon, I meet with the young friendly GI doctor in an eerie, modern building.  Long hallways, empty clinic rooms. Few cars parked in the large parking lot. I am told most of the doctors are on vacation. I am an emergency patient. I am grateful to be here.

     We have a short visit to talk about my fickle esophagus. The emergency ended last week when I start taking an Omeprazole pill in the morning. Just like that eating is easy. He offers to do a scope to look for cancer, and we talk about it. Nope I say, my body is still healing from all the bladder scopes. He says I can contact him if anything changes.

     Friends from Oregon arrive in the morning for a lively visit.  I love these folks and look forward to their visits. The meals on Wheels volunteer brings the weekend meals, and then the friendly baker brings fresh loaf of bread at noon.

     At the end of the day, I am exhausted. And satisfied.  We watch another dramatic chaotic episode of THE PITT. And then an episode of DEADLOCH, an Australian parody of a silly murder investigation. I am liking Lily King’s new book HEART THE LOVER. Today I will watch THE NO KING, NO WAR PROTESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.