Sunday, 13 April 2014

I fell asleep quickly last night and slept well until about 2:30 a.m. Then I was awake for a while but drifted back to sleep quite a bit more before getting up quite late. I felt well-rested, though.

I had scheduled an appointment for David with our family doctor this morning, before last Friday's episode that resulted in David's hospitalization. The reason was to talk about possible alternative solutions to David's neuropathy pains, so David suggested that I go in and talk to the doctor for him, since he was still in the hospital. I agreed, and so I did. The doctor didn't know about any pain clinics or biofeedback training here in Eilat, but he did suggest that I check out Maccabi's alternative medicine center here, which also offers acupuncture. I went by there later in the day, and no one was there, but I did pick up a couple of their brochures, which I haven't yet read (they're in Hebrew, so quick scanning is NOT an option for me!).

After the seeing the doctor, I headed down to the hospital to be with David. The doctors came around a while after noon and asked David if he wanted to go home. He did NOT hesitate before saying, "Yes!" So, he was released this afternoon. I managed to get over to Shufersal to do the weekly shopping and to get ingredients for our kharoset, get everything home and the refrigerated stuff put away, and get back to the hospital to pick David up and bring him home when he got his release letter. Then I zipped back over to Maccabi for my own visit with the ENT (ear, nose, and throat) doctor. He checked my sinuses and found no infection, so I guess I've just got to cope with my sinus problems as I've been doing -- I'm already on the best medicine, Avamys spray. I also asked him to order a hearing check for me, just to make sure that I haven't lost too much (I think it's actually about normal for my age).

In the evening, David helped me make our kharoset. The ingredients: golden raisins, dried blueberries (both soaked in wine), walnuts, Brazil nuts, half a green apple, and a red apple. I think that's all. It seems to be pretty good. We sealed it in a container and put it in the fridge. In the morning, we'll check to see what else it might need -- perhaps a bit more red wine.