Sick

Our tomcat shivering in the cold

 Almost another week has gone and January 2026 is quickly over. Last night was the coldest ever this year ... 4 degrees but feeling minus 4. I didn't have too much of a problem with the cold because I was having a fever for the past 2 days. That's caused by an infected tonsil. It hurts very much and I can hardly swallow or eat. But I force myself because of the number of pills I need to take daily. It ruins my stomach so I must eat something first. Usually that's a piece of brown bread soaked in coffee so I can swallow it and lessen the pain.

There was a tragedy in our Catholic housing estate in Bethpage 2 days ago. A 16 yr old boy was playing basketball with his friends when he fell and his heart stopped. He was on life-support for 24 hours but died consequently. Everyone was shocked. He appeared healthy. No signs that he had a heart problem. That got me thinking about myself the past 3 years. The fainting spells and blackouts were actually heart attacks. I could have died so many times. Climbing stairs, wheezing and short of breath, thinking it was asthma .... they were angina attacks. And the thing is ECGs don't catch it the first time. It was only the 4th time that ECG showed something irregular and that prompted Dr. Thaer to call an ambulance to bring me to the emergency ward at Hadassah. And that resulted in a triple bypass. Each time I think about the many times I could have died but regained consciousness ... I thank God.