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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Finally had my PT session for my neck pain. Not sure PT will do any good 2) The CPAP seems to help my chronic fatigue 3) Worked through the pain to trim my beard

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings Haven't done this for a couple of days because the constant pain caused by a pinched nerve in my neck has me stuck in my recliner and is messing with my mood. The meds aren't helping and PT does not start till tomorrow. I'll give this a try anyhow. 1) My daughter and her fiancée have a tentative date and place for their wedding: Nov. 2027 in Puerto Vallarta. Looks like it will be virtual. Not my ideal but it's not my wedding. 2) The cortisone s...

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Tomorrow I can start taking the medication for the pain and inflammation from the pinched nerve in my neck 2) Our grandson turned 12 today and although I couldn't go out to eat with them, I did have a quick chat on the phone with him tonight 3) Relistened to some Jeeves and Wooster audio book short stories

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Good session with my therapist 2) Was able to fall asleep for a CPAP nap (C-nap?) 3) Did a tiny bit on my application for Certificate of Canadian Citizenship 🇨🇦

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Got my CPAP machine. 🤞it helps. 2) The cortisone shot in my knee worked pretty well. Was able to take a .33 mile walk without too much pain. It also helped with the inflammation in my trapezoid, except for when I drive. 3) The cortisone side effect headache has finally cleared up.

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Cortisone shot in my left knee 2) Rx to address the inflammation in my left trapezoid 3) I get my CPAP machine tomorrow

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) My niece in NYC and her fiancé have a brand new baby boy 2) Watched "Minions & Monsters." Kevin is still my favorite. 3) Chimney liner was replaced.

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Lidocaine patches are helping with the shoulder pain caused by a pinched nerve in my neck 2) Met with the hematologist. High iron levels in blood not causing fatigue. May be a genetic condition. More blood work and a genetic test in process. May need liver MRI. 3) Whatever is going on with blood iron should not delay knee replacement surgery.

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Rescheduled the chimney liner replacement 2) Rescheduled my carcinoma excision 3) My shoulder pain seems to be getting better

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Scheduled surgery for Thursday to have Basal-cell Carcinoma removed from left forearm, but will have to reschedule because 2) Got an earlier appointment with a Hematologist, this Thursday instead of next 3) Worked on getting the garage cleaned out

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) The #WikiTree profiles for all 8 of my great-grandparents have now been given Gold Status. 2) Watched a lot of TV that made my wife and I laugh tonight 3) Found a possible place to submit my Duke and Duchess of Berwyn short stories

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Saw a good production of Barefoot in the Park at a community theater. The play has a very weird ending. 2) Salami sub for dinner 3) Had time for nap before the play

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Saw the dermatologist again. This time she took a small patch off my arm to biopsy. Hoping for another benign result 2) Leftover pizza for dinner 3) Stroopwaffles and Speculoos

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Submitted changes to the last of my great-grandparents' #WikiTree profiles for gold standard. That's the last of the 8 of them. 2) Resolved some conflict regarding the cousin group chat I'm setting up 3) Bonbons and cookies

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Overcame my chronic fatigue and made it to Arthritis Aquatic class 2) Good therapy session 3) Cubs won, but have not yet clinched a wild card spot and they still have 9 games left in which to blow it

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Arthritis Aquatics class 2) Started a group chat of the cousins on my mom's side. Have at least 1 member of all 7 families. 3) Finally figured out the perfect anniversary gift for my wife

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Saw "Play On" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, a musical version of Twelfth Night with the music of Duke Ellington. Wonderful story, music, and performances. 2) Had Ben & Jerry's after the show 3) Had two more #WikiTree profiles accepted for Gold Standard. 7 down, 1 great-grandmother and 2 grandparents to go.

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Good 12-step meeting this morning 2) Got my 5th #WikiTree profile accepted for Gold Standard. Half way done with my 8 great-grandparents and both paternal grandparents. 3) Finally found the motivation and energy to clean the bathroom

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Lovely weather. Rain and heat free. Just pleasant. Spent a lot of time sitting out on the front porch. 2) Got a quote on getting our furnace chimney relined. 3) Made recommended updates on a #WikiTree profile for my ggf so he can be reassessed for Gold Standard approval.

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) First Arthritis Aquatics class in more than 3 weeks 2) Helpful session with my therapist 3) Saw a dermatologist about the long lasting sore on my ear. She scraped it off for a biopsy. It doesn't seem like it'll be a major issue regardless.

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Chair Yoga at the fitness center 2) Lined up 3 contractors to come look at our leaky furnace chimney on Thursday 3) Canceled 1 dr. appt and moved 1 up to tomorrow

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) No Arthritis Aquatic class, but since I hadn't been to the fitness center for 3 weeks, I went and did the exercises by myself in the warm water pool 2) Went with my wife on an afternoon escapade to get her minor medical issue successfully addressed 3) Mint chocolate chip frozen yogurt

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Did some work on applying for a Canadian Citizenship Certificate 2) Met my step-son, step-daughter-in-law, and step-grandson for coffee and catch-up at a new-to-us coffe shop 3) Did some grocery shopping at a newly opened grocery store in the suburb north of us. Very impressive place

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Got my dental implant implanted 2) Minimal pain as the novacain wore off 3) Costco shopping

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) My all-day headache is slowly going away, finally. 2) I was able to have a lazy day as I dealt with the pain. 3) Rescheduled my therapy session for Friday.

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  After getting home at 3 am this morning following a 10 hour flight delay #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Sleep 2) Sleep 3) Sleep

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Although our flight home has been pushed back 9 hours, at least it hasn't been canceled. Yet. 2) Got cleaned up, packed, and out of the hotel before their water was shut off. 3) The afterglow of our cruise vacation has kept us both in good spirits despite today's many hassles.

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Had my 3rd #WikiTree profile approved for Gold Standard https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Huigens-8 2) Disembarked from our cruise ship. We are now sold on cruises for vacations. 3) Spent a very nice day touring Québec City

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Poutine in a restaurant on PEI 2) Spent some time browsing in a used book shop 3) Was able to rest my sore, arthitic knee after walking 8000 steps today

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1) Ate 3 good meals 2) Started reading a collection of Wodehouse's golf stories i found in the ship's library 3) Beatles singalong in the Piano Bar. Why do I remember all the lyrics 60 years later?