Speech to Text

 

September 10, 2024

Speech to Text

last Wednesday was long.. We arrived at St. John's at 10:00 AM for surgery at 1:30 PM. As it turned out, my surgery started at 3:30 PM or so. The high point in the day was getting to drink a 12 ounce bottle of apple juice yet 11:30 AM, a new protocol for surgery preparation.

Because it takes me so long to wake up after a general anesthetic, we we're not ready to head for home until 7:00 PM.

Since Wednesday, the days have blurred together. The first couple days I spent napping day and night, getting up 2 use the bathroom or take another pain pill. A couple days ago, I cut way back on the pain pills and started to stay awake for a good part of each day.

Several women from church provided meals. And oh have I eaten well! I've been trying to follow the doctor's orders, getting up to walk around the house every few hours and doing my best not to use my right arm. Not using that arm was very easy the first couple days because it hurt so much when I moved it. That is not the case now come on which I'm happy to announce. And I'm having less drainage in my drain pump every day.

My brain power is slowly returning. I have added scrolling Facebook or playing kindle games 2 just listening to music. I'm still not focusing very well, so reading, as in a book, is still out of the question. Morning get space delete. OK what I meant was

 

delete delete space delete

I'm having a few problems navigating speech to text, as you can see.

My son is handling details for my day each morning and evening. Things like filling glasses of water from the heavy water pitcher and preparing glasses of iced coffee. Plus, of course, doing dishes. End my laundry. You lying

I am choosing not to make corrections for two reasons. First, because I'm just learning speech to text and don't want to use my right hand to physically make corrections. Second, to let you see how this speech to text writing works for me. When you see something that does not make sense, it is simply what the computer typed instead of a command I tried to give. I will say that speech to text works way better than it did 20 years ago.

My daughter came by on Saturday morning, and it was so nice to see her. We keep in touch during the week through phone calls.

Many thanks to the ones who have provided meals this week, into hope stone for the meals they will provide again starting tomorrow. And sanks to those who have already given me rides to appointments and who will be giving me rides to appointments.

During July and August, I experienced so much joy and peace bubbling up from my soul. That definitely was the gift of the Holy Spirit. Since my surgery, I have not been feeling that joy and peace but I recognize that God is with me even when I do not sense his presence. I think that right now my body he is using all its energy to feel. End my mind and my heart are still digesting the information trauma the reality, that the road ahead will be long and hard. You see, last night I looked up my pathology report. I had to look up medical terminology to understand just about every single line of the report, and i'm not sure did I thought it all even then. What I do definitely understand though is that this cancer is a grade 3, meaning it is highly aggressive. A bit of it had already spread into my chest muscle. The report said that the surgeon removed 4 lymph nodes. From other things said in the report calm huh i am guessing that this is a stage 2A cancer. We will see tomorrow, when I see my surgeon again, if I am correct or not.

To say that God seeped joy and peace upon me to the overflow this summer to help me prepare for the journey I had. This fresh knowledge that God is always near is encouraging. I do not have to rely on feelings to know it. Please continue to pray for me, for my medical team, for my family and friends. Remember that God is good all the time, and all the time God is good!