Sheryl Update

Unfortunately, I’ve developed an egg aversion. I think it happened in the hospital. I had a nice plate of scrambled eggs and then had digestive problems for the next 9 days. The eggs did not cause the issue, but my brain refuses to believe it. Although its not that uncommon. If you Google sudden egg aversion a lot comes up.

Anyway, so we’ve been looking for other things to eat in the morning. Today we made creamy breakfast quinoa with bananas. It was really good. We both like quinoa, but for those that don’t, anything is good with enough butter and brown sugar.

Today was rainy but our balcony is covered, so we were still able to sit outside. To get in my steps we went to the gym. Jeff did a full weight and cardio workout. I walked in slow motion on the treadmill and was still more tired than he was post workout.

Today was another day of being tired. We did manage a walk and I did 3,200 steps thanks to this crocidile. And no, I was not being chased.

Jeff went up ahead on the path since he currently walks about 10 times faster than me.

He got to the bridge, and took a picture of Juancho as they call him and texted me. I have seen a few crocs over the years but never Juancho so I pushed myself to get to the spot that overlooks the river.

It was worth it. Juancho is huge and seems quite happy.

You know I’m feeling better if I want a Friday night gin and tonic. It’s only half the normal amount of gin. I’m a light weight and I’m already so tired I don’t need more to tire me out. But it is nice to have my favorite drink.

Today I’m six weeks post surgery. It feels so much longer than 6 weeks. My doctor said it will take a full 3 months. So I’m halfway through. This next 6 weeks will be much easier than the last.

Today I got my steps in by doing errands. I went to the nearby grocery store. The drug store and the casino.

The casino is where the nearest ATM is. I did not gamble. It’s a pretty sad looking casino so there is not even a temptation. The security guard looked a bit surprised seeing me walk very slowly in at 11am.

Today in order to take our minds off the election results, we took a walk in Parque Omar. Jeff walked the 3 mile loop while I looked at all the art. I’m not sure if this was new or I never noticed it before.

I walked 2,900 steps which for me is a lot. I then spent the rest of the day napping. It’s easier to handle the election results from Panama. They are not interested in American politics so it is just a normal day here.

While we anxiously wait for election results we noticed that Sergio got stuck in a vase. You take your eyes off these sloths for one minute and they get in trouble.

Luckily, Sven was able to pull him out.

Today I had good energy until I actually started walking. Then I felt tired. Jeff went swimming and I walked in this nice area by the pool.

Today was a much better day. I had more energy and was in better spirits. The big excitement was Jeff went out and bought a dehumidifier. When we left to go to California we put our A/C on 80 degrees where it stayed for a month.We should have realized the problem wouldn’t be extreme heat but extreme humidity.

I won’t go into details except to say, did you know a plastic computer keyboard could grow mold?

All mold has been elimimated, but we are still drying the apartment out. We’ll see if it helps my frizzy hair.

Today I was a bit down. I’m so tired of being tired. I think it’s like watching a child grow. You know they are getting bigger, but day to day you don’t see changes. It was also gray and rainy all day.

Jeff knew exactly how to get me out of my funk. We walked across the street to a cafe and had wine. Now we are going to make paella which is one of my favorite dinners.