Wednesday, April 28, 2010

The mail...

The mail came today and in it were the results from my last labs. They are not as good as they were in February. February numbers were not as good as January. January numbers were the same as October. October numbers were better than August.

What do the numbers say? According to the note from my Dr. that was included some numbers are out of the normal range because of the prednisone. Other numbers might mean something different if I get progressively weaker over the next few weeks.

It's amazing how numbers can mean so much or so little depending on what you attach them to.

A paycheck, lab results, a bill, an investment, your retirement, a grade, a weight, a date, a phone number, a recipe, a birthday....the list goes on but still it is just a number, nothing more, nothing less. Not an easy thing to remember when it's not what you hoped for or expected.

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