June 21, 2026

A Good Heart A Year Later


It would be one year this coming Thursday when I had my aortic valve replaced. By a year ago today I had two unexpected/unplanned procedures ... a pacemaker after my heart block on the operating table and a few days before an LAD that was 98% blocked requiring a stent.

June 02, 2026

Watson Is In Good Shape

It was a day or two after my last post here that Watson miraculously returned to normal. His tail was upright as he trotted from the bedroom to the patio door to go outside with the rest of the hounds and Ava to start the day while I poured their kibble.

May 12, 2026

Watson Back To Almost Normal


Watson nibbled some boiled skinless chicken thighs on Sunday afternoon and by Monday morning was trotting to the mudroom for his breakfast. I gave him half his normal amount of soaked in warm water kibble and he wented more, so I gave him his other half. Monday ate again at lunch.