Current stats

For those interested in physical stats:
After 82 days, 
I can achieve and maintain an average heart rate of 150 for 45 minutes comfortably.
Average blood pressure is 100/52
Cholesterol
Total:  116
HDL:  40.90
LDL:  61
Triglycerides:  69
I am 90% Vegetarian
Exercising 5-7 days a week.
Pain level is down to a 1 or less at rest, a 2 or 3 during exercise.

81 Days after surgery

Those days after surgery remain fresh in my memory.  They were days of suffering and hope.  81 days later, I continue to recover and continue to hope.  The heart is a remarkable muscle pumping life giving liquid to extremities.  I understand the metaphors of the heart more clearly.

Sunday, several family members met with doctors to decide the medical fate of my 99 year old grandmother.  She fell and broke her hip, necessitating surgery if she is to walk again and regain a quality of life.  Her heart was central to the decision.  Would she survive the surgery.  As we age past our eighties, but sometimes younger, we often experience small heart attacks that eventually weaken our heart to death.  So, her heart was the question; would it sustain her life during and after surgery.  She too is recovering.  The surgery went well.  The next forty-eight hours are critical for her.  Will her heart pump sufficiently?

Its a great question: does your heart pump sufficiently, to your extremities?  The heart of the matter is often in the metaphor.  Thanks for reading.