Chasing The Bubbles

We drove to visit with our GrandSon Rudy over the last few days and we found that we've been away from him for wayyyyyy too long, he's gone from being a toddler to being a little boy and it did my spirits a world of good to see this happy little man play. His Mommy is still a little girl at heart and had more fun than Rudy or even their bullies playing with the bubbles.

I was a little worried about how Rudy would handle seeing me with the oxygen but he didn't even make a notice to it much - Whewwww, what a relief!!!

Rudy is back from Mexico

My son and his family just got back from Mexico where they had a wonderful Club Med Vacation. I'm posting the photo of their family because it's just a great photo of the three of them but the other photos are just precious of Rudy and a few with Rudy and his Daddy.

Rudy loved the waves and I love these photos of my son and grandson.

Looking pretty smug.
My own little Pancho Villa.

Pulmonary Rehab

I've now been to 3 rehab sessions and I'm hopeful, I feel good exercising. They told me today that I work too hard at completing the repetitions too quickly, that I'm not breathing correctly (in through the nose and out through pursed lips) and therefore the oxygen in my blood is dropping too quickly (today at a point down to 80 when it should be in the 90's and many times down to 81 and 82) - geez, I thought I was breathing even though I was huffing and puffing.
I purchased free weights to use at home and I'm thinking I need a treadmill and maybe a stationary bike (both are used in my rehab) - does anyone have opinions on good ones?
I attend rehab 3x a week and they want me to continue to exercise daily. Hmmm, would it be better to just get a gym membership?
I was also told that it appears I'm having panic/anxiety attacks as I exercise and that I need to relax - how do I do this?

Why Do People Stare?

I have been on oxygen now for almost 2 weeks and I find that when I go to the neighborhood grocery store that people really stare and move out of my way. I carry my portable oxygen tank in a backpack and I have found that it's easier wearing a waist pack/fanny pack than it is my purse. Today there were plenty of children that pointed and remarked "what's wrong with that lady's face" and the response from their parents was "Shhhhhh." Pisses me off that the parents don't take the time to explain to their children that the lady has a hard time breathing and that thing on her face gives her air so she can breath.

Apple's WWDC

To quote TUAW "Today's a day filled with incredible anticipation for Apple fans. The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference opens with a keynote by Apple Senior VP of Product Marketing Phil Schiller, who is widely expected to announce the availability of the 3rd generation of iPhone firmware and hardware, provide a release date for Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6), and hopefully throw in a few surprises in the meantime."

At 10:00am Pacific time TODAY

Who Said Rudy Could Become a Big Boy?

My DIL posted some new photos of my favorite little man, my grandson Rudy. He's looking more and more like a little boy instead of a baby and seeing his smiling face gives me tremendous joy!!