Day 238 – Good News, More Good News and Yet More Good News

After last week’s tortuous trip to Philadelphia, I was a little concerned about Jeff making the trip alone for his labs.  It turns out yesterday was a really, really good day.  He did not collapse into bed upon returning home from Philly mid-morning.  No!  He ran errands, did chores, and helped our neighbor.   When I got home from work, Jeff gushed with the day’s accomplishments and continued to remember more of them all evening.  He did not want to sit and rest after dinner because he would fall asleep.  Instead, we did another errand together and stopped for milkshakes afterward.  His steroid-induced metabolism is incredible.  Only a short while later, he had yet another snack.  He is maintaining his svelte figure.  I don’t know how.

To make it an even happier day, we learned that the bid Kerry and Theresa put in on a house was accepted!  We had been invited to see four of the houses under consideration; it was Jeff’s expertise they were after but they were kind enough to invite me along, too.  Immediately upon hearing the news, Jeff began dreaming up ways he could help.  I am sure they will have many little jobs Jeff can do.  However, he will have to remember that there was a good reason Kerry and Theresa chose this house instead of the beautifully refurbished farmhouse:  there were no projects or improvements left to be done on the farmhouse.  Their mid-century modern house, however, does have a few projects that Kerry wants to do – I repeat, Kerry wants to do.  I am sure the young couple will appreciate Jeff’s assistance, nevertheless.

In the evening, Dr. Allison called to tell Jeff that his labs showed improvement in his liver function and that he can begin to taper the steroids again.  Whew and yippee!

One day this week, Jeff ran into an old customer while doing errands around town.  Eric mentioned that he was searching the web for ideas to incorporate architectural salvage into a bathroom renovation and he happened upon Jeff’s name.  I Googled “salvage bathroom Jeff” or some such combination and there he was, in one of the first five hits!  Photographs that were used in an article in the July 2009 issue of Old House Interiors were used in an article in the March 2011 issue of Arts & Crafts Homes: and the Revival.  It is always fun to see his work appreciated and after pinning it on Pinterest, we received a nice comment from a stranger/admirer.

Keep the prayers coming for many more such good days.