First Blooms

It's the first long weekend of the summer. I'm sharing some photos I've been snapping about the neighbourhood for you as the first blooms started to appear.  This is the weekend most people start their summer plantings.

At the Heart Doctor

Here are some first blooms for the season!

We had a lovely sunny day yesterday above 15C (60F).  I took my mom for a checkup at the heart doctor.   A very senior couple sat with us as we waited for our appointment.  They both went in for their ECGs and the wife started talking to us.  It seems her husband had a heart stent put in a year ago.  Then last week they thought he had the flu, but it turned out to be a slight heart attack.  He was walking normally into the  ECG room and his wife told him not to walk too fast.  I wished them the best as we were called into our appointment.

My mom is taking this new memory pill and was supposed to do a 24 hour holter monitor test to see if there is any effect on her heart rate.  Well it seems she went to the bathroom as soon as she got home and removed the monitor!  I had to inform the doctor that we cannot supervise her 24/7 so we are scrapping that test.  She lives with my sister.  Apparently the memory pill is a very common medicine so it should be ok.  The cardiologist made a good point that even if it doesn't seem to be working it may well halt progression of the disease.  At this point her heart is doing better than her mind, fingers crossed on the heart function.  Over the years I feel I have developed a good relationship with the cardiologist, I am happy that he returns my occasional phone calls promptly.  I usually only call when I absolutely have to.  And I made sure to thank him for that.  He always has a kind word for my mom.