1986

Got a shock today when I picked up my prescription order--copay for PD medication was $300. It is for a 90 day supply--or 270 tablets or about $1 per pill. But I was surprised that I was in the donut hole already--since this was my first prescription of that drug this year. But I guess that the Azilect has gone up a lot--and I've had three refills so far this year.

I reduced the dressing on the surgical wound to a single large patch--the patch that we installed yesterday came loose. It's difficult for me to put a patch on the wound--it's up and under my left ear and around toward the back of my head.

I haven't gone for a walk yet today--and am considering not doing one. Yesterday's walk felt good--but it also made me experience my right leg freezing up and not moving well. I am bummed
by all of this--the illness, the wound, the patch, the feeling of going backwards, and my feeling of being out of control, and drifting toward the edge of nothingness.

Time to get the mail--waiting for checks from IRS and pension. Need to request a check for the IRA account--going to need extra cash since everything is more expensive this year versus previous periods. Bummer, bummer, bummer--and more bummer!