Wednesday June 14

 Well, not sure what to write today. Just continuing with a fair amount of pain in my lower left back and right down my leg. Difficult to get around, even in the gorilla position--let me try how many steps I can take...not bad, quite a few turns around the room.

Parliament on the TV...seems like a crowd of children shouting at each other..is this the way to govern the country?

Later on...bored stiff and lonely. I encouraged Joan to go out, as I do not want her to be shut in with me when she  could be out, enjoying a walk or a run, or meeting with one of her friends.

You see--this is what I always feared, that I--in my old age--would become a burden for her. That her life would have to be focussed on dealing an aging partner, perhaps a partner with dementia or Parkinson's, or some other debilitating health problem that would make her life difficult over a long period.

Here I am with this problem. How it is to be sorted , heaven knows. If surgery is recommended, we probably have to go back to Washington, and how we manage to get me on and off an airplane--well, we will just have to see how we can do it. Wheelchairs will probably be needed.