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By the time you read this, it will be my big day: the day I hear back from the courts whether my Community Placement (CP) has been granted. It has already been approved by the hospital, but once it was submitted to the courts I’ve had to wait 35 days for them to file any objections. There has been no word so far, which is better than finding out there’s an objection, but the person who will verify there were no objections with the courts has been out on vacation and will be back today. So I wait. Again.

My CP has been “that which shall remain unspoken of” for over a month now. Partly out of some form of superstition, partly because, given the way things have gone for me, I’m still expecting something to go wrong and delay the process further. I can’t afford to get my hopes up because it hasn’t happened yet. I remain positive, confident that it will be approved, but without the confirmation I still have to deal with the nagging doubts that something unexpected will happen. I try to circumvent that by expecting the unexpected and hoping to be pleasantly surprised when nothing bad happens.

On another front, Wednesday is the day I meet with the doctors about ceasing my use of a CPAP machine. The CPAP is a facemask that I wear when sleeping that provides extra oxygen. They made me start wearing one back in December, even though it was borderline whether I actually needed one or not. Since then I’ve lost 50 pounds so I had them do another sleep study and initial results look good. I’m hoping that the consult with the doctor will result in my not having to use it any more. While it’s not the worst thing, I hate the idea of paying an extra $30 a month for something I don’t really need. If I was borderline in December, I should be good now. Even if I’m still borderline, I hope they’ll lift the requirement that I use it. I definitely prefer sleeping naturally.

The doc is also going to take a look at a skin tag I discovered on the back of my shoulder. Hopefully they’ll just be able to cut it off and life will go on.

That’s about it for the coming week. Big days ahead that I hope go really well for me. Fingers crossed! 🙂

I’d like to talk a minute about the importance of having a support system. Usually, this support comes in the form of family, friends or co-workers. They are crucial to our well being and for living a happy, fulfilled life. I would like to take this chance to thank mine.

For those who don’t know, my life has been turned upside down these past two years. I had a psychotic breakdown and have spent the last two years living in a mental hospital. I am now nearing my release date and couldn’t have made it here without the overwhelming support I’ve received from virtually every person in my life.

I have been spending my home pass time living at my mom’s when I get away from the hospital temporarily. She, along with my stepfather Dick, have opened up their house to me and welcomed me into it. My good friends have been quick to call and offer their help, often making the two hour drive to Pueblo to visit me before I had privileges to leave the hospital. My new bestie Christine has always been there for me, and we’ve spent countless hours chatting away via Facebook or Skype. My son and ex-wife bought me a work outfit to wear for interviews for Father’s Day. My father and mom₂ have been simply amazing. And just today, my sister and her husband took me to the Joseph A. Bank “Buy One, Get Two Free” sale to give me a belated birthday present of some nice clothes. There are so many more people to thank that I could go on and on, but hopefully you know who you are and know that I appreciate everything you’ve done for me. That means you Jason, Jessica, Dana, Charissa, Hsun, Mason, Garrett, Gregory, Steve, John, Tom, Rich, Barry, Scotti, Vicky, Cara, and everyone else I can’t think of at the moment.

Thank you all for your support, I truly do appreciate it deeply, and I wouldn’t be making such a good recovery without each and every one of your efforts. I look forward to putting this phase of my life behind me and progressing on into the future. I have a new perspective on life and am SO looking forward to seeing where this new road takes me. 🙂

It’s been a long winter, but Spring is springing and I’ve been catching up on all the stuff I haven’t had time to take care over the winter. Checking items off the myriad “to-do” lists and getting it done.

Coming off a rest day after a week of training in the books for my first century (100 mile) bicycle ride June 5; eager for the two-hour training ride scheduled later today. (Training log and details will be on my fitness blog fitbob.com as soon as time permits.)

Last weekend I also de-winterized “Snarl” (below) and got a nice 30 minute cruise in before the latest cold front blew in. Looking forward to more ride-able weather later this week.

Off to watch the markets and hopefully get some much-needed sleep.

More soon… be well!