Grateful to be Alive

I think if someone asked me, "What do I feel?" I would have to say today that I'm very grateful to be alive and have all my children be happy and generally happy, even my 17 year old preparing college applications and stressed by finishing up the last one(s) this weekend. I said, "What about her homework?" My wife said,"She'll have to catch up the next week after her last college applications are turned in." So, it's been a long road. My daughter used to wonder why Seniors at her private school mostly never went to the "Valentine's Day" Dance. She doesn't have to worry about that anymore because all their plans they had to give up (all her friends) because they all had to finish their applications this weekend for college.

I just got through finishing watching a DVR recording of "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger". I had seen it before but I wanted to see parts of it again because I find the writing and acting sort of reassuring somehow.  What people believe in defines their lives in many ways. I looked for example at the Anthony Hopkins character in this movie and was grateful for all the women I dated when I was young. So, I really have nothing left to prove in that department. I have a son and two daughters and two stepkids and two God Daughters and I don't have to prove any of that anymore and everyone is healthy as far as I know with good careers and lives.

So, yes, I'm grateful to be alive. Today we went to a birthday party for a friend in a restaurant. He was wearing a wool hat which I thought sort of strange. I said, "Did the hair stylist cut your hair too short?" "No" he said, "I'm just getting cold easier than I used to." So, I was sort of wondering why he didn't just wear a heavier jacket as I had worn my very warm leather jacket I've had now for almost 20 years now that my wife bought me that is very warm. So, he didn't seem to be dressed warm enough. But that's just me.

He was raised on a ranch and grew up taking care of cattle on horseback when he was growing up. So, he was a good rider and a horse whisperer like his brother and his family has ranched this area for over 100 years even though now he is an investor.

The young man who waited on us knew our God daughter and had gone to the same private school as she. He had been managing a restaurant in Las Vegas but said his mother's health was failing so he came home. We told him how our God daughter was doing as he hadn't heard from her in about 5 years since they grew up and created their careers. So, I praised him for standing by his Mom when she needed him most. He must be about 28 now so I think this was helpful to him.

But, most of all I'm just grateful to be alive. Oh, by the way, the eplerenone has kicked in in place of the spironolactone which means I started to feel like a boy going through puberty again. So, this was interesting taking the new medicine that brings back my experience of actually having a libido again after having it gone for a few months on spironolactone. But, through and through life has brought many blessings and continues to bless me, my family and all those I meet by the Grace of God.

In case your wondering what this medicine is it is an alternative to spironolactone especially for men so they don't lose their libido like they do on spironolactone. For me, where I live if I get Eplerenone in generic form it is only about 10 dollars a month more for a months supply of this particular diuretic than spironolactone.

I found the transition the first few days a little difficult but now I'm used to it but likely you might want to be on spironolactone first for a month or two before you go on this one to make  sure you can take this kind of medicine and be okay with it.

Eplerenone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Eplerenone (INN) /ɛpˈlɛrənoʊn/ is an aldosterone antagonist used as an adjunct in the management of chronic heart failure. It is similar to the diuretic ...

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