Daily Report (from Jeri):

Apparently the gods have decided not to test us with two bad days in a row. Wednesday has been gentle enough that both of us were able to prep our UAS budget worksheets for FY2010 and turn them in on time (no guarantees as to accuracy) via email. We somehow rolled another gorgeous Juneau day and Michael spent part of it outside on the massage table. While Ellie made lunch for Michael, I went to Fireweed to receive a much-needed, much-appreciated massage, followed by a yummy chicken satay roll-up from the Thai place downstairs from the clinic. Our house sitter came by this evening to pick up a key. She also introduced us to Ember, her chug (chihuahua-pug mix) puppy. Ember is high on entertainment value! We've just had dinner (Lawrence Lee Oldaker brought us shrimp/crab risotto) and watched an episode of Bones. We're winding down for an early night, other than those pesky intermittent doses of medication and a few million things on my to-do list.

Michael decided last night to stop battling with the idea of trying to get a full night's sleep and surrender to the reality that he's subsisting on catnaps. He set a timer to wake him up at regular intervals so he could move and stretch and try to keep his muscles from locking up. This strategy may have contributed to an easier day. Our other big discovery was ice massage: when his fingers go numb, an ice massage of his neck (where the inflammation originates) quickly restores feeling. He is liking this a lot. http://www.my-physical-therapy-coach.com/ice-massage.html

Tonight, tomorrow, and tomorrow night: then Seattle, and (eventually) resolution.