Snow day

For the heart surgery patient immediately postop (up to about 6 weeks), certain forms of exercise are good - walking, predominantly, anything that gets the blood moving at a steady pace through which a conversation can be kept up. On the flip side, no weight-lifting (lifting is restricted to 10 pounds, about the weight of a gallon of milk) and no burst- or grunt-type activity. Two cardiologists at different institutions have scientifically explained it to me in the exact same clinically oriented language: "nothing that makes you go 'unnnngggh'".

And definitely no shoveling snow. Only yesterday I mentioned to Jenn that we had been lucky this season, especially since our snowblower is still in the shop; we hadn't had snowfall for the entire month since my return from Cleveland. Naturally I hadn't checked the weather forecast and the weather gods decided make their presence known, and we got about 4 inches of the white stuff. Sorry, Philadelphia metro region. It's my fault.

We were planning to break out the golf clubs today (really! it's indoors) and I was going to chip and putt, but the snow plus some unexpected deep chest soreness today ended that idea. Maybe next week. Tomorrow we head to Massachusetts to visit my brother, sis-in-law and nephew:

And to walk a different mall. Same stores, different order.

Take care,

Michael