It's been a busy week with doctor and dental appts, Doug began cardiac rehab 3 days a week(M,T,Th), piano students started up again, with 4 new ones! Doug still struggles getting more than 2 or 3 hours of sleep at night so he definitely needs prayers in that area. Everything else is looking good. Dr. Sharma's nurse (Suzanne) is very pleased with his healing process but really doesn't want him going to work until Jan. 25th (60 day mark). He has gone in to the office a few times for just a few hours at a time, never a whole day. He has also gone to church the last couple of weeks, never more than 6 hours so at least half of what he used to do. Ward Conferences started yesterday so it's a busy time of year for the Stake Presidency. Still resting when he needs to and recognising when he's overdone so that's progress.=) Suzanne told him if he's tired that means he overdid so that woke him up!=) He hasn't gone into a store or public yet (besides church) which Suzanne said is good because the flu is pretty rampant in Yakima right now and he can't afford to get the flu, especially because his heart valve and new parts are not completely healed over yet. Stronger and making progress every day!!!

Lots going on and less time to blog.=) Doug is still liking the days more than the nights. Even though the rash is visibly gone he will still have episodes of itching like crazy. During the night he had to take a baking soda bath to help make it stop. He doesn't really get very much sleep and will keep going back to bed, sometimes until 10 am. He is getting stronger every day, adding more to his schedule, lifting heavier things, and being more physically active like carrying the recycling to the car, lifting it out, doing lots of chores around the house, went to the office for a couple hours yesterday, driving to the church to do laps, etc. Each day he'll have new pain from exercising new muscles (which he thinks is pathetic=)) but I tell him it's progress! It's been nice having him around so I am kind of dreading 'real life' starting again.=)