Health takes a slide downhill

Dear Family and Friends,

This will be short. The coughing has become almost unbearable today and this afternoon it has been constant whether I had a cough drop in my mouth or not. My head aches, the ears feel solid, throat is raw and I'm heading to bed. I had to cancel a meeting I had at 5 and just drive home. I spent the afternoon in the beautiful Oakland hills where nearly every turn in the narrow roads leads to yet another view of the bay, the SF skyline, the bridges, all beautiful. Now I'm really getting tired of being this sick, something has to give and soon.

The day was a deceiver, beautiful sunshine and colder than you would expect. When I stepped out of the car I put on the big heavy ski coat just to survive the cold. Grabbed a few groceries as I was coming home and purchased the last of the Roma tomatoes for $1 a pound, found a deal on the kind of lettuce I like and headed home.

I started the day with the normal walk, then some great hot tea that Jo gave me to sooth the throat and it seemed to help this morning. As the day passed I felt worse and worse and right now its pretty bad. I did make a discovery in the garage yesterday, I found a wonderful device to do back massage that one of the kids provided their mom with to help with her pain several years ago. Its pretty strong but really gives you a workout, I'm heading there next and will follow it with a soak in the jetted tub in the bedroom. I'm including a couple photos Jo and Jason sent of Timothy taken on the 8th. He is changing so fast, becoming a little man and so cute.

Would appreciate your prayers when you get this, thanks.

love to all

Tim