Today was very hot! I walked Bert around 12:30 pm and it was in the 80’s. He didn’t seem to mind though. He was in the moment and enjoying every sniff along the way.

I was actually feeling much better today, less fatigued, but after walking in the heat for just a few minutes, I was tired again. I seemed to recover quick though, but I didn’t do any more outside things after our walk in the heat.

I met with a new client today and it was a grey Weimaraner. The owner told me that she is very stand-offish with new people and needs to get used to you. She actually took to me right away. After I was shown around what was needed to do and when I started to leave, the dog, Bella, followed me out as though she was going with me. The owner was very surprised that she took to me so quickly. I told her that my friends call me the “dog whisperer”. I think I was a hit with the dog.

I actually think I did much better today. I only took Ibuprofen, and did OK. I just had dinner, but I do feel some discomfort starting, so I decided to take something stronger. What I noticed was, after I did the Lymphodema workout DVD, my pain went away and stayed away for hours! It released my own bodies endorphins, and I was happy about that. I do notice I am terribly tight on my right side, so the stretches on that side are more of a challenge, but I will be working on that this week. Because the stretches make me feel better and make me require less pain medicine, I am going to do it again in the morning. I am quite encouraged.