So, this morning David thought that our lives were just a little too dull and decided to inject some excitement.  Onelsis was here, and we were just finishing breakfast, and he complained of a pain in his lower back.  I asked if he would like to lie down and if it was the chair, and he said sure.  We tried to get him up out of the chair, and he couldn’t stand, so let him sit back down.  He was sweating a lot, and wanted to give it another try, so he got up, took two steps and passed out.  Fortunately, I was holding him so Onelsis and I lowered him to the floor.  Yes, I know, you are thinking, thank goodness we worked on getting him up from the floor, right?  We called 911, and the EMT’s were here is a jiffy, followed by another pair of NY’s Finest.  We got to Bellevue pretty quickly, and the doctor saw him soon after we arrived.

It turns out that Bellevue is now part of NYU Medical Center (not sure if there is any healthcare facility that is not part of NYU now!) so they had all his records. Everything was fine, and the Doctor thinks that he was just dehydrated.  We were there for a while – blood tests, x-ray, etc – and the Doctor wanted to keep him overnight, but he would not hear of it.  We just have to see Dr. Karp this week and make sure he drinks lots of water.  We were home by about 4pm, and I have to say, compared with our visit to Columbia Presbyterian, this was a dream.  Not overcrowded, and we weren’t waiting forever to see a Doctor.  Glad that is over though.

We just relaxed and drank water this evening.  Also ate, of course.  Then to bed, but not before finishing My Life In France.  I was feeling a bit sad as she described leaving La Pitchoune, their home in Provence, for the last time.  She was quite a woman!

This brings me to Bon Appétit and yesterday, when I finally got around to making Julia’s Chocolate Mousse.  I don’t have an electric mixer here, and thought my arm would fall off with all the whipping!  It came out very well, if I do say so myself, but, oh my God, so rich.  Could really only have a little bit, but it will keep, and we will take our time enjoying it!