3rd of July

So I'm not quite sure who is keeping up to date on my blog, besides Paully-Wog, but I'm going to give out my link to my family so they can start. Summer has finally started in Oregon and it's great this whole week we have had 80 degree weather!! We've even had some awesome thunder storms that shake the whole house. Just last night around 2am I went out on to our balcony and just watched nature's show.

Last blog I talked about my medical condition and I'm happy to update that I've been getting better. Everyone says that I'm looking better and that I'm gaining more weight. This is all true, but I'm still around 183, which is still about 20 lps where I'm usually. I'm taking my medication regularly and that really does help. Especially the predisone. I still have to be carefully about the foods I eat though. I stay away from Spicy Mexican food and salads, but it's nice to be able to eat pretty much anything I want.

Recently We had our 10th family reunion in Bend Oregon. It was a lot of fun. To all my cousins that missed it, you were missed and you missed out big. There was a lot to do like Whitewater Rafting, Hiking, Mt. Bike, I didn't do any of that... I just laid out at the pool. So nice and sunny and relaxing. Kierstin came too and she also had a very relaxing time. At night we played Settlers with the Reibera Cousins. The resort, The Inn at the Seventh Mountain, is an excellent place with nice rooms this made everyone very comfortable.

Right now I'm working a lot a the Hospital because I have regular hours now!! this means I'll get benefits, which is good because I need some dental work with Ben. I'll be working tomorrow on the fourth, which is a bummer, but at least I'll get Holiday pay. I'm also looking at other Jobs and I'm getting really excited for a chance to be a Sales Rep for Dynasplints. Looks like a job that really fits me well.

Happy Summer for everyone, until next post

Middle of May

Hey Blog world, I'm not really good at keeping this up to date, oh well. So where does life find me right now. The big thing of course is my health condition. I've been diagnosed with Ulcerative Coitus. This is a Inflammatory Bowel Disease of the colon. It's been pretty horrible for me for the past two months. I've lost a lot of weight and haven't been able to do much because I have to stay close to a toilet. I've had to change my diet around a lot too. I mostly eat soft foods and stay far from really spicy foods, high fructose corn syrup, carbonated drinks, red sauce, lettuce, and other foods that upset my guts. It's like I have to live a slightly modified life right now. I'm on medication which has helped a lot, but it's slow. I judge my recovery in weeks.

On a brighter note. I've got my car back and running again!! Thats a huge relief for me. Thats what she looks like now!! I've really become quite a gear head over the past year. I saw Iron Man when it came out with my cousin Ben. It was a very fun movie. I'm also excited for my Cousin Paul and his family to visit Oregon in the next week ahead. We'll have some fun times.

Kierstin and I are still dating and having fun. She has really been getting a green thumb lately. She has decked her patio with a abundance of flowers, plants, and herbs all of which are in cute planter boxes. She loves to take care of them each night carefully watering each one. If she had a plot of earth I bet she would start start growing crops!!

I'm still working at Emanuel Hospital in the ER. Things are changing a bit there. My old boss left and my department is looking for his replacement. There are more shifts that are available for me to pick up. But since I've been so sick lately that I haven't been working as much as I would like too.

Getting Things all worked out!!!

This picture is of Kierstin and I at our Halloween Party. We're Hippies!!

This week has been one that seems like I've got most of the wrinkles out of my game plan. I've got a lot going on and I've been stressed out because of it. Here let me list them: To finish my application to OHSU PA program I need to take the GRE, I finally got the go a head to sign up just in time for the November deadline. In the mean time I've been studying for it at Kaplan. So I'll be study intensely for that these next two weeks. Also I've got everything sorted out at PSU. Although I've graduate with my Bachelor degree last summer, I've decided to finish the rest of my pre-requisites sets for medical school. Which is Physics series, Genetics, and Cell Biology courses. What I didn't know was that I had to sign a couple of forms to get back into PSU, oh plus $50, so that I could be a post-baccalaureate student. Good news is that I'll be able to get financial aide to pay for the tuition. I'll probably find out how much in a week or two. But I'll tell you having to get everthing worked out from the Registers office, Financial aid office, FAFSA, and having enough credits to even get aide has been a headache. Needless to say I got that everything situated with that. Since I'm taking Physics I've been studying for that. A lot of equations and math, so much fun!!! and I had my first test this week too!!
Also I've applied for a new job at the Hospital. I'd be working on the child/adolescence phyc unit . This would be a great pay increase and give me new experiences too. I've called the Unit Manager a few times this week so that he's aware that I really want the job. Hopefully next week I'll know more about the job. But if I don't get it, I'm going to look at research jobs at OHSU.
So I still feel like things are still kinda chaotic, but I feel like things are coming together and that my game plan is forming. I'm looking forward to things to settle even more, but untill then I'm staying optimistic for the best.

First Blog

Hi, I'm David Leopold Friedman. The Purpose of this blog is to keep all of you informed of me and all the stuff that goes on in my life. I think this way I can feel and all of you can feel just a little bit more connected with me. Plus if I happen to lapse into amnesia for whatever reason, I've got this blog to refresh all of whats going on....hey that's the title of the Blog. LOL Anyway it's late and I got work tomorrow and a headache of stuff thats gong on, which I can't wait to clue everyone into later. But for now I got to hit the hay and sleep the day away. -Dave