”Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein
Seeing the Nurse Practitioner for the first time was a good experience. She did a neuro assessment and also had me do some cognitive testing. She also filmed my visit so she could see my tremors. She had me right a sentence, do the spirals, and draw the straight lines. She also had me walk the straight line (you know like the drunks do, lol) and filmed my walking in general. I had to pour water from one cup to the next with both hands. The right hand and left hand were both tested in all the testing. You have to go through multiple steps before they see if you qualify for either procedure. She was my second appointment, although she could not tell me if I qualify as it wasn’t up to her, she told me I’d be a good candidate. At that time she said if not for both sides at least the right side. I felt good when I left her appointment. I tried hard to have an optimistic outlook on that visit. Stay tuned for more.
RECIPES WITH GRANDMA JUDY
ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
3/4 c butter
1 1/2 c firmly packed brown sugar
(3/4 dark brown)
(1/2 light brown)
2 T milk
1 T vanilla
1 egg
1 1/2 c flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 c choc chips or m&ms or both
1 c nuts
Heat oven 375 Degrees. Mix butter, sugar, milk, and vanilla. Beat with mixer 2 minutes. Add egg beat until blended. Blend in dry ingredients and choc pieces. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough into a mound on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake about 8-9 minutes.