This is a test.

   Tomorrow morning I have to go to Eleanor's apartment to get her up for a telephone test on her pacemaker. She slept through the last one, so we are going to get her up and caffeinated prior to the test at 10:30 a.m.. This summer we went to the cardiologists office and were told that the battery in the pacemaker would last between 6 to 18 months; that was about 3 months ago, so she is a little nervous about the test tomorrow. The replacement of the battery in the pacemaker would require surgery, but we were told it would be a simple out patient procedure.
    I remember going to Mississippi when the pacemaker was put in. The process was scheduled as an out patient procedure, but she was in the hospital for 4 days. I guess one just prepares to expect the unexpected in these cases.
   Thanks to everyone who helped to celebrate Eleanor's birthday. She received lots of great gifts; probably too much candy, but who am I to say how much candy is too much.