I'll start with some statistics...last night was my 3900 blog! And, yesterday Elijah trapped his 49th squirrel of the summer! And, today we start with #1 dialysis treatment. We were ther from 9am to 2pm...not quite as long as was indicated in the literature. He really only had a half dialysis treatment as a dialysis treatment consists of 4 cycles and today he had 2. Today's type is the manual which we will only have to do when other machine malfunctions or electricity is out. Today we just watched the nurse do all the connections, etc. Tomorrow I will start having to do it with the nurse's guidance. Oh, boy! At this point the peritoneal form of dialysis seems to be working...what went in came back out plus a little more...all good signs. So we survived the first day! We were ready to take our masks off when we got to the car...that's a long time to wear a mask! It was good to get home. Woody sat on the front porch and watched the birds for a while after getting home...a rest stop between the car and his recliner! My tooth extraction isn't giving me any trouble today...thank goodness! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!