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Back to the land of hockey

6/1/2011

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I have been a little bit delinquent with my blog updates. This is mainly because I went to Europe with my family for 10 days. You’re asking yourself -- what kind of hockey fan goes to away during the Stanley Cup playoffs? In Europe, NHL coverage is nearly non-existent. In Croatia, it is absolutely not on anyone's RADAR. On our way back, at 4:30am at the free internet station in the Split airport.  I was able to watch the final 10 minutes of Game 7 between Boston and Tampa and that is about it.
 
Happy to be back in Canada and back to the rink. Last night I went to play summer hockey and in Halifax, it was the first time it felt like summer. I was breaking in a new trapper and liked it.  It felt good right out of the box and felt like half the weight of my old one. I played well for the first half of the game but got tired let in a couple of shaky goals and misplayed the puck a few times in the second half, but happy with my game.
 
I also had bloodwork and pulmonary function tests yesterday. My PFTs were “best ever” and my bloodwork came back with my kidney numbers up a bit but they have been higher. Ironically, some of the anti-rejection medications are hard on the kidneys and many longer-surviving lung transplant recipients will eventually require a kidney transplant. I have to be vigilant to drink lots of water to keep the kidneys functioning and I got away from that a bit during vacation. I’m not sure if beer intake counts.
 
Not surprisingly, I managed to add a couple of pounds over my vacation. I don’t think I will have too much difficulty taking that off.
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    Ice hockey goalie with a slow glove hand, gaping 5-hole, cystic fibrosis and brand new lungs. Trying out for the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL.

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