MISERY AND ANCIENT TREASURES

So, what is the continuation of my miserable saga? 

I recently got a schedule for my ride to Cookeville on Tuesday the 16th. I'll be in radiology, where they'll measure and photograph the cancerous "wound"on my arm. Hope it doesn't hemorrhage.

I don't know when the radiation treatments will begin, but I'll encourage them to speed it up. 

Five days of radiation. In the summer of 2023 I had seven weeks of radiation, in the same place.

I've been holding my temper. Everything has been plagued with incompetence and incredible sluggishness. Two concerned nurses are contacting the radiation dept. on my behalf.

In the next few weeks, I'm going to force the Dragon Leaders for a discharge so I can go home.

Currently I'm in rotten shape. Extremely low blood pressure and chronic fatigue. Last night (Saturday) my blood pressure was so low (44) that nurses were alarmed. Sometimes I feel like passing out. Loss of blood.......might be the reason.

This morning (Sunday) was a disaster. My arm was bleeding (againagainagain). I pressed the bedside call button. No one showed up until after an hour! I had to ask the cleaning lady to get help.

Later in the day I had another bleeding episode.

Breakfast was appalling. The milk was sour. Cranberry juice tasted like cleaning fluid - - it burned my throat, had to spit it out.

These are no exaggerations.

If I stay here my death will be hastened. I'd be better off at home.

Home

Forest, nature, autumn leaves, deer, squirrels,......(snakes)......peace, privacy,  freedom, groceries delivered, whoknowsmaybesomecats.

Heck, I deserve these luxuries.

Speaking of luxuries

I went on another online shopping spree. More ancient treasures. And why not? I've been a collectionneur d'antiquiets since I was twenty.

My passion hasn't waned. I ain't rich, but I presently have enough $ in the bank to satisfy my ......hunger.

What now, Jon?

Presently it's ancient Egypt. I now have four artifacts. An Egyptian collector/dealer in Canada recently took another trip to Egypt to procure more museum quality items. He buys these items from another private collector.

The items that I purchased are from ancient tombs near Luxor, which is why they're in good condition. None of them were restored, they remain "as is"

You've already seen the stone statue of the  cat goddess Bastet, circa 14 AD. - - and the kohl cosmetic jar with Bastet on the lid.

The statue of Bastet is large and heavy, and the color is much more faded in real - - but her eyes mesmerize me. I love that statue.

I now have a stone carved kohl jar with Falcon God Horus, circa 15th AD.

And a sacred scarab beetle amulet from the 13th century. Mounted on a brass pendant in the 1920s.

The turquoise color on the jars and scarab is a glaze because they are made of Faience - - which often contained copper that gave it the bluish- green color.

Jon 💚 in dire misery and delicious antiquity