Dear, Mom -
Hi, Mom. I’m glad to report that I am feeling a bit better today. My headache has not been as severe as yesterday. I still have a looming heaviness in my head, but it isn’t as encompassing as yesterday, so I am going to take this as me being on the mend. I tried to get a test for the virus that is going around just in case, but there was so much time are red tape, it proved to not be worth it. I don’t know why the people in charge don’t make this testing more accessible by everyone. Especially if someone is a healthcare worker and in contact with an older demographic. Testing should be free and mandatory in order to keep our elders safe. There is no money for CEOs if things are free, I guess. Well, I am feeling better so I’m not going to worry about it now.
I didn’t get much of a walk in with Elsa the dog this morning. I was still feeling pretty rough and felt like I was walking around in a fog. I came home and laid down on the bed until it was time to take a shower and get ready to take Birgit to her arthritis infusion. They I had to sit in the car for 2 hours to wait for her. I watched a couple of shows on my iPad while trying not to fall asleep. Regardless, with still not feeling real well this morning, I didn’t get many pictures to share again. I did get some though. Like these pretty roses:
These may have been off the same bush, but no matter. Their color is worth it!
I have been watching a show of the television about the World’s Toughest Race. It is made up of 66 teams from all over the world. There was one specific team of 4 people that consisted of a man, a woman, a father and a son. The man and woman were good friends of the father and son. The father had been an adventure racer for most of his life and had taught his son early on about it and even had him compete along side him when he was very young. The father now has early onset dementia. He forgets things and has problems doing some things like tying his shoes or other things that we take for granted on a daily bases. It was so sweet to see the father and son battle the dementia as they tried to conquer the race to the best of their abilities. The father was relentless and stayed in the race for 7 days, which I wouldn’t have come close to lasting. Anyway, the point of me telling you this is that their relationship, no matter the good or bad, always stayed strong and they were so proud of each other. I feel like that with you. I am glad to take this journey with you now later in life and I want you to know I think you are the best Mom ever and I am very proud of you. You have had to conquer scary things in your life and succeeded like it was nothing. I’m trying to model my life after you, Mom. I admire you and love you. I also want to start living my life more. I want to be like these adventure racers from all the world. Learning from their struggles in life and gaining positive experiences from them. I feel like I am in a bit of a rut in life. I want to get out there in nature and see the wilderness. I want to live somewhere that is simpler. The more I stay in this neighborhood, the more I long for the country with some acres to tend to. The weekend parties among neighbors, the car racing, and “encroaching” wildlife (meaning rodents) makes me want to be more isolated in the quiet. I want to listen to crickets and coyotes at night, night the raucous laughter of drunken people. I’m noise sensitive so I am probably overdoing it a bit, but it is how I feel.
Have a nice weekend, Mom. We will talk soon over the video chat! Hang in there and thank you for being strong and adaptable. I’m glad you have made friends where you are since I cannot visit you often for the time being. Things will change for the better and some time soon we will be able to have long visits sitting in the same room without having to wear masks. Fingers crossed!
My newest Sunflower that is about 9 feet tall. No joke!
A Close up of Clasping Heliotrope
❤️✨🌻🌺 I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU!!!🌸🌼✨❤️
Your Youngest Daughter, —-Sally Ann
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