Thoughts on Aughts
There's an old man who comes to the gym in the mornings. He has a walker with an oxygen bottle, and bears visible scars from open heart surgery and a pacemaker implant. Monday morning I loosened up in the hot tub, and the two of us talked.
I learned that he had his first surgery in early December of 1999. I was reminded of my bout with myocarditis ( Read more... )
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Blessings to you and yours, Howard. We may come at things from different directions, but I think that's something we can agree on.
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I helped nurse my father through 2 bouts of it in the 18 months before I graduated in 1989. Nasty stuff. Kicked his ass, hard. An' as I was the only one in the household who could handle anything the least bit medical it fell to me to "sit shiva" playing solitaire with my Tarot Cards in The Northeast Harris County ICU while my mother disintegrated like a cake in the rain. I learned more about critical care that summer than any teenager should.
I have many, many things I am thankful for these past 10yrs, yes.
Not the least of which is Phillip's prowess with a search engine. If not for that Galadrion would not have found his way back into my life. An’ without him I’d be alone now.
As is my habit I’ll be posting more on the New Year closer to the turn.
Til then Luck n Blessings-
K
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