2026 Life Logs, Day 155: Getting a Case of ‘Cold Feet’
Date: Thursday, June 4, 2026
Weather: Sunny and Warm; High Temp 72, Low 56 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
Today I had an Indivisible Falmouth meeting and a reception at the Museums on the Green. But for the most part, I did what I seem to be doing every day which is dealing with issues related to my sister. The biggest issue that happened today was that her assessment evaluation happened a day early. This had a number of people confused, and they were all contacting me to ask why this happened. Obviously, not all communications setting up this assessment were read by everyone, but in the end, even though the team at Bridges only got to see her for about 30 seconds, they approved her admittance to Bridges. And that threw me into an instant case of ‘cold feet’. What if I can’t do all of the things needed in time for the move? What if I can’t get new furniture delivered on time? What if I can’t get her on the airplane? What if she hates it here? What if the medical team can’t deal with her issues? This last question stopped me in my tracks because I realized that I really didn’t meet the medical team at Bridges on Monday. I called immediately to tell them that I cannot sign the admittance paperwork until I do meet the team. But what if someone else takes the only room available while I am dragging my feet on signing the papers? This is a huge decision I am making for my sister, so I am having that psychological bout of anxiety people get before making a big commitment. Unfortunately, the woman I have been working with at Bridges is attending her son’s graduation tomorrow and the woman in charge of health is off doing assessments tomorrow and Monday. I will find out in the morning if there is a time tomorrow I can meet her before or after her off campus assessment. If not, everything will just have to remain on hold until next week.
At the very end of the day, I decided to put all of this out of my mind and go watch Ollie’s soccer game. That was a good decision because I could focus on the game and forget about the decisions to be made. I’ll get back to that in the morning.
