2022 Life Logs, Day 219: Still Holding
Date: Sunday, August 7, 2022
Weather: Sunny; High 89, Low 70 degrees
Location: At Home on the Shores of Lake Norman with the Thompsons, Mooresville, NC
After a very, very difficult week, I just had an amazing evening. Family friends invited me to spend the next couple of nights with them. They were out for the evening when I arrived, so I had an hour or so all to myself. Their home is on Lake Norman, and the first wonderful surprise happened when I turned onto their street. There were two adult and one young deer at the entrance to the street to greet me. I let myself into the house and then immediately walked down to the dock. It was just before sunset and the view was breathtaking. I moved from the sitting area down to the floating dock on the water as the sky was changing colors. Fish were jumping and a turtle stuck its nose up out of the water to say hello. I felt like I was on a sailboat as the dock rocked with the incoming waves from passing boats. For a few minutes, I felt like I was in heaven. Such a special moment in such a beautiful setting.
But now back to reality.
I checked out of my home for the past seven days this morning, went to Lowe’s to get a couple of items for my sister, and then spent the rest of the day with her. Just before sunset, I drove to my new home for tonight and tomorrow night with family friends, Brian and Judy Thompson. If my niece remains stable, I have decided to fly home on Tuesday and return as soon as my niece passes. Tomorrow’s job is to talk to hospice to see if they can find someone who will stay with my sister until I can get here after my niece’s death. My niece’s situation has not changed in the past 24 hours, so we are just waiting. I have given up on the idea of driving down here with Shadow. When I return, I will fly.
My sister really didn’t want to go out today, so I stayed at home with her all day and evening. I have eaten what I would consider real food for a week, and I agree with her that the food in her assisted living facility is not what I would choose to eat. But today I did, and I am still alive!
