2026 Life Logs, Day 162: Working on Arrangements for My Sister’s Move
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026
Weather: Sunny and Warm; High Temp 75, Low 64 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
This is going to be short and sweet. I basically spent my entire day trying to figure out details for moving my one month away from 93 years old sister from North Carolina to Cape Cod. And due to no fault of her own, she is not cooperating. Yesterday she was diagnosed with pneumonia and Covid for the second time in two months and tonight she managed to fall in her bedroom. She is okay, but all of these little blips, just two and a half weeks from moving day, are making me very nervous. So, I spent my day figuring up how to speed up the move if necessary and this require making double arrangements. Thankfully, Flying Angels are used to this kind of uncertainty and they are being very cooperative and fairly flexible. In addition, I contacted Restore of Habitat for Humanity in Mooresville, NC to arrange pick up of all of her furniture by the end of the month. I wrote an email to family members to see if anyone wants any of her things, telling them to get go the things out of her apartment on May 30, the day after to proposed date for the move. I bought furniture for her room here at Bridges this evening. It will be delivered next Tuesday, just in case we need to move her sooner than planned. And I talked multiple times to her Power of Attorney to figure out how to pay for all of this. There is way more, but you get the picture. There are many details to work out. And then this evening about 45 minutes after her private care companion left for the day, she had a fall. She is okay, but I don’t feel like she is safe where she is right now. That is why I am trying to be ready to move her at the first instant when Covid and pneumonia are under control. This is quite a project, but I am finally convinced that it is a necessary move for the well being of both of us. Managing her healthcare long distance is just no longer an option. And I feel confident that I have found the perfect place for her.
One other thing I did today was work on finalizing plans for Encore’s end-of-the-year reception next Wednesday. Finally, I feel like I have that under control as well. But I have more to do on that tomorrow.
And I did some house cleaning in preparation of a visit from two special sailing friends the beginning over Father’s Day weekend. It was a productive day.
