2020 Life Logs, Day 152: June 1st
Date: Monday, June 1, 2020
Weather: Mix of Sun and Clouds, Felt Chilly; High 62, Low 46 degrees F
Location: At Home in The Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
To me it seems like it was just yesterday that it was mid-March and we launched into the coronavirus stay-at-home time. Now it is June 1st and I am having a hard time knowing where the time went. It has just been a blur. I know that for the past 6 weeks I have been dealing with back issues and dealing with a puppy with gastro-intestinal issues. Those issues, plus the Goldstone move from Vidal Avenue to Grasmere Drive, filled the last two and a half months. Time just seems different in these coronavirus days.
I did work on gardening today and got a few things planted, but I am paying for it with increased pain tonight. I met with my primary care physician on Zoom this morning and he agreed to order an MRI to see what is really happening. I have an appointment on June 9th for the MRI. I meet on Zoom with the physical therapist tomorrow and I’ll have to report that I have not been doing those McKenzie press ups that he prescribed since our last meeting. I thought it was helping to relieve the inflammation by not doing them, but tonight I am in more pain that before. So maybe I should try them again. We’ll make that decision tomorrow.
Overshadowing everything in life right now are the protests in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd by a policeman. Our President today made what I consider crazy statements about how he plans to proceed to establish law and order by using our military against the people. We need a President of peace and justice, not a President of law and order. We all know that violence only begets violence. We need leadership to try to steer us away from violence and toward a peaceful and just solution. But we know that leadership is not forthcoming. Where things go from here is just too scary.
