The news on Mom's health is that she is getting better, but much more slowly than she wants it to be going. Still, moving in the right direction is important. She saw her doctor yesterday and he said it's just going to take time.
A couple of images to share from the newspaper. For some reason, this one really made me laugh:
**Though exactly how much of the peace was just being on the beach, listening to the waves, is hard to say.
A couple of unexpected-consequence things that have interested me recently:
- As I wrote about, I started making smoothies for myself recently, and now my mother, who really needs to be eating and drinking more, enjoys some when I make them. That's a win for both of us! (Though, whew, not so much a win when I drink too much of one at once and give myself brain freeze, ow.)
- I originally bought bendy straws for Mom to make it easier to drink when she was lying down--and then after I had the second half of the deep cleaning of my teeth, I was greatly relieved to be able to drink without things dripping down my face, while I waited (and waited) for the numbness to wear off. So for a while, we were both using them.
Have you had any moments like that, when things worked out well in completely unexpected ways?
One time that immediately comes to mind is when it was my friend's birthday. I wanted to get her something but kept coming up completely blank. For days, and now it was the day of. Nothing felt like the right thing. Finally I threw myself in the car and found myself going to...the hardware store. I got out of the car thinking, What am I DOING, walked in their door--
ReplyDelete--where there was a display of hyacinths on sale. They were pretty and they smelled divine. They weren't big, just three? Might have been five but I think three? plants in full bloom.
A few minutes later I was heading to her house with those flowers.
Rang the doorbell. She opened the door.
And stood there staring at me, speechless.
While I wondered had I done something wrong somehow?
Finally, she exclaimed, How did you KNOW?!!
Know what?
My grandmother always gave me hyacinths for my birthday! And her grandmother had passed on.
Best birthday present ever. For both of us.
I’m glad that your mom is on the mend, slow as that may be. The sunset is beautiful, and time spent at the ocean is always time well spent.
ReplyDeleteSometimes when I'm talking to Michelle - of MG Doodle - I write my name as Gnicole.
ReplyDeleteThe older we get, the more slowly we mend or get better. Smoothies can be customized so well and be full of healthy things.
ReplyDeleteGlad your mom is making progress! And this post reminds me that it has been far too long since I've gone to the beach to watch the sunset. <3
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