I am so happy it is a new year. I almost broke down in tears at midnight New Year’s Eve. I didn’t think me or my family would make it out of 2020 unscathed but we did, pretty much anyway. My dad had a stroke in December but luckily it was mild. He does have a carotid artery that is 100% blocked (right side) but I am hoping he will be alright with the proper care. He doesn’t have any damage from the stroke that I can tell, though his memory is getting a little bad but that was happening before the stroke. He still moves really well and seems to have his wits about him. He is changing his diet drastically and he quit smoking (so he says). I have hope for the best for him but I worry. I worry about my mother too. She had a stroke in 2019 and didn’t fair as well as my dad. She is home though, and gets around with a walker. She lives in a town so while I do worry about her, I don’t worry as much about her as I do my dad, who is alone in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of 20 acres.
SIGH
So I just found out my brother’s girlfriend is pregnant. Supposedly. TBH the ultrasound picture he posted looks like a puppy. What can I say?
SIGH
But we all survived COVID-19 thus far. My husband and I have received our first doses of the Moderna vaccine. No ill effects from it. We are on our way back to “normal” so to speak. I just feel for all the people that have died or lost family members to coronavirus. It could have been handled so much better. I have a co-worker fighting for his life in the hospital. I wonder, even if he beats it–and that is still and IF–even if he beats it, will he ever get back to normal?
SIGH
But thankfully, we are turning the corner. It’s a new year. We will soon have a new president. There is hope for the future yet.
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