12 May 2024
May seems to be zipping along. This weekend is the Fort Lauderdale Air & Sea show. Thankfully, I didn’t need anywhere near the beach. They have to bus people in to the show. I don’t need to go see it anyway because the Air Force Thunderbirds fly over my house to get to the beach. I get an up close and personal view of the jets.
Barbara came over a little after 9 this morning and I had coffee waiting, goat cheese and ciabatta bread, strawberries and cream, and my tamale pie. She brought mini lemon/poppy seed muffins to finish off the breakfast. Alas, she left the rest of the muffins with me to finish. They were too tempting to her.
We caught up with each other. It’s funny how lives sometimes sync. I just finished a visit with first cousins and second cousins. She’s about to leave for a visit with first cousins and second cousins.
Barb listened to my worries about the family health issues. We discussed options and conditions. I felt better after talking with her.
After she left, I headed to Broward Health (Broward General Hospital) to check on my friend Mary. There are three important facilities on the third floor: ICU, CCU, and RCU. After much confusion and much walking I finally found her in RCU. She looks well considering what she’s been through. They are at the point of deciding whether or not to move her to a regular room. That can only be good news, however, the care in RCU is really top notch. I walked in and there were two grand nieces standing guard. I knew one but not the other. That’s a close knit family.
Wade called from San Francisco. He was concerned about my family health issues and we talked about what might happen to us. We both live alone. I feel I have such good friends in that they constantly check in with me – to make sure I’m alive. Joel calls me almost daily, I have movie nights with Chris on Wednesday, Jim and Holley take me to happy hours. I’m beginning to have people over to the house for the first time since the cancer diagnosis.
I really don’t want to go to an assisted living facility. I’d rather stay at home and hire home health care, if possible. Remember, I’m an introvert and wouldn’t fit in with an assisted living facility.
Tomorrow, I’m having lunch with John. I think we will go to Frida’s. Yes, it’s a Frida Kahlo themed restaurant. The first two times we ate there were great. The last time we ate there, not so good. I’ve noticed when the owner leaves, the service goes downhill.
Stay tuned!