A Fulfilling Day 5-17-12
I started the day by going through some mail and looking at
the paper. I received a nice
surprise. A friend had suggested I
read this book called, “Closer Than You Think.” It’s about how the people who have gone before us are watching
us and how we can communicate to them.
We just need to be open. I
was giggling with excitement. I
read the intro and was so involved in the book I almost missed my
appointment.
I headed out around 8:10 to give blood. They lady who was leading me to the
back where they hook you up to the blood sucking tube said, “Oh I didn’t notice, you are one of our
special ones.” Yep – the baby
blood. It feels good to give.
I then ran by the local Lowe’s store to get my garden
dirt. I chatted with some older
gentleman for a little bit. And
then I moved on to grab a cart and some help. I had a young boy help me and not a very big guy. Twelve bags of dirt at 2 Cu Ft per bag
gets heavy. Then we went for two
smaller bags of potting soil. I
helped him with a few bags. I told
him he wouldn’t need a gym workout after this. He agreed. Then
we had to load all of this into the truck. I jumped in the bed of the truck and pulled the bags forward
as he lifted them up to the truck.
Part way through I said, “Wow, I’m tired.” One bag later he said, “I’m really tired.” It was work! He headed back to the
store as I shut the tailgate and realized there is a reason those people at the
blood bank tell you not to do any strenuous exercise for 24 hours after giving
blood. My heart was racing and my
breathing was very heavy. I was so
thirsty. I stood by the tailgate
for a minute or two. I saw the man
I had chatted with in the store and thought about asking him if he had any
water but didn’t. Scott usually
has water in the cab but not this time.
Once I was in the cab I was still not feeling so good. Lightheaded and
really thirsty. I sat for a little
bit and just waited for everything to calm and then drove home. I fixed myself a big glass of juice and
sat down for a while. Then I felt
good.
Now I had planned to vacuum the house before I left for an
appointment and I had only ½ hour left.
I did what I could and left every lie. I never do this but had to.
My appointment was lunch with my young friend (28 yrs old)
who was diagnosed with incurable cancer in October of 2011. I also had the pleasure of meeting her
Mom and having lunch with not one amazing woman but two. We shared stories and talked very openly
and honestly about cancer and death.
We talked about the terrible side effects of chemo and radiation. The secondary cancers that come of it
many times and other things like mental illnesses, seizers, heart disease and
on and on. Poison to save us from
cancer but this poison can cause other cancers and diseases. It just doesn’t make any sense to
me. It’s crazy but it is all that
we have. I know they are making
strides in finding new methods that don’t involve radiation or chemotherapy. Things need to change! We had talked for a long time and we
probably could have talked even longer.
When I got to the car it was 3:00 and we met for lunch at 12:30. It was a very good time.
Oh I didn’t say that I was going to drive my nice car but
Scott had talked me out of it. I
drove our mountain car the old Audi.
It has a cracked windshield and scratches. So I was driving to Tukwila where we were having lunch and
boom a rock nails the windshield and adds another huge crack. So glad I wasn’t driving my nice
car. I told Scott and he said that
was Kathryn.
So I got home just behind Scott and just in time to finish
the vacuum job of the rest of the house.
You see, we had someone coming over at 4:00. Thank goodness they were late. Everything was done before they arrived. I even had time to read some more of the
book. In chapter one she mentioned
smells. Like the smell I talk
about. The smell I smell right now
and how it gives me peace because I know it is Kathryn giving me comfort. I have such a hard time sitting and
reading because I always have so many things I could be doing. I have two books to finish now. Sun bathing will be reading time.
I also received a beautiful card with a note stating that a
donation was made in Kathryn’s honor from the middle school in Fife (Surprise
Lake). This is such a great school
district. I told Scott’s friend
who came over today about the staff in the district donating enough days for me
to not have to work until next year.
He said, “Wow, What a family.”
He is so very right. The
Fife district is a family and an amazing one at that.
It was a very good day! Off to sit in the hot tub to ease my back muscles and worm
Scott up.
Good Night!
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