I’m back after a week in Michigan to visit my mom, and as it turned out a whole bunch of other folks.
Michelle and I stayed at my sister’s place for a couple nights, hung out with them and made a big mess in their living room with the pile of glassware when I brought it back from Mark’s house. We shipped that in a big box and expect it any day (today maybe, or monday for sure).
We spent some time with my mom. Monday was her birthday, and at dinner she announced that her hair is starting to fall out and she’s afraid to wash it for fear of it coming out in big clumps. She mentioned to Michelle that she has heard that ppl sometimes end up with curly hair when their chemo is over and the hair grows back, and she wouldn’t mind having curly hair. She’s really being optimistic and upbeat about it.
My dad, on the other hand, has me worried because of how he’s letting his health issues get him down. He’s had some heart issues (heart valve 10 yrs ago, defibrillator this year) and has been having problems with gout really bad. It pains me to see him so immobilized, needing crutches to move around. I’m also not sure how much he’s changed his diet in response to this. I know he’s trying to avoid mushrooms, for example, but a couple weeks ago ate some pizza that had mushrooms on it and it gave him a gout attack.
All in all, it was a good trip, got in touch with lots of people I’d been out of touch with, i’m glad I went, even if the trip has me really thoughtful about a bunch of things in my life….