Revisiting An Old Hotel and Other Relationships in Everyday Ramblings
- May 3, 2014, 4:04 a.m.
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Okay. I just haven’t had time to set things up on Easy Diary. I admit it. What with work and teaching and getting ready to go to Seattle next weekend to both see and hang out with my older sister and to watch Miss E. in a very important dance recital and taking care of Sam and catching up on what didn’t get done last weekend and…
Oldest sister’s surgery is scheduled for 2 ½ weeks from now. It is a big major deal. She is still getting the IV total nutrition everyday, which basically means she doesn’t eat much at all. They want her to eat so that her system remembers how to function but it gets all complicated. The difficult news is that she, like millions of folks these days will have a colostomy bag for the rest of her life after the surgery. Sigh.
But things will get better. She will have a quality of life that is pretty unimaginable now in the dark days of recovery from the chemo and radiation. She also has lung disease that needs to be addressed but these are chronic issues, and once through the surgery not life threatening ones.
It has been so challenging up in Seattle that Miss E. has been staying with friends and hanging out at Starbucks and spending time at their community garden and rehearsing madly for this big performance with the group that did the absolutely magical dance performance outside at Gas Works park a few years back. These last few years they have been doing these across the lake in Microsoft land.
So I am taking the train up by myself and staying in a hotel a few blocks from their place that we stayed in as kids. This remarkable time we had as kids, I was five, had the measles and couldn’t fly so stayed in the house we were leaving with my mother while everyone else flew to Seattle on one of the first ever Boeing 727s from L.A. The stories everybody tells of their stay in this gracious enchanted old hotel…
Sammy is sitting on my lap while I type this. We are just coming out of record- breaking heat into a more normal rainy period. I admit it was nice to wear sandals again but I am ready for the rain. It will nourish all the beautiful new leaves.
My relationship, such as it is, with Mr. Fine China had digressed to the point where I put a post on Facebook and he “likes” it. I need something, umm, a little more robust than that. I did walk by a poet I used to have a crush on today on the Eastbank Esplanade.
He didn’t recognize me. I just smiled. He was talking to himself.
Ragdolls ⋅ May 03, 2014
Lyn ⋅ May 03, 2014
Wishing you much quality time with your Seattle family. I remember the magical outdoor dance performance from a few years ago - the pictures and costumes were wonderful. I look forward to hearing of your trip and seeing some pictures.
Well wishes for your sister's surgery.
seedys ⋅ May 03, 2014
gypsy spirit ⋅ May 03, 2014
it will be good to have your sisters surgery behind her....I have a similar situation with my brother that is critical too. As for easydiary....I took a quick look but am still deciding if I will bother with it...I am quite happy her on PB these days. Lovely evening lighting in that photo. hugs p
RoseS ⋅ May 05, 2014
You know what you need, and MFC just doesn't measure up. Maybe you need some sturdy handthrown pottery.... Sending positive thoughts to your sister, Sammy and Miss E!
edna million ⋅ May 06, 2014
I keep forgetting about Easy Diary -- I did want to get on there too, but I really like PB and don't know if I want to try keeping up with two. Since I'm not that great at keeping up with one. I guess I better go at least try and secure my name...
I'd just been wondering what the Fabulous Miss E has been up to. I'm sure that's hard on her, but it sounds like she's handling it well. I hope everything goes swimmingly with your sister. When my father had his colon cancer operation, we had lots of reassurances that the bags are not that bad at all these days. He was very fortunate not to have to have one, but hopefully it will just be an inconvenience.
The hotel stay sounds wonderful. I love visits to childhood spots.
edna million ⋅ May 06, 2014
I had to laugh at the old crush who is walking around talking to himself. That is not a good sign. Mr. FC is the loser in this one, but someone will be along who makes him vanish in the haze.