In the couple of weeks, my husband and I have gone through rough and emotional ups and downs. Please keep in mind we are beginning month 3 of Corona Virus Pandemic lockdown. In the beginning of the pandemic, we made an effort to embrace the comfort of our own home. We still do and are eternally grateful our entire family and friends have remained healthy. We are doing our best to follow guidelines, social distance, wear our masks, do curbside pickups for groceries and essentials. However, we are human and are beginning to reach breaking level now and then.
Unexpectedly, our beloved sweet lab Riley who was 13 years old, passed away in our arms at home. His health took a turn for the worse when he began to experience neurological seizures. He has been here for our most important family events and given us comfort for them all. Our children going to college, getting married, having babies, our parents passing away, he has always been here. We are comforted knowing he was at home in our arms on his blanket when he took his final breath and he felt our arms around him.
As we were grieving, my husband began experiencing discomfort in his back. After an emergency room visit and cat scans, we found out he has 17 kidney stones. He now has surgery scheduled in a few days.
Our daughter Kaitlyn required an emergency cesarean surgery because her doctor neglected to realize their baby son was in breech position while he was being delivered. Our baby grandson was delivered and our daughter is safe. This may have been one of the most stressful and emotional times in my life. The virus restricts visitors to the hospital. To not be able to be at the hospital to wait while our daughter and her husband were whisked to the operating room swiftly was painfully difficult and I don't think I have ever shed so many tears. At one point, I couldn't catch my breath and panicked. For 3-4 hours, we didn't know what was happening. God heard our prayers and blessed us with a happy ending.
Did I mention our washing machine went out during this time? We found out it isn't easy to find a company to deliver a major appliance and hook up during a pandemic because no one wants to enter a home. Thank you Home Depot for being available to send in workers with masks to install our new washing machine.
Thank you to all our the hard working people working at the Brookhaven Food Market, Target, and our local restaurants offering curbside pickups so we can stay safe and not shop i the stores at this time. Thank you Osco and Walgreens who will deliver or mail our prescriptions so we can remain safe in our homes.
My heart needs to hug our children, our grandchildren, my father, my friends, my siblings, nieces and nephews. We are human and need physical contact for comfort. This is the hardest part. Yes we see one another on Fact Time and Zoom calls. And that has been helpful the past several weeks. But hugs are needed for healing from this stressful time in all our lives.
I cry as I am writing this, but please know I have a grateful heart for the positivity and good health my family has. Mass in church is off limits for now, so I watch daily mass each morning and say thank you for our blessings.
We are now experiencing protests across our nation. People are angry and needing to express their feelings.
The tears need to flow sometimes because we are releasing our feelings of fear and uncertainty. As the tears dry, put a smile on your face and remember we will get through this and as a nation of people, we will figure out how to move forward. We all have our own stories to share during these difficult times but remember you are not alone.
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