10/2/22

 


Mom wanted chili for breakfast today.

She used her walker to go to the bathroom with only minimal help from me.

We sat out on the front porch for most of the morning listening to our willows whisper. 

She wanted to know where I would travel to if I could.

Or more likely she wants to know what I am going to do when she is gone and I have no-place to go.

I told her that I would travel the world and see all the places we have talked about. I lied. I will probably end my days cold and lonely under a bridge someplace.

I screwed up.

Somehow I missed paying the garbage bill for the last three months(counting this month) and Cardinal will not let me pay online. So I guess I need to find a new garbageman.

I know why.

I've been on the run going back and forth to hospitals like a chicken with its head cut off and missed that confirmation button when I made the payments.

Not really an excuse.

But they haven't been that great of a service anyway.

You can't count on what time they are going to pick up.

One pickup on Thursday it was at 9am the next week 8pm and the last pickup not until Saturday evening.

So not really that great of a loss.

My days and nights are running together. I only cat nap (when I can) because mom needs me about every half hour when she is awake and about every 2 hours when and if I get her to sleep.

I'm afraid that my strength will fail me. 

Too tired to tweet tonight.

I'm going to try and sleep.

Tomorrow I'm going to try and get some more photos for my blog.

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