Slowing down for a while

I had to take an early leave of Mom today because of a Chorale event in Pullman in the afternoon. Usually, I stay through Sunday and take off for the week early Monday. I was a little concerned to leave her alone because she has been pretty tired. Yesterday afternoon she stretched out on the sofa and watched a basketball game, and that is just not like her at all.

She says she feels OK, though, except that her "vision isn't worth a damn."

On Thursday, while she was dealing with a broken kitchen faucet that wouldn't be fixed until I got down there for the weekend, another stressful irritation occurred: the toilet backed up and wouldn't open up again, no matter how she tried to plunge and problem with unbent coathanger. So I called around until I found a "rooter" who came by and fixed it. Still, having a backed up toilet is not fun when you're well--and less fun when you're sick. I did manage to get the kitchen sink back in working order on Saturday, too, so all is OK again for the time being.

Peg, Bill and I are feeling sad to see her slow down. She's accepting it as the necessary consequence of the medical treatment, though, and that will, we all hope, lead to cure and recovery. We're so grateful for friends who are dropping by to check on her.