Monday, May 8, 2023

In my closet I find a shoe box with an unworn pair of new Balance walking shoes.  I can’t even remember when I bought them.  Sunday, I start wearing them.  They are heavier them my usual the old beaten shoes.  And they are comfortable enough.

Hidden in the back yard is a wild rose bush now sporting red flowers.  So beautiful. Five feet tall grasses, easter lilies, spikey red plants and many unnamed plants grow here.  I should cut them back for fire safety but I just don’t want to.

A friend calls this morning to cancel meeting with us to write at our Monday morning group.  She just tested positive for COVID, after a family visit trip.  COVID? Is COVID still around? I have forgotten about COVID as I focus on with cancer treatments. I love seeing the human faces without masks.

Ricardo Nuila’s book THE PEOPLE’S HOSPITAL reminds me of the thirty years I worked as a county social worker. His chapters on the history of medicine, illness and poverty have given me a new perspective on my work experiences. I didn’t understand so much. Fabulous book.