Tower Of Babel

Well, today was one of those days when the news that I heard from people close to me has not been good. My Godmother who had a mastectomy about five years ago called me tonight. My Father actually answered the phone. When he told me who it was I told him to tell her I would call back, as I was in the shower and wanted to be able to speak with her properly, as we hadn’t spoken in a while. Daddy told me that he thought I should take the call. I did. She informed me that her breast cancer has spread to her brain! She is to see a Neurosurgeon tomorrow. I hope something can be done to help.

Then a friend of mine has been having a pretty rough period on account of his brother’s illness. He has literally been in and out of hospital in the past six weeks or so. He is to have a definitive surgical proceedure later this month, which I hope will solve his problems. Hmph.

I know only too well what it is like to have a close family member ill. The sickness is one thing, but the stress that comes with attendance at hospital and all can really drain you. I will make a special effort to pray for these people tonight. That is an area where I find I have become delinquent as well. When I was younger, my bedtime prayer was routine. Now, I find that lately I just conk out when I hit the pillow. Bad it is that I find that supplications to God on my part are made only when things are going down badly. I must try to change that.

Yesterday, I was again the bearer of bad news to a patient. Yes, HIV has struck again sadly. He did not take the news well, and in all honesty, I am sorry for him. I did what I could and he appreciated how I handled the issue. He thanked me for handling the situation as I did and we parted company.

Sorry to be posting about such depressing issues, but I suppose that this is just how life is…….it has its highs and its lows.

To change the topic, I will say that the weather here in the last day or so has been pleasant….cool with rain that was well needed as it has been pretty dry for the last few weeks. I need something to smile about….maybe I should go surf and post a picture of a similar nature to the type that Mad Bull has under his ‘Natural Beauty’ category. We shall see. Have a good night.

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