Letters to Mom

11/30/14 Not doing totally well today, Mom. Not sure if I'm getting/having a sinus infection and getting sick or just depressed. I miss you, Mama. I'm trying to eat better and I'm starting to take a muscle relaxer during the day. If they suggest surgery, I may take it. I'm having more and more bad days with the issues relating back to the spinal damage that throws me into emotional and physical distress, talk about flashbacks and throwing me into PTSD crisis!  Jackie and I haven't talked about it, I think her way of dealing is to ignore whatever is upsetting her.   Two years, Mom.  Fall and winter are hard without you. 

11/27/14 Two years ago Mom was in the hospital and we had just gotten the news she had aggressive small-cell lung cancer and we had maybe two months, probably less.   We were reeling from that blow after she had gone into the hospital.   She was very determined to be home for the holiday.   We had David and Serena’s oldest boy here, Chris.   He came up from his training at the Naval station in Florida.   In 1988, right before Thanksgiving, Grandma went into surgery for a heart valve angioplasty.   We thought it was something of a routine hospital stay for her, she had a few before that and they didn’t anticipate any problems, she didn’t come through the surgery very well.   The surgeon came out and Mom went into the operating room and asked Grandma if she should call George and should we have them try to fight for her.   Grandma nodded her head. I didn’t fully understand what a decision that was for Mom.   I know that Jackie and I were numb right then.   When the sur

Jackie and I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving again. I can't tell you how grateful we are for you. Two years ago today Mom Kathy Carr Jones fought hard to get out of the hospital to be with us and we lost her on the 1st of December so holidays a bit hard for us still. We're sending wishes of warmth, love, happiness, health and, for our California family and friends, rain. Happy Thanksgiving Y'all

 Alannah  Alyssa  Evie  Gypsy  Gypsy  Oscar with his eyes closed Oscar slaying a dreaded paper towel roll

The challenge? Write 50,000 words before the end of the month. I topped 50,000 at noon today! First time I finished the challenge.  I worked on an autobiography and a fan fiction and have a long way to go on the bio and a bit on the FF so, I'm still writing away This proves to me I can discipline myself to write every day