weekend update.

 No, TG, they didn’t send A home on Friday or Saturday – he is far too sick from the pain meds to even move an inch without feeling much pain and nausea.  He’s like a hurt dog – snappy and bites at pain and snarls at others, and you know he wouldn’t mean it at any other time, but it’s not pleasant and can get to people. His lady friend doesn’t know him as well and sounds less than hopeful; she paid his rent and got the remains of the bike out of the tow yard and she fears she’s lost that money – A WILL get it back to her, but it’s something he can’t even think about right now – his universe is one of pain and the loooonnng hours of it.  It’s just a week that he’s been in hospital now, and just a few days since he was moved out of ICU, and the poor guy is nearly 61, and is very broken. It will be a lot of work for anyone who cares for him at his home – A LOT, but it looks like his son G will move up here to care for his dad, and I will do what I can.  The son doesn’t have a driver’s license – he’s the one who went to prison for bank robbery, remember, and doesn’t have a car.  A’s Mustang will be impossible for him to get in and out of – too low-slung – and I will, and am glad to do it, be the driver – my Caliber is much easier to get in and out of, and I have some experience:  That 5 -6 weeks when I did that "Medical-Transport" job in 2011, which put over 4000 miles on my car and that didn’t even pay expenses, was total bullshit, I thought at the time, but now I see it as preparation for this situation.  I helped 104 people then, and I will be able to help one more now.  I completely quit smoking three days ago, and the meds I’m taking seem to help me out with that – they say the first three days are the hardest, and that’s at least $4 I’m NOT spending every day.  Besides, it’s time, past time to drop that bad habit, ya know?  A has a team of people ready to look out for him, so it’s a different situation than I was in myself.  We’re not completely organized yet and may not be before he gets out – too many chiefs and not enough Indians, ya know, but we’ll work it out.    

My view is cloudy now, but I Know the sun is up there somewhere, so Onwards!  I have things to do.

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