Lee and I have endured many types of "roller coaster" experiences related to his illness and lung transplant, and now we can add to that, one about the weather.
Hard to believe that yesterday topped 75 degrees, and the day before, 65 degrees. Yesterday was not one to be enjoyed because of all the tornado watches around us. Seems like when the weather is drastic such as last evening, I spend a lot of time on the phone checking on our families and making sure all are home and O.K. Guess that will always be the Mom in me. When I called my daughter in Morganton, I could detect a tone of worry in her voice. Her older daughter was in Raleigh and would be returning with a bus filled with high-school juniors and seniors. They were to see a play and leave Raleigh around 9:00 p.m. After her Dad called to check with the chaperones, he was reasssured that they would not leave until the storm passed. Fortunately, they would be traveling in the opposite direction of the storm. I have not heard from them today, but am sure all is fine.
Windy, sunshiny and cold today, but that does not stop Lee! He has been on the go all day! As I type this, he is busy in his workshop working on the many projects he has going. Further investigation from my kitchen window tells me he is not alone. His buddy, Hewitt is there too.
It is so good to look out at the shop on most days of the week and see an array of trucks belonging to the many farmers in our neighborhood. Once again, as Lee has become able to work there, his friends will stop and visit for a couple of hours. This was a ritual that was well-established prior to his illness. All of these farmers were accustomed to helping each other with different tasks throughout the year. During the Spring and Fall, they would work with taking up hay. In the Summer, the gardens would involve lots of work and again in the Fall, more hay. The Winter months usually involved cutting trees and splitting wood. Lee cannot be involved in those activities, so it is especially good to see them continuing to gather around him in his workshop.
There are still some farming chores that Lee can do, and these involve gardening. He can do that as long as he is loyal to wearing his industrial mask. Now that he is much stronger, he is working more and more independently............so wonderful to see his strength returning.
We will be returning to Duke for a one-year bronchoscopy on February 20! Hard to believe that he has not had a bronch in a whole year! All of 2011, he had one each month!
So...........life is good! The Sun is shinning, the days are getting longer, and we are enjoying each day to the fullest!
More Later..............................................
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