(Posting for posterity. No editing done - just adding pictures.)
It’s 4:40 AM on August 8 and I’m waiting to have a CAT scan. Yesterday, on what seemed like a completely normal day, I ended up in the ER and then life flighted to Saint Anthony’s in Lakewood Colorado for a brain bleed. The care I have received has been nothing short of amazing. And while sitting in the MRI for 40 minutes I was able to reflect and be thankful for living in a country where I could get such great help. And then your mind can wander..... Why is this happening to me at age 46? What could I have done to prevent this? What is going to happen to me? How do I prevent it from happening again? What am I going to do in the future?
And of course, you think about your family, your kids and your friends. Our village has been amazing. I can’t imagine having this happen living in our old neighborhood. The support and love that I feel from everyone is very comforting. It has allowed us to protect the boys and have them enjoy the last few days of their summer. That is impossible without other people helping you.
And it is not lost on me that given everything, this is about as good as this could be. It happened while I was home and Marshall was working from home. I wasn’t driving down some lonely road in Wyoming or driving the going to the sun road in Montana.
And having time this summer with my kids is a gift and that couldn’t be more true now.
My most expensive flight ever
Mom and dad on the porch
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