Red has said for quite a while now that he doesn’t know what has happened to me? I’m no longer going to Jonesboro two and three times a week. Which is what I used to do all the time. March has gone on and forgot to take her atrocious winds with her. The call came from Indiana that my cousin Donald (who is like a brother to me) was very sick and in the hospital. He was struggling to breathe; his family was gathered around him. Of course, everyone was beside themselves with fear/worry/dread. It was one of those so-called, (coal of fire trips), my bags were packed quickly and thrown into the back of the car. Early, Wednesday, morning March 30th. I was headed home to Indiana alone. In the past alone was no problem, no phone was no problem, and no tip was ever a problem. Enter old age, some might say in our wisdom, we realize all the dangers now. Decided I was just going to have to put on my big girl panties and fight this growing older, worry thing, that plagues me nowadays! My first stop was in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Got out and walked around a bit to make sure I could still move. Also got something to drink to ensure that there would be another stop up the road. Back in the car, I decided to drive all the way to Corydon, Indiana to Lee’s Famous Chicken for lunch. I’m just saying you all their chicken is good and yes, my stomach was growling when I rolled into their parking lot. Kind of broke all the rules, as far as speed laws, but was in a bit of a hurry to get to the hospital. Have heard too many stories of just didn’t make it in time. Hated doing it, but passed quite a few semis, whereas they are usually the ones to blow past me. The worst thing was the winds they were just hideous that day. My Mama always said of her birth month March, it comes in like a Lion and goes out like a Lamb. Here it is April and the wind is still blowing like crazy! It had also been a very cloudy day which was fine, at least it wasn’t raining. About eleven o’clock the sun came out and the world was more beautiful! I truthfully had prayed my way home through all the tears, fears, and even the crazy winds! And something else, never even saw one deer going or coming home, which is a miracle in itself. Well, there were exceptions, those deer on the yellow triangle warning signs! Thankful too that once more you can be in the hospital with your loved ones. When it truly means the most to both the patient and their families. Donald had a room full of family, his wife Marie, their two daughters, and my forever girlfriend, Linda, and me. Our cousin Steve and his wife Patricia, actually there was an ever-revolving lot of us.
