Some days it seems like it is hard to take a deep breath. Life is heavy.
Yesterday morning, Janelle, the home care worker came and before she left Tina asked her to call mom. When mom came, it was decided by the three of them to call the ambulance. Tina felt like she was “drowning.”
I kept in contact with mom and Jenn to get reports. No one could be with her at the hospital because of her being in contact with COVID. That’s hard. Tina needs help to get a drink, eat or even use the phone. Thankfully PSWs came to assist.
Last night, Ron and I flew to Vancouver Island and I was very torn whether I should be going east instead.
For a couple of moments this morning, I chatted with Tina. COVID tests are still negative and the time frame from when she was exposed will be up at midnight which means she can have somebody with her tomorrow. They think she may have pneumonia and the physiotherapist said that she needs to be helped up to try and clear her lungs. She has a nasty cough and is very tired. They will start her on antibiotics which hopefully will give her more relief and help her to breath easier.
This morning, Carol and I hugged, cried and talked over a couple cups of coffee. The “twinning” in our outfits was not planned.
I hugged James this morning and said it would be good to go back to when he was 7. Life was easier then and it was full of fun and expectations. Sometimes, now it is just hard to get that next breath.
Carol and I talked this morning about trying to look for the positives. We seem to be surrounded right now by tragedies, terrible diseases, sadness and pain. We can’t get away from it but we can chose to breathe. We are family and we are STEELE standing and STEELE breathing.
Thank you for your prayers. We need peace and we need healing. We are thankful that you are STEELE standing with us.
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