Good day to YOU, faithful reader! The topics of this month’s blog entries are going to center around my anxieties and fears. This will hopefully allow me to visualize and externalize my weaknesses and how to deal with them.
This month I am going to talk about my wife. I am not going to go too deep here. But suffice it to say, that just like my kids and my dogs, my wife is my life. Her health and well-being is always gnawing at the back of my mind.
Is she capable of taking care of herself? Yes, she is. But just like with my kids and dogs, it’s the new ailments as we age that worry me. I know what kind of possible issues and maladies that afflicted her parents and could someday afflict her. But it’s the unknown issues. Always, the unknowns that plague my thoughts. When she complains of a backache, chest pain, or her weight, my mind goes to the dark places. The internet is no help because the ultimate cause of even a stubbed toe is Cancer.
She is not in ill health, but time comes for us all. Her father was taken from us by a massive heart attack. It was his third in over 30 years. His father also died from a heart attack So of course heart related issues run in her family. Cancer runs in her mothers. So, you can see why I worry. I hate getting older because the ailments and maladies become more deadly. So, what can I do. I pray. I talk with her about it. We work together to keep each other healthy. She goes to her primary care physician regularly.
We’ve been together since were in our teens, married for almost 25 years and I don’t know what I would do without her. She is my life, my happiness, my rock and my light in the darkness.
Love you babe.
Week in Review 11/12/2023 – 11/18/2023 Major Milestones or Important Events that happened since the last update.
11/12 Joey Brass Recital
Joey performed his first solo with a piano accompanist in Varner Hall at Oakland University. He sounded wonderful and his confidence seems to be growing.
11/14 Joey Jazz Concert
My son participated in his first jazz concert at OU. The music was really fun and exciting! He got to play a percussion instrument during a specific piece, and he looked thrilled!
11/16 Joey Brass Ensemble Concert
My son played in the Brass Ensemble concert, and I am just so amazed at the amount of concerts this kid is a part of! They sound beautiful!
11/18 Ellie CMU Tour
My wife and I toured Central Michigan University with my daughter. She is so excited to attend here in the fall! My wife and I are now stressing about how we are going to be able to pay for her to go here!