Hey Barbara,
I'm relieved to know you finally made it home. You were gone a really long
time! I know it wasn't fun spending time in the hospital. I leave next Tues.
to go to KC (plane-5 hrs.) to my daughter's and on to Branson (car-4 hrs.)
Thurs. and Fri. nights. Did you stop in Branson to see some shows?
I know I'll be tired, but I plan to rest a lot and take it slow. I'm in good
health with limited walking so I'll take my wheel chair with me just in case.
My worst problem is that my hands are paralyzed so I'm taking a friend with me
to help me in the airports and getting on and off the planes. I have a hard
time climbing steps and at some airports where they don't have a jetway, they
have to roll in a portable lift to get me up to the door. That's awkward
because I feel like everyone is watching me.
Anyone live near KC? It would be great meeting someone else with TM. I
haven't been on a vacation for 2 years, and I'm really excited.
Enjoy the holiday weekend and never forget those who served our country for our
freedom!
Peachy in sunny TN
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From: Barbara Alma <balmat...@aol.com>
To: tmic-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Fri, May 28, 2010 7:35:01 PM
Subject: [TMIC] forgot to say that I'm home
I'm sorry that I forgot to tell you all that I arrived safely home late on
Friday, May 21st. We managed to put 7608 miles on our van and
enjoyed practically the entire trip. It really was a great trip, and was
almost without incident.
With regard to health problems: I fared really well, other than a bout of
pneumonia and a night in the hospital in Colorado. This sounds bad, but I have
gotten pneumonia at home many times. It was worse getting it on the road, as it
has taken me so much longer to recuperate than usual, so that's the worse
part. It also made the last week and a half of our trip a bummer, without much
fun. No gambling in Vegas since I couldn't handle the smoky casinos, but that
probably saved me some money. We managed to see 2 shows though. I had about
7 days out of 46 of laying in bed, resting my back overall. Not too bad, but
they were spread out.
We managed to see family and friends that we hadn't seen in several years, did
things that we didn't know existed, and went to states that we had planned on
visiting, but didn't really know when we'd do it. All this because our
god-daughter planned her wedding. So, right after this, I'm going to call her
and thank her for planning her wedding and for us having the opportunity to
push my inner thoughts into planning this wonderful trip. She really didn't
have any awareness of this when she planned it, but my mind started to wander,
I only wondered if I could handle it.
I wholehearted recommend to anyone who really wants to do any kind of a
journey, whether it's a days drive or whatever, to give yourself the chance.
We stopped often, whenever I felt that I needed to, sometimes every hour,
sometimes in 2 hours, but I did it. We've done short trips in the past, and I
did much better this time as it allowed for more relaxation since we had more
time.
Hugs, Barbara A in Auburn CA
