Recuperation

RECUPERATION KAT UPDIKE 10-22-08 I LOVE MY LIFE AND THE ABILITY TO TRAVEL, TO EXPERIENCE THE BEST OF WHAT THE WORLD HAS TO GIVE HAS BEEN SUCH A BLESSING. TO SEE NEW PLACES AND VISIT THE PEOPLE I LOVE MEAN SO MUCH TO ME. IT GIVES MEANING TO MY EXISTENCE AND RESTORES MY SOUL. TO SEE MY GRANDKIDS IS SORT OF LIKE A VITAMIN B SHOT. BUT THE TRIPS SEEM TO COME SO FREQUENTLY NOW, ONE AFTER ANOTHER, PLANED OUT MONTHS IN ADVANCE. IT SEEMS I GET HOME FROM ONE TRIP ONLY TO START PACKING FOR THE NEXT, NOW DON’T TAKE ME WRONG, I LOVE MY LIFE. IT IS THE ILLNESS THAT DARKENS MY JOY. IT IS MY CONDITION THAT KEEPS ME IN A CONSTANT STATE OF PAIN OR FIBRO FOG THAT TAINTS MY DAYS. MY BODY HAS NOT BEEN COOPERATING WITH MY DESIRES AS OF LATE. IT TAKES ME LONGER AND LONGER TO RECUPERATE FROM EACH TRIP. THIS WEEKEND I LEAVE AGAIN ON A SHORT TRIP BACK HOME TO SEE MY DAUGHTER AND FAMILY. I USE THE WORD HOME LOOSELY, BUT IT IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN DESCRIBE THE LOVE THAT LIVES THERE. MY HUSBAND IS MY HOME AND MY DAUGHTER IS MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME.