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August 27, 2007:

 

Personal:

I have been very much distracted for the past three weeks. You may have noticed it in he details of my website postings. The problem began when we discovered in a routine physical that Mrs. Gaffer had developed a tumor in her colon. As we feared, it turned out to be malignant. There were no options. Major invasive surgery was required. I remember being in Korea under a bombardment when I was lying face down in a small depression in the earth. Artillery shells were exploding all around me and I could hear those deadly shrapnel fragments zipping over my head. I was not nearly as frightened then as I have been for the last two weeks.

 

We have been together for a very long time. We were married on February 12, 1955. You live with a person and you get used to each other. We each have our idiosyncrasies and foibles and we adapt, one to the other, most of the time. We each have our own zones in the house along with the shared space. We try to avoid infringing, but it does happen. Sometimes there are sharp words. These are usually forgiven within the day then we forget it and go on. With my mate in mortal danger, I have had time to think of how empty this big old house would feel without her in it. Even when she is not near, to know she is somewhere in the house is stabilizing. I am sure I will not forget that thought.

 

This time there was a happy ending. The silver lining to this came yesterday when we were assured that there was nothing left of the cancer in her system. The tumor was entirely contained and it was completely removed. I brought Mrs. Gaffer home from the hospital this morning, Friday August 24, and installed her back where she belongs, in my favorite chair. She can have it. I’ll just be very happy that she is here with me. When I can recover my balance later, I may write an essay about this and try to describe the fear and the sense of helplessness. That will be later.

 

I know this is brief, but I am desperately short on psychic energy right now. Next week, I will try to have some regular weekly notes.

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