I usually sit down and write with pen in hand and a clean sheet of paper in front of me, but my eyesight is failing and when I write my thoughts with a pen and paper, I come back later and cannot read them! It's a real bummer and it is a dilemma I had hoped I would never face.
My mother had Macular Degeneration, the same ailment I am dealing with. We took her car keys away from her when it became obvious that she was a danger behind the wheel of a car. She was the same age as me, which was 82 or 83! I stopped driving about 2 years ago, and I refuse to get behind the wheel to drive. I'm safer walking!
Sorry for the side-note! To continue...I write now on the keyboard of my computer. Thank God that I still have the mental capacity to remember where the keystrokes are. It was a skill that I learned in High School and has served me well for decades. So, here I am staring at the computer screen, and I must gather my thoughts and figure out what to write. It has been a good while since I have even tried.
Covid 19 hit the country last year and slowed everything down...not only for me and my family, but for the whole world, as well, My youngest daughter and her family got it, suffered its ill effects and recovered. They were the only ones in my family who came down with the dreaded virus. My husband and I dodged it at every turn. We sequestered ourselves in our home for the most part, wore those stupid (needless) masks when required, and ate healthy, took our Vitamin D3, C, Zinc and whatever else we were of a desire to do.
The "pandemic" is pretty much over after a year and a half, except for the attempts by "higher-ups" who call themselves "Scientists" who scare us to believing otherwise. I never did fear the virus and I never will. I (and my family) use common sense and treated it just like we treat any other disease that is going around. Panic and fear are not things I subscribe to.
So, with the world and the country trying to resume some semblance of normalcy, I think I have a jump start on all of them. I go outside and work in my garden; I walk sometimes with my husband; we go out to eat; we go to Church and the Movies and Concerts. And we do not wear masks in any of those events. Here's how I look at it...if I get sick, so be it. I know what to do to take care of myself. If I get really sick and I should die as a result, again, so be it! I'm not afraid of death! I've lived nearly 82 years on this planet and it has been an exceptionally good, fulfilled, happy life. And the way the world is going right now, honestly, I would welcome that Heavenly change!
So, my dear friends, that brings you up to speed with the life and journey of Florene (Lori) Davenport-Henderson-Mickelson, and God willing, I will be back, hopefully sooner than later. Until then, I bid you all farewell and God Speed!
