It was May 11, 1963. Saturday morning. Mom, Kathy, and I lived in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mom was 26, Kat was 6, and I was 7--almost 8. Our landlady, June Terrell, knocked on the front door and on the windows. She had sad news for us: dad's mother, Jewel Davis, died that morning in the hospital in Andalusia, Alabama. Dad was in the Navy and was stationed overseas. Granny's was the first funeral I had ever been to. I couldn't understand all the strange faces at Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church. They held Granny's wake at her parents, Winfield and Jessie Smith. That waa sixty years ago. I remember them removing her violet casket from the church to the hearse to the graveside. And, in the years since, have had flashbacks of that when at the graveyard at Good Hope. I have few memories of Granny; I remember what a good cook she was. She was a wonderful cook. I especially remember her sugar cookies, caramel cakes, and buttermilk biscuits. You could look at me back then and know there wasn't much I didn't like. She even made a fudge sauce for the biscuits. I think that was a Davis creation. They had well water and it was SO good; I haven't had any water exactly like that, but I'd know it if I tasted it. I guess this is it for now.
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Sunday, March 26, 2023
March 26, 2023
Today is March 26, 2023. 86 days until my 68th birthday. (Not counting, just happened to look it up.) Going to see Dr. Day tomorrow about having my right big toenail removed; it has never healed in all these years and I am hoping that this will finally remedy my problem. Wish me luck!!
UPDATE:
March 30, 2023: Yesterday, I had the right ingrown big toenail surgically removed at Andalusia Health. The experience was similar to the one I had in 2020 when I had surgery on both big toenails. Nurses told me that until the nail(s) were removed, they would not heal. They were right, of course. The surgery was short, I was "out" and felt nothing. I've never had trouble with the left big toenail since that 2020 surgery.
According to Dr. Day I have to keep the right toe bandaged until Saturday and then I can take a shower. Dr. Day doesn't want it bandaged--need to re-read my papers on that. I had an appointment with Dr. Yongkuma on March 10th. He told me what I already knew about my 11.3 A1C. He said that I was not doing my part. Well, since then, I have lost 15 pounds and my blood sugar is starting to restabilize. It was 220 last night and as of March 10th it was out of control: like in the mid to high 300's and low to mid 400's. Looking forward to a normal blood sugar reading--and a good A1C on June 9th.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Getting Older: Part 2
This is "Getting Older: Part 2; what age are you supposed to look at your dog and think, "wonder if I'll outlive the dog--or will they outlive me?"