Back and on the mawkish side.

Bloody hell, what an emotionally draining trip for both of us that was.

After visiting my sister in hospital for several hours a day it was a relief to go visit Fran’s mom in the long term acute care Paddon Home.
OK, Relief is not the word I am looking for, but with emotions swirling around the old gray matter it will have to do for now, it’s very hard to think straight for sure. Cancer sure is one ugly monster for some, this one does not give any indication how long it will be before it finely takes another life. Drugs for pain help and have their own effects; we can only hope that they are really making life minutely comfortable in the final stages.

There was some uplifting news while there; we were just exiting the hospital after our first visit Friday when the phone rang. It was granddaughter’s mom with news that GD had passed her Transport Canada exam. Later that evening GD rang too, along with the pass GD now has a private pilot’s license. More exams to do until Friday, then it is heading home for the Christmas break.

The weather while in Goose Bay was mainly clear with constant winds, except for the night we landed, man it was surreal.

We landed in light snow, a friend picked us up and down to the B&B we went, checked in, unpacked and took a walk down to the Valley for a meal.
The light snow and low ceiling created a cocoon of light effect, I felt very serine and at peace with the world [that did not last long people being what they are]. Any way, adding to natures affects were all the festive lights decorating many homes and front yards, I had never seen anything like it, I even started to sing carols, and this was on the way to the bar.

So I have some catching up to do on many fronts. While in GB CBC radio interviewed me on the Provincial changes to the food by mail subsidy. I did the interview without any information on the changes so it was a sort of mumbling repetitive thing, sort of like what politicians do on a regular basis. On the up side CBC did two follow up interviews with others, alas we still have not to gotten to the nitty gritty of the whole thing; that is who is actually benefiting the most from these programs.

Another uplifting incident accured at the GB airport as we were about to head for gate #1. Elizabeth Penashue walked up to say hi to Fran. Fran introduced me to Elizabeth and her husband.
It was quite an honor to finely meet this courage’s woman, after shaking my hand the lady asked Fran if I was a doctor. We had a good laugh at that and Fran answered in the negative.
After looking me up and down Elizabeth said “he looks like a doctor”.

Not sure what to make of that, for now will just put it down to me having a very ordinary egalitarian persona.