I needed to add this for my records.
In 2023, we went to Tokyo to meet our children and grandchildren to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. It was all planned months in advance. And yes, once we got there, we had a fabulous time.
However, on the morning of our departure we had a horrible emergency. Mom fell while outside raking a few leaves and hit her head. The neighbors brought her to us and even cleaned the sidewalk of the blood. Needless to say, it was horrible. My brother was supposed to take us to the airport but ended up taking her to the Emergency Room instead. A friend dropped everything and drove us instead while my brother kept us updated on what was happening.
So I kept the ones that were OTC in plastic bags and just wrote what it was for in Japanese. I copied it off of Google Translate. I kept the prescription meds in their original bottles.
So what else can go wrong?
On the Friday before our Tuesday travel date, Hawaiian Electric had a power outage at 2:30 in the morning. It somehow broke our circuit breaker and the following day, we had no power going to my office WiFi remote for computer and TV service. Arrrghhh!
I asked friends and relatives for help and my friends came through with a LOT of electricians. We called the first one and Andy came on Sunday and fixed the breaker.
Phew!
OK... what else?
On Monday, the day before we were to leave... our neighbor's son came over to let us know that his mom who we've been friends with since we moved back to Hawaii in 2008 was in hospice care at home and we could come over to say goodbye.
It was so hard. She'd been in the hospital for several weeks and was changed in appearance but aware of all that was going on. I told her what a great mom she'd been to her sons. It was hard to say goodbye.
And then there were more stresses after that, but I won't go into those things. This was enough....
I'm hoping my next posts will be happier when we return.
Fingers crossed -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteAlready being nervous and overwhelmed and then ALL THIS. I'm so sorry, Kay. It's too much.
ReplyDeleteOh, my. Take a deep breath and recall what you looked forward to about this trip.
ReplyDeleteThat's very tough spot in a short period of time. I wish you the best on the remainder of your trip.
ReplyDeleteHope it gets smoother this time. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteBon voyage! Get on the plane and concentrate on what is to come. You will survive and, I hope, enjoy.
ReplyDeleteOh dear. That is super stressful and too much happening that is not happy. Best wishes for no more pilikia and enjoy your trip!
ReplyDeleteIt all makes going away such an effort. I hope you're able to relax and enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI do hope this trip is less than eventful. I am wishing you and your family a great trip.
ReplyDeleteWhat else could have gone wrong?!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry about your neighbor. I also think you need this trip to recuperate from all the stress of planning it.
ReplyDeleteBon Voyage, and I hope you are able to unplug at least a little bit from sadness and responsibility on the home front.
ReplyDeleteCeci
Wow. That is a lot to happen at one time. Hope the rest of the trip is smoother.
ReplyDeleteOh my! I hope you are soon able to relax and enjoy your trip.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Oh dear, I do hope this trip was stress free! Also your Mom hitting her head in 2023 and yall having to clean up the blood. Yikes, that sounded terrible. Your poor Mom! You know I love her!! Hope you and Art had a fabulous trip!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh that is a lot to deal with. There always seems to be a lot of stress when getting ready for vacations, but you certainly had more than your fair share. I send good traveling vibes for this one.
ReplyDeleteHello, Kay – To read your comments on my posts, I was happy that you had a good time in Japan. We seem to have enjoyed nemophila and wisteria almost at the same time in different places. I’m sure your next post will be full of fun things. Catch your breath.
ReplyDeleteYoko