Missed Anniversaries

in #blog3 months ago (edited)

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Willie, Brad, Rodney (son), Steven

They come around like clockwork and usually I am right on top of them, along with birthdays, appointments, etc. Not this time though. This year I let one anniversary slip by me, August 25, and I am quite happy about it. I just now realized that I've not even been thinking about it. Not the whole of August! I know it must seem silly to you but it has been holding me hostage for seven long years now.

You see, at the beginning ofAugust every year since 2017, I start getting antsy, uneasy and short tempered which usually gives way to tears, fears and illogical thinking. I received a phone call that night at fifteen minutes after midnight.

The hospital called to say my son had been in a rollover accident. That started a 40 day stay in the CCICU of our local trauma hospital, followed by three weeks in an inpatient intensive rehab hospital.

I went on emergency leave from my work and for three months I travelled daily to the hospital, then back home to eat, shower and get what sleep I could. I felt like a robot on auto pilot. The endless hours were spent bedside, watching and talking to my kid, the nurses, the hospital chaplain. In between those times, when nobody was around, I came here, to Hive...well back then it was Steemit. I signed up in May and fumbled around trying to find my way in this vastly different world with small success.

When I found my emotions getting the better of me, I would come here and write a post about this ordeal we were going through. It really helped me to get those feelings out and talk with people here on the blockchain. I still say to this day that this platform helped to save my sanity. All that's old news, though.

The good news is that I hadn't thought about it at all this year. It popped into my overtaxed brain cells last night after talking about powering down on a post by Galenkp. I had burned through all savings and even borrowed from the future to get through those months and even years following that accident. I have been caught up now for a few years, but during those times I did indeed have to power down. Happily, I say to you now, that I am back to near what I had, at least I think so lol.

Also, I am happy to say I will not be remembering that particular anniversary anymore. And one last time, I put a link below to my son's going home post. I don't want to speak of it anymore, nor live in the shadow of the past and with this post I am free.

https://hive.blog/spiritual/@tamaralovelace/my-son-has-come-home-at-last

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What an unforgettable story @tamaralovelace ,

We are happy to hear he survived and to have you still here at Hive.

Please never worry about these powerups and powerdowns....sometimes life gets in the way. We each must do as we see fit.

Lovely to have met you Shipmatie!

Let's have a pint....Cheers!

Yes to the pint, mate! Cheers to you and thank you so much for reading <3

Sounds like a nightmare...but at least with a happy ending. Onward and upward!

Yes! Onward and upward into the stratosphere. Thanks so much for your visit <3

I am so glad that the hive was there for you when you needed it. Those were grim times indeed. What a fine looking chap son to have, so glad that's all behind you now!

Thank you! I didn't realize how bogged down I was until I realized that time had passed...safe to let it gooooo, let it goooo. Forget it, I can't sing LOL

Hehe even if you cannot sing, let it go is a fab one to bellow out !! 😀😀

Ya..I think I'll hit another lick just to torture the neighbors

That's what neighbours are for 🤣🤣

100% lol

The one bloody post you do since December and I miss voting on it! But all your comments though.

Apparently I'm a better conversationalist than storyteller lol...December?? Wow, time flies. Thank you so much for your visit, and your support as well!

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