7-1-2016,
Happy 4th of July to everyone.
My wife and I had an invite to visit friends yesterday who were vacationing on the Cape South Yarmouth to be exact.
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This couple and their 3 children are among our closest of friends Andre have been friends with Andrea for well over 40 years. have been so very close as couples for around 30 years. Our kids are like theirs and their children are like ours. My friend Kenny says I am his oldest and bestest friend 😀👍
My wife took a vacation day yesterday and I am retired 😜Not 🙂 just waiting on my new career to materialize and begin. God knows what he has in storefront me so…. I silently wait and expect things to fall into place. And, they will.
I do not go many places anymore because when I go it becomes a production. Everyone evolved in my universe is busy coordinating and facilitating they day or trip to happen. I do not travel or ambulated well. I am always fighting exhaustion so, I spend my life saying I am sorry. Which, only makes everyone feel bad.
when my daughter was wed last June it was such a beautiful day but the whole day was filled with my needs. And, I made it through the day and fell into bed.
When my son and his lovely bride Andrea changed their wedding date from mid October to be wed in May so that I could attend I got through the beautiful mass and missed the reception because I was too weak to get out of the wheelchair. I had to get guys to help get me up.
I felt bad. No one ever blames me but I always feel badly and I am apologizing.
all the time.
as a matter of fact I just had to decline a beautiful young ladies wedding invitation to her Aug wedding. My wife and I felt badly but yesterday only cautified our decision.
We woke yesterday and were on the road by 6:00am Cape bound. It took us 1 hour and 45 minutes to arrive to our friends home and my left side did not want to move. I got assistance out of the car and assistance up the 2 steps into their home. Again, I had help but they were all nervous I know. They feel responsible for me. So, I started to apologize once again and they began their reassurances.
We then went and got breakfast at the Hearth and Kettle and it was good.
They reallywanted us to us to enjoy the beach I knew that I could not do the beach but our friends were way ahead of us and had arranged for a special sand and water chair that allowed me to be rolled onto the sand safely.
we pulled into the parking lot and were met by one of the lifeguards with the chair they helped me from the car into the special chair. They then rolled me onto the beach and placed me under 3 large umbrellas that were set up so that I was shielded from the direct sun exposure. I relaxed there with them my wife and my youngest daughter Rachael for about 3-4 hours and I hit a wall and needed to leave the beach. They got me off of the beach and, it took 2 or 3 of them to get me out of the chair and back into the seat of the car once again. Remember, this is their vacation and all attention was focused on me. I felt bad, and still do.
They dropped me at the house and I assumed the position with my water and tv controller and allowed my body to rebound from the days activity. A short while later they all returned and Andrea with a little assistance got dinner made for us all. It was such a great day. But, as I said to my wife it was a reminder that I could not attend our friends daughters wedding on the beach. It would be a disaster. It’s Rebecca’s day not mine to mess up on her with confusion.
i am so very grateful to God for my wife, family and friends. In those elements in my life I need for nothing. Thankyou God and I love all you angels in my life. For A and K two of the finest people and friends that I could ever have asked for. Enjoy your vacation. I / we love you all more than words can express.
God Bless You!
Love,
Danny and Janet too
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