My best friend had a nasty fall and seven stitches. And my childhood best friend's mother had a scary episode, surgery and is in the hospital. Sudden changes at the last minute, as they say. You cannot really be prepared for surprise, the slip on the carpet, the adjustment of inner organs, the ordinary changes that are nevertheless dangerous and have repercussions. We try and try to be prepared, but we never can fully be. Here we store earthquake supplies, fill water reservoirs, yet a fire from a gas line can make all that a moot point. We have check ups, and take are meds, but surprise down the line, waiting in a corner in the hallway.
All I know to do is take deep breaths and acknowledge we have the capacity to handle this new reality, and when we don't that's what friends and family are for. Reach out. We're all humans with the same frailties and future. We need each other. I'll be offering my support, but praying for their inner strength, which I'm certain is there and available. It's just sometimes we need a reminder that we are our own protectors. And we cannot protect ourselves from being human.
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