IF I DARED

If I dare to assume my year started on the normal turn of the year and not on my birth date, I have the honor this year surpasses any single year from my past. I of course exclude the years 1966-68 while I was in The Nam...
Instead of having people shooting at me and me shooting back, I watch my medical life slowly shrink short 15 minute walks. I thought it was hard enough that the local Star Bucks was 3/4 quarter of a mile away... Now is seems to be out of reach by ambulating. No friends or expensive coffee with a nice confection on the side. Sure I can make coffee at home and yes I can make Orange Cinnamon Bismark to have at home. It is true my wonderful wife has an alert mind and shares with me the thoughts of the day as I do for her. There was a reward for being able to traverse the distance of 3/4 miles to retrieve my reward and sit, rest and chat for a few minutes then to return home by accepting the challenge of another 3/4 miles and Safety making it HOME!!! In these past three years I have had the challenge of walking w/o a can (sometimes) to a need for one cane definitely. Then the lower legs and back caused me to need two canes at times, then forearm crutches and now even they are not letting me travel any great distance. An example was yesterday I covered a 15 minute distance of about 100 feet..
I know there are others of a less ability to walk at all. I can go see them in the V A hospital in Portland, or a Vets group meeting at a Vet center, yet I am not talking about them...I am talking about me...
I am not looking for pitty nor am I looking for people to rush to my side showing concern. I am not even calling for help. I just need to vent and hope when you see a person on the street, you will be kind enough to hold a door (whether they like it or not, most do) try not to push ahead so as to knock them off balance. There is no-where so important as to be less then polite and concerned for another human being.
I've had my say and now I can rest here in my favorite spot and watch the birds and listen to their songs.

Peace to you all and to all a GOOD LIFE