The Birthday Continued!

Monday, Jan. 25 - The birthday celebration goes on!  Tippy and I were to get together for lunch but she got an appointment for a Doppler scan at 1 PM. That definitely took priority, but she came by afterward. The scan showed no other clots!! She had also spoken with her nephew who is an ER nurse and got encouraging information. Together, that is all good news.  In addition to that good news, she gave me a beautifully illustrated book titled "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse."  In addition to the charming animal characters, it is filled with wonderful messages. I am thankful for the book and Tippy’s good health information, and not necessarily in that order!

Shortly after Tippy left, I took Rosie for a walk. As we were nearing home, I saw this little van pass. I waved, as I always do, and lo and behold it turned into my driveway. Rosie, knowing that people get out of cars, picked up the pace so as to get some attention ASAP. Little did I expect that it would be flowers for me from Jim and Anthony! They are absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for thinking of me. That made my day!

Also, after my birthday post, I received birthday wishes from Pam, whom I hadn’t heard from in ages. She does follow my blog (Thank you, Pam) and I’m so glad she got in touch. In her first email, she talked about seeing the video of our protest at the local republican gathering. With her permission, I’m sharing it with you. You have heard so much from me other the years and I think Pam’s reaction confirms how many of us are affected by all that has transpired over the last four years, as well as the craziness that continues. You can read it HERE.

Thursday, Feb. 4 – I’m happy to report that I just scheduled my vaccine injection for Saturday at noon in Beaufort. Over the last few days, I’ve applied at several websites and finally received a confirmation email from VAMS (Vaccine Application Management System, or something like that) which allowed me to register and select a date and time. The first few locations within 10 miles didn’t have anything until April. I searched further away (20 miles) and went down the list, finally finding a clinic in Burton (near Beaufort) for Saturday! I figured I couldn’t do much better than that. It will also allow me to pick up lunch at Herban Market, one of my favorite vegan restaurants. I’m happy to have this scheduled and I hope they will schedule my second one before I leave the clinic. Am hoping that all goes well!

Have you had your vaccine yet? I’d love to know how things are going in other areas. I think I read of FB that Jean (and Doug, I assume) in the UK had theirs some time ago. In any case, I hope everyone is safe and well and that we will all be through this soon.