@jakedduck1. Gosh, I guess I've been TOLD, Jake! Ok, I think I'll go for both strong AND stubborn in the future. Some days it's just kinda' hard to talk positive when I'm feeling a bit down about these multi-setbacks and always having to claw my way back to better mobility.
However, I'm truly grateful for the resilience I seem to have, to keep trying.
Thankyou, my friend, for the Heads Up on my recent negative pathway. I'll try not to fall into that mode of thinking.
Good news - my eldest son and his wife have been visiting me after their 8 hour car and ferry trip to get here. Because of the Covid restrictions we haven't seen each other for over a year. It's been a wonderful visit, including restaurant meals (we can finally do that), and visits to the wonderful park at the Spit to watch people, children playing joyously in the sunshine, dogs doing likewise, seals romping in Discovery Passage, eagles and hawks soaring overhead, seaplanes taking off and landing, pigeons doing their ground searches for leftover picnic goodies. We were hoping for whale sightings seen here recently, but no luck. Still, it was an awesome few days! My middle son and his wife who live here were able to join us too, when his work hours allowed. Haven't visited with them since Covid either, but things are finally opening up at my seniors' residence. It's been a super glorious time with my family, and has broadened the very limited horizon we've all experienced during this pandemic.
Take care, Jake. I appreciate your caring. See you at your 120th!