Sunday, May 22, 2022

 Sunday, May 22, 2022

 

   I was awakened out of sound sleep to find my bed shaking. It stopped quickly. I knew it was an earthquake, a big one, but there was nothing I could do about it. I fell back asleep easily.   

      My body is doing incredibly well. I find walking much more effortless. I was sure it was all the work the P.T.'s were doing on me and having me do.   

    I texted the parents of the M& W sisters. Their dad called me. First, he apologized for not sending the report from the educational testing they had done on the girls. He and his wife are always looking for signs of dyslexia. Dad told me fifth grade W's teacher called with a good report. She did better in math and got 100% on a spelling test. She thought W would be ready for the academically rigorous Hawaiian Prep School. He said something about hard work paying off. I didn't know if he meant her hard work or mine. I prefer to work smart rather than hard. He set up today's appointment for 3 pm.  

     At 8:30, I left for church. I was in the car when I realized I had forgotten the walking stick. I had been forgetting it. I didn't even try to park in the church parking lot; I went straight to the one at the library. I sat on the lanai again at church, out in the open. I wanted to avoid getting sick at all costs. I did choose to sit during part of the mass when all others were standing. I was nervous about my leg holding out until I returned to the car. It all went well. 

      There was an incident in church today. I first noticed that Fr. Lio told everyone to remain in their seat. "We have medically trained personnel here to take care of emergencies." He called for T.J. She actually had trouble finding the person in distress. Once she was in place, Fr. Lio returned to the alter. He told everyone to calm themselves and refocus on the mass; "Use this time to pray for the person."   

     Because I was on the south lanai with its access ramp, the EMT workers had to go past me. They were inside for a while. The congregation did pretty well staying focused. When they left, I made a point of looking. The patient was an older man. They didn't flatten the gurney; the man was seated, sweating profusely and wiping his brow. I wondered what his symptoms were that alerted everyone to his problem. I thought better than to ask Sandor after the mass. He would have observed the whole incident from the alter as Fr. Lio had. I was bound to find out from someone. That would have been an annoyingly noisy thing to do.  

      I had an appointment with Jana. Supposedly, I am mentoring her so she can become a tutor. She applied some of my methods and found them successful. She understood immediately she could use them with others and wanted to learn more. She asked if I would mentor her. Yeah! She is the only person who has asked me to teach her my methods. She had success with everything I have shown her. I call her my first disciple. Eleven more, and I should be set. I joke with her about it. Teachers in the schools I worked in admired my results, but no one asked me to teach them what I did. While I was supposed to mentor her, she also advised me on my video. She gavs great feedback. 

       Yesterday, I made some changes to the Phase III PowerPoint. After doing that, I saw that many other slides had been partially erased. I didn't know how to retrieve an earlier version. I texted my tech asking for help. He didn't get back to me. I just created a new version.   

     I was getting ready to sign onto Zoom at five when Judy called. As I was talking to her and brushing my teeth, I heard a male voice from the side door. It was Isaac stopping by to say hello. I shared a hug and threw him out. The phone rang again. Sharry asked if she could stop by now to pick up her massage table. I store it here and make use of it. She only needs it occasionally for house calls. This was one of the occasions. Could she stop by right now? I unlocked the front door so she could slip in and pick it up.  

     I discovered all the categories on Netflix tonight. I checked out Hidden Gems. I had to be careful what I picked. I was overly stressed. I wasn't sure of all the reasons. There were just too many to count. Whatever was triggering me, I was in bad shape and couldn't afford more stress.