Ok, so it’s 4:30am and for the 4th night in a row I’m awake in the middle of the night….so irritating.
Anyway, the trip home was very LONG but uneventful. The 3-year-old next to me slept for the first 5 hours of the flight from Istanbul and the was very well behaved for the next 9 hours. He was a friendly kid and mom was very respectful of space. The layover in LA was hectic and we got to our gate just minutes before boarding. But board we did and landed in PHX less than an hour later.
Jim and Kathy were there to pick us up and we were home in just over an hour. It is so good to be home! I spent the weekend unpacking, both suitcases and boxes we’d shipped, doing 3 loads of laundry (in less time than it would have taken to do one in a euro washer/dryer) and grocery shopping.
So, now we’re starting to get back into our daily routine. I’m meeting a friend for coffee this morning and Peter is going to the library to work on a jig saw puzzle. Tonight, is the Robson Ranch Singer’s Christmas Concert. Tomorrow is lunch with the stained-glass club and Thursday Peter is meeting with the head of the sports club to help him develop a fitness program that is safe for him given his new limitations. I may put the Christmas tree up later this week.
Peter had a repeat EMG yesterday and there’s great news and bad news. The bad news is that neuro still doesn’t know what’s wrong with him, but the great news is that he doesn’t have ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) which has been a very real possibility. That was such a relief as it has been weighing on my mind for months. He goes to his regular neurologist on Monday, and we’ll figure out what’s next in this health journey.
Once again, thanks so much for hanging with us over the last 4 months. We already have next year’s trip planned, a South African safari, but it will totally depend on whether we can figure out why the muscles of Peter’s upper body are wasting and, hopefully, do something about it. Our fingers are crossed that we’ll have another adventure to share with you in May. We’re willing to push the trip into the summer if necessary to give him time to get better.
Happy Holidays everyone! Stay safe and have a wonderful 2023!!
Love,
Lynn and Peter