Kim is healing. She's still at 4 liters of oxygen, and weak as a result of it. So of course she can't do the things she normally does – cleaning, dusting, even keeping the laundry up when I don't.
That's been our lives for the last month or two. I wake up during the week at 5:45, get cleaned up most mornings, and make coffee while getting my PC signed in for work.
But I am now doing most everything. I clean most days (somewhat), do the dishes, keep the pets happy (liter, food, water), cook , and do laundry.
Right about now, I could complain, feel sorry for myself, and whine a lot. But when we said our vows, we repeated the phrase, "...for better, for worse, in sickness and in health."
That's the key to staying happy. Remember that when I had both knees replaced, she did my daily chores. She climbed stairs with the laundry baskets. She made meals for our family. She made certain that things were presentable for us, friends & family.
The same occurred when I had my three neck surgeries. Each subsequent visit, I was made better, but she has been a bit weaker.
I'm not writing this to brag or to create sympathy. It's more to allow someone see that if you are struggling with chores, feeling like the battle is your's alone, remember that when you weren't feeling 100%, there was likely someone who picked up the slack for you.
Appreciate the little things. Take time to say, “Thanks.”
You may not have that opportunity to always say it.
. In. C
It's going on 33 years and I don't think I could ever say how much I have been grateful.
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