Turning the Corner

My life here at Peterborough has turned the corner. A Wellness Clinic moved into the building with doctors and nurses and physical therapists. All of them seemed to be very nice people and I am still on TB medicine so they took over my case. Twice weekly they come up to take vital signs and the physical therapist who is particularly nice gave me a really good cane to use. They did blood work too and came to my flat to do an ultra sound of my tummy with a cute little portable ultra sound which had it's own computer showing the pictures. None of this costs me anything which is amazing. Later they'll send me the bill which will be paid by Medicaid.

Anyway the cane has made a big difference in my life, turning it around. I walk outside every day either by myself or with the cute young physical therapist who recognized the picture of Ganesha I have on the wall. It seems that he had dated a girl whose parents were from India. The relationship stopped because her parents were arranging a marriage for her. He says Namestey after each visit. I told him that because of the social policy at the ashram he was the first guy I had had a conversation with in 30 years. He thought that was awesome. 40 years age difference so no problem.

Anyway I joined a chorus there at the Sunshine Senior Center and yesterday we gave a concert. It was unreal, really. Most of the singers had scooters or walkers and of course I had my zippy cane but they stood when they sang their numbers where as I couldn't. I looked at a couple I knew to be in their nineties and felt sort of bad but the lady next to me said others were sitting too.

The soloists were frankly pretty amusing. They sang 'Baby Face' 'They tried to tell us we're too Young' and 'We're getting Married in the Morning' Seriously! They sang in their scratchy old voices which was funny until I listened to myself. Dear God, I've lost my voice too. But I feel so young now with my physical therapist around. I guess he is another one of Swami's gifts but don't get any ideas! There was an elderly black fellow in the elevator the other day who said, “You look like Miss America.” Hmmmm, I just realized that he was probably being sarcastic.

Yes, between the Sunshine Center, my new cane, a constant supply of ice tea and

Christine, my life has turned the corner. I don't think I've mentioned Christine before. Christine is about 40 and cleans the apts around here. Her father is a Phd chemist but she uses too many chemicals I think. Booze. And her 'significant other' drinks too much and verbally abuses her. No one fits in categories anymore. His brother is a lawyer in DC. The tea I drink ia great. Powdered and combined with sugarless sugar makes a great drink. Tea and coffee are very good for memory loss so it's helped me turn these corners. And Christine has become my adopted daughter. She's clever with these electronic devices so I bought her a new computer. Toshiba for 499, a fantastic deal, I hope that it will encourage her to know someone believes in her and she'll cut back on the booze. Significant other is pretty computer savvy too so this might make a difference. She has made a difference in my life with her sweet sunny dispositionand I hope I can make a difference in hers. Another of Swami's gifts.