Tuesday is knitting night.
Usually it is my Mom, my sister and I.
Last night my sister went to a basketball game with Dad.
So it was just me and Mom and the proverbial elephant in the room
The elephant being Thursdays scheduled PET Scan for Mom
I knitted a little.
We talked more.
Even the strongest closest families have lessons to learn during an illness.
I used to think I was too busy to just sit for 3 hours * Now I see that same 3 hours as sacred.
An elephant in a room is hard to ignore * wishing him gone will not work.
We talked all night
about life
about baseball
about graduation
and growing up
we even talked about the elephant
but talking did not make him go away
perhaps made him less visible
and less impending
but he won’t be leaving until Tuesday
in a week
follow up appointments and test results
are sure ways to rid yourself of an elephant.
It will be a long week
with our house guest.
