Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end.
So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.
I agree, I think we all ponder this from time to time. My mom has an entire drawer of medication she needs to take each and every day, and quite a few of those pills are to counter the side-effects of other pills. But, of course, they have their own side-effects, and so it goes.
Thankfully, it's not as bad for me. Yet. But I understand the wondering.
To take them, or not to take them, that is the question. At least it's the question for many people. As one of my doctors told me when I questioned the risky side effects, "The benefits outweigh the risks."
Had the news yesterday of the passing of my younger sister back in England. That leaves me as the last surviving child of my parents. Which was not something I expected. The eldest of us died several years ago and, as the middle sibling, it was reasonable for me to presume that I’d be next. Certainly, I never deserved to live longest, presuming that it’s a good thing to be alive.
Anyway, it leaves me feeling very alone today. And also aware of how selfish I am to dwell on my personal feelings on the matter, rather than mourning the passing of a sister.
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