The cold front did not move in as the weather man had predicted. New England weather can be tricky that way.
We had the gift of a beautiful sunny summer-like day. Our morning at the beach turned into a full day. I walked, G rode waves and I laid on a towel on the warm sand. It was bliss.
What a full and lovely day we had. How much do we appreciate these surprise breaks. Driving the gold and orange tree lined roads past one marina after another, jeep top down, music playing. We ate at out favorite restaurant in Mystic (you may have heard of the town. There was a movie called Mystic Pizza, not staring a young Julia Roberts). The Oyster Club is a sweet little restaurant with a James Beard nominated chef. Everything they make is amazing. It’s small and cozy inside, with a treehouse like roof dining out. Its food is only rivaled by its atmosphere.
How did what was going to be a cold rainy commute to the ER shift into this? No telling. But it did. Our patient was much improved and doing well, eating, and feeling better and better as the day went on. Updated every so often, we felt that all was well. He was outside enjoying the warm evening, talkative even, when we got back. The moon was full and bright,
When he went in to watch pregame coverage we walked down to the dock. A beautiful moonlit end to a beautiful day. The Bruins even won.
Then, suddenly
we woke up to a thud. Not a loud thud, but a thud. I think I heard some rattling of the door lock, before becoming fully awake to the thud.
Our patient was down. He needed assistance. It was a long adrenaline fueled night.We rested without sleeping after he was checked out and safely tucked back in bed.
The day included all of these things. We are here to help, it’s why we came. An element of difficulty has been added. A new measure of worry and uncertainty. Dysregulatiion can intensify stress. Some life circumstances intensify dysregulation, others help regulate. There is always shifting and changing. No telling what any day will bring.
Peace Kit 