Connecting with Friends

Yesterday my thoughts were very much with my daughter who lives halfway across the country. She has been in the hospital 3 times since Friday, still there. She is expecting a baby in 2 months but having complications. I was so wishing I could be there with her right now. We did spend time on the phone throughout the day, but not the same.

As I was having a hard time concentrating on anything else, I did the next best thing and connected with some friends close by who are almost homebound on a regular basis throughout the year. One friend I visited is a very cool lady in her 80’s. She still gets around great, takes care of herself, just doesn’t drive that much anymore. I’d kept meaning to visit her, I’d send her cards from time to time, and I’d got a card back thanking me for the great card with my grandson on the front. Then in great big letters:

“I MISS YOU! COME VISIT!”

Yep, it’d been too long since we’d visited. So I put visit her on my to do list. Time passed. Urgent things kept creeping onto the list ad visit postponed. More time passed. More than I’d realized or intended. So I dropped everything and stopped by. Not only was she happy to see me, but I felt happier too.

Another lady I didn’t know as well. She is wheelchair bound and raises several grandkids. But I’d promised to drop by and visit, months passed, the whole summer I think. I wanted to call but her phone was out, she’d moved and I didn’t have her new address. I’d gotten her new number and called. She thanked me very much. Turns out she was very depressed the past few months. She hadn’t been in the area that long, and had a hard time getting out and meeting new friends. No one came by, and she felt like no one cared. I apologized. She told me that sometimes just a phone call does wonders, or a card in the mail.

Another friend, has had multiple health issues. On oxygen through out the day. Yesterday, while my kids were at an activity, I visited with her on her front porch, enjoying the much cooler temperature. As I left, with one more big hug, I felt so much better.
Funny thing is, although these visits took a certain amount of time, having done so, left me so much more productive with my time.

Heidi

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