July 23

Laughter is the best medicine

Lia, a friend from Austin, and her son Derek stopped by this week. Bob took our picture as we laughed about our yearly escapades at Women's Week in the Texas Hill Country.

Lia and I along with other Austin friends have bunked together at Women's Week for what is now 26 years. Lia has a bottom bunk, I prefer the top bunk. We face the Guadalupe River where we swim day and night, canoe ( bow or stern first), kayak ( even when stuck on a rock), float with or without an inner tube, shoot across the river on the water slide, and pretend we are 15 again until muscles tell us otherwise.

My recovery process requires taking one step at a time and laughter helps. This week I started early morning walks in the neighborhood. Neighbors wave and I forget I have on the funny mask. Onward...........