The piece of music posted here below came to my attention when one of my FB buddies, Ed Brooks, posted a link to it. It’s available on YouTube along with a lot of other fabulous and calming music by Arvo Pärt and others.

Yesterday was an especially challenging day for me and I was right bent out of shape because I felt so helpless and weak, totally exhausted, not being able to help Carolyn with the snow shovelling and needing to go to the hospital. At the end of the day yesterday I listened to this piece of music and it almost brought me to tears. I listened to it again as I lay in bed getting ready to fall asleep and it was like a lullaby. I actually fell asleep listening to it. I woke up later and played it again.

Today, I’m better. We went to the lab this morning for more bloodwork and that was fine. It’s bloody cold in Cumberland this morning and we have another snow warning in the forecast. Whatever. We can use the truck to get around until the end of next week. We were supposed to take it in Tuesday to get some body work on it, but Carolyn called the autobody shop and changed the appointment until Friday. I hope that delay will allow us to get the car out of the yard or at least at the bottom of our fifty metre driveway.

We see my Victoria based oncologist, Adrian Yee, on Tuesday via teleconference from a ‘studio’ at the Comox Valley hospital. Remote examination! At least I get to talk to him and discuss my progress. Like I said, I’m feeling better. I’ll know I’m really better when I can get down to my shop or studio and finish a painting or carve some wood. Today I’ll do some drawing. That’s a start, at least.

Have a good day all of you and count your blessings!