Wednesday's Words on a Friday

 

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems.

The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind.

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words.

This month the words/prompts are supplied by David M.Gascoigne and can be found here

This week's words/prompts are: 

1.people  2.overjoyed  3.single  4.chore  5.life 

and/or: 

1.birthday  2.plight  3.juggle  4.dog  5.play

Here is my story:

It’s been a heck of a year so far. Several of my people (family and friends), have had medical problems. Some just one single thing gone wrong, others suffering the plight of three or four things all at once. 

Learning to juggle appointments, doctors, time schedules, is never fun and after a few months of this, life itself often becomes a chore.

A few of my nicest neighbours have been in and out of hospital more than once, others have RDNS nurses visiting daily or weekly as they recover from what ailed them. I frequently see an ambulance arriving or leaving.

Since late March I have had far too many such appointments myself, some at my own request, such as the cataract removals, others “foisted upon me” by doctors who worry that my blood pressure and cholesterol readings are still on the high side, though steady and not alarmingly rising or falling. 

Well, the blood pressure is steady at least.

Going hither and yon almost on a daily basis leaves little time for play once the usual household jobs are done and groceries purchased, then a ping on my phone reveals yet another reminder.

Some days I feel like a dog with too many instructions from too many masters, turning and turning and not knowing which thing to do first.

If I get everything done and over with by my birthday I will be overjoyed.