Buried Alive!
December 17th, 2005 by HeadMistress Jade
Beverage of the evening: Imperial White Peach tea
The past two days have been crazy; we’ve literally been buried under snow here in Montreal. Not an easy feat considering we are quite used to large quantities of snow. However, we had such a huge snowfall in such a short time that it has caused quite a backlog in snowclearing operations.
In fact, we’ve been “trapped” by the 24 inches of snow in on our driveway and walkway, never mind the pile of snow pushed by the snowplow at the end of the driveway. I’ve never seen it so high! It actually is the same height as the hedges along the edge of the property!
The snowclearing company that we hired this year was backlogged somewhat, and only managed to come by and clear us out early this evening, around 5pm. At least now my partner can visit his Dad, who is still in fairly serious condition in the ICU of the local hospital again…
I haven’t gone to the hospital too much because I’ve had this low-grade cold for the past two weeks. It has since stepped up somewhat and I now have the sniffles and sneezing.
I was scared that I would be endangering Michael’s father even more, since he already had an infection. However, I went a few days ago, and wore a mask in addition to the usual gown and gloves.
Although he is relatively unresponsive, due to the sedatives they have him on, I gave Michael’s Dad a gentle reflexology foot massage with some lotion, as his skin was so dry. (I remember doing the same thing to my own Dad when he was in the hospital a few years ago, and I know he appreciated it very much.) He did wiggle his toes a bit at one point, so part of him must have been aware of it.
I managed quite well for the whole visit, but as we left, I held his hand and looked upon his face, and it was as if my own Father’s face was superimposed… I felt my eyes start to water and it was all I could do not to break into tears…
Man, that was so hard… I’m not too sure how well I’ll do next time though.
At his current state of health, it is not likely that Michael’s Dad will be out of the hospital any earlier than mid-January, if not longer. So the holidays will be rather subdued as a result.
I have really not felt very much in the holiday mood anyway… I don’t have a Xmas tree up. (Not that I’m particularly religious; it’s mostly a tradition from when I was younger.) If I manage to sort through the chaos in my living room, I am hoping to find some space for my “tiny tree”, which is only 2 feet tall, and already has all it’s lights and decorations on it. It’s a lot easier to store it that way, and just take it out of it’s wrapping and box and plug it in.
I’ve only picked up two gifts so far and haven’t even started sending out any cards. Of course, my colour printer would have to crap out on me at this time of year… Damn.
Well, there is always tomorrow…
~ Mistress Jade
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foulmama wrote on 12/18/05 at 4:30 am :
You may not feel in the holiday mood, but you definitely have the Christmas spirit…giving of yourself, caring for Michael’s father as you did, sharing Michael’s concern….
foulmama
HeadMistress Jade wrote on 12/18/05 at 10:45 am :
Thank you foulmama, I hadn’t quite thought of it that way… but I guess you are right.
I appreciate that you took the time to remind me of this. Positive thoughts always help when one is not quite feeling up to par because of what is happening in life.
~ Mistress Jade
Domina Jade wrote on 12/18/05 at 10:18 pm :
Sometimes even doing the little things like putting up a small Christmas tree will put your mind at ease. It’s important that you know you are being surrounded by friends and family who care. If you need to talk to someone, you know where to reach me …..
Domina Jade
HeadMistress Jade wrote on 12/21/05 at 10:30 am :
Thank you for the kind thoughts, Jade. Your friendship means a lot to me and I appreciate your offer.
My older sister is with me right now, so that is helping lift my spirits. I do hope to put my tiny tree up, but it will have to wait until I can take care of my sister and get her to her best friend’s place up north, and I still have a few gifts to pick up.
I hope that you and I can get together in the New Year to share a cup of tea and have a bit of fun… maybe catch a movie or something…
~ “The Other” Jade