Time for Head Space

     I haven't blogged since Monday morning before leaving for work and then a business trip. My schedule was packed each day, and I figured out I have less than 16 hours, after sleeping travel, and the wedding to get done a task list that easily could fill two weeks of work, between now and Monday night when I need to leave work to take care of pup. The last half hour before getting on the plane I received a flurry of texts regarding my niece and her being in financial stress again, and then a new series about a nephew, who may have had a heart attack. Thirty-five year old father of three, but has been very overweight since childhood. He was heading to the hospital for a stress test, and possible angioplasty. That was done the next day and a stent was put in to help with a blockage. 

     On Wednesday as the afternoon meeting was winding up at 5:20, I had a call from a sister. I had to call her back once in my room. I was expecting news about either the niece or nephew, but tragically, she was calling to share that her husband unexpectedly died earlier in the day. She didn't want me to come home a day early, since I was due home last night, but I was pretty useless the remainder of the evening other than to call my kids to give them the news. I am heart broken for my sister. They have been married for 36 years, never had children together, though he had two from a prior marriage. He was estranged from both of them as they grew into adults-his issues about their mom, but oddly, we all still keep in contact with them as aunts, even though biologically we are not. I'm sure they will come to the service which won't be until next Saturday, to support my sister, who they never had any issues with other than she enabled her husband to stay estranged. They were young when my sister got married and I  babysat them both in my high school years quite often.

     My nieces wedding of course is still tomorrow. Life still moves forward. I'm still driving to get my daughter and will get her back on Sunday. All the family issues have risen to the top, but at work, we are trying to stay on top of creating guidance around the health crisis from the virus. I have staff wanting to telework, but no information yet from HR. Further travel has been banned-mine was probably the last trip. With this post, I don't know if I'll fit any more in for a while. I hope to read others though, as I miss being connected.