Drive Safe

As some of you have noticed, I’ve become significantly more attuned to my surroundings in the last two months.  Maybe it’s my mindful meditation practice?  Perhaps the real or perceived threat of being in constant and imminent danger?  Or it could be La Niña and the weekly excitement of rockslides and fallen trees and our road/river.  Checkout this video from Friday… the first part is the road to our house.

I’ve never been particularly superstitious, though I am starting to wonder how we’ve become veritable rainbow magnets.  The boys had yet another 5 Rainbow Day on Thursday… or Jake reasoned, it may have been the same rainbow following them to five different places…  Meanwhile, I stepped out to a beautiful arc first thing Thursday morning, and then a Double Rainbow on Friday afternoon (mmm, I miss that ice cream).  Then on Friday morning, James witnessed a real-life bald eagle on Highway 101.  And I had a close encounter with a unicorn.  Well, I made up that last one but really… we’re feeling pretty lucky.

Unfortunately, the last few days haven’t been entirely bald eagles and rainbows.  On Friday, James reported back to Stanford for another scan in preparation for his treatment.  The resident scoped his throat and sent everyone into two hours of unnecessary panic and worry.  There looked to be a new growth at the base of where his vocal chords come together.  Fortunately, our trusted surgeon answered his phone while on vacation and put everyone at ease… it was just a scab from the laser surgery.  So the good news is that similar to how a scab on your skin pops up just before it’s about to fall off, the same thing can happen in your throat.  The bad news is, we’re all recovering from heart failure.

Tomorrow James goes to San Francisco for his second opinion with several highly recommended specialists.  Then on Wednesday we all head to UCLA for our second, second opinion.

It’s forecasted to rain for the next two days so let’s all drive safe out there… and keep an eye out for rainbows and eagles and unicorns.