I broke my daily writing habit repeatedly over this past week. My excuses include exhaustion, illness, mild depression, self-pity, and a loss for words.
Our Fall Break trip to Myrtle Beach contained plenty of misery but it wasn't evenly distributed. I shouldn't complain too much because some family members had it much worse than me.
Sarah got one (late) afternoon on the beach finally on Friday - and then had to fly out early Saturday morning with her friend.
(The original plan was for Sarah to fly out with Grandma Trudy, but Grandma was still in the hospital.)
Anyway, Sarah's flight got delayed and her 45 minute layover in Newark, New Jersey was extended to about 20 hours after she missed the connecting flight to Indy. The two teen girls got to navigate rebooking, vouchers, a hotel 35 minutes from the airport, and Lyft rides to and from.
Very relaxing for them and all the parents watching from afar! Thankfully, she DID make it back in time for her dance team event that had prompted the flight in the first place.
Melissa got to spend a lot of time with her mom in the hospital and making food deliveries. She alternated between fear and hope all week long as the diagnoses and prognoses changed over time.
And, of course, Trudy had it worst of all. Instead of tanning in a lounger by the pool, she spent her waking hours in a hospital bed hooked up to IVs and fighting pain, while also fretting that she had "ruined" the vacation.
Sugar and I drove the rental van back to Indiana yesterday, leaving Trudy and Melissa behind. We still weren't sure how soon the hospital would release Trudy or if they were going to need to take more drastic steps to get her heart out of Afib.
Praise God, today the doctors said Trudy's heart was back into proper rhythm and she could travel. So Melissa and Trudy and Melissa's brother, Darin, started driving back to Indiana. They will stop tonight and finish tomorrow, God willing.
Before leaving Myrtle Beach, Trudy made sure she did the two things she had come for: Getting her toes in the sand and climbing the steps to see Hannah's new apartment for herself.
Here's a little Venn Diagram I created to show how this Fall Break Trip compared to other vacations:
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