Mary: Driving through the rain, yesterday, Phil and I recounted our trip back in time and our days in the Adirondacks. My friend Susan was right...I didn't want to leave, rain and all. We took the scenic route down 30 to 81 and into PA for our visit with brother David, whose name, David Curtis Amidon, now carries much more historical meaning. Kept my eye out for signs of fracking in NE PA but didn't see anything, glad to say.
We got to Bethlehem about 4 and soon went to the Moravian Village Care Facility where Dave currently resides. Diabetes is a frightful disease that leaves so little hope. It was good, though, just to hug my brother and his dear wife Annie. Dave has just undergone more surgery and now has less foot than he did before. It is exhausting to just try to keep going in the face of this adversity. The sense of humor is still there, though, and he and Annie both recognize the great fortune of their family to lend support and encouragement. I do believe that things happen for a reason and that when we are feeling at our lowest it is because we don't know just what that reason could be. Still, whatever lesson we are to learn from all this, it is a tough place to be in for David and his family. Our love is all we have to offer them, and so we do.
We're sorry we'll miss seeing Jessie, Jim and the gang, as they are off camping this weekend (HBD to Jess Bess!!) We still hope to see David and Barb and their kids sometime today, though they're off to a Sunday Church picnic and, in true Amidon fashion, seem to be the ones running the show. It will be good to see Tom and Laura and the gang, though, and to share lunch with them. Phil and I are off to visit with Dave, now, to share more about our trip to Corry and environs.
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