2008.11.17

2008.11.17 Monday
Last week Linda enjoyed a visit by Susan Mobley (MPUMC Parish Nurse). Susan told Linda of a lounge chair the church had to loan and it was delivered Monday. Linda is so excited with it as her living room chairs were the wrong size for her needs. This one is automatic. Thanks Susan and Myers Park Methodist Church . .

The Dewy cat book, which I am reading to Linda, all of a sudden turned serious as we learned of the background and difficult life of the librarian. In high school she had aspirations of being a doctor and was told by the high school advisor she did not need to think about that and going to college, that she would just get married and raise a family. So she did. She married a wonderful young man who himself was not interested in college, but had a job with his father's construction company. He had a great personality and could charm anyone, including cudstomers. The Librarian began to notice, however, that any thing the husband did involed drinking. Watching football and drinking, hunting and dring, fishing and drinking, golf and drinking, eating and drinking, driving and drinking. He came home less and less. By then they had a child and another pregnancy which had complications and 6 surgeries. The husband seldom was home or helping with bills, lost his job, continued to drink. The marriage ended. She discovered their modest home and car were past due payments and there were debts all around.She eventually pulled herself together with the help of fasmily and frineds and earned a degree with high honors at age 32. Chaper 11 is next . .