Monday, May 11, 2026

Drove the Camry to town with Mom at 1:45PM. Had enough time to refill six propane tanks at HydroPacific before Mom's appointment with her oncologist, Dr. Wang, at 3PM. Mom was in atrial fib, heart rate at 120bpm since the night before. Maybe hanging out in the hot Ukiah day waiting for our propane fills at HydroPacific kicked her cardio back in line.

At Wang's, she was at 75-80 bpm. Dr. Wang answered Mom's question about how long she has very directly: two years. But the next CAT scan is important and something other than cancer could take her out earlier. Mom didn't expect the answer.

Afterwards, we filled up with really expensive gas (because of Trump's Iran war) and each had two ice cream cones. Then we went to Grocery Outlet (the Used Food Store) and Raley's. Mom stayed in the car with the air conditioning on and I went shopping. After getting weed whacker string at Harbor Freight, we drove home talking unfiltered about the doctors answer of two years and what that meant and how it felt and that she is going to beat it. At home, we untied Tasha, put groceries away, and settled into our own abodes for a few.

I heated up some air fryer chicken wings and potstickers for dinner. Close to 8pm, Mom went to sleep and I came down to see Pinners. Remembering Mom and I were trying to remember what the wood that closets were supposed to be made from, according to Joanna Stayten (Goldie Hawn) from the movie Overboard (1987), I cued up that movie and watched it until the answer was revealed. Yes, that wood is cedar.

I watched the rest of the movie and cried my face off.