Hey gang - checking in before I hop a flight later today. I'm completely exhausted and a bit beat down so I'm saying a few prayers
This past Thanksgiving marks the 22nd year my family has given thanks, yet while mourning the loss of my cousin in a car wreck in 95. The holiday is forever bitter sweet, glad it only comes once per year. I lost plenty of sleep around this time of year as I have done every year since his crash.
11/29 my dad went in for a knee replacement. It was successful and he's recovering well but it's always hard to watch a loved one go through that. Also you can't help but preparing yourself. what will you would do without them if something goes wrong, etc.
I Spent plenty of time at the hospital which put everything further behind so I spent the weekend playing catch up. As if right now is not a busy enough time of year my work asked me (out of the blue) to travel to Brazil then Mexico
In order to do that I had to go to the Brazilian consulate in CT and get a same day visa.
For those unfamiliar with the bad flight availability in Omaha, logistics are tough. Monday working late trying to get ahead of the week since the next three days are shot, plus try to get ready to travel. 2:30 am bed, 4 am up,. 5:30 am Tuesday flight out of Omaha, the fastest possible route is 7.5 hours of air travel connecting through Charlotte then into White Plains. Somehow with the person who should have stayed home coughing their head off right next to me on both flights. (Seriously). Then start off on 2.5 hours of road time (each way) from there. Get to the Hartford consulate and spend the entire day waiting for my number at their office. You guessed it, more people there who should have stayed home sharing their sickness with anyone else who breathes.
I spent hours and hours on my day job each of these days while juggling doing the visa thing and got very little sleep. Caught a flight home at 6 am and got back home just in time for a holiday party I was supposed to attend. And that night by the time I got home it was clear I had a nice new case of bronchitis. I headed to the doctor immediately Friday and got antibiotics and steroids but I'm convinced something breathing related is what will be the death of me if my occasionally insane driving doesn't get me first.
I spent Friday chasing around trying to handle a few things..... some idiot backed into my new MKX ..... along with trying to get ready to leave and juggling email and phones which are always blowing up with everything else I am supposed to be doing.
i can't complain at all about the email or calls or travel as it's been an unbelievably great year, but my body seems to be thinking otherwise.
Saturday morning 6:00 am, you guessed it. Back at the airport. This time off to Miami. When I got in the airport hotel wasn't running their shuttle, it was pouring rain, and Taxi's refused to take me because it was "too close". Eventually I got an Uber but not before getting completely soaked and cold. I have spent an overnight at the hotel. I went to bed at 12 pm when I got here and honestly stayed there until just a little while ago, just trying to dry out,rest, and let meds do their job.
Now what stares are me in the face is a 12 hour long Sunday flight to São Paulo. A full calendar with two exhausting and long days of meetings then an overnight flight to Mexico City, then two more days of meetings.
Next Saturday finally a 6:00 am departure for Houston the ultimately back to Omaha. I'll get there late Saturday and home early Sunday. Finally one day off after weeks.
Well, I'm tired just from typing all this.......
what im most concerned about is I have asthma which is about 5x worse when I'm sick and a few things trigger it are known to be present in São Paulo and Mexico City and the type of fast acting inhaler I need is actually illegal in Brazil so it goes in the trash in Miami.
The bronchitis is also concerning but I've been on antibiotics more than 24 hours and Im feeling OK like I'm not going to get big-time sick now ...... sure hope not, medical care in a foreign country would not be ideal!
sufficient to say having to leave the rescue inhaler behind has me concerned.
Ive said a few prayers for health and safe passage. The regions im going are not like a walk in the park and I don't speak the languages. Odds are my phones also won't work. My prayers could use a few more.
Once I get back hopefully things will calm down a little so I can put some focus on Christmas and on getting the 85 Saleen project moving again.
Taking it as it comes. I hope this finds you and yours doing well.
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