My school classmate and friend Jolene had surgeries this summer. She went from mastectomy to complications with that and having to have a second surgery and then having to wait a year for the final phase. Then after a few weeks of healing, she had her surgery near her ear for CSF leak. She has had a tough go with so many surgeries and healing. It takes a toll! I took Jolene meals twice in July and briefly visited. On the first post surgery visit, Jolene had told me that the day before her surgery she tested Covid positive and they still went ahead with her surgery. That kind of blows my mind. She was fine, no problems. I took the meal to her and into her house knowing that and visited briefly. I never got covid. On one of my stops I visited with another high school friend in the same area, Tracie. She bought herself a new jeep and recently got engaged!! I am so happy for her and enjoyed meeting for lunch.
In late August I arranged a day with some classmates to meet up for lunch and hang out with Jolene. We didn't want to overwhelm her or have her overdue. She suggested spending the day at the Iowa State fair and hearing a band. I thought that was crazy! All the walking and the heat would not be good for her. We convinced her to go for long lunch and a brief mall walk. We got a few of the classmates together, Mindy, Paula, and Jess. It was nice to chat and see each other. We had such a long lunch by the time we left it was almost time for supper. We did go out for supper too at another nice restaurant called, The Latin King. We all had so much fun just eating and catching up. I am sure it was good for Jolene's spirits. After we took Jolene back to her house, Jess, Paula and I stayed at the nearby hotel. We are like girls at a slumber party, we laugh, we talk, however we don't stay up too late. We have grown old and tired.
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