February 26th
I wrote in a previous post about how February had not been a great month for me for awhile. Then I realized, February 26 is a really strange day for me. It is the anniversary of my mastectomy- February 26, 2020. It is the anniversary of my next door neighbor's heart attack- February 26, 2022. She is a mother of three beautiful girls and a grandmother of 2 girls and 2 boys. Amazing little people she has grown. We all thought we would lose her. The prognosis was not initally great, but she fought her way back and she is doing great. Her name is Jessica. Now, just over two months ago, we lost another neighbor on February 26, 2024. His name was Jason. He was a "life of the party" kind of guy. He was a welcoming neighbor. He was a good friend to all, or at the very least one of the acquaintances that made everyone smile when he was around. He just got people in a good mood. Just days before his memorial service, several neighbors were sitting around and we were ta