Funny you should mention that, Barbara. Remember the brief ‘touching’ on the topic of wondering whether or not we might wake in the morning. I (ow) wonder what our body must be going through to think something like that.
Remember my saying that: long ago, during pregnancy, I was told to listen to my body and that my body was smart. I’d spent my life taking that to heart. You and I were discussing the sentiment that I can no longer listen to my body, as I once could, because it was such a traitor to me now.
Ya know, I’ve since had the thought that – WHAT IF MY BODY STILL WAS SMART?! What if I was just in very bad shape on those handful of nights where I wondered whether or not I would wake. Dr Cheney’s saying that made me go … hmmmm.