The C30 has been a haven this week. Pop is back in the hospital with breathing issues. Been going back and forth in the C30 three, four, five times a day. So hard to watch someone you admire and love struggling, doubled over, eking out small breaths. I usually leave after his breathing has returned to some regular pattern. Sometimes the worry and concern about him and all my other projects can overwhelm me.

But, then I jump in the C30. Put on my favorite tunes or listen to the radio or The CBC comedy program and imagine I am on a great road trip. The Pacific coast. The Crowsnest Hwy. In the imagining I can bring myself to reality. – That life carries on in the suffering and pain. – That I don’t have to dwell in that story all day long. I’ll Be Okay.

Just one of my narrative tactics so I can be the person I want to be for my family and friends when I get home or to the hospital.