43+ 1month

So here it is, all ready a month since I turned 43. If this month is any indication of what getting older is going to be like....
I've been suffering with back pain for the last few weeks. Started with bending over to pick something up and a cough. I've seen a Dr and been taking meds to cope. It's been a bit of 2 steps forward and 1 step back. Like today I could barely get out of bed and just standing brought on a great amount of pain. The walk in was a challenge with snow and strong winds. If there was anything good I guess the snow hid the tears from the pain.
It hasn't helped that due to being short handed at work and having no available time to take off work that I haven't the time to rest and let things mend.
So when the woman motorist was confused about passing me as I walked on the side of the road and was saying things that I couldn't hear over the sound of her horn. I made sure that the two words I said were loud, clear and mouthed in a way that she would be able to read my lips.
Life isn't all bad though. I know that in time I'll mend. I also have good memories that help me get threw these hard times. Like last week it snowed really hard on my son's birthday. It reminded me how on his 2nd birthday I was assigned to take him for a drive while his mom set up for the surprise party. It was snowing hard and since we were living in south west Detroit we took a drive to belle isle. While there I introduced DJ to doing "donuts" in the parking lot. His first reaction was a look of WTH was that! Then when he realised that I did it delibritly he giggled and laughed so hard saying "do it again daddy".
Ya that's life. There are times that are good, and times that are bad. But if you recall the times that were good when times get bad they just don't feel quite so bad.