I've been trying to keep my posts upbeat sounding, but sometimes I just have to share.
My Uncle Heinz had a massive stroke last Wednesday night. He is my Aunt Helen's husband (I'm named after her and my grandmother).
Uncle Heinz's passion was sailing. He owned a sailboat called "Black Magic" which was his pride and joy. He had me make the stencil for the name of the boat because he liked my artistic abilities; all this when I was just 14. In 1980 and 1983, I was able to see the America's Cup races because Uncle Heinz and Aunt Helen rented a beautiful home in Newport, RI. The home overlooked Lily Pond and Gooseberry Beach, where we could see the boats going out each morning and coming back each evening after a day of racing. In the evenings, we would go down to the docks and look at the boats. I even remember the New Zealand boat's hull being covered with a tarp so that no one could see their winged keel.
Uncle Heinz used to take my brother, dad and me sailing on the Black Magic. At the time, I had never felt such freedom, flying over the water as the boat caught the wind.
Anyway, now we wait to see what happens. Uncle Heinz is on a respirator, but able to hear people. He is paralyzed on one side too. Today some difficult decisions will be made, and my heart goes out to Aunt Helen for being the one who has to make those decisions. Only God knows what will happen, but I hope that what ever happens is best for Uncle Heinz.
This year has been especially hard on my mother's side of the family. First her oldest brother dying in January, my father getting sicker each day, and now Uncle Heinz. And for me, add my MIL's passing into the mix, and you can see why it has been stressful here.
I'm thankful I have my knitting to keep me occupied. Right now, knitting is the only thing I want to do as far as a hobby goes (I never did get started on the Tour de Fleece). I'm finding a sense of peace in each stitch I knit, knowing that I'm sending good thoughts to each person that I think of while I knit. And no matter what happens, I know that when I wear the garments I've been making, I'll know that they gave me some comfort during the creation process, and hopefully, my thoughts and good wishes gave some comfort to those people I also love.
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