Keeping connected is important to me for without you I have no reason to write. I write because I want to share with you the many stories in my head. I have not been on vacation. I have not been idle. Stories are brewing in my head and I have been working on five different story ideas this week alone. I have received permission to write about two stories which will take some reading on my part because these stories need to be told. A couple of the stories will be under ‘Voices from Saccarappa Cemetery’. I promise you will not be bored with either. I have actually been writing another story this week which is very close to my heart and needed to be seen by some family members before I publish it. I may have a few humorous stories about motherhood also.
             I visited an uncle in a memory impairment residential facility one day last week on my lunch hour. One of my stories is tied to this visit. Over Mother’s Day weekend, I was busy… you guessed it, being a mother. Sometimes that isn’t all that much fun especially when your kids make bad choices. I guess it is all part of growing up for them and for us. I spent the evening before Mother’s Day reading about alcohol poisoning on the internet. Oh yes, I learned so much and so did one of my sons the following morning. On motherhood, there is not a dull moment. It is the craziest ride I ever took. 
            I was also busy a few weeks ago when our family was notified by our pharmacy that our son’s Digitek had been recalled. I was grateful we were notified as other friends who have kids on the same meds were not notified. So for any of you who are not familiar with Digitek, unfortunately the dose is double the strength than what the tablets show. There will be some huge repercussions from this recall as Digitek is a medicine typically taken for those who are under cardiac care. Our pharmacy gave us a gift card and we have not paid for any of the replacement pills yet, until the pharmacy is able to restock. It affected so many people that the pharmacies are low. According to the website and the responses which have been generated since the recall, there are several people who have died, maybe resulting from this flaw in the Digitek dosage, which by the way was made in China. 
             Lastly I have been busy preparing an immigrant program which will be presented at Westbrook Historical Society on the evening of May 28th. I am a bit busy, but I am still writing. Thanks for staying tuned.