Nana is going on a trip. Her first solo trip in almost 30 years...
I wish it was for pleasure...but it is to see her younger brother, Leon, who has just been released from the hospital to hospice care. 
Nana leaves very early tomorrow morning...and will be gone for 10 days. She is meeting up with her youngest brother, Harvey, at one of the stop overs and they will fly into Alabama together.
Papa is going to be here alone...so I have been given strict orders to keep an eye on him...(Nana takes good care of papa.) These two have not been apart except for hospital stays themselves....for as long as I can remember.
I am sad for nana...she was the oldest of 4 (and only girl) and her job at a very young age (starting at about 6) was to take care of the boys....while her parents worked the cotton fields.
She has always adored her brothers...and is sad that she is losing Leon, who was always closest to her. (Leon's twin, Cleon died a few years back)
Oh, lifes journeys....makes the small stuff seem pretty miniscule today.
Nana's Flying to Alabama...
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