A rough week...

Wow. Usually when Friday rolls around, I am always ready for the weekend. This week I felt like I was crawling towards the finish line. It was an awful week and I'm just grateful it's over. Except that it's not really over, is it?

I am disillusioned, dismayed, disheartened and disgusted with our government - all of it! Earlier this week, Gov. Brown vetoed AB 96 - a bill that would have provided funds for a revised adult day health care in California. Low income seniors are being abandoned by the state of California. I can't begin to imagine how this is going to change their lives and our program. I have included this link to this article because it explains it far better than I can - http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9195 . I can't believe how short-sighted the governor is. Then on the national level, what is going on in DC right now is frightening. I won't even pretend that I understand anything about the debt ceiling and how it relates to the country being unable to pay the bills; I just know that it's bad. What is going on in the world?

Aside from this, I also had to deal with a couple losses at work. A co-worker and friend has left us and gone on to a great new job. We are all happy for her, but she left a hole and the energy was certainly different at the program this week. Then unexpectedly, a beloved participant in our program passed away. You would think that after working with disabled adults and frail elderly participants for the last 17 years I would be used to such losses, but it really doesn't get any easier. It is comforting to know that our program helps people and makes a big difference in their lives, but it is still difficult to lose them.

I need a fresh start. I'm going to spend the weekend with my girls and maybe see a couple of movies. Mandi is running a half marathon in San Francisco tomorrow and we are going to be at the finish line to cheer for her. Hopefully, all this will give me a fresh perspective. In the meantime, I hope the politicians in Washington get things sorted out.