in the past

went to coast a couple wknds ago to beach house to celebrate my parents' 40 yrs of marriage. the previous time i had visited this particular house was 4 yrs prior, just me and margaret and max, just after my first brain surgery. it was there i spoke w/ neurosurgeon as i weighed the good/bad of a craniotomy, it was there i made the decision to have craniotomy. and suddenly in a finger-snap 4 yrs tock by and i am well and max has died and our new dog is alive and effervescent