u/Mamafred

Holy crap this family of 6. Four kids looking to be 3, 4, 6 and 13. At the airport the kids arrive in scooters and get to the gate and drop scooters backpacks all over. That's the first sign.

I'm sure the kid in the exit row was not 16. Mom is holding the not 2 year old as a lap child. Soon as the door closes she drops the kid in a seat and she moves from her basic seat to ELR.

Then there is an explosion of toys and food. Trash everywhere, in the aisle, across the aisle. Kids are shoving on the seats in front of them repeatedly, personally there would have been a big problem if I had been sitting there. Running toys across the top of seats in front of them. Mom and Dad are on their phones without a care.

Flight attendant comes by later and had Mom clean the mess up. Ten minutes later it looks the same. Flight attendant comes by stands and watches Mom clean up again and points out what she missed. That woman is my hero.

On top of this mom opens her tray table and uses it for a foot rest. I will never fly again without sanitizing my area again.

But flight and connections were pretty much on time and my checked bag made it to my destination.

Hubby is in early cognitive impairment and has been before all this. In the last 6 months he had a splenectomy and pancreatectomy. Four months later 28 rounds of radiation for prostate cancer. He is only 3 weeks post radiation. Today at a follow up appointment the doctor mentioned the cancer, he was totally shocked and said no one ever told him he had cancer. It took a few reminders and he remembered. My eyes were as big as saucers at that moment.

The fatigue from the radiation is really taking a toll on him and my hope is as he recovers from that his recall will get better.

Just hanging in there , I just needed to put it out in the universe for my sanity.

Everyone here is great and it is great to have somewhere to go for information and commiseration.

We are leaving our Alaskan cruise in early May. Weather is looking quite chilly around the mid-50s. I am a chronic overpacker trying not to do that this time since I've got to take warmer clothes. Are we going to be okay with wearing nice jeans and sweaters to dinner every night?