We are at sea today, the next to the last day of our cruise. I got up before Kate this morning as I usually do. I went upstairs to the Lido for breakfast. When I got back, she was awake. She had taken her shower and was working a puzzle on her iPad. I asked if she would like some breakfast. She did and wanted me to bring something to the room. I did so. In a little while she was back in bed. I took a walk around the ship. I returned after 30 minutes to check on her. She was still resting; so I went back out. I came back in another 20 minutes. She was still in bed but working a puzzle on her iPad. I asked if she would like to get out of the room. At first she didn’t seem interested, but then decided she did. I took her up to the observation lounge. As we were about to enter, she said, “I’m hungry.” That led to my taking her to lunch instead. When we finished lunch, we went back to the observation lounge. We weren’t there 10 minutes before she said, “Would you mind if we went back to the room.” I told her I wouldn’t. I told her I might go to the gym while she was resting.
When we got to our floor, we saw our cabin attendants who told us they were just finishing one room and were going to our room next. That led us back to the Lido where we are on our iPads while they clean up our room. We’ll give them another 10 minutes or so and return so that Kate can take a rest, and I can go to the gym.
As I mentioned in an email to Tom and Bruce this morning, I have noticed an unusual decline in Kate over the past 4-6 weeks. She is quite tired, somewhat more irritable, and also more confused. All these things are giving me pause to think seriously about our planned cruise in May. I really hate to cancel, but I would not want to do anything that could result in a problem. I am particularly concerned about the possibility of Kate’s getting lost and the fact that it is difficult for her to get ready for excursions. The fact that she is no longer drawn to the evening shows means that is one less thing that she can enjoy. I still have 3 weeks before I have to commit.
