August 21, 2021 UP ON A ROOF

I've had SHINGLES twice so my doctor was really on me to get the shot. I don't mind shots BUT I do mind side effects. I was assured that I would only have a little pain in the arm for a few days. WRONG. I LITERALLY felt like I was hit by a bus that was out to sea in the middle of a storm. The nausea was overwhelming AND  EVERY bone in my body ACHED. I couldn't even bend my fingers because my knuckles were SO sore.  It was like I had the FLU TIMES TWO for 24 hours. And as mysteriously as it came--it went. BUT--I still have to have the SECOND SHOT and that's FREAKING ME OUT. Who willingly gets a shot that they know is going to make them wish they were dead for 24 hours. HUM? Not me BUT..........This is a quandary. So I'll tackle this problem like I handle others--I'll ignore it til the bitter end. Forget about it--or try to BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. The only good thing I can report about my bout with the Shingles vaccine is that I sat still long enough to get through a pretty good book called We Are The Brennans by Tracey Lange. The Brennans are a large, close-knit, Irish Catholic family living in New York. The main character in the story is the only girl in the family, 29 year old Sunday who has been living in LA for five years. After a DUI accident and a string of bad luck, Sunday decides to return home to face her family and ex-fiancee, Kale. Kale is now married and a father who just happens to be Denny Brennan's business partner. After returning home, Sunday is determined to forget the past and rebuild her life but that is easier said than done; especially, after a man from the past reappears and tries to destroy the Brennan family. Find out how this complicated family is almost torn apart by secrets and Irish guilt when you read this interesting, easy to read family drama for yourself. It's only 290 pages or a 3 mile run that got me through a few tough days. Enjoy.