PRE DAY 1

The days before hurricane Irene had a name I noticed and monitored it.  I don’t remember the exact date but it was a day or two off the West African coast.    It was still just a tropical disturbance.  I watched for a few days on weather.com and weather.gov (weather.gov is better btw) and I eventually brought it up with my cousin since both of our parents had to deal with it.  I knew from then that the storm would be a problem for Florida.  Over the Labor Day weekend I realized I would have to go to Florida.    Irma was forecast to hit Florida 9/10.  Originally I thought I would be able to go down the 8th or 9th but common sense and prices changed that .  I aimed for September 7.

My mother and my aunt stay together in Florida.  But as I may have mentioned in the past they are both disabled.  My mother has severe arthritis and scoliosis.  My aunt has almost no use of her arms or legs and is now battling pancreatic cancer.  They both have caregivers, however my aunt’s caregivers were vacating.  My cousin and I had to act.  The plan was to go to Florida and try and get out parents placed at a nursing facility.