Aleda; Debby; A Dozen Wildfires

Cousin Aleda is back at home on Chincoteague Island, but is requesting that she have no visitors. This is from her latest Facebook Posting: the doctors said, "Double pneumonia, parasite infestation, bacteria infection, ulcers, and much more testing to see what else is causing all my symptoms." Docs also said: "You're lucky, 1 in 20 people with your condition dies here in the states." I was like WOW. Then he continued, "1 in 4 die with the combination of illnesses you have, you are a very lucky girl."  Aleda, Barry and the entire family are very lucky and blessed that she is still with us.
  We were in triple digits again yesterday, with 4% humidity, and are expecting the same again today.  I see that Tropical Storm Debby (not a Hurricane, like I wrote yesterday) is dumping large amounts of rainfall along the west coast of Florida - I'd love to have that rain here!

This photo is of the Mayor of Cedar Key standing on top of a floating dock that broke loose from the fishing pier yesterday....
   The kits and I have been trying to stay cool and laid back...  I've read all my library books and need more.  We did have a thunderstorm around 7:30 last night, and it blew a transformer nearby, causing Nedi to hide under the bed for two hours.  Lovey just kept following me around and talking, as usual.  Power was out, but even after the rain, we only had 16% humidity.  And I was pretty bummed out to read that Alex Trebek, my favorite TV show host, had had a mild heart attack on Saturday, as well.
   There are now 12 wildfires burning in the state - two, the Springer fire near Lake George and the Estes Park (Woodland Heights) fire, are completely contained, and should not be able to spread any further.  The High Park fire burned another 57 homes yesterday, and has now burned over 130 square miles of land.  There is a wildfire out in the eastern plains, burning along County Road 102.  Then there is the cluster of fires in southwest Colorado - the Little San fire has burned over 21,600 acres, the Weber fire has burned over 6,800 acres, and the Stateline fire is completely out of control.  The Waldo Canyon fire  is out of control; the Treasure fire near Leadville is 25% contained.  Then there is the Sunrise Mine, Trout Creek, and one other fire...  And, of course, there is extreme heat, low humidity, and winds expected around 40 mph for most of the afternoon.
  I see my therapist today and get to tell her how upset Aleda's illness has made me - dredging up all the things that happened with Mom, Aunt Ruth, etc.  Thank goodness this appointment was made long ago - I had no idea I'd need it now!
   And Black Caviar, the wonderful racing mare from Australia, might be retired after her win on Saturday.  She tore muscles in her back during the race, and was "coasting" home because the jockey had misjudged the finish line - then she was put back into a hard run for a couple of strides just before the real finish line.  However, her jockey said that she just didn't feel like her normal self during the first half of the race - normally she's pulling at the reins, wanting to run harder, and on Saturday, she was content just to do what the jockey asked of her.