Mexico City
13 February 2023 Dear Tennessee, It’s me. Today is the two hundred and twenty-fifth day since you left this earth. I miss you every day. Some more than others. It's been a four months since my last letter to you. I haven't forgotten you, it is just that the need to write is getting less frequent. I have a lot to tell you. I started chair yoga, meditation and now follow a raw vegetable diet. I also limit my alcohol to once or twice a week. You would be so proud of me. I have lost weight and my diabetes is under much better control. I no longer need basal insulin. About a month ago I decided I needed to get away. You remember how much we used to travel together. I wanted to see if I could do this again without you. Of course, it is possible. Make plane and hotel reservations, arrive on time at the airport and get on the plane. That part is easy. Emotionally leaving home, be...