ME-as I go through this zany, marvelous, difficult experience called: "LIFE"!

  A Priceless Time with Friends: A Pizza Party I love being with and spending time with my family and friends. I am also a great advocate of “FUN”! On the night of September 26 th , a few friends, Donna, Johanne, Greg and I celebrated an evening of music, pizza, laughter and fun! We had pizzas, chicken wings, salad and onion rings delivered from a neighborhood pizza place. We ate, we talked, we laughed and we celebrated friendships! It was a splendidly spectacular evening and enjoyable time had by all! We made a promise to each other that we would plan a meal together in the future. At the end of our magnificent time together, we dragged our tired bodies out of Johanne’s apartment and returned to our own apartments, where we rested for the remainder of the night. Yes, this Saturday was definitely a memorable and amusing time for us all! Evelyn Pinto (a boundless advocate of fun) September 27, 2020  

                      Pandemic Part 5: Depression I live in an assisted living. We still cannot leave the grounds, except for medical appointments. Visitors can visit but, by appointment only and visits are outside or in the lobby with a partisan separating the resident and visitor(s). This Coronavirus has thrown this world and the people in it, into a rollercoaster of events and emotions. Today’s political climate has separated families, friends and even this country, the United States of America. Politics has become a filthy game of lies, deceit, outrageous behaviors and constant reminders of how the country should never, ever have become. Coupled with several hurricanes, California wild fires and other disasters that are hitting this country hard, Climate change has become the #1 issue for not only the people living in the United States, but   for the world. So, so many people are in distressing pain, suffering t...

Dear Family & Friends, On Tuesday, August 31 st , 2020, my mother, Gloria Pinto, will be 91 years young! Though I did spend a few precious days with my mother recently, I will not be there for my Mom’s 91 st Birthday. I live in an assisted living and because of this Pandemic happening in the world, our assisted living, like most long term care facilities, we are still on lockdown. I, and my fellow residents cannot travel from our assisted living, with the exception being medical appointments. I wrote this letter to my mother and gave it to her, with other presents, when we were together last. Please read this tribute to the “Best Mother In The World” and join me in wishing my mother, Gloria Pinto, “A Wonderfully Spectacular 91 st Birthday! Thank you everyone! With sincerity, love and prayers,   Evelyn Pinto Daughter of Gloria Pinto     Dear Mother,                 ...

T he Colonoscopy went, I guess, okay. I would like to thank everyone for their prayers, kind words and well wishes! I was under general anesthesia so, I was completely out! I want to thank my doctors, nurses and my medical team for their outstanding medical care and treatment! I want to thank, also, my sister, Roseanna, for driving to the hospital, staying at the hospital, then driving me to my mother's home. Yes, I decided to take this opportunity to spend a few days with my mother. Time with my mother has been sweet, precious and so amazing! We do ordinary things things, like watching TV together, eating together, praying together and enjoying moments of splendid simplicity with each other! Yes, with my mother the ordinary becomes extraordinary! May God bless my mother! May God bless all mothers! With love, sincerity and prayers, Evelyn, at my mother's home. August 19, 2020

  I was at the hospital for doctors’ appointments and medical tests. I was amazed by the friendly, smiling faces that I was greeted with. People had an authentic desire to help. I ran into a few friends, a few of my respiratory therapists friends. These wonderful humans, Alice, Jenn and that other precious soul whom I don’t recall her named, took time from their busy day to talk with me. We even posed for a few pictures. All the staff at the hospital I go for my medical care from doctors to nurses, respiratory therapists, hospital chaplains and a lot more hospital personnel, have treated my illnesses, cured my pneumonias and on several occasions, have saved my life! The hospital is usually a place of sickness, pain, life and death situations and other negative stuff. The staff, on these days, have not only treated what is wrong in me, they also value the person I am. The hospital staff, from the respiratory therapists to the hospital chaplains, to the nurses and oth...

My friend, Johanne and I do zany well! Johanne is a loveable, kind and caring friend of mine! We love to laugh, in which we do most of our laughing together. We both laugh at the silliest things. Frequently we laugh at ourselves! We just laugh…. Celebrating friendships, Evelyn Pinto July 18, 2020

                           FRIENDSHIP One of my best friends, Tia, and I were video chatting early on evening. We video chat quite frequently. Though we are miles away from each other, we do keep in touch. You see, Tia lives in Florida and me, I reside in Massachusetts. We check up on one another routinely. Though we are worlds apart, our hearts are joined together! There are no words to express our extraordinary friendship other than: "God Is Good! Love and prayers, Tia's friend, Evelyn (Pinto) July 17, 2020