誕生日の後にぶつかったT字路 Dead end I ran up after my birthday

健康なのが取り柄というのはやっぱり当てにならない。何を食べても影響なしと高をくくっていた人が突如下痢と嘔吐に見舞われてダウン状態。誕生日祝いに遠路はるばる集まってきた子供達、孫達も帰宅後順繰り調子を崩して行った様子。じじばばにも連鎖。食あたりの筈は無い。風邪かな？ともかく私の場合症状は一度っきりではあったが、２日ほど食欲不振で力が出なかった。お粥と梅干療法で元に戻りました。問題はその後。肉体的にダウンすると精神的にもダウンするのが良くない。むしろ精神的にダウンする方が長引く。頭の中はあれやこれや堂々巡りするだけで前に進まない。今回は20歳を目前にして失踪した愛猫ミーちゃんが登場。彼女の文句を励みにしています。あれからもう１年半が経ちます。①見つめる先は飼い主の動向。ボランティア活動しっかりやって頂戴ね。一生懸命応援してるわよ。②丸顔の三毛嬢。鋭い眼に真摯な佇まいが私の身を正す。高齢でもやるしかないって。それ、ステップフォーワード！

I have been proud of my good shape but it's not reliable. I found myself this time out of shape after having a diarrhea and a vomit which suddenly knocked me down. Our daughters' families also got down after going back home who had been here with us to celebrate our birthdays. We both also felt sick after seeing them off. What was it? No reason was found. Anyway I was quick to be recovered thanks to some rice porridge and pickled plums. The worse thing is my mental depression afterward. I just couldn't manage how to deal with my mind. I'm usually patient enough to find out which way to go by myself. This time, however, the figure of my dear cat Mi-chan showed up in front of me and encouraged me by  her poems. One and a half years have already past since she disappeared in the woods beyond our back yard last year.
①She looks hard at me so as to put me back to continue my volunteer work. She looks like cheering me up.②Such charming and round face but her very shrewd observation try to reform my lazy attitude. Nothing to do with the aged. Just step forward!