Are we there yet?

It has been a very rough winter for everyone. Colds, flu, snow, ice, cold weather, high heat bills, slushy, slippery and yucky. Spring peeks out once in a while but not often and far enough out. I've been in the hospital 3 times this year and its only March. A dozen visits to the VA Clinic. I must've been stuck a hundred times for blood sugar and coumadin level in the last 4 months and thats a LOW estimate. I've given so much blood for tests its amazing how the body replaces it. Every time its at least 3 tubes and as much as 10. Last week it was 3 bottles the size of airline bottles of booze. Every week it seems like a new experience. Feel ok now but my temperature hit 103 last week. Felt like I had a good butt-kicking. I get so cranky and short-tempered when I'm sick like that. I become even more of a challenge to be around.
I can't wait for this winter to be over and it hits 60 , at least, consistently for a week. Sunshine, warmth, fresh smells, green. I wanna see some kids outside playing instead of running from the warmth of the cars to the warmth of the school across the street. I didn't mind the cold so much when I was younger and I enjoyed playing in the snow. I remember it well and still recall the taste of snow but now I hate it. Its hard to believe I once enjoyed grabbing on to car bumpers and hitching a ride on icy streets. Now its hard just to get up a few stairs. What a difference 3 or 4 decades make. I wonder if I'll be able to make it out of the chair unassisted 30-40 years from now.