Cars, Vans, and Trucks - ARRRGGGHHH

Since June of last year my truck has not been running. It had sputtered a little when I drove it the day before flying to Boston. However, when I returned from that trip, it would crank but not stay running. I decided that the problem was a clogged fuel filter, because I had let the gas get very low just before the "sputtering."
Although I was able to get the necessary parts that July, I began having the symptoms of radiation colitis before I got the work done. Between the Summer heat and my lack of stamina the work had been slow. As the bleeding and other symptoms of the colitis grew worse that work came to a screeching halt.
During this time and up to the present, my sister and I have been sharing one van. Now the radiator on the van has developed a leak. I had just gotten healthy enough to resume work on my truck, but was waiting for my broken foot to mend sufficiently to not interfere with the work. However, I was not to resume the repair until tomorrow.
Yesterday the van overheated after water had clearly leaked from somewhere that I could not identify. Fortunately a friend came to our aid and refilled the radiator to get the van safely off the road and took us safely home. During the day he found the leak in the radiator. Unable to replace the radiator until after the first of the month, we have to put "stop-leak" in it, make sure the radiator is full before we start the van, and not drive it outside of town. During the same interval, I have to resume work on my pickup truck. I also have to hope that I diagnosed its problem correctly. I also have to hope that even if my diagnosis is correct, no new problem has developed from it sitting so long.
Although I have several bikes as well as bike parts in my yard, none of them are rideable yet. For exercise so far I have only had a "stationary" bike. Our machines can be so aggravating!!!
Of course, this is a perfect example of impermanence!! All we can do is practice our patience and do our best to.mend the machines. Nevertheless, impermanence also gives us hope because our difficulties will also change. With that hopeful frame of mind I only rescheduled one medical appointment in expectation of having a working vehicle before the next. After surviving all that I have during this lifetime, I cannot let a little car trouble overwhelm me!! I have made it through more. We will make it through this with the help of true friends.