RL update since it's.....been a while
So a lot of stuff's been going on lately. Some of it good, some of it bad. Bad news out of the way first, yes?
- My cousin was admitted to a rehab facility in Colorado last week. He's fifteen years older than me, and personally I've always been closer with his brother than with him, which means I haven't seen him as much, but that doesn't mean I love him any less. I knew that he's been struggling with alcohol issues, and that he'd almost OD'd a few years ago, but as I hadn't heard any news recently of him having drug problems (and at the time he'd been dealing well with his alcohol problems) it was a huge shock when my aunt came to visit a week or so ago and told us he'd almost OD'd again. Josh, my cousin, has a problem with self-medication. It's not outright addiction, apparently (at least not yet) - it seems to be more like he turns to the drugs and the alcohol so that he doesn't have to deal with his very hard life for a while.
I want him to get better, I want him to take this rehab program seriously, but in a way I feel the most for his mom and brother. This branch of my family has already lost one son/brother, which is why it's destroying my aunt and other cousin even more now. And that Josh told his brother that he would leave the program if he "wasn't feeling it".... I don't think he even realizes what saying things like that to his family does to them. I remember him as a really nice, decent guy, he was always so kind to my brother and me and loved spending time with us despite the age difference, and I know that he has not had the kindest path in life, but that doesn't quite excuse telling your family you'll skip out on the thing that could save your life if you don't "feel it." I want Josh to beat this and get his life together, but he has to want it too. I hope, for my aunt and other cousin's sake, that he does want it.
-Got my wisdom teeth out today. Actual procedure wasn't bad. One second I was talking to the doctor about school and the next they were waking me up and wheeling me out the door. Now, though, it's a little worse. The pain medicine doesn't seem to be quite working, so that....kinda sucks yeah.
Time for some good news!
-It looks like I'll be going to Hamilton College, in upstate New York. It's the same school my parents went to, and while initially I wasn't so thrilled about that (because I want this to be for me, not follow exactly in their footsteps) I really like it. We went and visited again and it seems like it will be a really good fit. Not so thrilled about the cold weather (it snowed when we were up there! In mid-April!) but I can deal with that C:
-Guess who I saw at Hamilton on accepted student day? You'll never guess. Bon Jovi! It was pretty cool.
Sooo that's my update. It's spring break, so I'll be laid up in bed anyways all week. Hopefully I can avoid the chipmunk face, and the pain medication at least isn't turning me into a kite. Maybe I'll get started on Shockwave, mmm? I need something to distract me right now haha.
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- My cousin was admitted to a rehab facility in Colorado last week. He's fifteen years older than me, and personally I've always been closer with his brother than with him, which means I haven't seen him as much, but that doesn't mean I love him any less. I knew that he's been struggling with alcohol issues, and that he'd almost OD'd a few years ago, but as I hadn't heard any news recently of him having drug problems (and at the time he'd been dealing well with his alcohol problems) it was a huge shock when my aunt came to visit a week or so ago and told us he'd almost OD'd again. Josh, my cousin, has a problem with self-medication. It's not outright addiction, apparently (at least not yet) - it seems to be more like he turns to the drugs and the alcohol so that he doesn't have to deal with his very hard life for a while.
I want him to get better, I want him to take this rehab program seriously, but in a way I feel the most for his mom and brother. This branch of my family has already lost one son/brother, which is why it's destroying my aunt and other cousin even more now. And that Josh told his brother that he would leave the program if he "wasn't feeling it".... I don't think he even realizes what saying things like that to his family does to them. I remember him as a really nice, decent guy, he was always so kind to my brother and me and loved spending time with us despite the age difference, and I know that he has not had the kindest path in life, but that doesn't quite excuse telling your family you'll skip out on the thing that could save your life if you don't "feel it." I want Josh to beat this and get his life together, but he has to want it too. I hope, for my aunt and other cousin's sake, that he does want it.
-Got my wisdom teeth out today. Actual procedure wasn't bad. One second I was talking to the doctor about school and the next they were waking me up and wheeling me out the door. Now, though, it's a little worse. The pain medicine doesn't seem to be quite working, so that....kinda sucks yeah.
Time for some good news!
-It looks like I'll be going to Hamilton College, in upstate New York. It's the same school my parents went to, and while initially I wasn't so thrilled about that (because I want this to be for me, not follow exactly in their footsteps) I really like it. We went and visited again and it seems like it will be a really good fit. Not so thrilled about the cold weather (it snowed when we were up there! In mid-April!) but I can deal with that C:
-Guess who I saw at Hamilton on accepted student day? You'll never guess. Bon Jovi! It was pretty cool.
Sooo that's my update. It's spring break, so I'll be laid up in bed anyways all week. Hopefully I can avoid the chipmunk face, and the pain medication at least isn't turning me into a kite. Maybe I'll get started on Shockwave, mmm? I need something to distract me right now haha.
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