Back in August, around when my parents were dealing with potential health issues, my coworker and my lead room renter were both out sick ( Read more... )

Recently, Kate Middleton released a statement as to why she hadn't been in the public eye since the holidays. She'd had scheduled abdominal surgery, which was known, but cancer was discovered post-surgery, which was not known. She's been receiving treatment in the meantime. Yesterday, March 31st, was the date initially given as when Kate would ( Read more... )

Now that grandma technically is a colon cancer survivor, she has to have colonoscopies more often than typical. She's scheduled to have one on Wednesday, so today's phone call centered mostly on that. Whatever prep she has to do involves getting up at 3 AM to finish the rest of it, ugh. Mom bought her "disposable underwear" (please don't call it a ( Read more... )

Our thank-you notes from Kevin arrived today. One was for the whole family, thanking us for our donation to the American Cancer Society in Aunt D's name as well as a general thank-you for everything. Then there was a separate one for me, thanking me for taking the time to write her a heartfelt letter. He said she enjoyed listening to it being ( Read more... )

Okay, this streak can end at any time ( Read more... )

What is it with my father's side of the family ( Read more... )

Today already had feelings attached to it. It was this weekend last year that I attended, to date, my last football game. I had been looking stuff up on YouTube the other night and thought to search the band, and someone had posted a video of part of the halftime show from that day. Not gonna lie, I cried. Seeing the band on the field, the sky ( Read more... )

This was the news I received last Tuesday morning, during breakfast. I was only a few spoonfuls away from finishing my bowl of cereal, and I had to stop for a few minutes.

Dad had heard from my cousin. The last update I'd gotten, back a few weeks ago, Aunt D was in the hospital after having fluid build-up in her legs. Now, she decided to stop ( Read more... )

We got word from my cousin yesterday that Aunt D is back in the hospital. She now has fluid in her legs, among other things ( Read more... )

Today is the 9th anniversary of my Uncle Ted's burial. It was a beautiful Friday, with little leaves raining down on us as we stood by the gravesite. Today was also a beautiful day, one where mom went and visited her mother, giving her supplies like a stash of masks, a tube of toothpaste, maybe a new toothbrush, and a new thermometer. They took ( Read more... )