I'll Tell You What's Going On, Pt. 1
I know that I haven't posted in awhile, so I guess this is my attempt to start back up again. I just need a forum to talk about what has been happening lately.
When I first got back from college, there were some rough patches, culminating in the discovery of the fact that my brother stole from me again: this time it was two necklaces, one of which he'd given me for Christmas years before. We were all a little upset for awhile, and I think that there were some problems (for me personally) that I didn't feel that I could talk about for fear of them being waved aside as if they were nothing. But things have been better lately, and today, the three of us played tennis, and then had a great dinner, and then played basketball today, so it was really nice.
On the other hand, I've been trying really hard to write more and read more. I've picked out ten books that I want to read this summer, and I've been making progress. One of them is a biography of Mithradates, called "The Poison King," and I'm really enjoying it. I've also been writing more for my 100 Fairytales, fantasy project - I have 7 out of 100 chapters written, so I figure that's pretty good. Only slight progress on other, longer projects.
Now for the serious news.
Today we got the call that my uncle was having some serious neck pain. My uncle is in a care facility, as he has advanced Parkinson's Disease, so we're all worried. The first thing we had to do was find my aunt, his wife - it took us awhile because she was out walking without a cellphone. Mom found her finally, and they went to the care facility. She called me about 45 min later to tell me that they had tried to move him, but his pain had gotten worse. They ended up calling an ambulance to take him to the hospital, and I haven't heard back since then. My brother got home from playing basketball, and I told him what happened, but he left almost right away to go spend the night at a friend's house. I guess I just have to wonder if he realizes how serious this could be. I'm left alone in this house, and I'm worried. I don't know what's happening, and I have no car to get around and help everyone. It only figures that after such a happy day, something like this would happen.
I'll update once I know what's going on.
When I first got back from college, there were some rough patches, culminating in the discovery of the fact that my brother stole from me again: this time it was two necklaces, one of which he'd given me for Christmas years before. We were all a little upset for awhile, and I think that there were some problems (for me personally) that I didn't feel that I could talk about for fear of them being waved aside as if they were nothing. But things have been better lately, and today, the three of us played tennis, and then had a great dinner, and then played basketball today, so it was really nice.
On the other hand, I've been trying really hard to write more and read more. I've picked out ten books that I want to read this summer, and I've been making progress. One of them is a biography of Mithradates, called "The Poison King," and I'm really enjoying it. I've also been writing more for my 100 Fairytales, fantasy project - I have 7 out of 100 chapters written, so I figure that's pretty good. Only slight progress on other, longer projects.
Now for the serious news.
Today we got the call that my uncle was having some serious neck pain. My uncle is in a care facility, as he has advanced Parkinson's Disease, so we're all worried. The first thing we had to do was find my aunt, his wife - it took us awhile because she was out walking without a cellphone. Mom found her finally, and they went to the care facility. She called me about 45 min later to tell me that they had tried to move him, but his pain had gotten worse. They ended up calling an ambulance to take him to the hospital, and I haven't heard back since then. My brother got home from playing basketball, and I told him what happened, but he left almost right away to go spend the night at a friend's house. I guess I just have to wonder if he realizes how serious this could be. I'm left alone in this house, and I'm worried. I don't know what's happening, and I have no car to get around and help everyone. It only figures that after such a happy day, something like this would happen.
I'll update once I know what's going on.