Crash and burn into the new year
The holidays were a bit rough this year.
A relationship I had hope for came to end, ultimately it was an unappreciated gift that was its demise. A knitter should never give yarn to a non-knitter. The knitter sees potential of say a lovely sweater that matches a lover's eyes, a project that will show hours of devotion. The non-knitter sees only balls of colored string.
Then there was my father's surgery, he was diagnosed with Lung Cancer and went in the hospital December 31st. The initial findings after the surgery are good, a mass in his upper left lung was removed and tests show that the cancer has not spread. He looks to have a painful recovery but most likely will not need chemo. There is some talk that he may have to go into a nursing facility for a while. The last few days Dad has been mostly loopy from the drugs.
My family's reaction has not been what I would hope for. All of my siblings and myself have gone for a visit. Some discussions have taken place wondering what to do, some of these discussion broke down into bickering, former arguments being brought into this one. And now siblings taking are using this argument to drop out of the conversation.
Some attacks have been pointed my way, I have ignored them. I am doing my best to stay focused and resolve this.
A relationship I had hope for came to end, ultimately it was an unappreciated gift that was its demise. A knitter should never give yarn to a non-knitter. The knitter sees potential of say a lovely sweater that matches a lover's eyes, a project that will show hours of devotion. The non-knitter sees only balls of colored string.
Then there was my father's surgery, he was diagnosed with Lung Cancer and went in the hospital December 31st. The initial findings after the surgery are good, a mass in his upper left lung was removed and tests show that the cancer has not spread. He looks to have a painful recovery but most likely will not need chemo. There is some talk that he may have to go into a nursing facility for a while. The last few days Dad has been mostly loopy from the drugs.
My family's reaction has not been what I would hope for. All of my siblings and myself have gone for a visit. Some discussions have taken place wondering what to do, some of these discussion broke down into bickering, former arguments being brought into this one. And now siblings taking are using this argument to drop out of the conversation.
Some attacks have been pointed my way, I have ignored them. I am doing my best to stay focused and resolve this.