Fat_Bulldog wrote:This year hasn't started out as I'd have hoped or even could have anticipated.
1. My grandmother passed away last Thursday (she was 86 with very bad alzheimers and had a stroke). I am relieved she's no longer in pain. She was one of the funniest people I ever knew. If by chance, she called you a horses ass while playing cards, you knew you were playing the right way (we always played Hearts). She called me a horeses ass quite a bit growing up.
2. My wife has kidney problems. She develops calcium stones at a rapid pace. She never drinks soda or much milk at all. Only tea and water. She's had surgery twice in the last 10 days. She's in quite a bit of pain and gets kidney infections often.
3. My sister went into the hospital yesterday suffering from severe abdominal pain. She's been in pain and sick for a while but it finally came to a head yesterday. Her blood tests came back bad and her CT Scan showed enlarged lymph nodes all over her chest and abdomen that have grown quite a bit since her last CT Scan in December. The doctors are concerned that she has some type of life threatening infection or lymphoma (cancer). They will most likely do a biopsy on one of the lymph nodes within the next day or two.
4. I've had pneumonia and flu really bad.
5. Damn child abductors. We had a talk with our 7 year old daughter about this and what to look out for. They have been talking about it at school as well. When I was her age, I was all over town with my friends on our bikes, etc. Now, I won't let her leave our fenced yard. Sad.
6. My oldest bulldog "Lulu" is 14 and probably in her final months of life. I've had her almost half of my life and can't imagine it without her. She still does bad things and gets in trouble and has fun, but she's about done.
To update how [expletive] this year has been.
- My mom passed away on July 15th
- My oldest bulldog passed away on August 12th
- My dad is in heart failure and probably has weeks to a few months to live
- My cousin's (one of my best friends) wife left him on Tuesday (my heart is broken for him)
It seems like [expletive] comes in waves. Sorry to hear about it all, FB. Times/years like these can be trying. Hang in there, you'll get through it all as hard as it may be.
I am sincere when I say my heart breaks for you. You know I've been following your awful life events and I'm very grateful you have your amazing wife and daughter to help you through. I went to a visitation tonight for my friends' 12 year old and it was so heartening to see all the friends and family near and far show their support. Lean on your support network. I really want to catch up again when you're just ready to have a beer with a virtual friend (hey, sometimes that's better in times like these).
