Update Link: Dear Reader – Part 43

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Apologies for the lack of updates yesterday. The last four days have been…well, they happened.

My aunt passed away on Saturday. Mom and I went to see her last week, and left Wednesday morning. Called her on the way home, told her I loved her, and she texted me back that she loved me, too. Told her I’d send her more kitten photos and stories about Lizzie the Menace. Her blood pressure crashed on Thursday, and she slipped into a coma. They put her on life support early Saturday morning, but told my uncle she’d never wake up. He made the difficult, but right, decision to let her go. She died at 11:48 A.M.

She’d been sick for a few months, in the hospital since March, and we knew it was bad — it was part of the reason Mom went down as soon as school ended for her, but she’s always been so tough, it just seemed like she’d find a way to bounce back. It’s hard for Mom, especially this time of year. We lost my grandmother in June 2006, my grandfather in July 1998, and my uncle (her brother) in September 1996, so she’s the last one left. We kept her busy on Saturday, thanks to my nieces, and I showed her how to find Gordon Ramsay related reruns on YouTube, so mindless TV is always good.

I usually distract myself with work and writing, so I don’t expect much interruption to my schedule. I’ll be heading back to Maryland at some point for services, so I’ll update the schedule as needed.

Yesterday it was unrelated to my aunt — Dad had the chimney guy coming out, and he was supposed to be here at 8:30, then didn’t show up until almost 1PM which just messed up the whole day, and by the time they all left, I was just exhausted, so I decided to skip. I plan to make it up on Thursday or Saturday.

I’ll see you guys tomorrow, though Flash will be later in the evening because the Phillies play early 🙂

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