Thank you all for the ~ma. Dad passed away this evening in as much comfort as we could provide him. He managed to be a cantankerous old coot and a deeply caring man at the same time. A fierce intellect that took no prisoners, who could logic you under the table in two seconds flat (absolutely brilliant mathematician), a lover of jazz and opera, WWII vet, handsome devil that still made ladies' hearts flutter (the nurses were all ga-ga over him). He was such a tremendous support throughout my life and helped me start over more than once. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends.

Tomorrow at 2 pm central - I will need interview-Ma.

-ma for Sumi!

Also, a little -ma for us. We are once more into the breech with our pitch today.

We've cleared the high hurdles of the Very Fancy Executives at the Major Media Companies, and they have sent us to the Producers of Enjoyable Entertainments (aka, their Licencees).

This is the pitch that might produce actual contracts so it would be lovely to nail it once more and actually secure some lean green.

Thanks, Buffistas!

So Dad passed away this morning. He was 89, and remembered the Hindenberg passing over his house in Brooklyn when he was a boy. He was a scamp as a boy, but settled down and became a thoughtful, kind, ethical man; a good engineer, a loyal husband, and a great father.

God bless you, Dad.

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If y'all could spare some am to my mom, I'd appreciate it. She has some lesions on her liver and left kidney. Nothing conclusive yet. Myriad options of bad and fine. Thanks, y'all.

For anyone not on Omnis' FB who's wondering on the latest, he gave me permission to copy over here. This was posted Jan. 6:

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Haven't updated in awhile. Sorry about that. Hospitals are a busy place. If you want to sleep you don't go to hospital!!!

Anyhow, today was a milestone day. Technically I was discharged from the hospital, wheelchaired across the courtyard, and admitted to the acute rehab center! Doesn't feel much different.

Rehab is an intense workout center. It's to fix the broken body. As of now, my muscles are so weak, I can't get of bed without lots of help. Not very functional. So we have a lot of work to do!

Now for the heavy stuff that I don't think I've mentioned before because we only had partial information. We still don't have all the information, but wanted folks to know.

The gallbladder is cancerous. A super rare form of gallbladder cancer. From what they can guess, the super rare cancerous gallbladder exploded into my liver, which also is now infected. We don't know if it's the gallbladder cancer, it's own cancer, or a mashup of both. So plan of attack is unknown. It will likely start with chemo and radiation, and see how that works.

That's about all I have on my end.

Visitors hours are wonky in the rehab center. Technically it's 8a-8p. But I can't have visitors during sessions and I don't know my schedule until that morning. One time that is free is after dinner 6-8p. But mind you, we share a building with mental health, so they literally lock down at 8pm. So YES, I want visitors. Text me day of, I will respond when I got a moment, voila!

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I visited with him last weekend and have been texting a bit. He's still in a holding pattern on treating the cancer because his body is so depleted right now. He's his usual self in terms of making the best of a shitty situation, but I know he could use cards and good cheer if you're interested.

Email me for mailing address. His profile addy is good for email.

Additional text from him just now: "Can you ask for extra ma tonight. Mind is going down the what if path and not seeing sunny options."

Just a quick Omnis update: they haven't been able to get his fevers under control, so he's been moved out of rehab and back into the hospital. The home address is still the best for physical cards and such; his email is still the best to reach out quickly.

Tech-ma requested...either for a fix that works, or that I take to something new with a minimum of fuss and muss.

Update from Omnis:

So the rehab center went well, except for the problem I was nauseous and not eating or drinking. So I was burning the candle at both ends. Hence the exhaustion and no updates. Finally body gave up. So back in hospital, which is a good thing. Stabilized nauseous and got me eating. Yeah.

So so they are moving to the next level. This evening it looks like I will get my first chemo treatment. Hopeful. But I confess, I'm scared. They say it's a mild formula with minimal side effects. Hey, it's a step to getting better. So, ever forward!!!

on that note, any spare thoughts, prayers, vibes, ~ma, and love, would be welcome as I start down the scary path.