Thanks, everyone. It's just so unexpected and horribly sad. There's nothing to be done but wait, basically. My brother and SiL are going down to FL for Xmas with to be with the rest of her family, and while I'm sure they will be glad to be with him, it's also just a wretched way to spend the holidays.
Apart from the lack of any twins, this family could have been the model for the Weasely's - all the kids have bright red hair.
Yeah, fuck cancer in the ear, that's for sure.
Frank, much ~ma to your SiL's family and her brother in particular. I'm all aboard with the fuck cancer train.
Fuck cancer, indeed. While I respect the decision to not be treated, there are a lot of things that slow the progression of cancers, and my theory is alive is good. Cancer is a trickster.
I just took the dog in for his shots and checkup. That's enough work for one day, right? I really liked the new vet. Mr Peabody has gained four pounds, which is a good thing for him. Unfortunately, there's one thing going on which is going to require more money. Sigh.
I'm so sorry, Frank. All my ~ma to your family.
Thanks for the congrats, peeps. I still can't quite believe I'm done.
We're supposed to go to TCG's dad and stepmom's for dinner tonight. His stepbrother is cooking lasagna. I'm sending TCG by himself because I have a stomach bug, and the poor guy can't figure out if I really mean that he should go or not. I really do want him to go. I don't want to be around food or anyone who wants to eat tonight. It's not a trap.
this is gross, but oddly related...what would you say is average, in terms of times a year you get sick to your stomach? Because I do about every six weeks and I'm starting to think that's...excessive.
Not, like "OMG, stomach cancer...oh no!" but maybe there's something I could do.
I used to get sick that much when I had migraines, but now I'm down to maybe three times a year. You defintely have what my grandmother called a "nervous stomach" and there is stuff they can do for that, I think.
My job was up for reclassification and I had a "desk audit" where someone from HR comes by and asks you questions about your job and today I got the result: no reclassification. I feel like I failed a test.
Even though I know that all the job descriptions are really broad and it's difficult to get a lower level office support position switched to an upper level one.