This is a wonderful thing.

I don't know if I actually can, though--the whole thing is purely guesswork at this point, a thing that they think might work based on other things that have worked in the past for different conditions. I still want to do it, but there's no guarantee it'll help for this, and so far my doctor isn't responding to any query about it at all.

My dad's lawyer just found his advance directive and one of my brothers forwarded it to us. I didn't think it would be as hard to read as it was, but it is. And it's very clear. And there's my name, in all-caps, throughout all half-dozen pages as the designated decision-making agent. Really it will be all three of us together, but officially it will be me.

I already felt pretty convinced that this whole mortality business was bullshit, but now even more so. This is bullshit.

I already felt pretty convinced that this whole mortality business was bullshit, but now even more so. This is bullshit.

It is the rankest, lousiest, shittiest bullshit. I am so sorry.

I demand to speak to a manager. Janet! JANET!

I already felt pretty convinced that this whole mortality business was bullshit, but now even more so. This is bullshit.

So astoundingly true. I'm sorry.

Complete bullshit. I'm sorry, {{{JZ}}}

I can see why you were picked, jz, due to your combination of intelligence, powerful common sense and loving heart, but it has to be so hard on you.

ION, it looks like the DH has been laid off. They have told him he's furloughed and no new content is to be assigned, paid for or to go up on the site he edits for two weeks. Maaaaaaaybe they're thinking about starting the site back up in two weeks, but neither of us think that's likely. Why they just didn't shut the whole thing down now, instead of the two weeks thing, who knows.

I can see why you were picked, jz, due to your combination of intelligence, powerful common sense and loving heart, but it has to be so hard on you.

Scrappy is, as always, wise.

Also, so sorry to hear your DH has joined the unemployed ranks, Scrappy. Lots of that going around right now.

I already felt pretty convinced that this whole mortality business was bullshit, but now even more so. This is bullshit.

Absolutely.

I'm sorry to hear that, Scrappy.

I'm sorry, Scrappy.

Oh, boo, I just realized that my grocery order as delivered definitely didn't contain any matzo. I knew it was a longshot but I was hoping. Oh well, I have some matzo meal from last year or maybe the year before still...

it is, indeed, bullshit.

I'm sorry to see all my friends go through the trauma and hassle of declining parental health--especially all at the same time, and in the middle of an international health crisis. It's so hard at the best of times, when things are calm and you can visit them. This is just awful for everyone.

Which reminds me: I need to do my own paperwork!