A Week of Loss

I feel like my life is in a meltdown.

Spent yesterday afternoon in the ER with my mother.  She's o.k. and back home although still in pain.

Judi's dear friend Nancy came down yesterday evening to sit with her----and she drove down from Evanston just to do it and drove back that night.  Such kindness.  I really can't thank her enough....we really needed it.

I actually made it back from the emergency room in time to be here for the hospice nurse Brandie.  She is absolutely lovely. I would imagine you have to be a special kind of person to do that work.

Let's see....what else? Oh yeah, I got a $50 ticket for not having my parking tag in my car and I can't find my little get out of jail free passes they give you....

The last few evening have produced some horrible moments in parenting.  Owen seems to be having a meltdown every evening and it's wearing me out but I know it's wearing him out, poor thing.  Last night I couldn't deal with it and just said 'fine, go do what you want.' 

Judi's a little out of it today.

The doctor thinks there is a 'suspicious area' on Ernie's bone scan.  They are scheduling him for an MRI of his pelvis.

And let's keep in mind that this is the week that the person I still thought was my dearest friend despite the fact that we didn't talk or see each other as much chose to tell me that wasn't true.

It's really been a week of loss.

flowers sent to Judi