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Quick RL Post - I'm Still Here
Nov. 12th, 2019 07:05 amI'm still around, checking out my flist but not commenting much. I normally try and write for Yuletide but had to pass it up this year.
Some of you know my mom passed away in April. She was 90, she lived a great life, and didn't suffer in the end. It was quick, only about two weeks from the time she went into the hospital, then to Joliet Hospice where she passed away on Good Friday.
In July, my dad, also 90, had a case of the hiccups which would not go away. After six days, he couldn't eat and couldn't catch his breath so went to the hospital. They got the hiccups under control, but when they did a scan of his stomach area to try and find a cause, they discovered he has stage 4 stomach cancer (completely unrelated to the hiccups).
He is currently symptom free. If he had not had the hiccups we still would not know he has cancer. Now that we know, however, we are all trying to maximize our time with him. So that is the main reason I am not doing Yuletide and am not commenting much, even though I try and read your entries and fest fics when I have time. My flist is my second family and I feel bad for not participating more, but I'm sure you all understand.
*hugs*
Elaine
Some of you know my mom passed away in April. She was 90, she lived a great life, and didn't suffer in the end. It was quick, only about two weeks from the time she went into the hospital, then to Joliet Hospice where she passed away on Good Friday.
In July, my dad, also 90, had a case of the hiccups which would not go away. After six days, he couldn't eat and couldn't catch his breath so went to the hospital. They got the hiccups under control, but when they did a scan of his stomach area to try and find a cause, they discovered he has stage 4 stomach cancer (completely unrelated to the hiccups).
He is currently symptom free. If he had not had the hiccups we still would not know he has cancer. Now that we know, however, we are all trying to maximize our time with him. So that is the main reason I am not doing Yuletide and am not commenting much, even though I try and read your entries and fest fics when I have time. My flist is my second family and I feel bad for not participating more, but I'm sure you all understand.
*hugs*
Elaine
