Since my last post (and edit), things have sped up in extreme slow motion for us. My father is being released this coming weekend and I caught, then gave, the flu to the hub. He's asleep next to me now, softly snoring away. Hopefully he snores away his fever, too.
I was able to say a final goodbye to my uncle on Friday, along with our immediate family and some very old friends/prior neighbors we've not seen in years. Joyous reunion, fucking shitty circumstances. So it goes. I wish I could make it all better for my aunt and cousin.
I can't.
But I can be there if/when they need me, with hugs and love, just like always.
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In other newsishybits, my lawyer's office sent a letter and called to inform me I have a new hearing in October for my disability case, in Maryland. Um. I thought that was over, but hey! Surprise. After explaining to the nice, also flu-ridden young lady there that I absolutely cannot go to Maryland and that I'd requested the whole thing moved up here repeatedly, she said someone else will call me tomorrow.
We'll see.
The reason I can't go there is simply that the pain involved in a car ride of even a few hours will lay me up in bed for days, even weeks if it's raining. My ol' bones & muscles plain can't handle the jostling, rumbling ride any route that direction would take for anywhere near the length of the drive in minutes, which I'd be counting until I couldn't count no more. If I somehow win and am awarded the disability coverage from the gov't, I'll eat my fucking hat.
Just in case, I'll be over here crocheting a rice noodle tam...
It has been one long, long fuckin week, spent in bed with tea, tissues & tofu.
Let's hope next week is better.
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