Has it really been over a year since I posted?

So much has gone on in the last year, it’s been too insane to even stop and breathe.

Let’s back up a bit. In February 2022, one of my aunts went a little “crazy” due to low sodium (as we found out later). In April, she got better but was still having some other issues and her husband was having some issues of his own. There was a lot of driving them around to various appointments.

In September, my uncle started having some breathing issues and after several tests. we found out in late October that he had Stage 4 lung cancer. He finally made the decision to go on hospice in early December and he had to be put in a facility because my aunt was unable to take care of him at home as she has her own medical issues and it was just too much. I drove her up there every day to visit him.

At the same time, I had another uncle who was diagnosed with Stage 1 lymphoma. He had already had 3 different cancers that he survived and was expected to survive the lymphoma, which he started treatment for.

In January 2023, my uncle with lymphoma had a complication during surgery. He passed away on January 18 (two days later). My other uncle who had lung cancer passed away the next day (January 19th) at the same time we were on our way up to see him.

You’d think that would be enough, right? But, wait, there’s more to come…