I feel I need to put this out there since usually I am usually pretty active on the site (not posting on threads and such, but usually on daily and responding to people and such)
This month has been hell for my family and me, and I haven't been able to breathe since the start of it.
Starting off at the beginning of the month, my wife had a polyp removed from her stomach while they were doing a scope and we found out it was cancerous. Of course, that has sent us into quite the spiral here but we are all waiting on what to do next. According to the Dr. he "thinks" he got it all, so we are going to have to wait and see what the plan is
Next, a very good friend of mine lost his son 20-year-old son in a car accident while he was sitting idle at a red light. Such a young man and such a bright future ahead of him. Really hit hard because I have a 25-year-old daughter and Id be destroyed if something happened to her. I don't know how could go on if I lost any of my kids.
While we were dealing with the loss of his son, his brother was in a severe car accident less than a week later. He is still alive, but still pretty banged up. Had to remove one of his legs due to it being crushed. Shattered his C3 and C7 vertebrae so there is a very high chance he may end up wheelchair-bound for life. Currently bound to a full-body cast, and recently had the large hole in his lung repaired after being punctured by his broken ribs. He is a mess. He is still day by day critical.
If that wasn't enough to deal with, THEN my biological father dies... on the 25th anniversary (TO THE DAY) that my stepfather died. I only just reconnected with my father 15 years ago when he moved closer to me. It hurts. I know I'm a 42-year-old man, but that day, I felt like a little child needing his daddy to hold him one last time. I miss him like no other. I was away from home for almost 2 weeks dealing with the arrangements and family and such.
Once I finally got home and things started to settle down, I was about to begin trying to get back to a normal routine on here again....then BAM! An uncle passed away. A man I looked up to growing up. He was a gentle giant and his laugh was infectious. A piece of me died that day.
So, if you are reading this, and have recently sent me trade requests and wonder why I haven't responded, please know that I haven't ignored you or anything. I just haven't been in the right state of mind to even focus on tying my shoes, let alone trying to sort cards.
Just know, that I will get back to myself and my hobby soon. I just need a chance to breathe and refocus before my demons get together for a tea party.
If you made it this far, thanks for bearing with me.
Doomprince/Jay
