First the bad news (and then the rest of the bad news).   My mom has cancer.  It has spread very rapidly.  The doctor said 6 to 9 months, but she has lost ground so quickly that I don’t expect her to live to see Christmas.  She lives about 5 hours from us, and I work full time with rotating days off (meaning I rarely get two days in a row), so visiting has been difficult.  We’re trying to get down most weekends, which usually means down Saturday after work and back the following evening.  My sister lives next door to my mother, and Sis is taking the lion’s share of the burden.  I feel guilty about that (I feel guilty about a lot of things). 

Watching someone you love suffer and not being able to do anything about it is very difficult.  Not being able to be more “present” is also difficult. 

The rest of the bad news is that I’m taking a break from writing for a while.  Actually, this blog was my wife’s idea and I didn’t originally intend to be the “writer” – it just turned out that way.  So I’m taking a break, and it may be a few months, which I’m sure you’ll understand.  Thank you for your understanding, your patience and your thoughts and prayers.

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