November 24, 2012

• this and that

  I'm sure you've all been waiting to hear about how my dad is doing. That is, if I mentioned it before, and I don't recall whether I actually did write about it or not... Hmmmm. So I shall start from the beginning: About three months ago my dad was having some serious pain and had to take time off work. It turned out to be an infection of some kind, but even after two rounds of meds the pain didn't go away though the infection did. For a month and a half he was put through a bunch of tests, and it was suspected he had cancer. This was a big scare because, hello it's cancer! But also because it does seem to happen a lot in our family, some survive it and others didn't. 

  A lot of this was occurring during the play last month, which thankfully kept me fairly distracted from what was going on with my dad. I only had one freak out during the run of the show, but I managed to deal before curtain-call and was able to go onstage. With every test they did on him that month the chances of his having cancer lowered, because they kept finding other things wrong with him. In fact, they found FIVE. One they did the surgery immediately because they were already there from doing the test, but another surgery was scheduled just this week to deal with two more. The remaining two issues didn't require surgery thankfully. 

  Both mum and I had to work the day of dad's surgery, she couldn't get it off as she thought and I didn't ask because I already had to take a day off the previous time to take him to surgery. It was arranged that my Nana would take him, but she just dropped him off instead of staying there. If that was the intent either mum and I could have done that! So there is angry issue number one. Angry issue number two is that she did not keep in contact with mum or myself to let us know what was going on -when dad was called in, when he finished, nothing. So basically both mum and I were nervous wrecks most of the day waiting to hear something. Angry issue number three is the fact while taking dad to the pharmacy to pick up his meds, she left him in the car alone. He is NOT supposed to be by himself for 24-48 hours, and she stayed inside the mall for an hour and had tea while waiting. WHAT THE FRIG?!?!

  Anyways, my dad came through the surgery all right. He is actually having more trouble with the catheter he has to wear for a week, than the surgery itself. It's kind of gross to see him lugging the bag around, but he's alive. That is the important thing. I think he will be taking the rest of the month, and possibly the rest of the year off, in order to finish recuperating. Dad says we have enough money saved to get by that long, but that may partially be due to the fact that he can't go anywhere in order to spend money we don't have as he quite often does. I'm having to pitch in a bit more than I was previously, thus affecting my budget and savings, but c'est la vie. 

  Work is going well. Half the time I get called in for an extra day or two, or even three the one day! I had to work for six days -love the money, hated the lack of weekend. I get along great with the new gallery administrator, Cassie. She and I even went to the Festival of Trees together yesterday. I got some great photographs, and I'll have to put them up soon! She and I plan to start a writing group event at the gallery next month for people to get together and write letters or draw pictures to send to soldiers over seas. She did that once before with her church and thought it was a great idea to do again. 

  I'm still going to bible study, and the ladies have decided to start a monthly knit/crochet get-togther. Mum was invited too, but I think she is going to bail because she made other plans even though she already indicated she wanted to come when I told her on Monday. I'm not sure I want to go by myself since all the ladies are my mum's age. I'm not overly comfortable with the fact I know they will want me to talk, and I don't know that I have anything else in common with them. Yet because of this idea, I came up with the thought that Gwen, Miss Prism, and I should do the same thing every month so we all stay in touch now that the play is done, also inviting our friend's mum "Marmie" and my coworker Cassie and whomever else wants to come. 

  Well, I have some baking to do in case I do go to today's crochet-a-long! 

  SUMR

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