Tragedy.

Death.

It is just that time in our family’s where someone would pass. It happened again about a week ago. 5th Uncle passed away.

He’s been in and out of hospitals and hospice for the past few years. His heart was weak and it just couldn’t beat on anymore.

Thankfully I was able to see him a month or so ago while I was out in Moorestown for work. Even then, he looked so weak and frail. So tired, struggling just to talk.

The funeral will be early next week.

It’s just that time where my uncles and aunts are that age where they are just old. It shouldn’t be such a normal occurrence, but it just seems that way. Every year or two, someone in my life will just go. It’s sad. Very sad.

It’s a part of my life. It seems it has been a part of my life ever since my grandpa passed away at the end of the year of 1999. Since then, every year or two, someone will pass.

That had been our family’s life.

Sad.

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So a few weeks ago, there was a minor emergency closer to home.

My brother and appendicitis and had to go to the emergency room. His stomach was in pain the day before and he thought it was just food poisoning. It was still hurting Monday morning, so he went to the doctor and he told him to go to the emergency room.

Instead of calling mom, he texted me what happened. I had to call my mom and break the news to her.

In a way, I can totally see and understand why he would do that. I would probably do the same thing, contact my brother instead of my mom, ’cause mom would be freaking out.

Fortunately for me, I was home that day, sick.

When I first called mom to speak with her, she asked how I was doing. I told her I was home, sick and being dramatic, she was like “what’s wrong?” like it was a life and death matter.

I was just sick. A little cold. I didn’t need to tell her.

So, I told her about my brother and of course she flipped. I told her where he was and what happened and of course she freaked out. She got into the car and started to cry and lecturing me about how we don’t ever tell her anything.

I retorted, I’m sick, just a common cold. I don’t need to tell you that. As for my bro, I was telling her now. She was asleep when my brother left for the doctors. Again, he didn’t think it was serious, just food poisoning.

Any who, I had to contact some cousins to help translate in case the doctor needed to speak with mom.

The interesting thing was when I called Menty, he was in a meeting and couldn’t answer. He texted me later instead. He brought up the thing that is most common and prevalent when it comes to communication in our family. If it is a phone call, it has to be bad news. We don’t call. We don’t talk in that way.

We text.

So, yes, it was a minor bad news, but he trooped up and went to the hospital after the meeting.

All in all, it was an interesting day, as I was trying to manage that situation, while sick, at home and trying to ignore work.

It was just a bad week. Just an annoying week at work with some coworkers.

I’m sure I was more annoyed because I was sick.

But, the good news is the routine surgery went fine and my brother was able to go home that day and rest up.

Yay, family.

We definitely need to work on our communication.

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Tired. Drained. I can feel it coming on, another cold.

I got jury duty next week. Hopefully they don’t call me.

It’s going to be a long long week this coming week with jury duty and favorite is in town and the holiday party.

Hopefully I’m able to rest up and survive.

Hopefully.

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As the year end fast approaches, it is time for some astrology predictions and what the new year brings for the Aries.

Apparently 2016 will be a great year for me on all fronts. If I’m single (which I most definitely am), I be dating a lot more next year and maybe find someone at the end of next year.

I laugh, because I highly doubt it, ’cause c’mon, it’s me.

Not looking.

Not looking.

But, I’m always open for the brand new year and a brand new slate.

It’ll be an interesting year indeed. I’m looking forward to it, with no prejudice or expectations.

Whatever happens, happens and I’ll act accordingly to the situation, taking into account what I want and how I feel.

That’s how it should be. That’s how it will be.

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