My sympathies. i can certainly relate.
I've been scare around these parts myself on account of similar circumstances. After a long illness, my grandmother (and only living grandparent) took a turn for the worst this past November. She had several caner related illnesses including a cancerous tumor that was inoperable. She was on morphine for the last days of her life and finally passed away on the 24th of last month (the day before Thanksgiving). So needless to say, there was no Thanksgiving festivities at my moms house this year, seeing as she spent most of that month anyways by my grandmothers bedside.
Just last week I returned from the funeral (in Mexico) which unfortunately also fell on the birthdate of my aunt who also happened to be my grandmothers closest daughter. Fate sucks that way i guess..
It was a pretty draining affair having to travel and be in the proximity of some family members with longstanding fueds and such. But we all got by. The funeral itself and wake was an emotionally draining experience too. So coming here and partaking of the usual pointless waste of times, wasn't on my list of priorities obviously enough.
