Here is what is currently going on. My dad has brain cancer. He has around a month to live. I am falling apart and every day is a punch in the gut. But I could still be on the site if that was it.
But right now, I’m going to move in with my Mom temporarily and help her out until she is put in assisted living. There is a computer in their house so I might be able to still stop by but it will probably be less.
I still talk to my dad on the phone every day but he is in the hospital and won’t ever be coming home. We’re visiting him on Tuesday. I am nervous but will be bringing by the two stuffed animals I own that he really likes, Timmy the lamb and Yabba the duck. He gets a kick out of them and hearing them baa and quack will cheer him up even if just for that day. I don’t normally take my stuffed animals out of my apartment, but I’m breaking the rule just this once.
What about my comic book site Gilda And Meek And The Un-Iverse? I am sorry to say it’s on indefinite hold while I’m helping my mom. I need my scanner and printer to create it and those are at my apartment. I will be bringing the story outline with me in case new writing inspirations hit but new material on the site won’t be happening for at least a few months. That last cliffhanger won’t make my readers love me for leaving them hanging for so long but the situation is what it is.
Being away from most of my stuffed animals besides Timmy, Yabba, and my Elmo and Zoe is going to be hard but I plan to go back to my apartment once a week overnight just to take care of things I need to take care of. I’m worried about and love my Mom and Dad (and my sister who is helping out too) and I wish things were different right now.
I’ll still talk to you guys at least once a week but I don’t like the computer keyboard at my parents’ house so might be posting less both here and on Dreamwidth while I’m helping my Mom. But I’ll try and check in whenever possible and hopefully my participation won’t be too much less.
I’ll still be around for the next few days (I’m planning to move in with my Mom on Tuesday) if you guys need to talk.
UPDATE
You know what? I got a couple of bought coffees today and bought my Dad an Elmo with them for when I see him on Tuesday. I know it might embarrass him but it will make him think of me.
From Gilda And Meek And The Un-Iverse by Matt Zimmer
