Monday, July 4, 2016

Sad

Someone reminded me that I haven't posted in a while.

I could say I've been swamped. Which is true, of course, but also not true.

The real truth is I've been too sad.

This spring, my family suffered a heartbreaking loss -- one of my brothers died.

He was only a couple of years older than me, but his health wasn't great, because of a vicious strain of arthritis that runs in our family (I don't have it.)  Years of arthritis meds had left his immune system compromised.

In early May he picked up a bug somewhere. Or maybe a mold. Or a fungus. The doctors never figured out what it was in his lungs that wouldn't respond to any of the antibiotics or other drugs they gave him.

He died in a matter of days.

The rest of us - my dad, his wife, my two surviving brothers - reeled. There is no other way to describe it.

This blog has never been about family, so I guess that's all I'm going to say now.

And now I've said it, I think, maybe I can get back to the business of blogging.

Got a lot to catch up on.

6 comments:

  1. Reeled is such a good way to describe loss.
    I offer you condolences and empathy.
    My will to blog about the good stuff has been derailed due to a similar reeling following the death of a nephew a month ago.
    Take time. Breath. Write when you can.
    Wishing you the best..
    We will all be here.

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  2. Writing and talking about your loss will help you through this. You have my heartfelt sympathy.
    Kim

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  3. Losing someone you love is so so hard. sending you good thoughts in a tough time.

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  4. Thank you all for the kind thoughts. They mean a lot.

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