2018..... proving a tough year

[cowpatz]

Some years are much worse than others and 2018 seems to be turning out to be a memorable one and for all the wrong reasons.
It started with a battle regarding my mothers mental and marital health....short story: marital split....reappearance of ex.....dementia...POA vs ex estate battle....no dementia (don't ask)....back to status quo.
My best mate calls to say that he wife has breast cancer. This is after having had a brain tumour which has left her in chronic pain that requires enough morphine a day to put down an elephant. She is undergoing chemo. My partners mum passes away in July and a few weeks later my best mate calls again to say that he has terminal cancer and has 5 to 8 months to live. Poor bugger even slipped on the deck on the way to the doctors and broke his wrist in 2 places. Doc said that they wouldn't do any surgery given his situation (that boosted his confidence no end). At least they get to go to chemo sessions together. Then on Thursday, less than 6 weeks after her mum passes away, her father decides it's time to check out (the day before a 2 week conference in Vancouver that she had been looking forward to and similar to a conference in Adelaide last year that she had to cancel when her mother was taken to hospital with congestive heart failure). He stated quite categorically that she was to go, and so go she did last night.

I know a few guys here are having some issues of their own to deal with so I just thought that I might share mine to show that you are not alone!

Still lets look on the bright side. Our world leader is a great guy........ considerate, inclusive, outward thinking and out to make the world "great again". Plus there is an abundance of very cheap money available at very cheap rates and no one bothers about your ability to pay it back.

What could possibly go wrong?

[Splitpin]

Your not alone either CP .... after reading, and re-reading your post... I felt very grateful for what and who I have in my life.
And also grateful to be part of the group that you chose to share this with .

Hang in there skipper ....thanks.

[SA227]

Crikey no wonder you have been quiet!

I'm on leave in September so must be time for a catch up if you're not too busy keeping the airline flying.

cheers

[cooldad]

Geez and I thought I had a bad time.

I hope things look up soon. Marty's so right, this forum is great for support. We all feel your pain, hang in there, next year will be better!

[cowpatz]

Crikey no wonder you have been quiet!

I'm on leave in September so must be time for a catch up if you're not too busy keeping the airline flying.

cheers

Most definitely. The pressure is off Di now with the passing of her folks so a catch up certainly on the cards. I start call for a month on Monday so work life will be a lottery.

[toprob]

It is terrible how things can pile up in a very short time, so you get to the stage where you are expecting trouble. We all need a 'breather', and I certainly hope that things settle down for you. The older we get, the more likely our friends and family are going to have health issues, these days people live a lot longer, and staying healthy long-term becomes less and less likely. And I find that the older I get, the fewer 'great' things happen, so I have to grab what I can, which is why I live vicariously through my kids.
One small tip -- forget what happening in the rest of the world, at the moment I consider that I live in a village, hey, it says so on the side of my shopping centre, so I tend to only look for my news and views here... people in my community are a lot more likely to do something which improves my life, than some dribbling maniac in another hemisphere. If he does manage to have an influence on my life, it is bound to be disastrous!