Hello, at long last...

I have completely forgotten about this blog, many of you know that is because my mother has been ill...she's been in ICU for 2 weeks now. The list of problems is getting too long to list, but we take it day it day by day, some good, some bad. Tomorrow we are hoping to find out that an episode where she stopped breathing on Friday did not actually result in brain damage. Yes, it has been that kind of month.

The great thing about this whole experience is I've really found comfort in my fantastic marriage, and the great friends that surround me. My mom and I are it as far as biological family goes, so in that case this situation may be very lonely. However, I'm constantly surrounded by great friends that hold me up, make me laugh, and keep me going. And they aren't shocked by my sarcasm...which is my default mode of coping.

Speaking of sarcasm, on the way home tonight from feeding the mom's cat, we passed a house where someone I went to school with grew up. The wife pointed it out for some reason, and I said "so & so grew up there...last I heard was that she found Jesus." The wife - "hmmm, I didn't know he was lost. I bet they're glad she found him." That's why I love her so much.

We're hanging in...don't worry about us. If we duck this brain damage thing, then she has a good shot at recovering. If we do have to deal with the brain damage, I hope it is the funny kind, and not the drooling kind. That would really suck. :-)