Piecing Without Transparency

[addie]

Hi Everyone,

I've had a very rough week. My father has been in the hospital with pneumonia for about 10 days. The pneumonia is actually clearing up now but he has other very serious issues due to his advanced Parkinson's. He is very weak.
To top it all off, my sister and her H are travelling across the other side of the world and not due back until later this week. She's in touch every day to see how dad is doing. My mother has her own health issues but is holding on and has a lot of support from family and friends. It's also a very busy period for me at work. SIGH!!!!