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My W has been dealing with some difficult times within the last 2-3 weeks and she just got hit with more bad news.

I've been journaling about my MIL being hospitalized and she remains in the hospital. So that has been a huge burden on my W.

What I haven't included in any journal is that her cousin32 had been hospitalized for the last week with untreated strep throat, that turned into pneumonia. I don't know the entire story, but I do know that the illness destroyed his kidneys and they had put him in an induced coma. Forgive me for my medical terminology. The news that we kept hearing was that he was improving. Unfortunately I received a call from my W within the hour that he wasn't able to pull through and that he had passed away.

I'm just blown away. He has always been a healthy person. It just goes to show you that life on this earth is short and we don't know when our time is up. Understandably my W was upset and I tried to comfort her as much as possible. I was able to pray with her to ask the Lord to give the family comfort during their difficult time and that may their sorrow turn into joy. She was very thankful.

So here I am, getting ready to meet with my L tomorrow to go over my case as my W deals with some challenging times. I don't plan to stop fighting for my kids given the circumstances, but I do feel some obligation in letting her know what I am up to. Of course not give her all the details. I just don't want to blindside her right now.

I don't know. I would like some input from the board.