Got some good news and some bad today - or at least some perspectivising news.
Good friend of mine, much younger - early 30s - has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Two lumps detected and a full mastectomy advised.
She is a sunny, happy person whose response was "Well at least they say I probably don't have to have chemo."
Made me think. A lot. Time to stop being a victim. Stop wasting my life thinking about how hard done-by I am.
I'm healthy and so are my kids.
And then i got the call from Child Support.
My case worker has been scrutinising xh's bank accounts and reported that, based on his recent spending, she is conservatively estimating his annual income as 3 times higher than he reported.
We will be getting 3X as much support on a monthly basis and also be entitled to a lump sum to back pay the underpayments.
If they can make him pay.
The relief was massive. I've not been so happy for years.
On another note, after months of no contact, an email from him today asking if he could come and collect his MRIs that were taken following his brain aneurisms 18 years ago.
