I'm gonna post here because I can't put this up on FB yet. BA, apparently our parallel lives will be taking on another twist this year. I'm so glad I *did* get the opportunity to see my brother last week. We mended things.
He had a massive heart attack this morning and is not expected to live. My parents have called the priest for last rites and I'm waiting to hear the update from them. So another trip to VA is undoubtedly in my very near future. I'm really sad. Sad for him, his STBXW (who has been outstanding through all of this), his 16 year old stepdaughter, 7 year old daughter, my parents, sister and the rest of our family. I'm sad for me, my XH (who has always been a big brother to my bro), and my daughters, who love their uncle. My parents are undoubtedly going to have to do the unthinkable - bury their child.
We're praying for a miracle - it's now in God's hands.
What's really weird is that the first piece of news that came across my desk this morning was about the drummer for AC/DC, who was arrested for hiring a hit man to off 2 people. The 1981 Back in Black concert was his very first (he was 13) and my friends and I took him and his BF. When I read it, I thought, "I need to call him and tell him this TMZ like news." He knows of my guilty pleasure/addiction to TMZ...
Anyway, I'm sitting here at work, waiting for a call from my dad. I'm doing all the work I can to minimize impact on everyone else in case we have to fly out tomorrow.
Hugs to everyone. I think we all need one today.
Betsey
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
