Subj : Family
To   : All
From : Avon
Date : Sat Feb 04 2023 10:12:10

Seems to be a time of change in our family.

My youngest son is moving away to another city and leaves today. This is his first time living outside he spent most of his life growing up in and will be at the other end of the country i.e. you need to fly or spend several days driving to get from us to him. I will miss him when he leaves. At 22 and with a girlfriend and a job to go to, he's off on his next adventure.

My parents just had their 58th wedding anniversary yesterday. Mum is now in hospital level care with dementia in a rest home and her health is failing quickly. It's hard to imagine what it was like for them yesterday with the knowledge that this may be their last anniversary together. I talk to my Dad each day, he also lives a couple of airline flights away from me. Video calling has been a saviour in being able to support him from afar.

My wife and I will visit my parents in a few weeks. I suspect it will be the last time I will see Mum alive. My rational brain gets this, this train has been rolling for a few years now. My emotional brain gets it too... but at times it gets it less... ah emotional brain... how you can pop up out of nowhere at times and remind me I'm human :)

I write this on a warm, blue sky, sunny morning... summer is in full swing here, we actually are in the mid of a mini heatwave for this part of the country over the next several days. It's clam outside, the dog is lying on the floor next to me. I'm waiting for my son to come back from his flat inspection so we can have a final few hours together before he starts his 3-4 days drive north.

Do you think there are times in your life where it just seems there's a ton of change that seems to happen almost all at once? At the moment that feels the way for me. New manager at work, many 10+ year work colleagues leaving or have left, family stuff (mentioned above) and on it goes.

I'm not complaining, just a bit exhausted. I think many of us are after the last few years. It's nice to have a hobby you can dabble in/out of when you want. Keeps things fun and helps you stay sane :)

Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going'
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