Alright, I am going to try to condense an INSANE week into a couple of paragraphs.

Barring further changes (always and ever a possibility) Glen is done working. He will use up his vacation time then either go on short term disability followed by long term, or directly to long term. Gotta talk to the HR people about that one. Another phone call to make! He was just too sick and too out of sorts after the last time he worked. We want him as healthy and happy as possible for as long as possible. We also started looking for a "new" car. In the meantime, Kevin's using the CR-V a lot.. the firebird's windows don't go up all the way, which is tricky when it's raining! The added advantage is that there's no car for Glen to even think about driving.

In the meantime, for those unaware, my mom went into the hospital last week with what we thought was breathing/pain problems from her pre-existing emphysema/COPD. Sadly, it turns out she has aggressive lung cancer. It is inoperable, and she really doesn't want to deal with chemo and radiation given her other illnesses. The doctors have told her maybe 3 months. She is receiving pain medications and we're working on what the plan is from here.

Tonight Glen was supposed to start using a BiPAP machine to assist his breathing while he's sleeping and give his diaphragm some rest. Unfortunately, the machine kept turning itself off, so I took it off him and we'll call the doctor in the morning for help.

And just for good measure Baron - my 20 month old Golden - has an ear infection that requires cleaning and medicating daily.

So bear with me if I am having a little trouble keeping up with the blog, I will definitly give it my best. And... if anyone has a couple free hours that they wouldn't mind spending hanging out with Glen so that I could go see my mom with a little less stress (the ol' we don't want him choking when nobody's here issue) feel free to drop me an e-mail or give me a call.

Thanks and good night all!