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Christmas in August
Maybe one day I’ll be able to cobble together a poem about what it’s like to listen to your dad weep while watching a YouTube “cozy ambiance” Christmas vignette and listening to Christmas music. I feel he’s being a tad dramatic. I mean no, I don’t believe he will last to Christmas, so yes, I…
Professional self-soother.
This morning the first thing I saw in my dad was a grin that spread across his whole face and made it into his eyes. Gypsy had snuck out of the room I’m sleeping in to check on Dad, but her tail was wagging and she was knocking the blinds on the sliding door around,…
Dad is dying.
I should have started journaling my way through this 9 months ago. That was when he was first diagnosed, in October 2024. Aggressive liver cancer. I don’t remember if it sunk in right away. Probably not, considering I’m not entirely sure it’s sunk in still yet today, in August 2025. 10 years ago, he wouldn’t…
Survival Mode 