But It Pours
6 January

Let's go through the list...

• My dad is in an Elderly Mentally Infirm Nursing Home and I try to visit him most weeks.
• My mum is learning how to live on her own for the first time in eighty-five years and I try to see her most weeks and talk on the phone two to three times a week.
• Ross is coping with problems in his gut which may require surgery and which are currently being tolerated through large scale pain management.
• Ross's grandad has terminal colon cancer and is living out his life with some fortitude.
• Ross's brother-in-law has been signed off work with depression following long term workplace bullying.
• Nutkin the cat is limping.
• I'm trying to get ready for a whole new career starting on Monday.

Surely, nothing else can happen.

Oh, actually, the car has now broken down. Something is wrong with the cooling system. Worst case scenario is that it's the head gasket. If so, the repairs will cost more than the car is worth.

Luckily, I can get into work on Monday by train, bus and walking. It is inconvenient but do-able.

But I really don't need any more things to deal with just at the moment, thank you.