FA+
Shop
Since 2008.
11 years ago
Okay, I've had a nice little rant and crap prepared, but I had a reread of that and decided it wasn't indicative of my mood at the moment, and bear in mind that i'm not whinging, or venting, i'm more typing this as a “sigh of relief” because THANK GOD IT'S OVER.
In Late 2007 my grandmother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and thus began surgeries, chemo, and other fun things with me being her principle carer, which was stressful just watching her deteriorate.
2008 in the following year (february to be precise), just 9 months after her initial diagnosis, she passed on in her sleep, I was the first to notice and point this out, at this point I was just numb, I think I already grieved in the interim, and didn't go through the process as much afterwards.
This is where the “fun” began, .
Her son, my uncle decided to contest the will under some loophole available here, he wanted a larger share.. Speculation simply because I was a major beneficiary of which being the most plausible (he doesn't like me very much), which compounded my stress issues..
later on in march that year, I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an auto-immune disease that affects the large intestine, or colon. After I had finally gotten a job I was happy in, working a traineeship in graphic prepress and publishing, I enjoyed that.. Got let go after two months due to symptoms..
ALL the while, my mother's state was spiralling downwards.. I shan't go into full details on this, but suffice it to say it all came to a head a few years later after a suicide attempt on her part.. I wasn't home at the time and came back to police, ambulance, and mental health services all swarming the place.
All this time the legal proceedings involving the estate (the house) had been ticking along.. Long and short? hadta sell up, and move.. Which is fine because the house was falling apart around my ears and it was becoming increasingly hard to keep it maintained with just two folks there.
Take into account my Colitis, which had been churning along also.. which gave me a nice little complications come 2012 in the form of affecting the bile ducts and giving me some gallstone issues.. WORST PAIN I'VE HAD YET. Took me out of action for a week, too.
A little into 2013, and plans are being made to not only move.. and believe me looking for rentals that're friendly with cats is a challenge.. and catteries are not cheap.
But making plans to have major surgery to have my entire colon removed.
You read that right.. entire large intestine, gone.. i'll go into detail about this in another journal down the road.
I've kinda prepared this in the hopes that i'll be all set back up with internet access good and proper by then. But if i'm not, i've got this handy.
But this, is in a nutshell why I've been rather inactive on the art front by large. It's hard for me to do much when i'm constantly feeling tired and happier to just recline in my chair and not do a damn thing. There are people who can work through their ailments, i'm just trying to trudge through mine as best I can.
Fast forward to Today, 24th of February, 2014.. It's done. House is officially changed hands, locks have been changed and i'm now not allowed to even set foot inside the property lest I be trespassing, not that I actually want to.
It was a harrowing move, on friday the removalist pulled out on us for some unknown reason, but given there was only one with a teenaged boy on hand. Baulked at the workload (we DID tell him we're moving house, what'd he expect?) and scarpered afterwards citing he'd be back in a hour, then when called... was doing another job.
Thank god for family, my father and uncle (non-douchebag one, I have a few of those) came to bat for us and helped us move an unholy amount of stuff over to the new place.
That said, new digs, all happy and relaxed now. Just need to unpack the everything.
Also get the cats acclimated to the new residence.
thanks for letting me have a little vent.
In Late 2007 my grandmother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and thus began surgeries, chemo, and other fun things with me being her principle carer, which was stressful just watching her deteriorate.
2008 in the following year (february to be precise), just 9 months after her initial diagnosis, she passed on in her sleep, I was the first to notice and point this out, at this point I was just numb, I think I already grieved in the interim, and didn't go through the process as much afterwards.
This is where the “fun” began, .
Her son, my uncle decided to contest the will under some loophole available here, he wanted a larger share.. Speculation simply because I was a major beneficiary of which being the most plausible (he doesn't like me very much), which compounded my stress issues..
later on in march that year, I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an auto-immune disease that affects the large intestine, or colon. After I had finally gotten a job I was happy in, working a traineeship in graphic prepress and publishing, I enjoyed that.. Got let go after two months due to symptoms..
ALL the while, my mother's state was spiralling downwards.. I shan't go into full details on this, but suffice it to say it all came to a head a few years later after a suicide attempt on her part.. I wasn't home at the time and came back to police, ambulance, and mental health services all swarming the place.
All this time the legal proceedings involving the estate (the house) had been ticking along.. Long and short? hadta sell up, and move.. Which is fine because the house was falling apart around my ears and it was becoming increasingly hard to keep it maintained with just two folks there.
Take into account my Colitis, which had been churning along also.. which gave me a nice little complications come 2012 in the form of affecting the bile ducts and giving me some gallstone issues.. WORST PAIN I'VE HAD YET. Took me out of action for a week, too.
A little into 2013, and plans are being made to not only move.. and believe me looking for rentals that're friendly with cats is a challenge.. and catteries are not cheap.
But making plans to have major surgery to have my entire colon removed.
You read that right.. entire large intestine, gone.. i'll go into detail about this in another journal down the road.
I've kinda prepared this in the hopes that i'll be all set back up with internet access good and proper by then. But if i'm not, i've got this handy.
But this, is in a nutshell why I've been rather inactive on the art front by large. It's hard for me to do much when i'm constantly feeling tired and happier to just recline in my chair and not do a damn thing. There are people who can work through their ailments, i'm just trying to trudge through mine as best I can.
Fast forward to Today, 24th of February, 2014.. It's done. House is officially changed hands, locks have been changed and i'm now not allowed to even set foot inside the property lest I be trespassing, not that I actually want to.
It was a harrowing move, on friday the removalist pulled out on us for some unknown reason, but given there was only one with a teenaged boy on hand. Baulked at the workload (we DID tell him we're moving house, what'd he expect?) and scarpered afterwards citing he'd be back in a hour, then when called... was doing another job.
Thank god for family, my father and uncle (non-douchebag one, I have a few of those) came to bat for us and helped us move an unholy amount of stuff over to the new place.
That said, new digs, all happy and relaxed now. Just need to unpack the everything.
Also get the cats acclimated to the new residence.
thanks for letting me have a little vent.
Best of luck, and stay strong.
Sorry to hear about the rest :<
Sorry to hear that it has been one snowball after another rolling over you... glad you still have some quality family left to help. May the op go well and may complications be minimal or non-existent.