I lost my dad to a heart attack. Thursday morning, on the 6th of July, 2023. It was right around the time the cats woke me up to feed them, and he was just across the hall from me. I had to borrow his car for work that day, but since he had been getting up later in the day, I thought I'd let him sleep. He had given me the key the night before. He's going to be buried at a national cemetery in the area, not far from where he was born.

I've been breaking down a lot, and I'm going to be home alone for about two weeks while my mom visits her family in Ohio. I think I may get some visits from extended family, though.