MistressDarkArt
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Hello folks- I wish I could chime in with my usual cheery "all's well" and regale you with reports of dances, music, sea stories et al. Unfortunately, April and now May has become a calendar of losses. In less than 3 weeks, I've lost my adopted mom of 25 years, a close cousin, and as I write this my beloved sister-in-law (my age) is on hospice care and hovering near the open door. I got the call Sunday night. I'm embarrassed to admit I'm phobic of long-distance solo driving and it's hell on me physically, but nobody was available on such short notice so I did what I had to. Fortunately, Huck (FlyingK) offered to stand by on the other end. Though she was barely conscious and unable to speak or open her eyes, we had some quality time where I played my 5-string fiddle, hopefully bringing some comfort to her and the rest of the family. I was also able to privately thank her for 30 years of love and help she gave my family when some of them weren't very nice to her. I whispered "I love you" through torrents of splashing tears while I massaged her feet. Though a hard-charger in the business world and public life, my brother revered his queen. She was his true north and I imagine no compass will get his world back on its axis for a long, soul-searching time. Fortunately his daughter (the niece I mentored to pass along the family's domme torch) is a strong, capable woman, her husband-equivalent and their son (a very grown up 7) are there hands-on to help. These losses reinforce my resolve to live each day as though it's my last, and strive to be ever more generous with "I love you". Hug someone today, folks, even if it's 'just' yourself. ETA: Congrats, CP! Thank heaven for some good news!
< Message edited by MistressDarkArt -- 5/1/2013 9:43:59 PM >
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