SO. Last time we met, plork, my mom got swept into the ER, and long story short, needed MAJOR cardiac surgery--triple bypass, atrial amputation and a pile of medical stuff.

Things were getting better--she was going to cardiac rehab and getting active again, when she slipped and fell leaving mahjongg (yeah old Italian lady stereotype FTW), and broke her back.

She was recovering from that, and, literally three days before the semester and my EMT class started, she had a stroke.

Which was fucking terrifying. When I got there, she was speaking Italian only, no English, and was seeing people who weren't there.

She was recovering from THAT, and then a long chain of medical incompetence ensued. They left her cath in too long, now she has an infection. They cut her diuretics, and her CHF got bad. Right now, she's back in a cardiac ICU.

And I kind of had a meltdown earlier thinking that in all likelihood, she's never gonna be able to come out and visit my place again.

YIKES that's depressing. ANYWAY, so, around all that I've been trying to get my stupid ass life together, like taking this EMT class and volunteering with my local ambulance company.

Last week I did my first narcan--saved a guy from a heroin overdose!

I'm working up stuff to put in my dusty and unused etsy shop in my free time. I'm starting with some cute/easy amigurumis, and maybe some knit cowls and other mindless stuff.

And my cats (if anyone remembers them) are great!

So, yeah, I dropped out of RP life and plurk because, well, read the first few updatey things. No one needs to have that shoved in their face in RP FUNTIMES PLOTTY PLACE.

I just figured I could maybe explain what happened. IDEK? /social awkwards

fwiw i hope things get better for your mom :c

but it's good to see you around again!

showsparrow: /hugs!!