My (now long) ex-wife, the mother of my teenaged daughter, is on the verge of death. She has been sick from time to time the last few years including some long hospital stays, but she went in yesterday morning, and late that evening a doctor called to tell me they are very pessimistic. They’re trying, but said to assume the worst.
I’ve called all the relevant people and her father has rushed down.
Still, I have a kid who is just scared and sad and feels it’s unfair she has to deal with this when she’s a kid, and she is very correct. She wants her Mom home, and wants her to help her apply to colleges and watch shows with her. She’s worried about their cats. She’s a kind, sweet, funny kid and shouldn’t have to deal with this. Last night we visited, and she spoke to her mother and pleaded with her to get better. It was heartbreaking.
I will likely (along with my former father in law) have to deal with a mountain of administration, figuring out what to do with her house and all that kinda shit, and I don’t think she’s got her records super organized, so THAT is weighing on my mind but, hell, I’d take that fifty times over to relieve my child of one percent of what she is going through.
She’s watching Spider-Man with her best friend right now and they’re eating pizza. At least she can still be a little happy.