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In my last journal, I discussed how my grandmother had been admitted to the hospital as she hadn't been feeling well, and it was suspected that she may have colon cancer. Well...we've since received the worst possible news we could have heard: Grandma does indeed have colon cancer. Stage 4 colon cancer, at that-the most advanced stage of cancer. And sadly, there is nothing that can be done for her. Her cancer is terminal. She's going to be sent home from the hospital and spend what little time she has left in her life at home receiving hospice care. We're not sure how much longer she has left, but it's safe to say, by this time next year, she won't be around any longer This is definitely not the news I wanted to hear...
And so, my mother and I have decided to fly up to New York where Grandma and the rest of her family live to visit her before she dies. Today, we booked plane tickets to fly there. My father will be taking us to Charlotte-Douglas Airport up in Charlotte early Tuesday morning (he won't be going himself because, as I've mentioned before, he and my grandmother have never gotten along well at all, and he definitely would not enjoy the visit). From there, we'll fly to O'Hare in Chicago, then change planes and head for Syracuse Hancock Airport, where we'll be picked up by one of my mother's family members. We'll be spending a few days with Grandma before heading home again (not sure how many). I do plan to take my laptop with me, so there's a good chance you'll still hear from me while I'm away (I'll probably post another journal after I've arrived in New York), but if I'm not around much next week, I hope you'll understand...
There's a part of me that's kind of excited to see my family again as it's been a long time since I've seen the overwhelming majority of them, but it's still going to be a rather depressing trip knowing this is almost certainly going to be the last time I see my grandmother alive. And considering that my mother's family has become rather fragmented over the past several years, I'm kind of worried thinking about what unpleasant things I might see happen up there...
And so, my mother and I have decided to fly up to New York where Grandma and the rest of her family live to visit her before she dies. Today, we booked plane tickets to fly there. My father will be taking us to Charlotte-Douglas Airport up in Charlotte early Tuesday morning (he won't be going himself because, as I've mentioned before, he and my grandmother have never gotten along well at all, and he definitely would not enjoy the visit). From there, we'll fly to O'Hare in Chicago, then change planes and head for Syracuse Hancock Airport, where we'll be picked up by one of my mother's family members. We'll be spending a few days with Grandma before heading home again (not sure how many). I do plan to take my laptop with me, so there's a good chance you'll still hear from me while I'm away (I'll probably post another journal after I've arrived in New York), but if I'm not around much next week, I hope you'll understand...
There's a part of me that's kind of excited to see my family again as it's been a long time since I've seen the overwhelming majority of them, but it's still going to be a rather depressing trip knowing this is almost certainly going to be the last time I see my grandmother alive. And considering that my mother's family has become rather fragmented over the past several years, I'm kind of worried thinking about what unpleasant things I might see happen up there...
Entering a New Year of Uncertainty...
Well, it's finally here again. That time where we say goodbye to the previous year and hello to the next one, the days everyone knows as New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. It's funny I say "finally" because really, time passes by way too fast for me these days so it feels like the entire year went by in a flash. As I have said on numerous occasions I wish time would pass slower like it seemed to when I was a child...seriously, I swear time seemed to go about four times slower growing up :D So how did 2023 fair for me? Up and down. It wasn't a very productive year. I did finally get properly started with the first chapter of Baby Steps, but not much more than that. I did want to write more chapters but I just did not really feel in a writing mood that much this year at all. I'm so sorry for those who wanted more :( I did however change one of my main characters' species and attire (Cliff, formerly the Masai giraffe became Cliff the red panda :aww: ), and I also commissioned quite
Get to Know: Cliff Adkins (UPDATED!)
Since I have decided to change Cliff's species, it's obviously in order to update this "Get to Know" journal. As I said before, Cliff is a character who has had a very hard and rough life, maybe the most depressing of any character in my current stories. From being horribly abused as a child, to having a disastrously failed marriage, right up to having attempted to end his own life...He's seen a lot. If some of the details of his life are upsetting, remember you were warned :( NAME: Wallace Clifford Adkins (Cliff, however, does NOT know his actual first name is Wallace, because it's only listed on his birth certificate and records as "W." His own father disliked the name his mother wanted to call him so much that he just wrote it down as "W." and so Cliff has never known his true first name) ANIMAL SPECIES: Red panda (Ailurus fulgens). GENDER: Male. NATIONALITY: American. HOMETOWN: Born in Durango, Colorado, spent most of his early life in Littleton. CURRENT RESIDENCE: Suburban
The Second GoodCaptainClack Q-and-A Spectacular!
Or technically the third, since I tried to do one many years ago that got all of one response and didn't go anywhere. I've kind of wanted to do another one of these for a while but knowing I don't have many fans/friends who would probably want to ask me anything in the first place is always kind of a deterrent :( ^^; But I'd like to try doing one of these again! Feel free to ask me about almost anything, ranging from my stories, characters, my hobbies, interests, personal tastes (like music and the like), and a small handful of personal questions. Just keep in mind I would rather you not ask questions of the following types: -Political/religious questions. There are two things surer to stir up anger and negative emotions in people and that would easily be politics and religion due to how for a large number of people that is extremely deeply entwined with who they are deep down inside. I do not want to get into any kind of debates of that manner or disappoint people there :D
The Saga of the Ageing Captain: A Birthday Journal
"So I'll go and hope and know That my time is near Laughing through the years Having only fears Of ageing Of ageing..." -Thin Lizzy, "The Saga of the Ageing Orphan" Well, it's that time of year again. That magical time of year known as my birthday! It's a day that admittedly felt a lot more special, magical and significant when I was a child. Back then my birthday felt like my own special private holiday just for me (of course, notwithstanding the fact that millions of other people share my birthday :D ). It certainly doesn't feel that way now. Maybe it'll feel more special when...no, more like IF I get close to 100 but more often than not...it just feels like whatever magic that day used to have for me is largely gone. Life personally has not been going the greatest for me recently. I was badly sick several weeks ago and spent multiple days nearly completely bedridden, coughing and aching so much all over that I didn't even want to get up. Turns out a golf friend of my father's had
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Sorry to hear that. Best wishes.