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Hi everyone, I am so so sorry I disappeared off the face of the earth for a while there. My mother had surgery in late August, and shortly after that had a catastrophic aneurysm with no hope of recovery, so for a couple of weeks there was a mad scramble to hurry back to keep vigil at her deathbed and say goodbye, then getting everything in order, arranging the funeral, dealing with the emotional fallout. It's taken a huge amount of energy and I'm just barely starting to get my feet back under me on this, the exact one-month anniversary of her death. But I have missed talking about WiPs with you and hearing your updates.

I'm going to save a specific question for next week since this is a fairly heavy post, and instead I'll just ask: how is it going? Has the last month been kind to you and to your current WiP?

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bradygirl_12

*hugs you*

I know what you're going through, my friend. It's never easy to lose a parent. 🥺

WIP going well. I thought I'd never make the homestretch! *sending puppy kisses*

Fandom does help.

Edited Date: 2023-10-08 12:51 pm (UTC)

From:

mithen

You've definitely been on my mind a lot, because I know you've gone through the same thing. I hope the fall is treating you well, and I'm so happy to hear your WiP is reaching completion!

From:

me_ya_ri

It's been a year for that, I'm afraid. I'm so sorry for your loss. I dropped off the face of the earth a while back, too, due to my mom getting deathly ill and then dying in January. Now my father-in-law died suddenly, too. The writing's going well, at least, though I keep finding bits and pieces of myself that I set aside for crisis (hobbies and habits and clothes and stuff) and going Oh! THat's me. Huh. I forgot about that. It's really weird reintegrating myself bit by bit. *hugs*

From:

mithen

Ah, I've been wondering how you were doing, and I'm so sorry to hear that it's been for the same reason. I totally get that feeling of reintegrating and adjusting and how surreal it can feel. I'm glad your writing has been going well, at least--I hope that continues!