In my relatively short life, I've had to deal with a lot of things that someone in their early 30s should not including the loss of many family members including my mom. One of the last things I promised was that I would take care of my aunts - her older sisters - who were unmarried and without children.
Earlier this year one of my aunts passed on and up until recently my other seemed to be doing well. Now that is all changing and changing fast. Broken kneecap, sprained back and now it seems her mind is beginning to fail her. Yesterday I went for a vist and my other aunt & uncle stopped by and I learned that she had an incident this weekend while driving her car. Long story short - she has been told by the police that she is unable to drive until evaluated by the Secretary of State. For the next two weeks, I am the only one close enough to help if she needs something or has an emergency. While I wouldn't hesitate for one second to drop everything for her because she has always been there for me, I cannot help but feel the weight of this on my shoulders.
I probably sound horribly selfish but I long for the days when I was too young to be this responsible. Being a grown-up is overrated.
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Oh boooo. Broken kneecap and sprained back? Those sound horribly painful. Poor Aunt. Seriously, you should call my dad/mom to see if they can help out, since they don't live far. You know they would.
ReplyDeleteHang in there Lu! Luck is bound to change, no?