Candy-striped

[poliphilo]

Ailz handed me a candy-striped pullover to put on this morning because she wants me to "be bright". Her father is coming home today (in his hospital bed)  and we'll be going over to the bungalow shortly to move furniture and lend moral support. And, no, it's not particularly good news. He's as sick as he ever was- sicker than when he went in- and all he'll be receiving is palliative care (lovely, soothing euphemism). All this seemed horribly bleak at 2 o'clock in the morning, but I've had my breakfast and it's a new day and I'm ready for what it brings. 

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[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Gallows humour is a great resource. I'm drawing deep from that well.

We were at the house this morning and a crow came and perched on the fence and looked at us.

I think the final diagnosis has to be "old age". He's got a lot of things wrong with him- none of them fatal by themselves, but they add up. Also he's tired