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[derien]

My father had called, yesterday, and given that I'd talked with him a few days ago I had an inkling something might be up, so I phoned back rather quicker than I might normally have done. Turns out his brother is in the hospital with lung cancer - has been in the hospital for some time and probably doesn't have long. Dad wants to go to Texas to see him and wants me to go along. His statement was that he and I have never taken a trip together. I think that's his way of saying he wants me to provide moral support, but I can't be sure. I've never liked this particular uncle, to be perfectly honest, and Texas is on my list of places I'd rather not go, but if what my father really meant was that he wants me to be there for him then that's what I want to do. If, however, it's just as easy for his wife to go with him then that's really what he should do, because I'm already on vaca the week he wanted to go, and I'm sorry but I'm not canceling my trip to England. And I don't know if his brother will last yet another week if Dad wants to wait for me.

The other option, I suppose, is to go to Texas the week before going to England. I haven't run that by him, yet. It could be expensive to buy a ticket that close. But I made a run out to work to check the calender, and it looks as though there's not too many people off and I could probably get it if I ask soon. (And when my coworkers saw me they asked me to demonstrate a pat-down so they could end their night on a good note. :))

My step-mother might refuse to accompany Dad if she wasn't his first choice of companion, because she is a spiteful and vindictive person, but I guess I can't borrow trouble. He really should not go alone, though. He's easily confused, blind in one eye and can't see to well out of the other, and half deaf.

Just to top off my night nicely, as I was coming back into the building my key got stuck in the front door lock and the management company refuses to call the locksmith for it. They say it's my fault. I'm like, no fucking way. It's not like I broke it; I'm a brute but not that much of one. I have a spare key, they can pay their own locksmith - that's a building maintenance issue, not mine.

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[derien.livejournal.com]

It IS pretty challenging. Mostly I'm anticipating how much of a challenge it's going to be to drag my Dad through airports and connections. He'd be completely lost if he were at an airport on his own. Luckily it looks as though it can happen the week after we get back from England.

[lacrimaeveneris.livejournal.com]

Yay!