Tales From The Crypt - Saturday 23rd July 2022
I'm struggling to find a way to start this. As mentioned yesterday, I'm trying to have this weekend off. Any guilt associated with this decision has been partially assuaged by friends and family visiting E in the palliative care ward today. Son #2 and his gf are visiting E on their way back from London, as are my kid sister and two of our friends. More friends will visit tomorrow. We are all incredibly grateful for these visits and I am glad because it means I can wait until Monday to return unless the hospital calls me to say she's deteriorating fast. Obviously, I will go back then. Alongside the friends who are visiting E, lots of friends have been in touch and have been very supportive. It's been a great help having so much support at this time. Over the past two weeks, there's been a seismic shift in my thinking. For a long time, I've just thought that keeping E alive was the only goal and when I've put myself in her shoes, I've thought 'well...