by JamishT » Fri Jan 05, 2018 8:04 am
I am sick. I have been sick for about 5 days. I am tired of having my nose run like my eyes are the Twin Towers and it's 9/11. I am tired of this fever depleting my energy, leaving little for work and the usual dumbness that goes on there. I am tired of this cough that is tearing up the back of my throat like a cheese grater. I'm a slow grump these days at work, and then I come here and y'all make me smile (mostly).
But.
This morning, an aunt of mine died. We weren't particularly close (it's hard to get close to just one of 12 aunts and uncles [plus spouses like the now dead one, so more like 20ish] on one side of the family), but she was cool. I remember her having a great sense of humor, and she was loving to us kids. Her youngest is just a few months older than I am (his birthday is like 2 weeks away, so I feel for him), which is fun to think about. As far as I know, the flu did her in, on top of having lost her father last month, and other lifelong illnesses; on the bright side, she died peacefully and surrounded by family. The funeral is this weekend, and I want to go. I can't though, because I'm pretty sure I'll just spread whatever sickness I'm fighting right now. It sucks, but I've gotta think about protecting my family before my desire for closure. It's not like I can just swing by the calling hours for a bit or something, because it's a 12 hour drive away.
Plus, there doesn't need to be more than one coughin' in that room (I'M THE WORST).
JamishT was a heck of a guy,
With a devilish twinkle in his eye.
With his hand-picked flowers,
And his feel-good powers,
He made all the girls blush and sigh.