Posted

Dec 8th 2005

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Music

Transatlantic - Duel with the devil

So we got home, at like, 12:30ish. The phone starts ringing, and I'm like, it's the mother farkin land lords, calling to bitch cause we made too much damn noise....

I'm like "I don't care who it is. At this hour, I don't wanna talk to anyone calling cause it can't be anybody I WANNA talk to..."

Cory picks up the phone, reads off the name, "Robare, Teresa.."

Mom? Ok. Different story. So I pick up. "Hi Mom."
"Hi Aub.. Anyway.. cut to the chase... Um.. I've been assigned to tell you this... the day where I was gone and everybody was flipped out as to where I was? I was doing more than just Christmas shopping..."
"...." Ok, I know something's up. "ok.... what where you doing?"
"Um, well, your father is telling Sam this while I tell you..."
"What's wrong with Dad, Mom."
"your father has lung cancer."

So that was the news. Cory could tell something was wrong and was already trying to comfort me, and he's really just given me my space as I request prayers from friends and family. He made me ice cream and made me dinner, and has really all around been trying to support me..

We don't know exactly how bad my dad is. Mom informed me that, if it gets down to he needs help and he doesn't have much longer left, he may end up moving to Syracuse and move in with Mom. The past 2 days, she's been in Rome, taking Dad to doctor's appointments and being there supportively.

Apparently they already informed my Grandma Joan, whom was really happy to see Mom AND Dad together again to visit her. Apparently, according to Mom, Grandma thought Mom and Dad where getting back together again. Poor Grandma, I'm informed, didn't take the news very well...... Considering, she watched her husband die from this, now she's possibly losing her only son to it as well....

Sam called me, paniced, cause her phone was dying and she was being told to call Dad, Dad had to talk to her.. I guess she knew it was gonna be bad news, too..

Her phone died, so I called back on Kevin's cell.. So Sam takes it, with a paniced, "Aubrey! WHAT is going on?!?!"
"Oh, so Dad didn't tell you yet?"
"NO! I know he wants to tell me something, but.. .. I .. I just wanna hear it from somebody else, not him.. So please tell me!"
"Ok.. now, don't panic too much (this is Sam, she was always much closer to Dad than I was, she's gonna take this hard.).. We don't know if he can be cured or not yet, but.. Dad has lung cancer."
"..ohmy.. Ok.." and her voice was already cracking. Poor girl was in Wal-mart too....
"Ok.. Aubrey.. thank you for telling me.. at least I can prepare myself.. thank you for telling me.. bye.."
"Ok, man, if you need to talk, you know you can call me at any time, ok?"
"Ok, ok.. thanks.. ....ohhhhmy----!!!!" as she hung up on me.

Ouch.. Sam os not taking this well, at all.....

I know I'll be well supported, for my fellow SBers, cause my back is very very hot right now.

I'll be ok, I think. I was never very horribly close to my father, given our history.. but.. ..I gotta make sure he meets Cory, now... ..considering, he may not be around to give me away.

Poor Dad, he wanted to avoid telling us until after the holidays, but it looks like he will need our help, according to Mom. I see many trips to Rome in my near future.... and I also am applying for FMLA (Family / Medical Leave of Absesnce) tomorrow. Kinda like additional PTO time.

Love you all. Goodnight.

Any prayers, whatever denomination you may be, would be greatly appriciated.

As if we needed more BS, the PS2 just keeled over.