The HIVE knows when you are sleeping.

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Gud'n Morgen, Hive!

Cheers, LT.

Selber guten Morgen!

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Damn. I am hearing bad news and I don't know what to do. I am not if I told it before, but my uncle (godfather) was diagnosed cancer sometime last year, and the therapies and chemos don't seem to help.

And apparently, his situation is worsening these days. My parents planned to visit him next week in Frankfurt. But today his girlfriend called that they might want to visit him earlier... I wasn't around when she called, but my father was planning on watching a soccer match today, and was already en route, and he decided to cancel and my mother is now getting him. My sister told me this so far, and I don't know anything else,

I am worried. I know there is nothing I can do, but it feels like I should. I don't know how or whom to talk about it. Heck, I don't even want to admit that he might be dieing very soon (I mean, why else should my parents come earlier?).
He's my favorite uncle - we share a lot of interests. , like Sciences and Sci-Fi and Fantasy, he also became involved with computers, and he is probably responsible for the larger part of my readings in my youth, having bought countless of sci-fi books from flea markets and distributed then among our family.

 

[Aeson]

I'm sure it's rough on you. There isn't much you can do except support your family as they need it. You can handle it. Be strong.

 

[WhatGravitas]

Ow. That's hard, but sadly it's one of the things where you cannot really do anything. One can only endure it, trying to cope with it, and hope. Things like that are hard to cope with, it's hard to even know what to think or to write, besides "sending good vibes".

Just keep going.

LT.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Ow. That's hard, but sadly it's one of the things where you cannot really do anything. One can only endure it, trying to cope with it, and hope. Things like that are hard to cope with, it's hard to even know what to think or to write, besides "sending good vibes".

That's exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks.

Just keep going.

LT.

I will.

 

[Dog Moon]

Positive-negative double-talk is even worse. I.e. "I did not not like what she said.."

See, the scary thing is that it technically makes sense. That statement is basically saying your sort of neutral to what she said. You didn't dislike what she said, but you didn't really like what she said either.

English is fun, yes?

 

[Relique du Madde]

Wow. I'm not sure what to say, Mustrum. I hope things improve for him and I hope the best for your family.

 

[Relique du Madde]

English is fun, yes?

Yeah. Too bad it's hard to make a living with studying English alone.

 

[Dog Moon]

Yeah. Too bad it's hard to make a living with studying English alone.

Well, you could be an ENGLISH TEACHER!

 

[Relique du Madde]

Well, you could be an ENGLISH TEACHER!

No thanks. I don't think I could survive that long as an english teacher due to my tendency to speak my mind about what ever is going on in the world. Also, I personally I dislike teachers who express their political/societal views in inappropriate times and I'm pretty sure I would become one of them.

 

[megamania]

Hang in there. Be prepared to support other family members if the need is there.