May was a good month, June not starting so well

[moolarkey]

In May I got a promotion, a 4.5% raise and an really nice award at work that's actually kind of hard to even get nominated for.

This month is not starting so well. My brother is divorced (twice) and lives an hour from me. His older 2 kids live in Colorado, both are married and have kids. They've had a step dad for quite a few years who has loved them and been really great to them and their kids. BTW, we get along really well with my ex-SIL, I love her a lot.  Their step-dad died suddenly of MRSA (is that how it's spelled, he died of that flesh eating bacteria thing) on Sunday.

My brother decided to go out for his kids/grandkids and cause he really liked the guy too. He gets there and all is well for about 12 hours but then

His youngest daughter, from second marriage, lives here and decided to fly out to be with her sister & brother. Because of work & college she couldn't leave as early as her dad. As she's actually boarding the plane they stop her.  Her maternal grandfather died suddenly of a brain aneurysm.  He was a good guy.  (No, I cannot and will not say the same of her mother OR her maternal grandmother).  He was a nice man.  She was very close to my parents. My dad died after a very long illness 13 years ago and my mom died suddenly 11 years ago so losing another grandpa is hitting her very hard. She ended up staying here to be with her mom and grandma.  My brother will come back immediately after the funeral in Denver tomorrow to be with her.

All my nieces and nephew are really hurting right now. They hurt for their own losses and for each other.    And on the pity me, I know it's nothing compared to these deaths- my blackberry died over night. Battery is less than 8 months old, it was on the charger and working when I went to be at midnight. 6 AM, sucker is dead.  Pulling the battery no help. I really wanted to hold out for the blackberry 10 through Sprint.   Guess a trip to the Sprint store to check it will be on the agenda today.                                                                                                                                                                                                        So on the lighter side - if you believe that deaths come in threes - my daughter asked me who the third would be -  I guess it's my phone. At least I'm hoping it's just my phone.

It's just being an awful week for so many people that I love and I can't fix a thing. I can't make it go away, I can't bring them back.   I was close to my mom's parents.My grandma died 24 years ago and my grandpa 21 and I still miss them terribly. Nothing replaces your grandparents or your parents.

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great big hugs to you!! so very sorry you are dealing with all of this. Life really does suck sometimes. I get the whole being upset of something as a phone, but when everything is just crumbling it just makes the simplicity of it worse. Hoping things work out. T&P are with you