In the Midst of All This Good News - It Is a Sad Day for Me [View all]

[MineralMan]

I received a call this morning that my 96-year-old mother died in her sleep last night of Alzheimer's complications. At the same time, my father, who is also 96 years old, lies in a hospital on palliative hospice care and will probably die today from COVID-19 pneumonia. They celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary in June of 2020.

So, instead of watching Congress confirm the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, I will be planning arrangements with a funeral home for both of my parents and talking with the lawyer who has been handling the family trust. My parents' citrus farm has been sold, but the closing is scheduled for later this week. As the administrator of the trust, I will have to do that closing remotely.

Due to the raging COVID-19 pandemic in California, I won't be there for my parents' burials. Nobody, really, will be there, except maybe my brother-in-law and nephew. My sister also has advanced Alzeheimer's, so she won't be there, either.

Meanwhile, politics goes on, and we appear to have won important races in Georgia, so there is that to offer some positive news on a very sad day for me.

MAGA Sucks! COVID Sucks! Alzheimer's Sucks!