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Talked to J last night. New situation has arrisen. Adoptive mom was hospitalized over the weekend with blood-pressure out of control. They think she may have had a stroke. There is no more that can happen there. Every single member of the prior generation is now sick or palliative. Fortunately (can this be?) all are located within an hour of each other so she can tour the sick ward while out of town. Looks like she will be gone for another month...

Closer to home, the kids and I met my sister yesterday to adopt a cat for Grandma. She has really been suffering the lack of a pet. Since Grandpa's illness, he has been unable to drive, so they are stuck out on the farm with little company and no way to get out of the house. G'ma had wanted to come with us to choose a cat, but wasn't feeling too well yesterday. Ok, so that is an understatement. G'ma is suffering from terrible anxiety. She was shaking and unable to focus when we arrived. I made her a cup of de-caf tea and gave her one of her anxiety pills (something she hadn't thought to do on her own...). Within an hour she was calmer.

Kids wanted to stay for dinner, but we left so they could rest.

All seems ok today. Kids are a friend's daily for the March break. Sent them off this morning with 2 suitcases of dress-up clothes!

My job change was announced this morning. Folks around here are stunned. No details provided, so I guess they are trying to grasp why...