Family Update

Funny how quickly things change.  I'm breathing because doing anything else in the moment is a bit too much for me. Thats ok. Breathing is good and the packing is almost done. I leave for the states today-- 9 months ahead of schedule. My brother is in the hospital back home and though we don't know exactly whats going on I've decided that life is too short to lay back and see what happens.  So though we're not sure exactly whats going on we know a few things.

One thing we know is that there is a tumor. We don't know if its cancerous or if its benign. We do not know about operations or anything to that extent. We know that it was causing problems with fine motor skills especially on the right side of his body. We know that there was swelling in his brain and because of that they put him in the ICU to be monitored.  Dave did have brain cancer a decade ago- much of whats going on is similar but we aren't jumping to conclusions.

I decided that I'd be of no help here while I'm worried and desperate for news back home.  I'm flying out early from Bangkok tomorrow morning.  I may not be able to help at home but having the opportunity to annoy the shit out of my brother seems like a fairly good/fun idea.  It will be good for my spirit to spend this time with my family and go through the process with them. 

There's a chance I may return to Thailand and there is a big chance I will not.  Either way I will keep you updated. I thank you for prayers, support, love and your presence in my life.