@Sunflower123, I sure hope you and your doctor can finally put an end to your current illness. Pneumonia sounds scary. You need some TLC, my friend.

@HALLIEBETH87, I'm glad your mawmaw's funeral went well. I'm sorry you didn't get the one extra time with her you wanted, before her passing. You're lucky you had such a lovable grandmother that you will always remember.

@~Christina, how nice that Amanda will soon visit. It must be a relief to be seeing her without you and Steve needing to make the hike south, this time. Perhaps your psoriasis flare will ease by the time she comes. Hopefully Steve's breathing issue will, too.

Yesterday we went to both Hornbach (like a Home Depot) and IKEA for some additional things for our house. We finally found a few curtains, another thing I've been eager for. We want to wash them before sending them for shortening. We still need rods for most.

My sister texted me about our brother's status. I could be a little wrong, but I'm thinking that a good deal of his pain and misery is from depression. Not just his cancer, itself. He truly needs to take an antidepressant and get a therapist. I've pushed him on this before, but he resists. Macho stigmatization of mental illness, I'm sure. I told Sis that depression can exacerbate pain and illness. She knows this. It's just about getting him to acknowledge it. Also, Sis and I both want him to finally finalize a will. He's fighting cancer, for goodness sake, plus he has an estranged wife that lives across the country that is hanging out there. He's been married to her for at least 20 years, but hasn't lived near her for over 17. I met her only once. My sister, who is handling most everything for him, has never met the woman. To put it mildly, we don't have a positive view of her. If our brother loses his battle, it would unfair for my sister to have to deal with her much. She wouldn't be doing much beyond putting her palm out.