Life just kinda sucks sometimes

My uncle in Israel died this morning.

In the span of 3.5 months, my grandmother lost her husband and son.
In the span of 9 months, my mother lost her father, brother, and two very close friends.

Life just kinda sucks sometimes.

My uncle had diabetes for a long time. He was notorious for never taking care of himself. Last year, he had a stroke that paralyzed half of his body. Even after that, he still ate foods he shouldn't have and just a month ago, had to have one of his legs amputated. My mom left two weeks ago to visit him and is actually on a plane back to NY now, that is scheduled to land at 5pm in Newark. When she left he was ok. She still doesn't know that she's booked on a 9pm flight out of JFK with my aunt to return to Israel for her brother's funeral.

Life just kinda sucks sometimes.

Flu addendum

1. I have never gotten a flu shot.
2. I can't remember the last time I had the flu.
3. If you suspect you have the flu, get to a doctor within 72 hours of first symptoms. Tamiflu can help. Otherwise, flood your system with hydrating lyquids, taking hot showers, and getting some fresh air helps in the recovery process. Having great friends who will bring you a thermometer, PowerAid, Nyquil, and do your shopping helps even more. :)

Overheard behind the counter

Raise your hand if you were smart enough to get the flu vaccine this year? Yeah, I figured most of you did. Now raise your hand if you know anyone who's gotten the flu this year? Quite a number of people, huh? (That would make sense since many of you reading this were at my Superbowl party and currently have the flu.) Now raise your hand if you think that since you got the vaccine, you're all set? Nope! Wrong! Cuz guess what? The flu strain that's going around this year is NOT one of the strains included in the vaccine. Sorry, guys. The scientists guessed it wrong this time.

So we go to CVS with three scripts in hand to fill, two of which are for Tamiflu. The pharmacist takes a look at the notes and says flatly: "we only have two pills left, but we can order some more and they'd be in by tomorrow." So we kindly asked her to see if another local CVS had some, and while we wait, we hear someone from behind the counter say: "This stuff had been sitting on the shelf for 6 months and all of sudden they all want it and now it's gone!"

I blame global warming.