We are so sorry to hear Jan is having such a hard time dealing with
her tragedy.
We are glad you are there for her.
Keep up the good work.
On Oct 24, 2005, at 11:58 AM, Denis Dodson wrote:
We hear talk, and some of us have experience, of how some people are 3 paychecks away from being homeless, I have discovered how close all of our lives are to simply flying apart, even if we have money.
Most of you know that Jan's father and brother died 8 months ago after a violent crime. On TV shows people die and that is that, and people dieing from natural causes is very saddening and upsetting, but having immediate family yanked from the world of the living as the result of a violent act is just shattering. Jan can't close her eyes without imagining the attacks on her brother and father.
On top of the grief and anguish my beautiful wife Jan has had to endure, she found out last week that the DA may not have enough evidence to try the guy that they charged with the murders. This was happening as I was in San Antonio disposing of the personal effects of her family so that we could sell the house. One layer of sadness after another was piled on her until she was hospitalized. She is out and OK now, but it is hard to figure out how she came to this when, 8 months ago, she was incredibly happy with our new home, new friends, new job, the world was a happy and exciting place.
I make her laugh alot, even when she cries. especially when she cries. I make fun of her until she laughs. But I went away for 10 days to take care of business and her wheels came off.
She went back to work today, even though I asked her not to, she worries about her students and needs to get prepared for parent- teacher nights.
So, the point here is for everybody to watch out for each other, catch people when they fall. They may catch you later.
Now I will write a funny letter.
