I've been down so long, it can't be longer still

I know I said that I would update more often. That was before the world came crashing down around me. Basically, my mom and I aren't talking anymore, my brother-in-law has cancer, and other little personal things that make it hard for me to think. I was afraid I would come in here and rant about my mom and maybe say some things that wouldn't be very nice, but I finally got everything out of my head and into a letter (e-mail) I sent to her. I do have to say that this made my mind so much clearer and I feel that I did what I need to do in order to move on.

That being said, the other big thing, and the most important was that my sister's husband has been diagnosed with Stage IV Mesothelioma. There is a specific name that goes in front of the mesothelioma, but I don't remember it at this time. Mesothelioma is the cancer that people get from asbestos and usually takes decades before people realize they have it. He is 25, and it has already progressed to the point that he has a tumor in his abdomen and nodules on his liver. Life so isn't fair when stuff like this happens to such great people.

In other trivial news, I was supposed to be starting my Master's Degree this summer in Accounting, but the Veteran's Administration decided they will try to help me find a job instead. The most awesome part is that they want me to sign a paper saying that I understand that typical wages are between $12.60-$16 an hour. Yeah, that's right, I went to school for four years to make as much as someone who works at McDonalds. Well, they said that they will try to get me a job utilizing my degree that works for me. Works for me, means that I'm not commuting an hour, and I can't stand on my feet all day. Why can't I stand on my feet all day you wonder? Because I have a degenerative disc disease in my back and I have problems when I am on my feet for a long period of time. The VA assured me that if they find that I will be better able to get a job with a Master's degree, then they will pay for it after a certain period of time unsuccessfully searching for a job.

So that has been the past week in a nutshell. Awesome huh.