I’m sorry I’ve been unavailable for a few weeks. I missed last week’s check-in/update post because my mom passed away from Huntington’s Disease two days before I would usually post it. Obviously, the days just before her death were also very difficult and I was not around much then, either. I knew she would need me to help her through this someday, and I worked hard on my mental health so I would be prepared. I think it worked out well for me because even after a week of sitting by her side as she declined, I still feel like I set her free more than anything else.

My wonderful and capable co-mods were here, holding things down and making sure everyone was safe and supported in my absence, but I was not really paying much attention to Lemmy for quite a while. I am feeling more ready to return to small doses of such things, so here I am, asking for your updates. How are you? What’s been happening in your life since your recent posts here? Is there anything you’d like to talk about with the community but don’t want to make a separate post about?