Yeah, so remember I'd just said that 2 of my older family members who'd been hospitalized were stable? Well, one passed away just last night. My kids' great-grandmother on their father's side. I know that sounds like it should make her a little distant from me as far as 'family' goes, but it wasn't like that. She was always nice to me, despite the fact that she was the most intimidating tiny old woman on the planet. We got the call at about 2:45 am last night. And then today I get the news that one of my uncles, who just recently underwent bypass surgery, has taken a turn for the worse and my aunt thinks that he's maybe got a month left in him. And my aunt- the other person who'd been hospitalized, also, I haven't heard anything on, so at the very least that can be taken as good news; yes, in my family, sadly enough, no news = good news.

Just wanted to let everyone know, so in case you guys don't see anything from me or see a sudden in flux of random work from me (since I'm still in a bit of shock & thus am not yet sure what form my emotional reaction will take yet as far as anything constructive goes) you all know what happened.