Hello world (or the 3 people that read this) It has be a really long time since I have blogged. So I am going to try a ketchup with what has been going on in the last year and half. I has been a little crazy. Just a little warning this is a long post and might be a little emotional.
2010
May- Sept
I was working on the Cruise ship again. I was going really good. The only problem was that they made a new rule that you could not work the entire season. So I had to take more vacations. Which was ok but I did not make as much money and did not get to pay off my car like I had planed on. The other big problem was that the company was in financial trouble. The whole season we were not sure if we would have a cruise the next week. We were just going with the flow. The company made it to the last 2 weeks in the season. Big bummer that we did not make it all the way to the end. the shut the boat down and sent us home. The best thing that came out of it was the company did send me home 1st class. It was great. If they could fly me home 1st class why could they not go to more weeks. oh well.
Oct
I went home to New York to see what my next move was going to be. My dad's health was starting to go down hill. so I was not sure what I want to do. I was looking for job in my home town but there was not much there. I got a lead on a job in FL so I went down for an interview at Baby Cakes (a vegan bakery that was opening at Downtown Disney). I got the job so I was moving back to FL. I was going down a little before my grandma so I stayed at my old house. It was fun but different there.
Nov
I was still living in FL with my grandma in Zephrhills. I was enjoy life in FL was starting to get back into church activities and was starting to go to the gym again. I was feeling great about life. The job was going good the only problem was I was not getting a lot of hours. So I started to look for a part time job and an apartment in Orlando that was closer to work. Nothing was working out which turned out to be a good thing.
Dad took a turn for the worst around Thanksgiving and almost did not make it. It was the beginning of a nightmare that I did not want to happen. The worst part was not knowing what was going to happen. It was day to day, some days where really good and others were not so good. Dad was air lifted to a hospital in Rochester which is 4 hr away from where I live. I was still in FL at that time. I was trying to figure when to go home, Mom said that It was up to me so I stated in FL a little longer. Dad was some what out of the woods so I felt good about my decision. The deciding fact came about week later when dad called me to tell me goodbye and that he loved me. After I stopped crying a combed down I was on the computer looking for flight. At that point there was not much more that the dr's could do.
Dec
I went back to NY to see what help I could be. There was a new device that could work for my dad. He was not sure at 1st if he wanted to get the device. The device is a called a LVAD (left Ventricle Assist Device) . The device helps the blood flow in his body so the heart does not have to work so hard. Yes it is a little scary when you 1st learn about it but the nurses and dr's are really helpful. It was a long process to go though to get the LVAD. At sometimes dad was not good enough to get it then other time is was but he was never consistent enough. Dad was in the hospital in Rochester for 77 days. Me and mom made the 4 hr trip every weekend. Dad did end up with the LVAD which has been great. Without modern technology my dad would not be with us today.
2011
Jan- Aug
When dad got home I help with his rehab. At 1st I had to do a lot of him but as the days went on he did really good at recovering. When dad was doing better and I did not have to be there all the time I started looking for jobs. I started working a family owned restaurant not far from my house. It was not the best job in the world but I needed the money. Dad is doing a good as he can with device, The next step is a heart transplant. We are going to try and hold that one off a long as possible. The hardest part of this was watching my dad go down hill so fast a not being able to do anything about it. Another hard part was seeing mom go though it to. At times it was hard to be strong for the family when I just wanted to break down.
In July I was the head cook at girls camp and love every min of it. the heat was a little much at times but other than that I had a great time. If I can then I will do it again this July.
Aug - Dec
I moved to Erie PA for a job. Heidi had called me with a job offer that I could not turn down. It has been a good move for me. I am about 5 hrs away from home, so I can take a trip home for the weekend if I want too. I am a line cook at victors restaurant at the Bel-Arie Clarine Hotel. Everything has been going great. My grandmothers health started to go down hill and we lost her in November. It suck that she had to leave us but she is in better place and with my Poppy.
That has been my life lately, it has started to settle down a little. It has been a hard and emotional year but I came out of it stronger.
