April was not at all as we had planned. It had to be the most difficult month we’ve ever experienced. It was trying on our emotions and we were so drained that we couldn’t agree on how many days were even in April.
The long and difficult month had made it even difficult for me to talk about, which led me to delay posting this podcast episode.
If you recall, in Episode #029, we shared our plans and map of our 6-week workcation trip out west. My world stopped and everything changed when I got word that my terminally ill brother had made a turn for the worse.
I joined my mom, dad, and sister-in-law in Chicago to spend as much together-time with my brother as we could. My brother passed away April 28 and in this episode, I share a few memories of moments with my brother.
Robert stayed with the dogs and took care of things around home. To add to our sadness, our little Oscar dog had a little tragedy that Robert had to care for by himself for almost two weeks. Oscar’s back legs became paralyzed. Watching our little special needs dog struggling to walk is hard. We are learning to work with Oscar and help him become mobile again.
After all the sadness in April, we decided that we wanted to have a getaway to help us heal. We decided to make our trip to Overland Expo West 2018 a quick 2-week jaunt. We made adjustments to our route and our vehicle and decided it would be more like a vacation than a workcation.
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Thinking of my brother. A few of my favorite photos.
