Slow Demise or Heroic Recovery

I need to get these thoughts out of my head. Sometimes it's easier to write it out than to work up the confidence to share them in a video. Send me a prayer. Some positive energy. A virtual huge. Hope you all have a happy holiday with those you love this season. 

Current Stress/Challenges

1) My 88 year old grandpa's mental health is slowly declining from dementia in a nursing home where he's alone most of the day. 

2) My dad's cancer bloodwork came back worse... and he's dragging his feet on treatments. 

3) I have new health issues that are reoccurring in addition to the usual autoimmune issues I've faced the past 6 years. 

4) My rent is increasing

5) I'm sacrificing all I can to get my wife and child out of a country that's beginning war. The CR-1 and CR-2 visa can take over a year and has it's own costs/fees.

Pros/Gratitude

1) My wife and daughter are away from the major conflict areas and should be safe. 

2) I'm able to keep myself and my cat Patches fed well enough. 

3) I'm able to spend time with family a couple times per week. 

4) For the moment I have comfortable shelter with heat.

5) Technology is evolving, becoming more accessible, and exposing more truth. 

Overall we survived another year and for that we should be grateful. Grateful for the opportunity to pursue more opportunity, to improve ourselves and leave the world a better place than which we entered it. I'm sometimes pessimistic about that last part, but I'm still trying. See you in 2026!