My wife's dad was hospitalized this morning, here in Japan.
In the USA, my mom was hospitalized last Friday, and is not recovering well, so I'm cutting my time in Japan short to go visit her.
Last night I had a dream that she'd died instead, and for a while after waking up, I was still thinking she was dead, and all the crap I have missed the chance to talk about, to get straightened out between us. I'm feeling lucky to have such a clear reminder about what's important, but Jesus-Christ-hopping-on-a-fucking-crutch, did this really all have to happen a week before I start a new job and am in the middle of an international move?