komadori | I'm alive!

I realize now how seemingly ominous it is to post about getting Covid and then stop posting for a year. Even if my last post was about getting better, anything could have happened. The good news is that we all survived Covid, but...

1. My uncle died in February of last year. It was not directly related to Covid, but I have my suspicions that he had it at some point without knowing and that weakened his already week heart. This set a bad tone for the rest of the year. He wasn't exactly like a father to me, but he was the closest thing I ever had. At the same time, he was a diehard Republican and conservative Catholic--with all the baggage that goes along with those beliefs. I'm not happy he died by any means, but his support of Trump and ignorant comments put a strain on our relationship.

2. My mom was hospitalized because of stress. Her mental health had been declining all year. She's okay now, but the whole situation was rather traumatic for me.

3. I got sick like 5 times last year. Only once was Covid, but I also got the flu and some other nasty things. It was not fun.

4. All these things together were not good for my mental health.

I'm much better now, but it was a real struggle getting through last year. I stopped doing a lot of things (like visiting DW), but that wasn't good for me in the long run. I'm back because I missed this place and am unhappy about what is going on with Twitter and Reddit these days. At any rate, I am glad to be back and will have a happier post soon because some good things did actually happen to me since my last post, but I want to save them for their own entry.

What did I miss?