For a long time, I haven’t spoken to my father.
She was losing her sister to pancreatic cancer when we last spoke, and I can tell she’s just too depressed to want to talk right now. When she has had a chance to process this loss, I will give her some time, and then we can catch up. Due to the fact that I haven’t heard from her, I’m not even sure if she is still alive or has passed away, but whichever is true, she will be gone very soon. She was only a little over 15 years older than me, so I grew up with him. She worked for many years fixing heating and air conditioning systems, and I know she smoked a few packs a day while doing so. I’m sure that didn’t help with the situation she is in now. I understand that she and my father live about the same amount of time, at 71 years old, which means that, if I am in the same situation, I only have about 17 years left. I’ve worked as a Heating and Air Conditioning representative for a long time, but I think it’s time to move on to something else rather than spend the rest of my days maintaining thermostats and cleaning heating equipment. For many years, I enjoyed the work, but right now I feel like I would like to try something new, like picking up a musical instrument or performing improv on stage. I want to take acting and other performing arts classes at this nearby local business before I get too old.