But of course

After signing all the paperwork for the condo, one of the first people I called was my dad's older sister. She's one of the folks to whom I talk on a near daily basis. She's the one who stayed with my dad after my stepmother died.

My dad just called. My aunt has had a major stroke. My reaction was, "But I just talked to her earlier today." My dad said he knew because he talked to his sister after I did and she had told him that she had talked to me.

I've been here before. My dad's mother went through a series of strokes. She was sick for ten years and never got better. I was hoping to never have to go to that place again.