It was more a contracting thing,they haven't been able to start whatever project they've been given, or so I've been told.

Speaking of jobs, I may have gotten one today. Rejoice musicbanter! Or mourn...whichever suits your fancy...:|

I spent my early evening spoon feeding my Dad his dinner at the local hospital where he was admitted last night following a fall at his care home.
Tests showed his haemoglobin was low and he needed a blood transfusion.
This is his 5th (at least) transfusion this year. The hospital have suspected he had a steady bleed and had his name down for exploratory tests.
Then two weeks ago he was admitted to hospital bleeding profusely from his backside and had to have his sheets replaced every 20 minutes by the nurses because he was constantly lying in a pool of his own blood.
Basically, as quick as they were filling him up with blood he was bleeding it out again.
They rushed him to Manchester Royal for a specialist operation in a bid to close the source using coils, but couldn't find where the blood was coming from.
We were told that an operation to explore and then remove part of his colon would kill him in his condition. We were informed that if he didn't stop bleeding there would be a point where they would have to stop giving him blood and allow him to bleed to death as continuing was pointless.
His only hope was to stop bleeding naturally, which he thankfully did 2 days later.

For the last 12 months my father has been admitted to hospital on an average of once every 3 weeks with one thing or another.
After admission they send him back to his care home where he has the privilege of paying more than £450 per week for their services.
My dad has worked hard all his life and now the government are taking all his pension and differing the difference against the sale of his house.

Today was the day I decided I wasn't going to grow old...even if it kills me!

It depends on the job you got.

As for me I never searched for a job, or ever worked anywhere. I'm not into talking to people, so never got to ask for a job.

Anyway, I was offered to do the storyboard of a long feature animation movie, which may need over 1000 A4 drawings. The problem is (returning to the "talking with people" part) I don't know if it's paid ... I don't even know who's making the movie.

I think I should be asking soon, seems I'll be working from January till July. Plus I may do the character designs of the animation. (I should stop accepting working for free, if this one is also the case)

Congratulations (5 syllable word)

Take the job you lazy bastard!

never thought I'd see the day ;)

Very sorry to hear that David...I really hopes he gets better...

right, i'm sorry to read that about your daddy
i hope it works out

I think about that a lot

Don't know if I'm strong enough to endure seeing any my family endure that

That really sucks and I'm sorry, it REALLY makes me sad hearing that and I that and I feel for you and your family

I truly don't believe I have the stamina to grow old either

They'll patch him up and ship him back to his home, like they always do, until the next time.
In the meantime the family are applying for 'continuing care' which means he'll be exempt from paying the care fees and hopefully we'll have his care plan upgraded too.

My dad's reached a point in his life where all that remains is time.
I long ago accepted his condition, but it doesn't make it any easier to see him suffer the way he is.
It's a depressing situation when you're made aware that it could happen to you too.
Life is shorter than you think.