Jerzei Collie's journal

My dad e-mailed me earlier tonight to say my maternal grandmother passed away on Tuesday. She previously lived with my parents for a while, but my dad was having a hard time taking care of both my mom and grandmother due to Grandma showing signs of dementia. She lived the past few years of her life with one of my uncles, who had lived in Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica and Florida. The last time I saw her was in October 2012 when she visited Colorado to have surgery for colon cancer.

My grandmother's colonoscopy was postponed, but something happened to me today that was just as painful as a colonoscopy.

My Vocational Rehab counselor called this morning to tell me something I kept trying to avoid. Since most jobs locally would require working weekends, I would have to quit my KRCC job in order to earn more money. I let her know I would be willing to make the sacrifice, though I definitely wouldn't be happy about it. I'm not mad about having to take a mediocre job with okay pay. I'm mad about having to give up a great job (with low pay) to get it instead of just finding a second job to supplement working at KRCC.

I guess everything I studied and worked hard for in my adult life has been in vain. One of my radio jobs disappeared in 2008 because Metro Networks closed offices. Now I'll likely have to give up the other radio job just to make a little more.

My dad was on the phone with the hospital when I arrived for dinner tonight. He said my grandmother had started to have dizzy spells, along with high blood pressure and fluid in her lungs. The doctors think one of Grandma's medications may be causing this, so she's being kept for observation. I hope they're able to clear up what's wrong.

I'm co-hosting one of the afternoon membership drive slots at KRCC on Saturday (either 2-5 PM or 2-8 PM.) I've been writing down some station-related lines and topics I could bring up in case I get stuck trying to find something to say.

Back home after a dinner of Mexican leftovers at my parents' house. I drove my grandmother downtown to a doctor appointment earlier today, then we both went to Josh & John's for some ice cream and La Baguette Cafe to pick up some bread.

My body was starting to get used to waking at 7 a.m. for my telemarketing job. Even though I didn't get to sleep until about 1:30 a.m., I still kept waking up between 7 and 9 a.m. When I re-apply, I'll request an afternoon shift.