i CANST believe it. the world's greatest NBA fan has gotten it all wrong. First, he got confused with the Finals date, then our team lost. It couldn't get any gloomier than this. Hence, i SHALT drop the freakin' subject everyone's getting freaked about.

Ok,I take it back. Some subjects are even gloomier that the Pistons' loss. Like renal failure.

Yesterday, a friend and I visited another friend's dad at the hospital. A few days ago she told us that they had to bring him in coz he was having nonstop hiccups. We laughed at first. She laughed too. I mean, whoever got nonstop hiccups must have stolen an entire poultry farm. But this was something else. Her dad hiccuped all the way to a sleepless night. it was so weird. Then the night before they took him to the hospital he started vomiting and was getting really pale.

The doctor at the hospital did some tests and found out his creatinine (whatever that is, something to do with the kidney maybe) was unusually high. almost 9 times above normal. So we found out the doc suggested blood transfusion. I find it all so gory, really. 3 bags???eeeew.

So we got to the hospital yesterday and found him reading a children's book. He seems to be fine though he couldnt hear very well. They say its because of all the meds he's taking. But i felt something was off. Her dad used to be a very cheerful, coherent guy. But yesterday though he was trying to laugh he was talking about the same thing over and over again. He was disoriented. I looked at my guy friend and he gave me that  'something-is-really-wrong' look. So i mentioned it to my friend and his brother and they said when their sister came in that afternoon they laughed about the way he talked about petty things over and over again. I dont think its normal. Its all the meds, they say.

So we went home.

The next day,my friend Jane did'nt show up for work. Then the phone rang and Jal, the other friend i went to the hospital with, answered. I heard him say "Jane? Jane?" then handed the phone over to me. Jane was crying on the other line. Scary. She said her dad couldnt recognize them. That his feet and and hands were swelling.That his stomach's bloated. And they're doing another test on him. A company doctor we asked said he has to go through dialysis right away. If he gets seizures and fall into coma that would really be dangerous. And were all worried that its gonna cost too much and Jane couldnt afford it being the breadwinner and all. And us not being able to loan her anything coz were broke too. So we said we'd pray for her.

Then late that morning another breaking news much more 'gloomier' than renal failure hit us. The company doctor we called earlier that morning had to rush back home an hour of ferry ride and 4 hours drive away. Her sister and her sister's husband were shot to death. Now, I dont think gloomy could ever come close to describing this.

Up to now we dont have the details yet as to Jane's dad's condition or who  shot doc's sister and brother-in-law and why or where. All i know is that is raining outside and were swamped with bad news today. I hope tomorrow ill wake up to sunshine. Gloom sucks.