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[Pax]

I was away for the computer for a stretch and missed this. Crankin, I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. My condolences.

[Crankin]

Thanks
ETA:
Every conversation I have with my brother is different, which sort of models what his mood is like; of course he was like this before my dad's situation declined. If anything, we talk a lot more now. I told him I didn't want him to feel like I was being intrusive and he said of course not, I wasn't, but I am not calling everyday anymore. Only one conversation kind of raised my concern level, and I basically told him to get his azz into the shower and get dressed after he told me he hadn't bathed for his 2 days off, which is totally unlike him. He thanked me.
He can't come for Thanksgiving, as others have already put in for the time off. We decided he should come in the spring, when the weather gets nicer. Right now he's concentrating on doing things in his home, which he's been in for a couple of years, but he hasn't done much work on. He's also dealing with his beautiful garden, which has been destroyed by the drought in San Diego.
I'd love for him to find a partner, but I know that's not the answer for everything.