Reality

My eldest sister is in the hospital for an operation... it unfortunately brings up some worry; she is always cool and offhand about serious things (she is, in fact, always the unflappably dependable one, the smart one, the one who raises no fuss – typical eldest child in that context).

But of course the rest of us are worried – in fact it's always remarkable how my siblings show at different times different facets of themselves that resemble either my calm, generous dad, who was always interested in practically everything, or my anxious mom, who worries about and guards against practically everything instead.

Thinking about my sister, and hoping she's well – and, somewhat more demandingly, that she will continue to be well....