Update: it has been a rough week

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It has been a bit. My life has been pretty rough lately. 2026 has really been kicking my butt. I've had a lot happen in just the past month or two, none of it really good. It's been a struggle, but I keep going somehow. I will eventually be ok, but I'm still processing a lot of stuff. My husband just got out of the hospital yesterday after a couple of days in the ICU, where he suffered from ICU psychosis. He was having a panic attack loop where he was seeing hallucinations and was genuinely freaking out, but it stopped once they moved him to the step-down unit. He was released the next day. He was in there for several medical reasons that he's working on getting under control. It has been rough lately. He's been in the ER a lot this month, so I already know our hospital bills are going to be high even after insurance covers its portion. My husband got out yesterday, and then this morning, I got a call from my brother that my dad was at the store having chest pains. My brother lives a little ways away, and I'm about five minutes from him by car, so we rushed to the store. I don't know why my dad didn't call 911, but he didn't. We called when we got there. We followed the EMS to the emergency room. Thankfully, he wasn't having a heart attack, but he is having some other issues that we think might be medication-related. He was able to drive his van back home. We drove him back to his van, and he drove it home. My dad was grateful we showed up, especially since my husband was just released from the hospital. If it tells you anything, everyone at the ER recognized my husband and was asking how he was doing and telling him he looked a lot better. He immediately was like, "Don't worry, it's not me this time, guys". It reminded me of the episode of Home Improvement where Tim goes into the ER, and everyone knows him and has his hospital bed waiting for him. I personally would just like a little break between situations. These are just two in the past several weeks. 2026 has been full of moments like this. I know things could be worse, and I'm grateful they aren't, at least not currently, but it has been a very scary ride this year. It's just been a build-up of situations exactly like these ones. I'm mentally exhausted. We have been dealing with things that come our way to the best of our ability. I would like for life to start handing us a break in between right now, though. Maybe a few years at least between major events. I'm trying to focus on the good and find laughter where I can, like the way everyone in the ER knew my husband. My husband has had a rough past few months. Here's hoping he's finally got it all together and can officially be on the mend. It's been a scary few months. I just want to be able to breathe a little now. I'm grateful my dad was able to go home today. I made sure he got home safely. He didn't want us following him, but I told him to make sure he called me when he got into his apartment. My dad is stubborn and wants to keep his independence. He hates when we have to come and help him, but I tell him that's what we are here for. My dad kept telling me we could leave the ER and he'd call us when he was done, but I told him no, I needed to know what was going on, and I knew my dad wouldn't remember everything. I then updated my brother, who is working on getting my dad a nurse to come in and help him with medication and things. I'm hoping things finally start to calm down, but with my luck, I'm not sure that will be the case. I especially hate thinking about the medical bills. We make too much to qualify for any sort of help, and while we have insurance, 20 percent of a big bill is still a big bill. Well, that's my update. I'll try to check in later. I'm hoping things will finally calm down, but I'm not counting on it since my husband is still getting used to his medications and having some episodes, which we were told are normal, but it's still scary. His body will be adjusting to medication for a bit. He's on several new ones, so it's going to be a minute before things start to look normal. If I could wake up from sleep and not get bad news for a change, that would be great. I was awoken Tuesday morning by my husband in a panic because he had collapsed at work and was taken to the hospital via EMS. He was there from Tuesday up until Friday, when he was released. As I said, it has been a rough week.