Quote Originally Posted by Suicune's Fire View Post
Oh Sarah, sorry to hear about your dad! :[ I hope he's okay! Oh my gosh, your plans include submitting your PhD thesis. xD #brave

My brother's birthday is on the 24th, unfortunately for him, so I'll be seeing him then and sharing Christmas day with my family and my girlfriend's family. I get so excited for everyone to open their presents from me. >w<
I think he'll be okay. He had surgery to remove a growth in his lung and is recovering super well. However they did find that it was cancerous so he will need to have radiation once he's recovered. Just gotta hope it hasn't spread anywhere else, but waiting on some more scans. He is like the most fit and healthy person ever so it's really sucky and gives you a lot of perspective about life. But he has a great chance of a full recovery, so it could have been a lot worse. But yeah, really not in a Christmas mood this year haha. On the other hand I just put in the "notice of intention to submit" form for my thesis. LOL basically gotta tell them I am submitting in one month so they can find examiners and stuff. So close now! :D

Haha, my cousin's birthday is on Christmas day so we always have to make sure to say happy birthday to him. It would suck having your birthday around Christmas, at least when you're a kid. Watching people open presents you got them is seriously the most fun part. A lot of my family are fairly blunt though so I'm always a bit worried when my grandparents are opening things. xDD