bzarcher | (no subject)

Seems it's a day for big news in my family. When I called to let my grandparents know, they told me that they'd set the date for going back to Norway: June 21st. It'll start as a 2 week visit abroad, and they'll come back, but are still considering going back permanently.

More importantly, though, is what my sister told me in the car when I took her to work a bit ago.

Alison's health has finally stabilized, and she's been thinking about what she really wanted to do with her life. And apparently she came to the decision a few weeks ago. So, without my parents knowing, she went downtown to the Columbus Americorps office, and put in her application to work in the inner city schools here.

Dad was apparently furious that she did it without consulting them, and Mom much the same, but Alison says that they're starting to come around. More importantly, I'm incredibly, incredibly proud. She's always been the type to give her time volunteering and caring for others, and it's clearly what she wants to do with her life. She's taken her life into her own hands, and to the the direction she wishes it to go.

Less than a year ago, we didn't even entirely know if Alison was going to be able to ever live on her own without major assistance. Thanks to the Cleveland Clinic doctors and her own sheer will, she's doing this.

I've never been more proud of my sister.

It's a good day.