Hello everyone,

A couple of months ago I made a blog post regarding Walter's 10th birthday and how, unfortunately, my dad had passed away a few weeks prior.

Today I received the news that my mother now has multiple myeloma - terminal cancer in the bone marrow. We don't know how long she has left just yet but obviously we're trying to remain optimistic and see where treatment can get us.

Obviously, with the recent passing of my father, this has come as quite a shock to the system, so I'm posting this. This is because Walter may be more unresponsive than usual if he is around, or there may be times where I simply need to pause and have him log off suddenly. I know I am not in the Forest very often but it often helps me relax when I need it.

I hope you can all understand and I appreciate anyone who decides to just sit with Walter and myself during those quiet periods. Of course, I'll still try to keep him the same old grumpy bastard.

Thankyou.