Guys, this would be a Godsend.
My father gave me my first knife before i started elementary school. He is the one who got me interested in knives and him, my uncle, and my grandfather all grew that passion since then with gifts of knives and hand downs of some of their older stuff. I first heard of the blade show in 04 and have wanted to go but i could never find the time and missed out. My father had a heart attack in '96 and since then his health has been failing him bit by bit. This past summer it got really bad and i started taking care of him full time with me taking days and most nights while my mother and sister helps out when they can. The fall saw him get a bad infection in a foot ulcer and they had to amputate above the knee. After that he was never the same. He was a funny, social guy who loved to tease and joke around but now he is confused and doesn't really recognize what is going on sometimes. We thought that since the amputation of the leg that was giving him a lot of health problems, that it would get better but it has only gotten worse. In fact this coming tuesday will mark 4 weeks we have been in the hospital because of a septic urinary tract infection that led to other infections and respitory issues. I don't make plans anymore because i don't know what the next day will hold with him. For years, i started catching myself looking at him and staring that extra second just to make sure he is still breathing. Every day i get up and either wait on him here at the house or i go to the hospital to stay with him and make sure they are taking the best care possible. It is now at the point where we recognize that the inevitable will happen but we are trying to make him the most comfortable while he is still here and we are lucky enough to have him. I keep thinking of how my life has just stopped so i can be with him but i know when that day happens that i will be comforted that i spent as much time with him as i could.
So i don't know what the future holds and i can't get out much and when i do, since i don't have a job having the money for things i would enjoy rarely happens. I would love to go to the show but i have yet to grab a ticket and this would help me out a lot. I understand if you guys have other people already and there are probally others who need a ticket and have their own story. Hopefully i can scrounge up some mooh-lah so i can get down and see the show and the awesomeness and meet you guys but if all else fails i will try to see you at papadeaux and grab a pint while sharing stories.
Thank you for the opportunity, have a great show, and have a blast whoever gets the tickets,
kiddsgames
