I often loathe revisiting an old topic unless I can add some kind of new insight to it. However when it comes to episodic tales of my life, some reoccurring themes will no doubt pop up from time to time and this post is one such occasion, albeit more measured and less dramatic than past pieces have been. To tell this story, some context is needed. Before my mother passed away this year, at some point in 2023, she suffered from an accident which robbed her of her eyesight by causing her eyes severe damage. I don’t recall the exact circumstances of how this happened, but I know it was enough to trigger a litigation attempt. As a result, she and my stepfather Larry decided to launch a lawsuit against a company and now some years later, we have lawyers working on the case. Conventional wisdom would typically confirm that most lawyers don’t bother with lawsuits unless they think there’s a decent chance they can win.

My mother happened to have contracted hepatitis C many years ago and was left untreated to the point where late last year, she nearly died because her liver had sustained so much damage over a prolonged period of time that it began to fail. Unfortunately, she eventually succumned to the illness in April of 2025 and passed away. Now we’re trying to find my younger sister Jenna and get her involved in the lawsuit along with Larry and my older sister Mary, who still is not on speaking terms with me to this day. I’ve recently come to the conclusion that I want to leave the lawsuit and have no futher involvement with it whatsoever, for the sake of maintaining my sanity. I understand that my sister has some legitimate complaints about my past conduct, but this lawsuit keeps her relevant in my life and that causes severe emotional anguish to the point where I find it hard to sleep at night.

I’ve been to jail and faced off against my own conscience only to be punished more and again by continuously facing judgment from Mary. Given the sensitivity I feel regarding the rejection I feel from her, I wish to withdraw from having any involvement in the lawsuit and walk away without any attachment to or the desire to know the outcome of it. I haven’t fully committed to a course of action but I was thinking about asking Larry how (if at all) that decision could affect the outcome of the lawsuit. I also see distancing myself from this legal situation as a unique opportunity to make amends to Mary, by allowing her and Larry to enjoy the potential spoils of it, assuming there are any to be had. Whether it be thousands or millions of dollars. Of course there’s always the possibility that there would be nothing at all.