I don't know how much more of this I can take

First, I got an email from a friend from home, telling me how horrible things are in our hometown. The one that was destroyed by Katrina. How the Mississippi coast is furious for all the attention New Orleans has gotten, considering the fact that the hurricane actually came ashore in Mississippi, and that's where the most destruction occurred. She said that the suicide rate has sky rocketed and that her own mother is dealing with some pretty severe depression. And by "dealing with" I mean that she's drinking heavily and not doing well at all.

Then, my brother calls and tells me that he & his wife are splitting up. They've been married about 12 years I think? Together for about 5 before that. Two kids, age 10 and 6. He tells me he's on anti-depressants now but they're not really helping. He says he's so depressed and resentful and sorry to be such a bother but he has no one to talk to. I love my brother dearly - he's the one person in my family that I really LIKE - and it's breaking my heart.

THEN, I get a call from My Kid's school this morning. He may be in a bit of trouble for something that is pretty upsetting to me. I'm waiting until we all get home this evening to get to the bottom of it, but when the guy from the school called my first instinct was to get in the car and drive out there right now and straighten this thing out. The administrator who called said that when he asked My Kid about the complaint, Kid denied knowing what the guy was talking about. I just don't know what to think right now.

I sincerely just want to get back in bed and start this whole month over again.