My parents are still sick, and how bad it is seems to be varying weekly,
so I'll pass on trying to assess that.

I meant to write something fairly long, but I'll spare you all the
details, as I don't think they really matter and after having spent half
an hour trying to write something, I probably haven't figured out all
the pieces yet.  

Here's how it was supposed to end : fuck it, I'm learning C.