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I've been debating whether or not to blog about this. But here I am...blogging...about this...about my papa.

When my fam and I came back from our trip, my dad received a letter from his work--Health Information Management, Kaiser. The letter stated that they will be making cuts in his department and will only be keeping a few staff members. My dad told me that the current staff will undergo some computer and programming tests, since the department is all computerized now.

My dad is not a very techie guy. He knows the super basic stuff on the computer like writing a simple email or looking up stuff on youtube, but really does not know a whole lot. He's been working there for 30 years. 30 years at the same department. Yes he has higher priority, but look who he's competing with--young, knowledgeable, and more qualified individuals. My mom is scared. I'm scared. My papa is scared.

For weeks now, I see him practicing his typing skills--trying to increase the number of words he can type per minute. I installed a program and showed him how to use it. Believe me, he's not a fast typer at all, and it makes me extremely sad watching him take practice tests on the computer and mess up because he missed a letter.

I see my dad as a strong, smart, and brave man who has the answers to everything. Seeing him struggle through something we (as in society today) can easily accomplish, just breaks my heart.

Last week, he called me at 11:32 PM asking if I can help him save a document in a specific folder, and then attach it to an email so he can send it to his boss. :(

He was the last one in his department to take the typing test. He needed to type at least 30 words per minute. He got 29.