My dad had a heart attack this weekend. It's his second, and while he's doing okay, I'll be dark from Tues-Sun while I go stay with my parents to help out. Which may involve sitting on my dad to keep him from doing anything he's not supposed to do.
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
Buffy ,'Empty Places'
If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me
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shrift - Aug 11, 2014 6:54:19 am PDT #5099 of 5668
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Connie Neil - Aug 11, 2014 5:18:24 pm PDT #5100 of 5668
brillig
Eowyn's sword arrived today, my lovelies. I'm wearing it now and debating when and if I'm going to take it off. Thank you, it made me cry.
Sue - Aug 12, 2014 3:44:18 am PDT #5101 of 5668
hip deep in pie
Surgery am for my dad please. He's currently in surgery now.
Aims - Aug 13, 2014 7:01:44 am PDT #5102 of 5668
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Oh. My. Gosh.
I am a first grade teacher. And if it hasn't been for you all, I totally wouldn't be. I just accepted the position and I can't thank you all enough. Thank you thank you thank you.
DCJensen - Aug 13, 2014 4:51:11 pm PDT #5103 of 5668
All is well that ends in pizza.
I forgot to mention that I went in for a heart stress test a week ago. Because I am so fat, they had to do a nuclear chemical and dye test, plus stick an long probe down my throat. At least they had me gargle Lidocaine or something to paralyze my uvula.
I was conscious the whole time.
In fact, I determined that something was wrong, and slowly pulled the thing out of my own throat during the procedure.
The doctor was surprised.
It turned out that the suction machine wasn't working right and they got a new vacuum canister and started again.
I'm pretty sure only a little of the anesthesia they gave me for sedation worked, as the needle in the port was found to be bent afterwards.
On the other hand, no plaque buildup, and the heart seems strong and healthy, says the doc.
tommyrot - Aug 14, 2014 2:20:08 pm PDT #5104 of 5668
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
My father passed away a little while ago. It happened quickly and he wasn't in pain.
I'm glad my siblings, mother and I got to see him last weekend in the hospital, as he was coherent and joking around on Saturday.
Gris - Aug 15, 2014 11:55:07 am PDT #5105 of 5668
Hey. New board.
Matilda Juniper Griswold, born at 1:21 am on August 12th. All are home, happy, and surprisingly well rested.
Pictures [link]
DavidS - Aug 16, 2014 7:12:20 am PDT #5106 of 5668
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We're driving Emmett to college today. Spare a good thought for Darth!Tigger today and some solace for Matilda as the most important person in her universe moves out of her daily orbit.
Typo Boy - Aug 21, 2014 6:23:42 pm PDT #5107 of 5668
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Over the years, medical treatments have included having my throat cut and having a needle in my eyes. None of those really scared me all that much. Tomorrow (Friday) I'm having a test rather than a treatment. And that particular test does scare me. I'm pretty sure it would make most males nervous. Cause there is one place no male wants a needle stuck up. At any rate, I could use not-as-bad-you-fear ~ma. And don't-find-anything-too-bad ~ma
Typo Boy - Aug 22, 2014 9:07:30 am PDT #5108 of 5668
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
So, not as bad as I feared. Now feeling silly for having worried. Also, what I thought it was rather than anything worse.