Thanks, Calli. She's still with it enough that she can make plans to do things that she wants to do, and my best hope for her right now is that she can do as many of those things as possible.
Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.
'Time Bomb'
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sj - Mar 13, 2009 8:25:45 am PDT #3455 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Daisy Jane - Mar 13, 2009 8:30:40 am PDT #3456 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
So sorry, sj. Fuck cancer, indeed!
Beverly - Mar 13, 2009 8:39:49 am PDT #3457 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
::nodding.emphatically:: Fuck cancer.
I'm so sorry, sj.
Daisy Jane - Mar 13, 2009 8:41:50 am PDT #3458 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Gah. Not related to sj's friend, but I just got a facebook message from my cousin. One of our (very distantly) related cousins has brain cancer and is going into hospice. I am of course sad for that branch of the family and will be keeping them in my thoughts.
My uncle's wife, however, takes these things (she did the same with some health issues my dad's cousin's husband was having) and turns them into some sort of email prayer tree request extravaganza. (When it was dad's cousin's etc. she couldn't even spell his name right. It's B-O, the white trash way, not B-E-A-U, the middle class South Louisiana way). It drives me nuts.
Also driving me nuts about my cousin's email? My family is getting together over Easter to go through my grandparents' stuff. Now, I have everything I want of theirs: Grandandy's LPOA President's zippo and Mimi's recipes. There are rumors my dad is going (which, to be fair should be treated like rumors of Elvis sightings), so why is it I'm hearing about this from my cousin? And why only just now?
Sorry. I am apparently having family issues today.
sj - Mar 13, 2009 8:41:57 am PDT #3459 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I hope I didn't say anything too stupid on the phone. I honestly had no idea what to say, but I did promise her that I would keep calling her once a week.
sj - Mar 13, 2009 8:43:58 am PDT #3460 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
DJ, I'm sorry about the family craziness and tons of ~ma to your cousin.
Daisy Jane - Mar 13, 2009 8:44:24 am PDT #3461 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I hope I didn't say anything too stupid on the phone. I honestly had no idea what to say, but I did promise her that I would keep calling her once a week.
I don't think there is any right thing to say (and I'm sure you didn't say anything unkind, so I'm willing to bet you didn't say anything "wrong"). The only thing I can ever think to say in the face of news like that is a variation on "That really sucks. I'll be here for you in any way I can."
sj - Mar 13, 2009 8:46:28 am PDT #3462 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, DJ. I heard that she had taken a turn for the worse from a mutual friend, so I had to reassure her that I was in no way upset with her for not telling me a few times. I think I am going to send a letter to her and her husband as well. They've been very good to me over the years.
SailAweigh - Mar 13, 2009 9:27:14 am PDT #3463 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
So sorry, sj. Fuck cancer and ass it in the ear to boot.
Sean K - Mar 13, 2009 9:30:42 am PDT #3464 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
FUCK CANCER!