Oh, ND, I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope the outcome improves as things stabilize.
Anya: We should drop a piano on her. It always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. Giles: Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing fake tunnel on the side of a mountain.
'Touched'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Barb - May 18, 2010 9:26:11 am PDT #19739 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Laga - May 18, 2010 9:30:46 am PDT #19740 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Oh Drew I hope the caregiver makes a miraculous recovery.
Zenkitty - May 18, 2010 9:30:55 am PDT #19741 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm so sorry, ND! That's awful.
Shir - May 18, 2010 9:35:20 am PDT #19742 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
ND, I'm so sorry to hear that.
~ma to you all.
Cass - May 18, 2010 9:43:58 am PDT #19743 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I don't know if it was here or in Natter, because searches for "javachik" yielded nothing, but Cass, I am sooooo excited about your friend getting a Qutenza script. Please keep me posted!
Amusingly, I have no idea what thread it was in either.
I was happy that her doctor brought it up. Now to gently nag her to fill it and then use it.
I will totally keep you posted. It's awful watching her wear sleeveless shirts in winter because her one arm is just so painful all of the time if anything is near it.
sj - May 18, 2010 9:46:39 am PDT #19744 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
ND, how awful! I'm so sorry.
Stephanie - May 18, 2010 10:06:14 am PDT #19745 of 30000
Trust my rage
Stephanie, I was just thinking about you and your MIL's visit this morning, possibly because Mark's mom is coming into town for a visit this weekend. How are you doing?
Pretty well. She is a very nice and easy going person and she has done almost nothing but cook and clean since she got here. Having said that, I will be happy to have my space back.
sj - May 18, 2010 10:28:44 am PDT #19746 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Pretty well. She is a very nice and easy going person and she has done almost nothing but cook and clean since she got here. Having said that, I will be happy to have my space back.
At least she is being helpful. Mom is here doing very much the same thing for me today. We also went out for afternoon tea, but now I am exhausted. It's another bad pain day.
beekaytee - May 18, 2010 10:44:28 am PDT #19747 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Best possible recovery outcome ~ma to Caregiver of ND's mom.
I know every situation is different, but whenever I hear these stories, I think about a friend's husband, who fell asleep driving home from a music gig. He rolled his enormous pickup truck and the primary topic of conversation was which limbs he might get to keep, much less use. The surgeon asked if his truck was yellow (it was red) because he found yellow paint on a couple of his bones. (road signs, as it turned out)
It was a loooong, slow recovery, but today he walks with the slightest of limps and occasionally uses a cane for endurance. He was in his early 60's when it happened and not in particularly good shape.
Miraculous stuff happens sometimes. May it be true for her.
Zenkitty - May 18, 2010 11:00:14 am PDT #19748 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
he found yellow paint on a couple of his bones
aaiiieeee