Yikes, Tep, I'm glad he got into the hospital and is getting treated.
Tell him, even Tom Waits gave up drinking. Back in 1993 when his last child was born.
I go online sometimes, but everyone's spelling is really bad. It's... depressing.
Tara ,'Get It Done'
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DavidS - May 15, 2012 4:24:26 pm PDT #13369 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Sparky1 - May 15, 2012 4:28:04 pm PDT #13370 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
aside to bonny: I think that L. is going to give you flyers, so if you haven't already, check in with her. I really appreciate you helping her out, since I don't know how to thank her for doing what she's doing for us.
Aims - May 15, 2012 4:33:41 pm PDT #13371 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Steph, I am so glad that your brother is in the hospital and is detoxing safely. And I'm glad he has made this step and is getting himself the long term help he needs. So much love to you and yours, Tep.
Connie - I'm so glad that DH wasn't having a heart attack and yeah - all mighters 30 years ago were way funner.
Steph L. - May 15, 2012 5:06:50 pm PDT #13372 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Tell him, even Tom Waits gave up drinking. Back in 1993 when his last child was born.
He and his wife want to set about making a baby (this is a recent confidence he's told me, which I am now telling the internet), and it might be that, as much as anything, that pushed him into this. He'd be the first in 3 generations to raise a child while sober. It would be a mighty thing, and I am dead serious when I say that.
SailAweigh - May 15, 2012 5:13:19 pm PDT #13373 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I'm glad to hear everything is falling into place for your brother, Steph. What a nerve-wracking situation, but it sounds like he's finally in good hands and the relief can set in.
Heart~ma for your hubby, Connie. It seems like there's always more tests.
DavidS - May 15, 2012 5:39:39 pm PDT #13374 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
He and his wife want to set about making a baby (this is a recent confidence he's told me, which I am now telling the internet), and it might be that, as much as anything, that pushed him into this. He'd be the first in 3 generations to raise a child while sober. It would be a mighty thing, and I am dead serious when I say that.
I'll note that Getting Sober (For Real This Time) and Having That Baby were not unrelated events in Tom Waits' life. In fact, he had bottomed out and fucked up his marriage and had to swim seriously upstream to sort it out.
Tell him: Bone Machine is fighting for sobriety. ("The Earth Died Screaming")
Mule Variations is being there. ("Come Up To the House")
And yeah, there's a reason why there are seven years between those two albums.
Connie Neil - May 15, 2012 5:42:33 pm PDT #13375 of 30001
brillig
We get to be at the hosptial at 5:30 AM Friday morning for the angiogram Yay. But we found a theatre that's playing John Carter to go to the night before--Hubby's been wanting to see it, and I think it's worth a dollar.
If this goes like his previous few angiograms, we may be out for lunch.
DavidS - May 15, 2012 5:43:18 pm PDT #13376 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
and I think it's worth a dollar.
It's definitely worth a dollar.
Steph L. - May 15, 2012 6:02:12 pm PDT #13377 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Tell him: Bone Machine is fighting for sobriety. ("The Earth Died Screaming")
Mule Variations is being there. ("Come Up To the House")
I think that'll help him. Seriously. Thank you.
smonster - May 15, 2012 6:04:13 pm PDT #13378 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Steph, I don't know what to say, except that I am thinking of you and your brother and his wife, and glad that he is being taken care of.
Oh, Connie. Sheesh. ~ma for your DH and for you.
I enjoyed John Carter more than a dollar's worth, definitely, but lots of that was just the sheer fact of staring at Taylor Kitsch for 90 minutes.