Man, I am sorry it's such a hard day. Burrell, wishing you and your family all strength. Kate, I am so sorry for your loss.
Am I supposed to be changing my clothes a lot? Is that the helpful thing to do?
Anya ,'Storyteller'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Oct 09, 2013 10:14:35 am PDT #8449 of 30000
information libertarian
Calli - Oct 09, 2013 10:16:32 am PDT #8450 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry, Burrell. I hope for as good a QoL as possible for your sister.
Sue - Oct 09, 2013 10:18:19 am PDT #8451 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I am having a day. My dad has been on a list for a corneal transplant for about a year now. He called around ten saying that he'd gotten the call and he needed to be at the hospital in my town at 6:30 AM tomorrow. So I booked flights for him and my sister, while my sister booked a hotel and rental car. (At 85 he didn't want to drive for 6 hours the day before the surgery.)
My sister then calls me from the airport to get me to confirm the location with the doctor's office. When I call, the receptionist tells me they've been trying to call my dad for the last hour...the cornea is no good. If he comes up, they can still remove his cataract, but it will mean two surgeries instead of one.
Cue frantic calls to airport and my mom. My dad does not want to go for just the cataract surgery. Unbelievably we managed to cancel the flight and get a full refund since it was booked less than 24 hours ago. So glad everything worked out, but oi! the rollercoaster. I need a drink and a good meal.
Sue - Oct 09, 2013 10:19:04 am PDT #8452 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Burrell, I'm sorry about the bad news. Thinking of you and your family.
Amy - Oct 09, 2013 10:20:08 am PDT #8453 of 30000
Because books.
Good god, Sue. That's a huge headache.
ita, I will!
Kate P. - Oct 09, 2013 10:45:08 am PDT #8454 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Burrell, damn, I'm sorry. Is there a chance you and your other sister can push back and ask to try another treatment, if that is something you want? (Feel free to ignore the question if you want; I don't mean to push you to do anything you don't think is a good idea. Just trying to get a sense of whether you agree with the doctors or not.) In any case, my heart goes out to you and your family.
Amy - Oct 09, 2013 10:47:04 am PDT #8455 of 30000
Because books.
Glamcookie is posting pictures of her adorable baby in Bitches, if anyone needs a cute infant boost.
And Kate, I meant to say before, I sent an email to your Gmail address.
Jesse - Oct 09, 2013 10:54:00 am PDT #8456 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm so sorry, Burrell. It's all so hard.
Oy, Sue -- a stiff drink and a good meal sounds like a good idea.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 09, 2013 11:02:48 am PDT #8457 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Hugs and -ma for all that need them. Is it just me or has there been an unusually high level of crap landing on buffistas this year? Maybe that's just my perception because of all the crap that landed on me in the last calendar year (and, joy, coming up on the one-year anniversary of my mother's passing).
§ ita § - Oct 09, 2013 11:03:13 am PDT #8458 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jesse, I apologise for any dupes I put under #goodstuffhappened. I've been off tumblr for a while.