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.
Burrell, I'm sorry about the bad news. Thinking of you and your family.
Good god, Sue. That's a huge headache.
ita, I will!
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.
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.
I'm so sorry, Burrell. It's all so hard.
Oy, Sue -- a stiff drink and a good meal sounds like a good idea.
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).
Jesse, I apologise for any dupes I put under #goodstuffhappened. I've been off tumblr for a while.
I don't understand why searching that tag doesn't work! I come up with two old posts if I search it from my dash. It does work from your page. Thanks!
The goddamned universe needs to back the fuck off.
Kate, I am so sorry for your loss.
Burrell, I'm sorry. It is so tough watching a loved one go through this, and I'm glad we can be here for you. I expect I'm an authority on how this community is so damned awesome at supporting a person through tragedy and hard times. I won't say I'm happy that I finally get to pay some of that back, but you know what I mean.
And lisah, I don't think I ever expressed my condolences for your friends. If there's anything I can do, please let me know.
