Aw, Laura, a one-two punch of grief like that is a lot to take
No power in the 'verse can stop me.
River ,'War Stories'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Nov 07, 2019 6:26:20 am PST #13200 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Shir - Nov 07, 2019 6:33:34 am PST #13201 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I am so sorry, Laura. That is indeed a lot. {{}}
Topic!Cindy - Nov 07, 2019 6:39:10 am PST #13202 of 30019
What is even happening?
Laura, that's heart-breaking. Much love to your family.
Jesse - Nov 07, 2019 6:50:03 am PST #13203 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh Laura, I'm so sorry.
Amyth, I think my yoga teacher has/had leukemia, although I know no details, so just to note that this is definitely a bump in the road, it's not the end of anything.
JZ - Nov 07, 2019 6:53:16 am PST #13204 of 30019
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
{{{Laura and family}}} That is too much in too short a time.
amyth, now I'm not only sad and worried for you, I'm extra furious at the leukemia for it's incredibly shitty timing. Not that there's ever a good time for it, but Fleabag and a book exchange and travel and birthdays and concerts and a degree! It's already awful; why does it feel the need to be so petty?
ICompletelyON, I had possibly the most spectacular overheard-in-passing encounter on the way to the shuttle this morning: Coming up the hill to the hospital, I passed a woman coming down the hill from the hospital. Stocky, somewhere between me and my mom in age, her hair in a cut I guess you might call Retired HR Middle Management and aggressively bottle blonde. She reeked of cigarette smoke—no cigarette in hand, but that almost visible aura longtime smokers wear even when they're not smoking. She was on the phone, and as our paths crossed I heard her say, "—and if they give us any crap, we're going to fuck up their—" And then the fog swallowed her up, and that's all I know.
sj - Nov 07, 2019 7:11:59 am PST #13205 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I am in hold music hell trying to deal with medical coverage fuck ups. Send help.
sj - Nov 07, 2019 7:27:11 am PST #13206 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
They disconnected me after 20 minutes on hold!
JZ - Nov 07, 2019 7:33:32 am PST #13207 of 30019
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Rat bastards!
amyth - Nov 07, 2019 7:44:28 am PST #13208 of 30019
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Sophia, I'm so glad that I have helped inspire you in some way! I hope your grad school journey turns out to be what you hope—or more! And best wishes for the inspection. I can't wait for it to be behind you.
Laura, I'm so sorry for your loss. That's so much to deal with at once. Lots of love to your family.
Still waiting on the central line and the biopsy. But the urologist came by this morning and said they want to do the kidney stone extraction procedure tomorrow so that my kidney function is at a hundred percent when I start chemo. I totally get the logic, but all I could think was motherFORKER! Let's just do it all!
sj - Nov 07, 2019 7:46:08 am PST #13209 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I made them give me the direct number before they transferred me this time, but I'm on hold again.