amyth, I will dump a bunch of links in the fic thread.
Wash: So, two days in a hospital? That's awful. Don't you just hate doctors? Simon: Hey. Wash: I mean, present company excluded. Jayne: Let's not be excluding people. That'd be rude.
'Ariel'
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.
Dana - Nov 11, 2019 8:34:31 am PST #13381 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
javachik - Nov 11, 2019 12:47:24 pm PST #13382 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
I really like Trudy's phrasing too, how apt!
Amyth I was glad I was able to get some useful items to you so quickly, representing a big warm hug from me in absentia. I know it's going to be a long 3 months, and I suspect you'll receive a lot of stuff at the beginning, so anyone else who's wanting to send things, keep in mind that it's not a race or a competition. Gifts appearing on a regular basis over the next few months will be received with delight I am sure! It's wonderful that you have a private room because I think your loving circle can make it as homey and comfortable as the hospital allows. Does it have a cot for visitors?
amyth - Nov 11, 2019 1:58:26 pm PST #13383 of 30019
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
It's a great room. A corner room with views on two sides. It does have this couch/table thing that I think is supposed to be able to be converted into an actual couch for overnight stays, but it looks terribly uncomfortable. The hospital probably has cots they can provide, but I haven't looked into it yet.
I have a two-bedroom apartment, however, that has one free bedroom, currently (since Terry is using the guest room). Anyone is welcome to my king size bed at any point if they come to visit. (As long as you aren't allergic to cats.) And you'll be next door to Calli! So there would be carpooling options, and the town buses are free. And there's always Uber/Lyft. (I live about 2.5 miles from the hospital.)
There are also several hotels within walking distance of the hospital, but they can get pricey.
Thanks for the fic recs!
Sophia Brooks - Nov 11, 2019 2:04:45 pm PST #13384 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Aargh. Nigel head of the theatre wants to know if I am better and wants to meet. I basically want to just throw him off a roof. I really just wanted to try a month with no theatre to see how it felt. Can I tell him to fuck off, politely, until December?
javachik - Nov 11, 2019 2:05:34 pm PST #13385 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
I am noting all of that!
amyth - Nov 11, 2019 2:07:30 pm PST #13386 of 30019
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Also, gotta vent: they failed to perform a successful lumbar puncture on me this evening after NINE ATTEMPTS. I think they were going to keep trying, but I had to put a stop to the utter bullshit insanity.
So tomorrow I get it done under x-ray.
amyparker - Nov 11, 2019 2:09:47 pm PST #13387 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
NINE?!? Oh, hell to the no.
Sophia Brooks - Nov 11, 2019 2:10:22 pm PST #13388 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Oh no. That sounds terrible
Jesse - Nov 11, 2019 2:18:27 pm PST #13389 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh nooooo. Yikes.
Aargh. Nigel head of the theatre wants to know if I am better and wants to meet. I basically want to just throw him off a roof. I really just wanted to try a month with no theatre to see how it felt. Can I tell him to fuck off, politely, until December?
100%
JZ - Nov 11, 2019 3:01:33 pm PST #13390 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.
Dammit, amyth, that's awful. Who are these people? Isn't there some grizzled OB/GYN veteran who's been doing spinals on people in labor since forever they can drag in?