Oof. I have no idea how my sister has been doing it just physically getting mom moved around—she can barely mumble a word or two and has no strength in her at all—can barely move her arms, and can’t sit up on her own. Meanwhile the cancer doc, when my sister called earlier today asking if the appointment Monday could be telemedicine they said no it had to be in person. We will likely cancel as there’s probably not anything they can tell us and I’m not sure how we’d even get her there. What a shitshow.
My brothers flight got canceled so now he’s coming tomorrow, we are wondering if she’s just waiting on that.
Oh, meara, I'm so sorry. It's so hard, but it's good that you're there.
Damn, meara, that sucks so much.
Meara, I'm so sorry. That's so hard and awful and I just wish I knew what to say besides I'm thinking about you.
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Unrelatedly, it's 2 a.m., and I'm WIDE awake for no good reason. I'm pretty sure it's the Excederin I took to deal with my headache. I knew when I took it that it was too late in the day and I'd regret it, but nothing else works for me when I have one of those headaches. I don't have to get up in the morning technically, but pets will demand to go out and be fed at 6:30/7, so it's going to be a short night of sleep.
I'm so sorry meara, that sounds impossibly hard.
And this summer is her bucket list trip of driving up through the US into Canada and the Yukon Territory up to the Arctic Circle (she crossed into the Arctic Circle on Tuesday) so she can jump in the Arctic Ocean.
This must be a Cincinnati thing because it sounds exactly like something my grandfather would have done. (He would have jumped in naked)
Thinking of you and your family, meara.
Holding you in my heart, meara.
Hugs to you, meara. It is so hard.
meara, I'm so sorry. It's good you can be there.
And this summer is her bucket list trip of driving up through the US into Canada and the Yukon Territory up to the Arctic Circle (she crossed into the Arctic Circle on Tuesday) so she can jump in the Arctic Ocean.
This must be a Cincinnati thing because it sounds exactly like something my grandfather would have done. (He would have jumped in naked)
Honestly, I'd put the odds of my friend jumping in naked at 60-40 in favor of naked.
I'm WIDE awake for no good reason. I'm pretty sure it's the Excederin I took to deal with my headache.
The Excedrin that has acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine in it is surprisingly good at getting rid of headaches that I'm afraid want to turn in to migraines. Although I learned my lesson about taking it at 9 p.m. (that might have been the insomnia night when I bought the Pugfest t-shirt at 3 a.m. and promptly forgot my purchase until I got the shipping confirmation email). Anyway, Excedrin Headache formulation good, caffeine late in the day bad.
