To all (and/or ANY ) friends i've made here, i'm a little freaked out. i'm 54, and someone that i know died ~ the FIRST person i've ever known that has died... My fav uncle, only about 15 years older than me, died today. My Mom is in an ICU, with intubation (breathing tube) and some sort of bleeding in her brain. i haven't been able to speak with anyone for long enough to get the low-down, in medical terminology ~ i've only gotten to see her when they brought her to the emergeny room (she was out, cold), and once in the ICU, but they gave us the bum's rush out when her breathing became labored to the point that she couldn't catch her breath. This is so strange to me. i mean, i KNOW that people die. i just never knew anyone who did. i was sitting down at the pond, sipping 'the drink,' blowing a j and remembering the little pix in my mind of my uncle ~ us swimming; us drinking (partying hardy, FO SHO!!! :cheers2; smoking up; just talking; just being This sux. But you know what? My Mom visited him in the hospice, and invited me along, right before Christmas. We smuggled him in some Egg Nog, and since the entire family is a herd of alchies, it had PLENTY of 'nog!' It was a fabulous visit ~ he felt real well, and was his usual self, and THAT's how i want to remember him. Well, any and all prayers/good vibes/etc. will be most welcome and truly appreciated! i'm at the ranch, right now. My Dad is a retired Naval Commander, with the emphasis on Commander, and so i'll just be in and out for the next ever-how-long. (Ever had to tell your Dad that you know more about your Mom, and how her lifestyle and habits might affect her health, than HE does?... Yeah. Not fun. Not when anything you say, because you are a genius that didn't USE those talents in the CORRENT way, is suspect ~ might have an ulterior motive, after all ~ couldn't be just because i love them and care... How sad.) Guess i picked the wrong year to quit smoking cigs, drinking, taking anti-depressants and bongin' off herb... Thank y'all ~ just for being here and reading and all. fyre
Perhaps here, but in 'real' life... the last thing i need to do is give my Dad a heart attack or stroke... It would be funny, admittedly ~ but not something i would be capable of doing.
Wow, that's crazy. I'm only 22 and have had so many friggin deaths to deal with. But I'm sorry to hear that...at least you have the memories. Those are really gonna be what matters eventually. One day you'll smile at the memories and they'll be wonderful and not painful.
I'm sorry for your loss I'm actually kind of in the same boat as you. My favourite uncle is dying of leukemia. It sucks.
I don’t know what to say; because I really can’t imagine anyone within my own inner circle actually dying like my mother, father, or sister. the very idea, the very notion that one day they’ll all succumb to an illness or a disease and die is unpalatable. Perhaps one day when I’m faced with my own mortality I’ll understand Hotwater
Oh, hey, i thank my God for the folks He's given me. It's that it's just sort of , ... , well, breathtaking. It's so horrible, but it's beautiful, too ~ he's free. My Mom is expected to make a full recovery ~ no brain damage, she's doing okay for breathing, although they will leave the intubation tube in place, because of the last scare. (They took it out ~ she seemed to be fine ~ by the time we got into her room, she was gasping, red with exertion, in extremis.) i should be able to see her tomorrow ~ i'm really hoping my bro will come up from Corpus and take me in. This is so silly, but my Mom doesn't have her glasses, and she needs them... Thank y'all. fyre
