numbness

Jul 15, 2006 22:26

my grandmother is dying. i feel completely numb. she fell and broke her ankle somewhere around the beginning of last semester, and then she recently fell again at the nursing home and broke her hip. now she's experiencing kidney failure, and we have no idea how long she has left. all she wants is to go home, and our fucking medicalized society won' ( Read more... )

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seodrohan July 16 2006, 02:40:49 UTC
:( I'm sorry Courtney. Whatever love there is in this Indian is all being sent your way.

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ml_funkhousen July 16 2006, 02:43:33 UTC
thank you darling. i need it.

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dannykaye3 July 16 2006, 12:35:51 UTC
i'm sorry to hear about all of that. but it says something about your grandmother's spirit that she can't wait to get out of that hospital bed and go home. she sounds like a strong woman who knows what she wants.

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ml_funkhousen July 17 2006, 03:31:11 UTC
Indeed she is. A spitfire, I've often said.

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dancingpoohbear July 16 2006, 14:50:50 UTC
I know exactly what you're talking about. Almost the exact same thing happened with my grandma. Lots of love, Courtney.

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ml_funkhousen July 17 2006, 03:31:39 UTC
Thank you, babe. I hope DC is treating you well! I have a good friend from HS who just moved there too.

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antric July 16 2006, 19:02:16 UTC
i'm sorry to hear about your grandmother. i hope you get some time off from work to be with her. lots of love and comfort, Courtney.

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ml_funkhousen July 17 2006, 03:37:05 UTC
Thank you so much. It's an odd thing to deal with. Knowing that people care is nice.

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kattrice July 17 2006, 01:01:42 UTC
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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ml_funkhousen July 17 2006, 03:37:37 UTC
I don't know how to do those graphic hearts, but know that I love you back x 1,000,000.

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kattrice July 23 2006, 11:55:33 UTC
Just copy and paste. I have no idea who originally made them or how they did so.

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