Sad, but very realistic. How easily the bits and pieces of our lives will be discarded when we die. Bittersweet that Cuddy turned to her memories of House later in life, but apparently found no reconciliation with him.
And since it's rare to see a story set so far in the future that acknowledges that the future might actually be different to what we have now - thanks for the mention of the cars that can't collide, how great that would be!
I hoped it was realistic. I've done the clearing-out thing myself, though I'm a bit more squeamish than Rachel.
As for reconciliation, I'm guessing that action of House's, whatever his precise state of mind, was designed to cut the umbilicus for ever.
Such cars are on their way! Already they are working on "intelligent systems" in cars-radar assisted braking, co-ordinating speeds with traffic lights etc (drivers so obviously failing to be intelligent systems!)so I just took it a bit further. Occasionally I actually pay attention to Mr W's ramblings:) Thanks for the comment, as ever.
Is it strange that this doesn't upset me? It's what happens to all of us. Cuddy shaped the world by saving lives and raising a child, and she had a daughter and grandchild to care for her at the end of a "long and busy life". That's a life well spent. And I like the idea of her not reconciling with House. ETA Sorry, I didn't make it clear that I liked this story!
No need to be sorry! It's kind of you to comment. My remark was flippant and of course you are absolutely right. Cuddy would have more than done her bit and been rewarded in many ways.
Thanks, hawaii :) Re your comment; yes, I'm sure we must do this at times. I found I'd not quite done with that photo and it led to this little postscript.
What a beautiful story. Yes, forty years from now it all will not matter at all. I am sad though that Cuddy never managed to properly talk with Rachel about such an important part of her past. Maybe she thought they would talk 'later' and then dementia carried her away and it was too late. I secretly hope that before that Cuddy found the occasion to talk to one of Rachel's children. My grandmothers (technically, one grandma and one great-aunt) did tell me some stuff that was never openly discussed in the family, but I never forgot.
I am also wondering who in 2054 will be talking about House and Wilson to their children.
Yes, some relatives are repositories of secrets aren't they? When I wrote this I was thinking that House was a wound Cuddy just didn't want touched. Old age loosened her self control. In answer to your question; I'd think anyone who worked within the walls of PPTH would have a tale or two. Chickens on the loose, corpses shot post-mortem, broken MRIs and all. Chase will have children eventually I'd think; Taub of course. Not sure about the others. Wilson himself would be a good uncle. Anyway, glad you enjoyed it.
I suppose we all have to accept that our lives will eventually be reduced to such ephemera as those photographs and it's probably a good idea not to dwell on it too much, especially on a depressingly rainy Sunday afternoon!
I'm thinking that the aged Cuddy had forgotten House's many transgressions and was thinking of him fondly if more than a trifle hazily.
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And since it's rare to see a story set so far in the future that acknowledges that the future might actually be different to what we have now - thanks for the mention of the cars that can't collide, how great that would be!
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As for reconciliation, I'm guessing that action of House's, whatever his precise state of mind, was designed to cut the umbilicus for ever.
Such cars are on their way! Already they are working on "intelligent systems" in cars-radar assisted braking, co-ordinating speeds with traffic lights etc (drivers so obviously failing to be intelligent systems!)so I just took it a bit further. Occasionally I actually pay attention to Mr W's ramblings:)
Thanks for the comment, as ever.
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ETA Sorry, I didn't make it clear that I liked this story!
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I found I'd not quite done with that photo and it led to this little postscript.
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I secretly hope that before that Cuddy found the occasion to talk to one of Rachel's children. My grandmothers (technically, one grandma and one great-aunt) did tell me some stuff that was never openly discussed in the family, but I never forgot.
I am also wondering who in 2054 will be talking about House and Wilson to their children.
Fantastic work.
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When I wrote this I was thinking that House was a wound Cuddy just didn't want touched. Old age loosened her self control.
In answer to your question; I'd think anyone who worked within the walls of PPTH would have a tale or two. Chickens on the loose, corpses shot post-mortem, broken MRIs and all.
Chase will have children eventually I'd think; Taub of course.
Not sure about the others. Wilson himself would be a good uncle.
Anyway, glad you enjoyed it.
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I'm thinking that the aged Cuddy had forgotten House's many transgressions and was thinking of him fondly if more than a trifle hazily.
Thanks for commenting.
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