Katie...Follow

I believe her Uncle/Dad/cousin took away her internet.

Hope she's okay.

No, she had to have 5, count 'em FIVE, bypasses. I have been visiting family in the hospital scince Thanksgiving. I am ******* worn out and pissed off at the world. My uncle has fought bladder cancer for many years now. In november we found out it was back, it has also spread to his kidneys. One is completely shut down, the other is working but not filtering. We have been waiting for the phone call in the middle of the nite. My aunt, his wife, has copd, she needs a lung transplant. So we have been up there with them until right before xmas. X-mas eve my grandmother had her heart attack. This was an hour after she left the celebrations. She had complained shortness of breath, but this happens regularly. Turns out it was the beggining of the heart attack. They went in and did 5 bypasses, problem, she has a rare blood disorder that makes her insides swell up and her airways to constrict. Had to fly her in medicine to try and prevent this swelling... didnt work. So.... this causes bleeders from the surgery.. not good. We hoped that her slight "confusion" we noticed after the surgery was just an oxygen thing. It's not we know think she suffered, and is still suffering from small strokes. Now we are trying to talk my grandpa into going into assisted living. Not happening. That farm is his life. Now, onto next problem. My cousin had a child 4 months ago. She went into the hospital last week for a kidney infection, had lung failure, and has been diagnosed with an enlarged heart. They hope its from her hormones beening out of whack from having her child. They cant tell us for sure. So shes on a vent, docs are doing their best.


GOD DAMNIT!
I AM SICK AND ******* TIRED OF THIS ****! I NEED LESS STRESS,LESS DRAMA, AND BETTER COUCHES TO SLEEP ON IN THE ICU WAITING ROOM!!!!!

/rant off

I was wrong

/short rant back on

AND!!! who ever came up with all these wedding traditions, and thought to make all this **** soo ******* expensive, I would like to hurt. AND please some entrepeneur out ther make a wedding mart. PLEASE! I am tired of going to the seamstress, the wedding boutique, the florist, the rental, the church, and a kazillion other places trying to track down things for the wedding!!!


/rant off

Edited, Sun Jan 18 23:58:26 2004 by Cherrabwyn

Man, it's just not cool to talk **** about people's family, Hippo. =/ Shame on you.

On a sympathetic note, I had my favorite uncle pass away last year, and my last remaining grandparent. Also, my father was diagnosed with cancer and my sister found a lump in her breast. Last year sucked, and I do sympathize but you get through things because you have to, and every time something happened I tried to be a little more grateful for the time I had left with those still around, and remember the things that I wish I had said more to those that had passed.

About the wedding.... Why stress yourself if you don't have to? Why not have a quiet wedding at home and cut out some of the drama you can control? As far as tradition, etc, well, it's certainly not appropriate to throw a big bash when your family is going through difficult times.

Hey now...no kicking folks while they're down (even Katie). Wouldn't wish waiting rooms and wedding preparations at the same time on anyone.

Time is upon us, often we feel,
It goes by too fast, can this be real?
Life as we know it, a treasure to keep,
Peace, love and happiness, to fill wounds that are deep.

This is for everyone, I pray for us all.
For together we are strong. Apart we each fall.


Here's to a speedy recovery.

I think you take what Spence wrote, put [: infront of it, and :] after it. If that doesn't make the vomit smiley, I don't know what does.

Queen Skeet

Spence,

You are just too nice for this board. That's the problem.