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I've been such a bum lately. Things got hard for awhile. Let's see, in April my cousin Jim suddenly died of an overdose then my husband's cousin died due to injuries he received in a bar fight back in Jan. He had been in intensive care due to the brain injuries so his death wasn't a real shock. The biggest shock came July 11th when I got a call from my friend Crissie telling me our mutual friend Vivvie had died the night before. She has never been in the best health- she's been on dialysis since I met her. I knew she was in the hospital with blood clots and was planning on going to see her but apparently I didn't make it in time. Her husband was in Iraq at the time and didn't get home until the next day. His commander wouldn't let him come home even with the Red Cross and Doctors advising him to send Martin (Vivvie's husband) home. He was torn up. I went and saw him the following Tuesday at his house and he just clung to me crying. The wake was Wednesday the 14th and I went. I stood outside at first because I was crying so hard but Martin saw me and made me go in with him. I ended up sitting in the second row of pews with Martin trying to comfort him while he cried through the whole thing. It was the hardest experience of my life.
Vivvie and I became friends through our husbands, they worked together and got sent to Iraq together. The wives left behind mostly didn't want to be bothered but Crissie, Vivvie and I became really close friends. For the entire 15 months they were gone we hung out together then when they got back we hung out as families. Crissie and I got tats to remind us of the three of us and the times we spent together. Vivvie chickened out at the last moment but she was there while we got inked laughing and teasing us the whole time. Vivvie loved teasing me about my Asian men obsession. Vivvie was a beautiful person, full of love and laughter. It's heartbreaking to know she died alone and afraid.
So I couldn't deal with the stress, I became a hermit for a week, I refused to leave my house lol My Mama called my sister in from Georgia and they both showed up Friday and made me get out and get going again. So now I'm back and just as stupid as I have ever been :D
Vivvie and I became friends through our husbands, they worked together and got sent to Iraq together. The wives left behind mostly didn't want to be bothered but Crissie, Vivvie and I became really close friends. For the entire 15 months they were gone we hung out together then when they got back we hung out as families. Crissie and I got tats to remind us of the three of us and the times we spent together. Vivvie chickened out at the last moment but she was there while we got inked laughing and teasing us the whole time. Vivvie loved teasing me about my Asian men obsession. Vivvie was a beautiful person, full of love and laughter. It's heartbreaking to know she died alone and afraid.
So I couldn't deal with the stress, I became a hermit for a week, I refused to leave my house lol My Mama called my sister in from Georgia and they both showed up Friday and made me get out and get going again. So now I'm back and just as stupid as I have ever been :D