Life and Death
My friends page and somewhat my personal life is full of life and death. In the most serious of ways. Two friends pregnant, past their due dates, and expecting actual born babies at any time now. A few recent deaths for other people. And a discussion about death and dying and what it means to "have a good death" in ozarque's journal.
I don't really have much to say. I am glad about the happy bits and sad about the sad bits. I don't feel really like saying much when such serious matters are going on.
My great-uncle experiences "some total heart failure". That's what I was told. Yes, it's wryly amusing to word it that way, although also highly unfair to make fun of someone's wording on the phone when a close relative is having serious medical problems. Humor happens in bad places. I think the point of this post is that things are as they are and things happen. The things we all know happen, but we don't usually like to look too closely at. On either end, it's a messy picture.
Yes, I'm being a bit flippant. The news today was good. They may be able to insert a pacemaker and do other heart things, and he may actually have several years to live. We're not close, but I know him, and he's a good guy. I certainly don't want him to die. So, the news that he has a decent chance of living is unquestionably quite good news. But it's still a question and will be for a while. And some of my friends have not been as lucky recently.
People get born. People die. The important bits aren't really either of those, but when they're actually going on, they really do draw your attention.
On an unrelated note, I am highly overexerted... an expected consequence of all the things I've done recently. I'm going to need to seriously rest for a while. I'm having a lot of physical problems. But I am home. The New Year's trip went quite well. I should probably write about it at some point. I have a lot on my mind. And I'm not at my friendliest. But it is National Hug Day, so I suppose I should try to make some effort to be nice to the people I care about.
I don't really have much to say. I am glad about the happy bits and sad about the sad bits. I don't feel really like saying much when such serious matters are going on.
My great-uncle experiences "some total heart failure". That's what I was told. Yes, it's wryly amusing to word it that way, although also highly unfair to make fun of someone's wording on the phone when a close relative is having serious medical problems. Humor happens in bad places. I think the point of this post is that things are as they are and things happen. The things we all know happen, but we don't usually like to look too closely at. On either end, it's a messy picture.
Yes, I'm being a bit flippant. The news today was good. They may be able to insert a pacemaker and do other heart things, and he may actually have several years to live. We're not close, but I know him, and he's a good guy. I certainly don't want him to die. So, the news that he has a decent chance of living is unquestionably quite good news. But it's still a question and will be for a while. And some of my friends have not been as lucky recently.
People get born. People die. The important bits aren't really either of those, but when they're actually going on, they really do draw your attention.
On an unrelated note, I am highly overexerted... an expected consequence of all the things I've done recently. I'm going to need to seriously rest for a while. I'm having a lot of physical problems. But I am home. The New Year's trip went quite well. I should probably write about it at some point. I have a lot on my mind. And I'm not at my friendliest. But it is National Hug Day, so I suppose I should try to make some effort to be nice to the people I care about.