Guns Reloading

Jul 22, 2008 16:24

While sheltering in a battered waiting room, bullets whistling past my ears, I pause to breathe and reload.  My oncologist is blowing a bugle, not quite the cavalry, but, fuck, at least he's on a horse and he's reaching out his arm to pull me up.

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karenmiller July 22 2008, 07:35:48 UTC
Your courage is inspiring, Paul. I hope you know how many hearts are fighting with you.

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cruzhenrotte October 9 2008, 14:30:10 UTC
Tell her to keep fighting, I hope she is OK- Thank you for making this film-I hope you are well too.

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waldonicoll October 9 2008, 14:38:22 UTC
As for Paul - I hope you enjoyed your 15 minutes. Posted by: Chris Grazan | Jul AM As a horsewoman I can speak with experience from having raised several foals (still have them, and always will) and having rescued many more who faced certain death, that poor Paul in NY has no clue about horses, nor life.

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paulhaines October 9 2008, 21:44:20 UTC
I reckon there is another paul haines out there that is not me! I'm not in NY. I know nothing about horses.

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chrisbarnes July 22 2008, 08:06:37 UTC
Well, not the miracle news we were all hoping for, but at least you've now got a plan of attack. Sorry to hear about the cost, though. (And the dandelion root coffee.)

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julietteweltde October 17 2008, 00:32:59 UTC
But either way, now we've got a ballgame, and now you've stole your heart back. " There is, one must admit, a certain Zen to such an approach.

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taliehelene July 22 2008, 08:20:49 UTC
An extremely well reasoned plan of attack - get a-blazin' with the shooters!

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angriest July 22 2008, 08:27:22 UTC
Would it be an affront if any of us started raising funds on your behalf for the $20,000? Not all of it obviously, but even a little might help.

I wanted to ask out front before thinking of any ideas in case you would rather people didn't do this.

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paulhaines July 22 2008, 08:50:14 UTC
Definitely not an affront!

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chrisbarnes July 22 2008, 08:59:46 UTC
Good idea. Keep us posted on arrangements.

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joshuabest October 9 2008, 14:32:42 UTC
Best of luck and keep us posted. Mardeebo AM Thank you so very much for your responses - I feel better knowing that my arrangements would have worked out.

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alinta_thornton July 22 2008, 09:07:58 UTC
Keep those bullets comin, padna.

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