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If I'm not posting on LJ, it's because life has been that busy.
Last night, we returned from a 10-day visit to nancyblue's family. Her father was going in for a dangerous surgery to replace his aorta. Complications from the surgery sent him to the ICU so he could battle for his life. His doctors and nurses are some of the finest I've ever seen, and this combined with his will to live has given him small improvements every day. He's off of some of his heart meds, off his kidney meds, and showing signs of breathing without a respirator.
Needless to say, this has been a very emotionally difficult time. It's times like this that I'm thankful my parents run a veterinary practice. Veterinary medicine can incredibly morbid and sad at times, and I now have a lifetime of experience to draw on when people and animals near to me get sick or die. If I can just be everyone's rock and make sure all the needed affairs are in order, I'm doing my job.
It's almost sad to say this, but it's true. You do a lot of waiting when someone you love is in the ICU. This was no exception, and the vast amount of waiting meant that I finished leveling my first World of Warcraft character. Upon hitting level 80, I promptly kissed Northrend goodbye, caught the boat to Stormwind, and went fishing. I think that will be just about all I do in WoW for a while...fishing. The level treadmill is long and pointless, and it leaves little time for you to just do what you want. I'll have to revisit that Kafkaesque experience when Cataclysm comes out. Until then, I intend to just enjoy Azeroth.
For now, I'm just glad to be back home and have some semblance of normalcy.
Last night, we returned from a 10-day visit to nancyblue's family. Her father was going in for a dangerous surgery to replace his aorta. Complications from the surgery sent him to the ICU so he could battle for his life. His doctors and nurses are some of the finest I've ever seen, and this combined with his will to live has given him small improvements every day. He's off of some of his heart meds, off his kidney meds, and showing signs of breathing without a respirator.
Needless to say, this has been a very emotionally difficult time. It's times like this that I'm thankful my parents run a veterinary practice. Veterinary medicine can incredibly morbid and sad at times, and I now have a lifetime of experience to draw on when people and animals near to me get sick or die. If I can just be everyone's rock and make sure all the needed affairs are in order, I'm doing my job.
It's almost sad to say this, but it's true. You do a lot of waiting when someone you love is in the ICU. This was no exception, and the vast amount of waiting meant that I finished leveling my first World of Warcraft character. Upon hitting level 80, I promptly kissed Northrend goodbye, caught the boat to Stormwind, and went fishing. I think that will be just about all I do in WoW for a while...fishing. The level treadmill is long and pointless, and it leaves little time for you to just do what you want. I'll have to revisit that Kafkaesque experience when Cataclysm comes out. Until then, I intend to just enjoy Azeroth.
For now, I'm just glad to be back home and have some semblance of normalcy.