Comments | lolaraincoat: Jack Layton's funeral & etc.

lolaraincoat

Jack Layton's funeral & etc.

Aug 27, 2011 17:46

I just got back from the funeral procession, and then the funeral, for Jack Layton. ( It was kind of amazing. )

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ancarett August 27 2011, 22:01:11 UTC

Wish I had been there. Gonna miss the man but I'm glad that the spirit lives on.

lolaraincoat August 28 2011, 16:37:36 UTC

It does!

ptyx August 27 2011, 22:15:15 UTC

I'm sorry for your kidney problems! I hope you get better ASAP.

I had never heard of Jack Laynton before his death, but from what I'm reading, he seems to have been a wonderful guy. Even I, who am an extremist ;-), would probably be there, if I lived in Canada.

lolaraincoat August 28 2011, 16:39:20 UTC

He was both a great person (even when I disagreed with some of his ideas, it was impossible not to respect him) and great politician (extremely effective at building coalitions and getting things done.) A very rare combination.

cordelia_v August 27 2011, 23:50:33 UTC

Sweetie, I'm so sorry about the health problems. Call me if you want to talk about it, eh? I've been there (and of course so has Pirate).

lolaraincoat August 28 2011, 16:40:02 UTC

Thanks, and I will. Kidney issues are no good.

elgoose August 28 2011, 00:54:33 UTC

I enjoyed reading this. I need some hopefulness these days. Even when it's sad, too.

lolaraincoat August 28 2011, 16:40:58 UTC

Thanks, sweetie. It was sad but mostly joyful and full of hope, as weird as that sounds.

np_complete August 28 2011, 01:02:06 UTC

That's beautiful.

Glad you're only *slightly* ill.

lolaraincoat August 28 2011, 16:45:08 UTC

Hee! Well, you know, I'm only slightly ill in the sense that I will probably get medical leave out of this so I won't have to feel too bad about wasting time with it, and it won't kill me, and I get the good drugs, and it's only temporary even if it's going to take longer getting treated than I would like. If any of those things weren't true I wouldn't call this minor. I'm lucky, in that sense.

np_complete August 29 2011, 00:55:37 UTC

If you're going to be seriously ill, in other words, this is the sort of serious illness you want to have. I wish you the best outcome possible.

Olivia Chow, Jack Layton's widow, was the campaigning politician we met at the noodle place, wasn't she?

lolaraincoat August 29 2011, 05:27:30 UTC

Yes! that was her! We live just to the north of her riding. Man I feel so Canadian whenever I say riding.