My own private pitty party

[rockjock]

skywalkerchick posted about her own situation and my quick response became sorta the post I've been meaning to write about my friend. I visited him Thursday and got the word direct form him. It's not good news, but I feel a little bit of comfort I couldn't have before. I mean, when I first got wind of the situation, I didn't know if he'd be around by the end

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[kijjohnson]

We look at the tragedies of others and think, what am I whining about? I just posted whining about something that's really pretty unimportant, and a friend whose life has catastrophically imploded since her husband's stroke contacted me to sympathize. I felt about six inches tall, and part of that was because she really meant it. In spite of how tragic her life currently is, and how courageous she's being about it, she still found time and energy to care about my complaints. And yet, I still do feel sorry for myself, even though I'm not in as dark a situation as she is. No answer to this that I've found, except reach out, which I would try to do anyway.