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[rowann]

So it's been an eventful month so far.

Some really great moments, some awful... but it's a start.

As I wrote a few posts ago, I am thankful for many things in my life, and lucky to have people who love and support me on a daily basis. So even though I am writing here about some of the ups and downs in life, I truly am grateful for my life and the

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[aetheldaeg]

I'm sorry that Lucy is gone. I don't have the answers as to why things like this happen but it sounds like Lucy was a wonderful person who touched the lives of all who knew her. Perhaps her work is done. I don't know, but if you think of it that way it may be a little easier.
As for your surgery, you have to look out for you. The doctors and nurses do their best, but our medical system is overburdened and things get missed. That's why I had to write on the knee that I had operated on 3 years ago saying that it was "this knee". If you aren't sure about something ask questions till you get an answer and you understand that answer. If something doesn't feel right after surgery tell the doctor or nurses. You know your body better than anyone. Be persistent, even a pest. I've seem too many people who went along hoping that everything would be alright even when they knew something wrong. God watches over all of us but we have to do our part too.
Hopefully the remainder of the year will be better. *hugs*

[rowann]

Thank you, I guess a little part of me feels that if she had gone in sooner, she may have had better chances to recover, but she wanted to spend Christmas morning with her children, and we really can't consider what-ifs... I do believe that perhaps she was needed elsewhere, or that there is some lesson to be learned.

I appreciate your medical advice and will definitely use it. I am lucky to have my mom who has agreed to go with me, and my boyfriend, Sean has said he will take some vacation and go to the consultation with us too. I want everyone to feel good about the decision I make as it is not just myself that has something to lose if things were to go wrong. I will think optimistically, as it has taken a lot to get to just this point.

Thank you for always being so kind and lovely - it amazes me how the people I talk to in/on livejournal are people I probably would have never known in my every day life, it's refreshing and very special. :)

[aetheldaeg]

I agree. LJ and the friends I've made have been a real God send.

[squantus]

I think that sometimes we will never know what we did when we extend ourselves to someone in need. I have a kid or two from the thousand that I have taught that come back but the vast majority walk into obscurity, at least from my vision.

Do what you do out of love. You may never know the impact your visit had on the family or your friend. It may have been the message that they needed to give them strength. Im sure that you were drawn to Lucie's bedside for a reason. You did the right thing.
-jd