My bad. I initially thought it meant the last ten minutes of trying to stay covered up before it is "fuck it, I better get going" and get ready for work.
When my uncle died, my cousin told me that the whole family was gathered around him and a three year old in the room pointed to the ceiling and said: "Look at the bird people!".
My father died in 2003, a shock but not a surprise as he was in declining health. For the last few years, he has appeared in my dreams with increasing frequency. Odd?
My dad was a preacher. On several occasions Mamaw called in the middle of the night to tell him “Bruce, you better get over to so-and-so’s house, they’ve had a death.”
“Did they call you, Mamaw?”
“No, I had a dream.”
Then, sure enough, a few minutes later, the phone would ring and it would be someone we knew calling Daddy to tell him they’d had a death and could he come over. I never knew this was weird until I grew up and left the mountains.
At 15 I started working at a nursing home. Worked all thru high school. I had met a man there and worked with him as he rode down the glide slope of life. Now two years later, On a school night working a 3-11 he gave me the most wonderful gift when he died. He gave me a gift that changed my life, and influenced my path. There were many more departures of friends ahead for me at that young age. Then in college I took a job at another nursing home, where even more were experienced. Each was different, none like the first.
I went down to Stinson Beach to see my best friend Billy off this mortal coil. He'd been lying to me and his wife and his sister for more than a year. He was not dying of COPD. He was dying of lung cancer that had metastasized to his brain. The brain tumor paralyzed him, one limb at a time, and FAST.
I'd thought I was going to give him a peaceful exit. Nope. He hollered every minute he was awake to get out of the bed, and we couldn't do that because he was too paralyzed to even be able to sit up in a chair, IF we could find enough young men to move him to one, which we could not. Didn't stop him bellowing until the tumor stopped him bellowing. He was taking enough morphine to drop an elephant, but didn't slow him up until the tumor made him.
It was TERRIBLE. I needed to talk with him and he couldn't stop bellowing about being stuck in the bed. I know I'll get over it in time, stop being mad at him and just remember our long strong friendship, but, sheesh, that was SO harsh.
Dear God I hope this is not true! I had to watch a 4:00 minute commercial on utube, but I put up with it so I could hopefully see the video - Nope! It was followed by another 4:20 minute commercial. I guess this is how the end occurs - hopeful anticipation followed by disappointment.
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My bad. I initially thought it meant the last ten minutes of trying to stay covered up before it is "fuck it, I better get going" and get ready for work.
ReplyDeleteWhen my uncle died, my cousin told me that the whole family was gathered around him and a three year old in the room pointed to the ceiling and said: "Look at the bird people!".
ReplyDeleteMy father died in 2003, a shock but not a surprise as he was in declining health.
ReplyDeleteFor the last few years, he has appeared in my dreams with increasing frequency.
Odd?
You do have your affairs in order, right?
DeleteMy dad was a preacher. On several occasions Mamaw called in the middle of the night to tell him “Bruce, you better get over to so-and-so’s house, they’ve had a death.”
ReplyDelete“Did they call you, Mamaw?”
“No, I had a dream.”
Then, sure enough, a few minutes later, the phone would ring and it would be someone we knew calling Daddy to tell him they’d had a death and could he come over. I never knew this was weird until I grew up and left the mountains.
At 15 I started working at a nursing home. Worked all thru high school. I had met a man there and worked with him as he rode down the glide slope of life. Now two years later, On a school night working a 3-11 he gave me the most wonderful gift when he died. He gave me a gift that changed my life, and influenced my path. There were many more departures of friends ahead for me at that young age. Then in college I took a job at another nursing home, where even more were experienced. Each was different, none like the first.
ReplyDeleteI went down to Stinson Beach to see my best friend Billy off this mortal coil. He'd been lying to me and his wife and his sister for more than a year. He was not dying of COPD. He was dying of lung cancer that had metastasized to his brain. The brain tumor paralyzed him, one limb at a time, and FAST.
ReplyDeleteI'd thought I was going to give him a peaceful exit. Nope. He hollered every minute he was awake to get out of the bed, and we couldn't do that because he was too paralyzed to even be able to sit up in a chair, IF we could find enough young men to move him to one, which we could not. Didn't stop him bellowing until the tumor stopped him bellowing. He was taking enough morphine to drop an elephant, but didn't slow him up until the tumor made him.
It was TERRIBLE. I needed to talk with him and he couldn't stop bellowing about being stuck in the bed. I know I'll get over it in time, stop being mad at him and just remember our long strong friendship, but, sheesh, that was SO harsh.
Dear God I hope this is not true! I had to watch a 4:00 minute commercial on utube, but I put up with it so I could hopefully see the video - Nope! It was followed by another 4:20 minute commercial. I guess this is how the end occurs - hopeful anticipation followed by disappointment.
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't you just click 'Skip' in the bottom right of the commercial?
DeleteIt never appeared. I've seen that option before, but rarely.
DeleteI see it every time on all my devices, at least on commercials that last more than 15 seconds. Every single time.
DeleteThe skip button is for Special Guests only.
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