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OMG! EW, I certainly hope things settle down for you! Are you all moved in? How are you feeling now?

EW, oh, that sounds so stressful! I hope things settle down for you soon. (((hugs)))

EW, are you sure you didn't piss off a whole bunch of ancient Chinese and get the "may you have an interesting life" curse? Youch. It's great news about the apartment, at least, and that you got that IV over with! Hang in there.

Awwww!!! DON"T ever say "Almost normal" or "could be worse" The universe had a realy BAD sence of humour at the moment!!!!!! and it seems to be going " realy? normal or worse? try this on for size" Repeat!!!! They have no sense of humour. evil beings trying to test how strong we are and how far they can push us (chocolate only help so much, I know this from experience) LW shakes fist at sky "damn you karma, damn you" In saying that - is good to know that you are still in the land of the semi sane, have not been kidnapped, are not some test subject in a lab somewhere, don't sure about the Canadian reference, protection program may have merits new start and all, and Nepal would be cold this time of year. Sending you love, hugs, prayers and imaginary set of Wonder Woman's Bracelets (deflection purposes only), armour for you chair (producing spikes optional) a big arse shield and some Teflon so things slid off and don't cling to you and a massive stick to beat them away with and my Condor and Owl (short term use only) - can't help you with the brother, but there is always duck tape PS and an inner knowing that you are one very strong determined , kick arse, take no prisoners woman, who will survive all of this one way or another

EW it sounds like things have fallen your way, even if it has meant a lot of troubles before they did. Glad to hear your IV is finished and enjoy your new place, it certainly sounds like it was worth the wait.

Glad you are a-okay! And now that you are on the top of the world, (love the idea of the new place, my MIL condo had been outfitted to be completely accessible so I know what a boon that is..) Keep healing! P.S. I am glad that the I.V. line didn't irritated the blood vessels like mine did...(just one more thing that could have gone wrong...just sayin...)

Originally posted by Springie OMG! EW, I certainly hope things settle down for you! Are you all moved in? How are you feeling now?

Thanks, Springie! I'm not completely moved in yet...my brother and sister-in-law did drive up to help me get the heavy stuff moved, but now I'm working with my niece's husband, Shawn, to get one more moving blitz before the dreaded duo comes back or the auctioneer goes in to prep the house for sale. (Right now I need to get some of the smaller things...pictures for the walls, a can opener for the cabinet full of canned goods, and so on.) Right now that's turning into a challenge -- one guy Shawn works with had volunteered right away to help, but then he got a tear in his colon and is now using a colostomy bag! That's made me a little skittish about asking for help -- I'd hate to have somebody drop dead! (I wouldn't be surprised if my dumb brother emailed a bad joke to China and managed to hack off at least half the population...) Now that the antibiotics are out of my system, I'm starting to perk up! Now I'm just tired from moving and unpacking! And, LW, I originally put "I wasn't captured by Galactor", but that's kind of expected at this site. I changed it just to see what kind of reaction I'd get (especially from the Canadians). It's just an attempt to lighten things up just a little bit.

EW, maybe things would have been easier if you had been captured by Galactor. I'm glad you're feeling better and moving into what sounds like a better apartment. My brother had a port like you described when he was getting cancer treatments a few years ago, but I imagine having it there between treatments can be a hassle.

EW, it certainly sounds like you've had enough stress for a lifetime! I'm glad everything has been fixed with the PICC line and that you had a huge new place to live. Hopefully now you can settle into your new place and heal!

Ok, EW, I was getting a bit worried about you and was thinking of sending a distress signal through the site - and you know what??? I was right!!! To be worried, I mean!!! Glad to read that things are picking up a bit - and hopefully the universe will let you catch your breath!

Aw, shucks, DT! I didn't know you cared so much!

Originally posted by ElectricWhite Aw, shucks, DT! I didn't know you cared so much!

Duh! Of course I do!

Oh gosh, EW ... I'm really out of words! I'm so sorry to hear that you've been through so much, lately, as if you didn't have enough on your plate already! At least, I'm glad to hear that things are seeming brighter right now, and so hope that by today they're even better and that you're settling down! Ah ... when life knocks you have to open the door! ... there's nothing else to do! You are a strong woman, EW, that's why life keeps knocking at your door! But, I surely hope life's knuckles are sore by now and that it stops knocking at your door with these kind of things eventually! Sending you millions of hugs! I wish I could have been of some help!

Isn't it annoying how life tends to look like one of those biorhythm waves from the 80's -- either everything happens all at once, or absolutely nothing is happening. Hopefully the move goes smoothly for you and then you get a few weeks of welcome boredom.

You know, sometimes "thanks" doesn't seem to quite do the job!