The Universe is mocking me.

[quidditchgrrl]

1. My Granny died last night, after more than a week in hospice care. I'm taking it with much more grace now that I've given up anthromorphized religion. As long as you've influenced others, you are immortal.

2. Dad is going in for prostate surgery (some procedure with a cutesy name - why don't female surgeries have cutesy names like TULIP?!) next week. That is, if he can keep from throwing out his hip/back/sciatic nerve every other day. He can barely walk right now, and lying down is out of the question.

3. And to cap off the bad-things-happen-in-threes, my brother was in a serious motorcycle accident earlier this week. Luckily, he's an experienced rider (he had a bike before he had a license, IIRC) and he and his wife managed to survive a 75mph auto sideswipe with non-life-threatening injuries.

If any of you yahoos go riding without a helmet, I'll beat your heads in myself. Call it preempting the inevitable.

Trying to stay up later to stave off nightmares (had a tremendous one this afternoon, mitigated by the bad news and windy conditions), trying keep my sanity in the face of the next two days of family time, and trying to see the brighter side of things, no matter how bad it looks right now.

Also have been feeling rather guilty at the idea of my relative lack of suffering in this crappy economy, wherein I'm paying off bills/debt, saving money for a down payment, planning new savings for trips, giving more money to charity.  I know it's silly, and I certainly don't gloat or flash any bling.  But it seems that my fortunes go up when everyone else's goes down.  Three cycles of that now, hm.

Comments

[ladyaeryn.livejournal.com]

Sorry about your granny. *hugs* But I'm glad your brother's okay and hope your dad's surgery goes all right.

And I say, enjoy your relative good fortune now - I think the full force of this mess going to hit all of us eventually. So far the worst I've experienced is getting screwed out of a promotion/pay raise due to budget cuts, which means I'm not making any headway in my debt, but at least it's not getting worse.

[zorb]

That's a lot to happen at once. I'm very sorry to hear about your grandmother, and I hope the guys pull through well and soon.

[smilie117.livejournal.com]

*hugs and squishes*

[magentabear.livejournal.com]

*HUGS*

[chickadilly.livejournal.com]

*hugs*hugs*hugs*

[likebunnies.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry about your granny. *hugs*

I hope your dad pulls through his surgery just fine and I'm glad your brother and his wife survived the crash. That is scary stuff.

[twistedrecesses.livejournal.com]

My condolences on your grandmother's passing, but I'm very glad to hear that your brother is okay. Auto accidents are scary enough in cars, so it's wonderful that he escaped relatively unscathed. Best of luck to your dad as well.

As far as your fortunes are concerned, just remember to appreciate it :) You seem to have seen your fair share of difficulties.
You know, just saying.

[mostcurious.livejournal.com]

Seriously? It's called "TULIP"? Is it supposed to be more humiliating that way?

My condolences on your loss. Grandmas are sad to lose.

[nuclearpolymer.livejournal.com]

I hope things go as well as possible...that sounds like a lot of stuff to happen at once.
And congrats on things being good financially---it's the result of your hard work and efforts!

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

Yikes! I'm sorry about your granny, dad and brother :( *hugs*

[manjisuriseye.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry about your grandmother. But I'm glad that your brother and his wife were ok. And I hope that your dad's surgery goes well.

[rachet.livejournal.com]

Oh honey. I'm sorry about your grandmother. I hope she just fell asleep and it was peaceful.

I feel awful for your dad. I remember my dance with back problems before they went in and did some spine surgery. The last thing I wanted to do was lie down. I hope his surgery goes well (TULIP? I want one. Or..at least an orchid!)

THANK GOD your brother has sense. I get so angry seeing people fly by on motorcycles with no helmet. I hope they heal quickly. Good brother. *virtually pats him on the head* Goooood brother.

[roguebitch.livejournal.com]

An orchiectomy is what they call it when they go in and remove one testicle.

I think I'd have liked my procedures better if they'd named them after flowers, too. LEEP just sounds bad all around. ;-D

[rachet.livejournal.com]

I swear, when I said "orchid" I had absolutely no idea there was something called an orchiectomy. How funny.

[roguebitch.livejournal.com]

'Tis what you lean when you date a guy who had testicular cancer. He used to say he was part of the "monorchy" afterwards. *grins*

[catsperspective.livejournal.com]

Wow, that is a lot to be hit with at one time. I'm so sorry. *sending hugs*

[roguebitch.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry for your loss and for everything else family-oriented you have to deal with. *hugs*

I think it's good there are people out there who are able to do well even now. I mean, I'm glad I'm so poor, since that means my circumstances haven't changed *at all*. I can just about get by, and that's a good thing.

Take care of yourself, okay?

[mjryan.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother and all the other misfortunes. I'll be keeping you and your family in my thoughts.

[nmalfoy.livejournal.com]

I am sorry about your granny but I believe part of her spirit is still around, and her legacy and good deeds will live on past her. As will it for all of us.

As to the money thing, don't feel guilty. You obviously have some good karma! You're giving to charity and you're not rubbing it in anyone's face, so you deserve it.

[stinaleigh.livejournal.com]

*hugs tight*

[salemdipity.livejournal.com]

Oh Donna *hugs you tight* I'm so sorry about your grandmother. I hope the surgery for your Dad goes okay, and I'm so pleased your brother and his wife are okay. Sheesh.

Don't feel guilty. Seriously. You had a really bad couple of years having to work more than one job and everything else. Why shouldn't you now be financially secure? You've worked hard to get where you are right now. *hugs you again* Wish we lived closer so we could meet up for a natter and some good food. Next year.

♥