All is not well in Toadsuck
...mz ribits crazy sister is on her last few steps in the race of life. She has been in and out of the hospital several times and now they have her in a hospice. She will be kept clean and out of pain. Death will be soon. She is going to be cremated afterwards.
...it's not the being dead that bothers me. It's the process of getting there. Pain with every breath; losing your memory and your mind in the process; well meaning friends giving you false hopes when the facts say otherwise. Methinks that we are living too long these days.
...mz ribit's best friend has a daughter the age of my sons and she has cancer. They have done all kinds of tests and all kinds of therapy but there is no hope for her either. She is receiving hospice care as well. She is leaving a husband and two or three kids who are not out of high school yet. Her husband seems to be a good man in a tough situation but he is well equipt to handle adversity.
...as for me, I shall plod on day to day hoping to prevent so many red eyed widder women from throwing themselves off barn roofs in despair if I should pass.
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