Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]

If you're a returning member, no, your account has not been deleted, we've actually changed board since you were last here. just go ahead and register, PM one of the staff, let us know you're here, and we'll get right to work converting your information and post count from the old board.

Keep in mind that any RPs running on the old site are probably still there, so if you don't see them here, just check the 'Home' Page, and follow the link back to the old board.

Username:   Password:
locked Topic
Vent-ilation
Topic Started: Jan 15 2017, 02:22 AM (1,640 Views)
~Alissa~
Member Avatar


super scary, I hope all ends up well
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
+transcon+
Member Avatar
Metroid Specialist

Damn, she going to be all right?
Posted Image
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
+Lt. Jessie+
Member Avatar
Jibbering, Troublemaking Ball of Fluff

I did talk to DA earlier. He said that she's doing ok. We're praying for her full recovery.

As for my vent, which is rare...

2 50-lb. bags of thinset, 7 boxes of tiles at 57 lbs. a box, 10-lb. bag of grout + monthly cramps + injured lower back...

Not a fun day... *Curls up* TT^TT
Posted Image
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
+CEMP+
Member Avatar
Clockwork Master

Damn you Jormag, stop making a blizzard at Anet's building. I want my GW2 patch.
"I believe that the human spirit is indomitable. If you endeavor to achieve, it will happen given enough resolve. It may not be immediate, and often your greater dreams is something you will not achieve within your own lifetime. The effort you put forth to anything transcends yourself, for there is no futility even in death."
— Monty Oum
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
+transcon+
Member Avatar
Metroid Specialist

Deactivated my Facebook for reasons. Also deactivated Skype for unrelated reasons.

-Facebook: Just didn't see any point in having it. Never really was kept in touch with, and the superfluous crap was annoying.

-Skype: Spam was infiltrating the VoIP system, everything from unsolicited contact to sending messages masquerading as others in my contact list. Also, again no contact is included in the reasons.

I can use Discord, but I never really use it. That leaves the phone. Good to keep in touch with work and doctors.
Posted Image
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
~Alkarii~
Member Avatar
Soul Eater
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
My grandfather's cancer situation has gotten worse. I got a text from my dad today, saying that the hospice nurse thinks he's probably got less than two weeks left.

Dad thinks my grandfather may not make it through the weekend.
Since my liver is larger than my heart, does that mean I'm designed to drink more and care less?
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
~Deadly Aim~
Member Avatar
Deadeye '17, eager to move on from the slow-motion train wreck that was last year.
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
Alk... if you need to talk, or anything... please don't hesitate to reach out.
Posted Image
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
~The Boss~
Member Avatar
Native Son

So, lemme tell you guys about what happened to me this morning.

I went in to work today, which I don't usually do on the weekends, but we've gotta get the entire warehouse counted before we change over our software at the first of the month. But anyway, as I'm on my way in, I stop at the gas station do get something to drink.

As I'm pulling in, there's this old man standing at the curb. He's frail, thin, and disheveled to the point where you could almost mistake him for being homeless if not for the fact thst he was carrying bags from the store. I get out of my car to go inside, but as I walk past him, he's still standing there, he hasn't moved, and I notice he's trembling a bit. I think, okay, he's old, he needs a little assistance stepping down from the curb, no big deal. So I ask him, "Sir, do you need help?"

And he just starts sobbing. Just buries his face in his hand and starts crying because he can't step down from the curb. It's one of the most heartbreaking things I've ever seen.

So I help him down. I pat him on the back and try to reassure him that everything is okay. I turn to go inside and get my Dr. Pepper, but I notice him walking across the parking lot, stopping briefly by my car to steady himself. Every step he takes looks like a struggle. I realize he's walking home. Now, eight next door to this particular gas station is an apartment complex, and that's clearly where he's headed. But I can't in good conscience let him walk back even that short distance when it looks like he could just collapse at any moment.

So I get back into my car and pull up next to him, instructing him to get in. He does so, telling me in broken English, "I have stroke," while clutching his left arm. He's Middle Eastern, not uncommon in my neighborhood, and it's a bit difficult to understand him on account of him not being a native English speaker as well as his voice being so weak due to his failing health. But he is able to give me directions to his apartment. I also hear him mumble "Oh my God" a few times while blessing himself, though I'm not quite sure if he said it in exasperation or more as an expression of thanks, as he did so whole driving past the old shopping center that now serves as the local mosque, which I would presume to be his place of worship.

So he directs me to his apartment, and I help him up the stairs while carrying his bags, seeing that he is safely home, and it's only then thst I get back in my car and head on out.

A part of me wants to go back and check in on him, as he clearly lives alone, and I'm still far too Catholic to not feel guilty even as I gave him what assistance I could. But I'm not sure that he'd even recognize me, as frail as he is, and I would feel extremely awkward just showing up. I'm hoping that, as he seems to attend services across the street, that he is a part of the local community and has the necessary support system.

Even so, like I said, I don't think I've seen anything that made me more sad, and I'm glad I was there to help him out, if only for today.
Posted Image
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
~Alkarii~
Member Avatar
Soul Eater
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
Well, from the state my grandfather is in, it's very probable that he's going to die today or tomorrow. He wasn't able to swallow his medication, and he's currently unresponsive, aside from the occasional groan.
Since my liver is larger than my heart, does that mean I'm designed to drink more and care less?
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
~Deadly Aim~
Member Avatar
Deadeye '17, eager to move on from the slow-motion train wreck that was last year.
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
Alkarii
Apr 16 2017, 04:24 PM
Well, from the state my grandfather is in, it's very probable that he's going to die today or tomorrow. He wasn't able to swallow his medication, and he's currently unresponsive, aside from the occasional groan.
Alk, my heart is right there with you, dude. I lost my both of my grandparents on my dad's side around a holiday, and it is especially tough on this day of all days... the day that Christ arose. I know that this has to have you and your family very upset.

I know that text may sound a bit impersonal... and for that I am sorry... but I will pray for you and yours, and I mean that truly. And as I said... if you need anything, please don't hesitate to reach out.

====

As for your post, Jefe? What you did was not only very kind, it was the right thing to do. The poor man probably can't even do much anymore, from the sound of it; I hope he gets the help that he needs. You showed him much-needed kindness.
Edited by Deadly Aim, Apr 16 2017, 05:04 PM.
Posted Image
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
Go to Next Page
« Previous Topic · General Topics · Next Topic »
locked Topic