tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21723978.post3615761169122058364..comments2023-04-17T03:56:33.698-04:00Comments on Novel Eye: Mortality part 2Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199981339240227463noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21723978.post-59990016434508394342007-08-16T23:09:00.000-04:002007-08-16T23:09:00.000-04:00Thank you. Thank you both for sharing.Thank you. Thank you both for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07199981339240227463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21723978.post-26835920940108339812007-08-16T23:06:00.001-04:002007-08-16T23:06:00.001-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07199981339240227463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21723978.post-69171563202076528412007-08-16T23:06:00.000-04:002007-08-16T23:06:00.000-04:00*hugs**hugs*musingwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112230052732661921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21723978.post-46202811850467847392007-08-16T04:17:00.000-04:002007-08-16T04:17:00.000-04:00I got a phone call the other night on my keitai fr...I got a phone call the other night on my keitai from my mother. My mother is loath to call me in Japan as it freaks her out when I'm not there and she gets the answering service in Japanese. <BR/><BR/>I was immediately disturbed. My stepfather will be 85 in 2 weeks, and I expected to hear that he was in the hospital or maybe had died. He's lived without a bladder for about 13 years now, and he was a smoker for most of his life (though he quit about 20 years ago). He's been bleeding from his kidneys for the last week or two, and the doctors say there's not much they can do about it, but to keep an eye out and come to the emergency room as quickly as possible.<BR/><BR/>My stepfather and I are the most diametrically opposed people, in interests and attitude. But we're both stubborn, and we're both fierce, and fiercely independent. It took me nearly 30 years to really have that man acknowledge what I value and how I feel without it being grudging or confused. I'm afraid he'll die, but I also know he's nearly ready -- his mind has outgrown his body, and there are things he just can't do anymore tethered to the earth. <BR/><BR/>Your last two sentences make total sense to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624271114891098929noreply@blogger.com