Somedays
There are times when I feel like a hero, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.
Today, I'm looking askance at curbstones.
I'll be back tomorrow, with thoughts. I'm not in a position to have many of those right now.
Tough
Hi there Burrow faithful, Little Cuter here, with news on my amazing mom. As most of you probably know by now, my mom attended the Congress on your Corner event yesterday at her local Safeway. Just as she reached the front of the line to shake Ms. Gifford's hand a gunman appeared and began shooting with an automatic weapon. My mom was shot three times. That's a sentence I never thought I'd have to type. Right this very minute my mom is in the ICU with her leg in a traction. She suffered a wound to her left chest, one to her abdomen, and a third to her right hip. She is incredibly lucky that none of her organs were hit, even though one of the bullet's entry wounds was in her abdomen. She has been taken care of by some fantastic and proficient doctors and nurses, and a wonderful social work team. My mom is the toughest broad I've ever met. She is awake and talking and cracking wise and we can all rest assured that the woman we love is still here, kicking ma...
Nothing heroic going on here except attempting to care for a sick kitten. Life has traumatic edges right now
ReplyDeleteI so relate to what you are feeling. I have been trying to immerse myself in things with positive messages just to maintain some kind of normality.
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