J wrote in the comments that when she lost her mom, she felt outraged that the rest of the world continued on... that she was surprised the mail continued to be delivered. I feel that.
This thing feels like being struck by lightning repeatedly. There was a lightning strike in the neighborhood in the afternoon yesterday and it gave L a nosebleed, woke A from his post call nap, and did something to our circuit breakers.
Big A texted to say we didn't have water, and I was so blasé about it... like quite unconcerned. It's as if I'm already in a private apocalypse of my own, so of course I expect that things like water and electricity are going to fail...
The emergency plumber came out late last night and fixed it in under half an hour.
Pic: L's photo of the strike next door.
11 comments:
WOW, so close L got a nosebleed???? That’s crazy.
When my mom died, I got the call at 2am that she was gone. There was a large parking structure being built at the time, and the alarm started going off at about the same time. I barely heard it, and when I did, it just felt right to me. YES. THERE IS SOMETHING DEEPLY WRONG. Just like the lightning.
The main feeling, besides pain, for me was confusion. How could this be?
Huge hugs to you. Gentle hugs.
Yikes!
That was me above.
OMG. That is so scary!
Goodness! So close.
When we were racing to the hospital for my dad, having gone to a different one first (he had to be taken to a trauma center mid-journey), there was a sudden and magnificent crack of lightning. It lit the entire night, but there was no storm or rain. All of us in the car knew it was the moment and we looked at the time. Sure enough, that was the exact time he was pronounced. I'll never, ever forget it.
I understand that you're feeling numb and lost. I'm so sorry.
I feel like there are times in your life when everything that can go wrong does go wrong. I'm in that place right now and I sort of feel like you are, too. The benefit is that something VERY BAD has already happened, so I am sort of blasé about all the other things. Hugs to you. May you soon regain your equilibrium.
YES-- that's exactly what it feels like-- excellent description.
J--WOW. I'll never forget this image and Nance's story below.
Nance--As you may know, I'm a big fan of your dad's and this seems such a fitting acknowledgment from the universe for the loss of such a human being. Sending love as my loss brings up memories for you.
<3 Hugs and love to you, Engie.
And also sending you love, J, as my loss is making memories resurface for you.
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