tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post6095740096087122258..comments2024-03-30T01:52:58.822+11:00Comments on Elephant's Child: Finding a New EquilibriumElephant's Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-20572782590562706282011-06-26T04:19:09.597+10:002011-06-26T04:19:09.597+10:00i've read, i think and sending my thoughts. i ...i've read, i think and sending my thoughts. i want to say something deep and thoughtful, but some days just aren't filled with that. but i think of you. and i hope that the cats, even if they can't be lifted by small portion, lift the spirits. they usually do, just being around.Pia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519694952785489099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-31877256678240724082011-06-15T13:38:38.263+10:002011-06-15T13:38:38.263+10:00Sending you both love & healing wishes!
Alo...Sending you both love & healing wishes!<br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha from Waikiki :)<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /><br />><}}(°><br /><br /> <br /> ><}}(°><br /><br /><°)}}><Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-61823918417703087452011-06-14T19:45:10.673+10:002011-06-14T19:45:10.673+10:00Oh Snow: I probably shouldn't be snickering a...Oh Snow: I probably shouldn't be snickering at that image but I am. And more often than I care to think about I feel a little like that one legged duck (the going round in frantic circles thing). Hope your narcotics kick in soon.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-79498675529672974272011-06-14T19:40:22.751+10:002011-06-14T19:40:22.751+10:00"It makes me think of ducks..."
It'..."It makes me think of ducks..."<br /><br />It's nearly 3:00 a.m. here, and I took my narcotics some time ago, so when I read that, I immediately pictured a poor little duck with one leg missing, swimming like crazy but unable to get out of going in a circle.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-592235797679317412011-06-14T19:34:55.811+10:002011-06-14T19:34:55.811+10:00Thanks Snowbrush. You are right about there being...Thanks Snowbrush. You are right about there being more than enough suffering around. It makes me think of ducks - they look so serene floating on the water and yet out of sight their little legs are going hell for leather.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-30274739825971871352011-06-14T18:44:34.465+10:002011-06-14T18:44:34.465+10:00It doesn't matter if you're the one doing ...It doesn't matter if you're the one doing the caring or the one who must accept it, it's still hard way to go. I'm so sorry for it all.<br /><br />One thing I like about having a blog is that it helps me to remember that there's plenty of suffering to go around, and that many of us are not so well off as we might appear.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-63389306336488903742011-06-13T07:58:26.172+10:002011-06-13T07:58:26.172+10:00Two Tigers, Kath: Thank you. We will try and tak...Two Tigers, Kath: Thank you. We will try and take it slooooowly. We have to.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-37065979266013122452011-06-13T01:49:07.977+10:002011-06-13T01:49:07.977+10:00Those bruises are sadistic - surely a blind epilep...Those bruises are sadistic - surely a blind epileptic with a jackhammer could have done a gentler job - poor smaller half!<br /><br />I'm so glad that he's home, even if it means going slow and softly for a while. This remark really hit home: "guilt is not rational". True for you, for him, for me.....Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-13164678934615581592011-06-13T01:10:39.439+10:002011-06-13T01:10:39.439+10:00Once again arriving late to the party! I see every...Once again arriving late to the party! I see everyone has said what needs to be said in the way of kindness and comfort and gentle humor. I'm glad Himself is home, his bruised ego will heal along with his bruised arms, and all will be well. But yes, don't forget to take care of yourself too! <br /><br />P.S. - During my one and only extended hospital stay, my arms acquired every color in the rainbow from the sadistic invasions of the i.v. drip. Whenever a new staff member would stick me they would say "oh you have such great big veins, so easy to find, they should be using you for practice!" My unvoiced reply - you mean you aren't?<br /><br />All the best to you both.Gisizeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08842508709852026701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-18964999727578254012011-06-12T15:38:07.361+10:002011-06-12T15:38:07.361+10:00Thanks ladyfi. We have a long way to go yet, but ...Thanks ladyfi. We have a long way to go yet, but doing it from home is a lot easier on both of us.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-18659290681098009452011-06-12T14:28:31.376+10:002011-06-12T14:28:31.376+10:00Oh gosh, what a lot you have been through! At leas...Oh gosh, what a lot you have been through! At least you're home now, and recuperation can take place...<br /><br />Get plenty of rest when you can! Hugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-59039430446622476932011-06-12T07:18:07.632+10:002011-06-12T07:18:07.632+10:00Paper Chipmunk: Its going to be hard for both of ...Paper Chipmunk: Its going to be hard for both of us. And I will have trouble if he realises how hard it will be on me, because then he will try and do things too soon. So instead of whistle while you work for the next little while it will be fib as you work. Liar, liar pants on fire rules.<br />Re the bruises: On one of my own hospital visits I told the staff that a self respecting junkie would have done a better job. Didn't go down well.<br /><br />River: It is lovely to have him home. Hopefully the dietician will allow him some spice - though 40 chillies is excessive.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-14417733519084134142011-06-11T20:28:50.278+10:002011-06-11T20:28:50.278+10:00Lovely to know he's home again. Those are very...Lovely to know he's home again. Those are very colourful bruises!<br />I'd say the spicy is definitely out, particularly with the diverticulitis and especially the 40 chillies!!Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-37794075854311013962011-06-11T20:24:47.649+10:002011-06-11T20:24:47.649+10:00Sigh... I know what it's like to have to spend...Sigh... I know what it's like to have to spend more time in the kitchen cooking for a specialized diet. When one's energy is already low, it's especially hard. It goes without saying that this sucks for him, but I also know that all this extra shopping and standing and helping and cooking and walking and caretaking and worrying and on and on is not the easiest on you. New equilibrium, indeed. I hope you're able to soon find a livable rhythm as you get through these next weeks and months.<br /><br />And what is it with hospital staffs who can't insert an IV?!Paper Chipmunk (aka Ellen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15014954266777016841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-78484090314289606732011-06-11T15:20:04.234+10:002011-06-11T15:20:04.234+10:00daisyfae, tracy: Thank you.daisyfae, tracy: Thank you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-43691921348962202242011-06-11T14:25:16.538+10:002011-06-11T14:25:16.538+10:00So much happiness, so much sadness. One step at a ...So much happiness, so much sadness. One step at a time indeed. Sending good thoughts.tracyhttp://tracycrisp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-48808567017596157332011-06-11T10:52:54.253+10:002011-06-11T10:52:54.253+10:00patience is so hard. when you're in the midst...patience is so hard. when you're in the midst of battle to manage the daily necessities, it's virtually impossible to step back, see the bigger picture, and think longer term....<br /><br />i remember after my c-section, i was told not to lift anything more than 10 pounds. i pointed out "but my daughter weighs 11 pounds, which is why i needed the c-section". they said 'wing it'.<br /><br />take care. rest. listen to your bodies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-70626322319707741552011-06-11T08:51:15.701+10:002011-06-11T08:51:15.701+10:00All Consuming: thanks a lot - it isn't going ...All Consuming: thanks a lot - it isn't going to be an easy road, but we will get there. And it is nice to know personally (in an indirect sort of way) someone who has gone through his journey.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-24936431071644481162011-06-11T08:33:47.358+10:002011-06-11T08:33:47.358+10:00It's good to hear he's home with you again...It's good to hear he's home with you again. I've had bot a perforated bowel, colostomy (since reversed) and caught an infection whilst everything went wrong on my lungs that resulted in pneumonia. Not showing off just wanted to say I can empathise and know what you're both going through to some extent. I hated the physios and my arms looked just like that! It gets better. I had to change to no fibre from a diet full of it which was hard work but in the end it makes you explore food you never would have and enjoy it. Don't say that to the smaller portion just yet or he may throw more than a bean turd at you. Thinking of you both, keep your chins and anything else that helps up!All Consuminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089119991474852732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-91126758728461988812011-06-11T08:26:49.251+10:002011-06-11T08:26:49.251+10:00Thank you all. Sometimes one step, rather than on...Thank you all. Sometimes one step, rather than one day is all we can do. A shame that neither of us does patience well.<br /><br />Jewel responded to his return by saying 'oh, were you away?' Jazz alternates. He either purrs loud and long or says 'I don't know who you are' scuttling away with his belly to the ground. He still wedges himself between us at night though.<br /><br />And I may have to think about buying the fake beard. Give him something to aspire to.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-28262281393678188102011-06-11T07:52:29.899+10:002011-06-11T07:52:29.899+10:00All you can do for now is take it one day at a tim...All you can do for now is take it one day at a time and travel slowly along that long road to to the Smaller Portions recovery, hang in there it'll be all worth it in the end :-).Windsmoke.http://windsmoke.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-91352502035410021352011-06-11T05:20:56.455+10:002011-06-11T05:20:56.455+10:00Oh boy, recovery is a lesson in humility. Glad he...Oh boy, recovery is a lesson in humility. Glad he survived and is on the mend, at least. Sorry about you and the beard and him, the jolly threesome, the beard being the third wheel. At least you got to see him without! Maybe you get him a fake one for now, as a joke, of course.Strayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124298302997708537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-30338913043364391002011-06-11T01:47:49.873+10:002011-06-11T01:47:49.873+10:00It is good to hear he is home. Those are some nast...It is good to hear he is home. Those are some nasty bruises! <br />Take it easy and rest as much as you can.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051732856820479687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-54764909075139818552011-06-10T23:01:22.495+10:002011-06-10T23:01:22.495+10:00Interesting that your diets are so different from ...Interesting that your diets are so different from each other. I assume from what you have said that you don't drive. Although I have a car, I choose to take the bus daily into town because it is so much more convenient and I don't need to find a place to park it and pay.<br /><br />When I have a lot of stuff to buy, however, I like to drive. That way I don't need to wrestle with it quite so much. I'm so glad he's home, and I appreciate the pictures, even if they made me flinch!DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-63587377016781228842011-06-10T22:27:48.967+10:002011-06-10T22:27:48.967+10:00The road is long, with many a winding turn ... I b...The road is long, with many a winding turn ... I bet the puddy tats are happy to have SP home, even if he's a little less furry than he used to be.M L Jassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918911547104202603noreply@blogger.com