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Something that should be happy...isn't.
My uncle, the only courteous one, rang today. His daughter, my cousin Myra Lynn (wait, she wants to be called Myra only now, I keep forgetting, why can't I remember that?!) had her third baby today. It was born without one of its hands.
I'm all rather numb right about now. This was wholly unexpected. Her two other kids are perfectly healthy. I know that doesn't guarantee any following kids would be, but still...
I can't imagine how she must feel; worse, I can't imagine how the kid will feel, growing up with only one hand. I use my hands when I ride, when I play the piano or guitar, when I type and write, and more. Some of those are impossible, or at least phenomenally difficult, to accomplish one-handedly.
Intellectually, I can appreciate that this is not the worst possible scenario. It's not cancer, or lack of a brain stem, or autism, or any other fatal or mind-staggeringly crippling problem. The baby's healthy otherwise. He'll probably grow up and not even know what he's missing. But it's still so horrible.
I feel bad for Myra and Bo (her husband). Kalyn and Landon are their other kids, and they're both perfectly healthy.
It's just a sucky thing to happen.
I'm all rather numb right about now. This was wholly unexpected. Her two other kids are perfectly healthy. I know that doesn't guarantee any following kids would be, but still...
I can't imagine how she must feel; worse, I can't imagine how the kid will feel, growing up with only one hand. I use my hands when I ride, when I play the piano or guitar, when I type and write, and more. Some of those are impossible, or at least phenomenally difficult, to accomplish one-handedly.
Intellectually, I can appreciate that this is not the worst possible scenario. It's not cancer, or lack of a brain stem, or autism, or any other fatal or mind-staggeringly crippling problem. The baby's healthy otherwise. He'll probably grow up and not even know what he's missing. But it's still so horrible.
I feel bad for Myra and Bo (her husband). Kalyn and Landon are their other kids, and they're both perfectly healthy.
It's just a sucky thing to happen.
A few notes and my summer schedule
I've decided to open this dreamwidth (invite courtesy of Julia, ta!) account because I want a backup journal if (when) LJ goes belly-up. I also had a serious issue with LJ's censoring crap. So here I am. Fear not, I am not abandoning LJ at this time - mainly because all the good fandom stuff still takes place over there, unfortunately - but I will be gradually transitioning into this as my dominant journal. Plenty of writing (fanfic and otherwise) and other creative exploits will appear here.
Next, I am going to be crazy busy this summer; both with online commitments and RL events. I'll try to check my comments once a week, but if you absolutely need to get a hold of me immediately, email or IRC (for the HOL folks) is your quickest route. I check those daily.
Lastly, in between all the hoopla going on, I am going to be writing a lot. And by "a lot", I mean any time not already occupied by a prior engagement, eating or sleeping. So if I seem rushed or distracted, don't take it personally - my brain has been taken over by zombie plot bunnies from hell. ;)
Next, I am going to be crazy busy this summer; both with online commitments and RL events. I'll try to check my comments once a week, but if you absolutely need to get a hold of me immediately, email or IRC (for the HOL folks) is your quickest route. I check those daily.
Lastly, in between all the hoopla going on, I am going to be writing a lot. And by "a lot", I mean any time not already occupied by a prior engagement, eating or sleeping. So if I seem rushed or distracted, don't take it personally - my brain has been taken over by zombie plot bunnies from hell. ;)