Updates and thank-yous

[stonebender]

I tend to think of myself as someone in the background. Yes, people like me and notice me and think I'm a good guy and all, but generally, I'm one of the group, one of the crowd. I have been the center of a lot of activity in the last few weeks. I can't say I've loved all of it. Suctioning may be necessary in your life some day, but it's the most unpleasant thing I've ever allowed requested someone to do to me. I have been about as scared as I've ever been in my life, and I have felt more loved than I have ever felt.

There's no way for me to express the gratitude I feel towards all of you -- those who visited me in the hospital, like leback and waywardcats and tracytreefrog (and the rest of my blood family, who won't read this) and sogwife; the phone calls I received from people like elisem and snippy; the balloons from epi_lj, oksana, and clawfoot; and my Guardian Butterfly from kalmn. There are others, and I may be forgetting some.

But anyway, I am slowly on the mend. Today was the first day I slept through the night. I can see normal from here, and want it desperately.

Again, thanks to everyone. I don't know how I would've gotten through it without my loved ones and all your thoughts, prayers, wishes, and good vibes.

And wild_irises, you deserve some kind of medal or parade or something for helping me and loracs and serenejournal to get through all of this.

Comments

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

I am so happy you are home and on the mend! It is good to hear from you.

[waywardcats.livejournal.com]

And wild_irises, you deserve some kind of medal or parade or something for helping me and loracs and serenejournal to get through all of this.

I am so up for a parade! All three of these amazing women deserve to be showered with praise! I'll sooo help you build the floats.

Yay! for sleeping through the night and Yay! that you are back!!

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

Glad you're starting to feel better!

[wild-irises.livejournal.com]

This is making me cry. I have been nervous all morning about IM-ing you, because I so badly wanted to hear that you slept through the night, and I didn't want to put any of that onto you.

Medals and parades are all well and good; I just got the reward I wanted: "I can see normal from here." And you will have it, my friend.

You'd do it for me.

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

hee hee! guardian butterfly. yay!

i am glad to have provided same.

*hug*

[snippy]

I want you to remember that we all think you're important enough to make these efforts. You are important!

[okoshun.livejournal.com]

:) I'm glad to see you're on the mend. We were all worried about you.

[kightp.livejournal.com]

Ya, it's stonebender, writing in his own voice again!

So glad to see you back and mending. I find myself wishing you boredom, because that's usually a clear sign that you're practically well.

[kimberly-a.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking of you. I'm glad to hear you're feeling better and that you have had so much support.

[aquaeri.livejournal.com]

I am so relieved you're safely home and on the mend.

[firecat]

I'm so glad you were able to sleep through the night. I thought of you many times while you were in the hospital and kept obsessively checking on yours and Serene's and Loracs's journals. I'm sorry that I wasn't able to get it together to actually express these things WHILE you were in the hospital.

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

So glad to hear you are on the mend!

[19-crows.livejournal.com]

Aw, I'm so glad you're getting some sleep. Get better!

[clever-doberman.livejournal.com]

woo hoo for the Stonebender!!

[leback.livejournal.com]

As I just mentioned over in Serene's journal, I have a hard time feeling like I deserve gratitude for anything that's so much my pleasure as was the afternoon hanging out with you and Carol and Linda. Even stuck in the hospital and feeling like crap, you're a terrific host, and though I wish it had occurred under better circumstances, I had a splendid time. Thank you for the company and the conversation!

YAY!

[tracytreefrog.livejournal.com]

You normal? Nah*giggles* So glad you are better I have never been so scared in my life I don't think than I have been in the last week or so.Don't do that again! Love you Big BRO!

[sagittaria.livejournal.com]

I'm very glad you are home and feeling better. You have my sympathy for going through such an ordeal, and hugs if you would like them.