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rsdsharp

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7. End of last year and all of this -- Nine months of hell and counting.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 10:42 AM

Aug 13

Brother died of covid at the end of November. Hospitalized for kidney infection in January. The day after I got home Sheri’s mother died. I was responsible for arranging brother’s interment in Iowa — he lived in Arizona. My sister-in law has been sending tons of my brother’s stuff to me. (Would you like his 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th grade yearbooks. I don’t, either. How about penciled critiques on paper towels by students when he was TA — fifty years ago. Who saves this stuff? ).

Prostate procedure in June. (Two weeks of bloody urine and a little discomfort. Suuuure). Tuesday the clotting was so bad I could no longer urinate. To the ER for the second time in a month. Spent the night in ER. Clots kept clogging catheters (three —that’s fun). Three hour surgery yesterday to evacuate bladder clots. Now in hospital.

FUN!

Sorry for the rant, Deb.

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If you would write a autobiograhy of any stage of your like--childhood, teenage years or adulthood, What would you name [View all] debm55 Aug 13 OP

What a long strange trip it's been. SheltieLover Aug 13 #1

Thank you very much, SheltieLover. Great title. debm55 Aug 13 #8

Deja View; Not Again!... MiHale Aug 13 #2

HAHAHAH. Thank you very much, MIHale. I like it. debm55 Aug 13 #9

"In Search Of Roots" My Life As A Tumbleweed JMCKUSICK Aug 13 #3

Thank you very much, John. Great title. debm55 Aug 13 #10

Awakening. CanonRay Aug 13 #4

So true, CanonRay. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Aug 13 #11

Life in the Fast Lane - sex drugs and rock n roll from my teen years through my late 30's. lark Aug 13 #5

Oh, lark. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Aug 13 #12

Trust Betrayed anciano Aug 13 #6

Thank you, anciano. for sharing with us. Great title. debm55 Aug 13 #13

End of last year and all of this -- Nine months of hell and counting. rsdsharp Aug 13 #7

I am sorry for the sadness you have gone through. My husband, Rich, had Malignant Cancer last June. Radiation, meds, etc debm55 Aug 13 #14

Thank you Deb. I don't have cancer. I had prostate reduction surgery. rsdsharp Aug 13 #17

I wish you well my friend. Rich had Maligiant Cancer of the Prostrate. He is still on Hormones that he hates. Best of debm55 Aug 13 #18

Thank you so much. You're a DU Treasure! rsdsharp Aug 13 #19

LSD and Me - the Early 70s Wicked Blue Aug 13 #15

Thank you very much Wicked Blue. I hope that is behind you now. debm55 Aug 13 #16

Absolutely in the past Wicked Blue Aug 13 #34

Excellent. debm55 Aug 13 #36

"Jack Of All Trades..." ProfessorGAC Aug 13 #20

HAHAHAHHAHHA. Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC, You are excellent at a lot of things. debm55 Aug 13 #24

The Loyal Ingrate. Sneederbunk Aug 13 #21

Thank you very much, Sneederbuck. I will look for it at the book store when you are finished writing. debm55 Aug 13 #25

Hearts' Desire justaprogressive Aug 13 #22

Thank you, I love that poem., justaprogessive. debm55 Aug 13 #28

Trust no one! Ziggysmom Aug 13 #23

Ziggysmom, I can't wait until your bood comes out. Thank you. debm55 Aug 13 #29

Driven to Abstraction FalloutShelter Aug 13 #26

HAHAHAHHAH, That's a great one, FalloutShelter. debm55 Aug 13 #31

"It Gets Better" markodochartaigh Aug 13 #27

Thank you very much, markodochartaigh. It does get better, doesn't it.? debm55 Aug 13 #32

It certainly can get better. markodochartaigh Aug 13 #42

"I Only Cry if the Dog Dies" Bok_Tukalo Aug 13 #30

Thank you, Bok_Tukalo. for your touching book. debm55 Aug 13 #33

"This Ain't No Shit" cloudbase Aug 13 #35

HAHAHAHHHAHHAH. Let us know when you get published, cloudbase. debm55 Aug 13 #38

The Rockhead Files tonkatoy8888 Aug 13 #37

HAHAHAHAHAH. I'll be looking for it tonkatoy8888. debm55 Aug 13 #39

How I Got My FBI File Jilly_in_VA Aug 13 #40

Thank you, Jilly_in_VA. I love mysteries. debm55 Aug 13 #41

The sequel to that would have to be Jilly_in_VA Aug 13 #43

Oh you told me the ending, Jilly_in_VA, debm55 Aug 13 #44

"Needs Adult Supervision" Talitha Aug 13 #45

Hahahaha. Aren't we all. Thank you,Talitha. debm55 Aug 13 #46

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