Vrinda-the-Wistful

Friends, Vrinda has been in the hospital ... emergency surgery was done :stare: Last week I was having terrible abdominal pain. The symptoms didn't indicate appendicitis; I have some history with this pain, which I'll spare you ...  After two days, and halfway through a second sleepless night, I couldn't take it any longer and called for an ambulance.  And I was told it was a close call, I needed surgery right away!  Take heed, people.  My usual approach is,  "Pain?  What pain?!  Pain is what I eat for breakfast.  And this isn't even a snack!"  But an excess of that tough-guy attitude can kill ya. The surgeon inspired great confiden

The stress has been building up again, and I'm not handling it well. On the plus side, I've been spending more time than usual with face-to-face friends. I definitely have needed that. The problem is that my social capacity is tapped out before I can even get near dA.  :(   And I can't explain - I've never known anybody whose ability to interact, before applying a big dose of solitude, is as limited as mine. But I'm determined to stretch it. I'll be visiting again soon, and staying longer. Lo, I have spoken! ~HappySunEnjoysPlz (https://www.deviantart.com/happysunenjoysplz) :iconlovelightblueplz:

Grief is the price we pay for loving others.  And I pay it willingly; but I think we have no real choice but to love. My sweet friend left this world on July fifth.  I didn't feel ready to to talk about it for a long while.  For his sake, I'm very glad it's over; he did suffer, not so much pain, but frustration, and he was just tired of everything.  I'm missing him, and I don't think I'm feeling the full weight of it yet.  It's still  hard to believe he won't be around. All of you, thank you for your loving thoughts!  If you didn't express them in words, don't worry at all - I felt them!  (That too is the deal.) I can't tell you h