jmward14 | Many thanks for the good thoughts and juju

As qnotku was kind enough to post, my mom has suffered a serious infarc (sp?) stroke. She's showing all the classic signs: weakness on one side, drooping face, loss of coordination and some confusion. On the plus side, her power of speech has not been diminished. She's articulating just fine, thank you very much, and talking a mile a minute, like always. Unfortunately, at 88, the docs don't even consider the good signs all that great.
No long-term prognosis yet, but I doubt if I'll be making Worldcon this year. Haven't canceled my hotel reservations or tickets yet, but I'm giving it some very serious thought. Will probably make the decision by this weekend. And yes, if I do decide to cancel, will be happy to transfer the room and the tickets--both my husband and I were signed up.
Only mention it, because my cancellation may be someone else's necessary opportunity. From where I'm sitting at the moment, the con, lovely as I know it will be, is small potatoes.
I just hope Mom doesn't suffer any loss she can't bear.
Hugs and thanks again,
Jean Marie

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just remember you aren't alone sweetie. teri, sj & I are here when you need us and will do whatever you need and will always have a pot of tea with your name on it. are you eating? do you need us to run to the grocery for you? feed the squirrels?

Thanks {{{{{tree}}}}}. The squirrels are fine. Their god has returned and is feeding them man-sized fistfuls of nuts.
Greg's even feeding me occasionally. :-)
Hugs and grins,
Jean Marie

best wishes for your mom and your family, good thing you had a visit scheduled

Ann

Hey {{{{{Ann}}}}}! Everyone's been so concerned about you. What's up? Can we help? Feel free to reply to me off-list at jmward14 (at) yahoo.com. Hugs, Jean Marie

ah, no one needs to be worried about me...I just can't have something (LJ) and not use it...and I have to not use it (because I have 1 week for major edits on 1 title and then I have to start studying for the bar), which means I can't have it. Does that make sense?

Ann

It does, actually. It would be too tempting to get caught up in LJ when you have all these other, not as entertaining things that absolutely, positively need to be done.
Good luck with the book and the bar!
Hugs,
Jean Marie

Many thanks for the good thoughts and juju

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