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Lest I Forget (6)
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“I know, but she’s stubborn as hell. She won’t leave the room.”
“Maybe we can get them to bring a cot in or something. I don’t know; I just hate it that she’s not taking care of herself, or being taken care of. I want to take her home with me. Angie would wait on her hand and foot, but I know she won’t leave,” he said a little sadly. “I’d stay with Mom.”
“I know you would, but it’s not about that for her,” Shane said. “She needs to stay to see everything for herself. It’s kinda hard to explain, but back when she was sick, your mom stayed with her for about three weeks. I don’t think either one of them would leave the other if their lives depended on it,” she continued, then winced. “Sorry, really bad word choice. But you have your job, Charlie; you can’t be here all the time. We all know that, nobody’s blaming you or Kallie.”
“I know, but I’m blaming myself anyway,” Charlie said. “I feel like I should be taking better care of her.”
“That’s because you’re a good kid,” Shane replied, and I could tell she really meant it. “She’ll be okay. And even if you were here, she’d still fight you on it, so it wouldn’t do any good.”
“Yeah,” he said on an exhale. “She would.”
I zoned out then. I wasn’t really asleep, but I certainly wasn’t fully awake, either. I was sort of remembering having some arguments with Charlie over the years. Nothing big, really, except when it came to Alice. She’d gotten really sick when he was a junior in high school. Some kind of flu, we still don’t really know. But she was really, really bad. She eventually had to go into the hospital for a few days so they could fight it off. She’d been run down from an overseas trip when it happened, and the doctors said that probably hd something to do with the severity. It didn’t really matter.
I’d been supposed to fly to England to do a tennis commentary for ESPN, but there was no way I would have left her side. Charlie had been sympathetic, but he insisted that I go anyway. He promised to stay with Al and take care of her once she was released, and I know he’d have done a good job. But my staying didn’t have anything to do with him, although I don’t think he understood that at the time. He said I was being stubborn for no reason, and that my refusal to go could hurt my career. On top of that, he said, it meant that I didn’t trust his ability to watch over his mother. He’d been angry at me for weeks, although eventually we talked about it. He grew to understand, but I don’t think he got over his frustration for quite some time.
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I am 5 years post stroke and still have a long way to go. It’s awful for an active person to be so stricken
Okay can I just say that I’m sending you millions of virtual bear hugs right now? I’m so very sorry. *hugs you*
Hey, i totally love this story it’s really cute and lovely and so well written and I just *sighs* I totally heart Danish. D was really cute going on about her son’s love of swimming and how much he was like A, I love the way the kids are like mini versions of them. Awwww at the Leisha and Erin thing, you must tell me more =) and thanks so much for posting again. YOU ROCK!
I’m so happy you posted again. I missed his. Thank you for a wonderful chapter. And I’m with Loved_up, you must ell us more about Erin and Leisha ;) thanks again
that was so tragically beautiful. have i mentioned within the past week how glad i am to have you back in this hemisphere? cant wait to hear all about it.
I am grateful that you even posted on the road. That was very generous of you since we all have been waiting for this story to continue. God, that D was one stubborn goat and would never change. I am now worried her like the children that she would get sick too. That would not be good. I totally love that Charlie now maybe because he resembled and behaved like A. Ever so loving and loyal to his mothers. So the klutzy D started Charlie swimming, that was funny. Pardon my stupidity, was Howie the donor after all? If so, how come they never told him before? That would be another 5 years worth of therapy. Lots of subtle and not so subtle humor in this chapter, such as S spitting her coffee; “spot on the wall looked like Alice to me”; Charlie smelling like chorine; “the consent form written in gibberish.” Great news about A, I couldn’t be happier. Can’t wait till the next post. Hope you find your way back home safely. Thanks MT.
Yay, you’re back and you’re posting again. :) If I were Dana I would have stayed at the hospital too. It’s kind of sad to read about their last days together (probably) and that they are not able to communicate during these days since Al is in a coma. :( I agree with Loved_up, I totally love the fact that Charlie abd Kallie are miniversions of Dana and Alice.:D
This is great and I love that Charlie is like Alice…AWWW So cute!Great Update!!! I would love a full overview of the convention!!!
Thanks so much for the new post, MT! Sorry to hear about your travel woes. Hopefully you can get back on your way soon. I also want to hear more about the Erin/Leisha interaction. ;-D This was another great chapter! I look forward to hearing more about Kallie and Charlie — sounds like there are some good stories there. Poor Dana. I hope she gets some rest. I wish she had gone to the hotel. You are starting to give me hope that Alice will make it through this illness. Is it just wishful thinking on my part?